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Originally Posted by Andrew Constantine
There are some English nationalists who argue that the setting up of an English Parliament with the same powers as the Scottish Parliament may be the best means of saving the Union (as in the UK). With England, containing nearly 90% of the UK's entire population, effectively in control of its own affairs, there would be little left for a leftover UK government to do." I feel sure that the Scots will not give up their own Parliament, and as I am strongly in favour of an English Parliament, then logic tells me that I should no longer argue for the maintenance of the UK, but should campaign for independence for England. And so I will do from now.
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As you know Andrew, I admire your commitment and determination to get equality for England and her people.
I just want to point out, Andrew, that when the article says that an English Parliament would leave very little for the UK Parliament to do - there is also very little for the national Parliament of non-EU Switzerland to do (as you know, Switzerland is a very federal state) but Switzerland has not only survived having a not very powerful national Government for over 700 years - it has actually welcomed new members of the Swiss Confederation (i.e. Geneva, for instance, which rightfully fought off Napoleon and quit France to become the most recent part of Switzerland).
It is in the interests of the people of these islands (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) to stay within the same national state (the UK) and to use the same currency (Pound Sterling and NEVER anything else) and for all of us to be protected by the British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
I think it is a good thing that Northern Ireland, Wales, England and Scotland are a part of the same national state - a country with no internal border controls in which we speak the same language; use the same currency; watch more-or-less the same television programmes; are defended by the same armed forces; are represented together in world bodies and share the same Head of State.