How should ‘political England’ be recognised? Originally published on the blog of Democratic audit of the United Kingdom. Lewis Baston, 26 January 2012 In the newly published IPPR pamphlet The Dog That Finally Barked: England as an Emerging Political Community, Richard Wyn Jones and Guy Lodge demonstrate, to anyone’s satisfaction, that there is such a thing as English identity [...]
New faces of nationalism Tom Nairn, 26 January 2012 About the author Tom Nairn is an expert on nationalism, British institutions and Scotland. He is Research Professor in the Politics Department of Durham University and was a Professor of Nationalism and Social Diversity at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, from 2002 until January 2010. Around [...]
The Campaign for an English Parliament is made up from members who are also members of various parties and of none. We are an entirely voluntary non-partisan campaign following in the great tradition of English protest movements and hold no alignment with any political party, although we do talk to and work with some of the individuals from these parties who accept our views and [...]
The Scotsman reported on 23 January under the title “Scottish independence referendum: First Minister’s aides in hush-hush meeting with English campaigner” that A SECRET meeting was held just before Christmas between two of Alex Salmond’s closest advisers and a campaign group seeking an English parliament, The Scotsman has learned. Eddie Bone, head of the Campaign for an English Parliament, [...]
In summary the conclusions of this Future of England (FoE) Survey are: -there is compelling evidence that the English electorate is dissatisfied, increasingly so, with current arrangements for the government of the UK and of England in particular. -as yet no particular political manifestation holds hegemonic status, neither EVEL or an EP [...]
Scottish independence referendum: First Minister’s aides in hush-hush meeting with English campaigner Eddie Bone, pictured with Scottish Secretary Michael Moore. Picture: Jane Barlow By DAVID MADDOX Published on Tuesday 24 January 2012 04:06 A SECRET meeting was held just before Christmas between two of Alex Salmond’s closest advisers and a campaign group seeking an English [...]
Who Speaks for England? Submitted by Toque on Sat, 01/21/2012 – 04:24 John Redwood (Wokingham, Conservative): May we have an early debate on who speaks for England and who should make decisions for England in an increasingly devolved United Kingdom? George Young (Leader of the House of Commons, House of Commons; North West Hampshire, Conservative): [...]
It is time for Westminster to put Salmond on the spot 16 January 2012 SCOTLAND is lost. That is my conclusion unless the Government is prepared radically to rethink its strategy. All the main parties in Westminster are basically English parties. Even the Lib Dems, who rely disproportionately on the Celtic fringe for representation, owe [...]
When will someone make the case for the union? So, I suppose it’s about time I blogged about the Scottish independence referendum as it’s been in the news for a week or so. Basically, this is the story so far: Alex Salmond has been dicking about for a few years saying they’re going to hold [...]
Dear CEP Colleagues, Tom Jackson has had the letter below published in the Manchester Evening News, last Friday. Tom was CEP Secretary from 2001-2003 (or thereabouts) and a long-serving member of the National Council. He’s now of course a member of Manchester/Cheshire CEP branch. Mike Subject: Referendums Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:22:47 +0000 In a rare show [...]
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