Johnny Hates Jazz

"New political currents are flowing in this direction. Londoners turning on the evening television news last Friday would have seen an impassioned broadcast by the English Democrat party’s mayoral candidate, Matt O’Connor. He denounced Ken Livingstone as the stooge of a ‘Scottish-run government’ which apparently ‘rules over our capital with an iron fist’. He referred to the Prime Minister as ‘Gordon, “I’m all right, Jock” Brown’. He asked: ‘Why is it that students in Gordon Brown’s constituency do not pay university fees, but students in London do?’"

This weeks edition (19th April) is a St George's day special


Alex Salmond is nudging the English towards independence without them realising it | The Spectator

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Yet another patronising piece written by the inevitable Scot pronouncing on English matters!

As a fully paid up member of the chattering (predominantly Caledonian) classes, he would have the impression that the English are unaware! If we are, it is in no small measure due to the likes of him elbowing us off the media.

If you've ever heard this geezer, he's in his forties but swallows his voice and sounds like someone in their seventies!


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Britannist

Thank you, Kentishman, for informing us that the Spectator this week publishes a St. George's Day special edition and for providing a link (above) to it.

I have provided, in this section of the forum, links to the other articles about England in the current edition of the Spectator.

Regarding europhile Salmond (leader of the Scottish so-called 'National' Party - SNP) - he is out to cause friction between England and Scotland in a Union (of the UK) which I seek to maintain.

But it is Labour - and not Salmond - which is causing the most damage to the Union of the UK in England by its refusal to give England her own Parliament (to match the powers of the one Scotland has) within the UK. Support for the Union of the UK within England has fallen and Labour's anti-English policies could cause anti-UK feeling in the UK to rise further.

Already, over 11 million English voters back independence for England from the UK. We need an English Parliament - equality for England within the UK with Scotland is the only way to retain support for the Union of the UK in England.

Britannist

Here are links to threads about the other Spectator articles on England in the current edition of the Spectator:

"Here in England it seems OK to be proudly English"

"Hands off Jerusalem"

"So what is England?" - Miss Joan Collins, David Hockney and others comment

"We need the English music the Arts Council hates"

"It is the most English thing imaginable"

"In search of St. George"

"Welcome back England"

The French Left has much to learn from the English | The Spectator