I was asked last week "will the Conservatives carry on with New labour's asymmetric devolution that makes the English 4th class citizens in their own country?". This question was posed in relation to my recent posting on asbestos compensation.
We are committed to making devolution work across the United Kingdom but believe there is still work to be done in relation to the West Lothian Question.
We do not want expensive regional assemblies or an English Parliament.
The government continues to use MPs who serve Scottish constituencies to get it's legislation affecting England through Parliament; this is not fair and undermines the Union. We have more work to do on these important issues and will continue to consider how best to fix the mess that Labour's constitutional meddling since 1997 has created.
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Why don't you want an English Parliament?
It seems to me that it's the only workable and popular answer to the West Lothian Question. And it's fair because it puts England on parity with Scotland. The Welsh Assembly should be upgraded to a legislative parliament with the same competencies as the Scottish Parliament.
We are a Union of Nations and there should be no difference in the powers that we are able to exercise as nations.
There is more to it than the WLQ etc. It concerns me that politicians in England and from all parties are deliberately avoiding using the word England,even though many of these policies they are legislating on have a disclaimer at the bottom of the policy stating it is for England only.
The Conservatives are merely mirroring New Labour on this issue. It is an insulting farce and seems to me that it is to deliberately confuse people in England that policies are for the whole of the uk when they are not.
Can the Conservatives at least stop it?
Could you please explain what Scottish Devolution, and the West Lothian Question has to do with my question about Asbestos Pleural Plaques?
No Parliament for the English,well thats,that out of the way then,
The Conservatives will be wondering how the polls are narrowing,you have just brushed aside 60 million voters,who lets face are the voters who,if you get in ,will be the ones who put you in.
We need an English Parliament
so that England can be recognised politically and constitutionally
to rebalance the Union!
to ensure the future existence of England
to ensure an equal voice in Westminster
to ensure an equal voice internationally
to ensure all citizens of the UK have equal representation and enfranchisement
to represent us when laws are imposed upon us
to ensure the accountability of MPs
to assure equality of funding
to assure equitable taxation
to allow us to control our own assets
to deliver government for England that is appropriate for England and of equal value to that of the rest of the UK
to support and protect English culture
to prevent the submersion of England into Britain and to separate an English identity from a British identity
to prevent conflict and to discourage discrimination on the grounds of nationhood.
because the people of England want it
because other proposals for England’s future do not answer all the questions arising from the current imbalance.
www.thecep.org.uk
I want an English Parliament. So do 60%+ of English people according to polls.
The only reason British MPs failing England don't want one is because it would put them all out of a job across the whole of the risibly named United Kingdom, just as the Scottish Parliament has made them redundant in Scotland.
Because of this redundancy, the UK Parliament could be radically reduced in the number of MPs, thus saving massive costs.
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