BobFM: I think that it is important that we discuss in a civilsed way, matters about which we may not necessarily agree. What would be those English Issues: definition please? Would they be particular policy areas, health, education, etc? What is the problem we experience at the moment caused by our constitutional arrangement? Can you provide evidence and actual examples to support your case? When Westminster used an English majority in the Commons, to impose the Poll Tax on Scotland, just to see if it worked; presumably that is alright. When, however, a situation is identifierd which, only theoretically, could be unfair to the English - let's see the evidence - then all hell breaks loose.
All across the EU, using arguments like the ED's, EU grants for local languages and projects, and many other devices, the intended objective is the dismantling of the nation states. Edward Heath told us that the nation state, is now obsolescent if not wholly obsolete. Those are not the people whom we should follow.
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