WHO SPEAKS FOR ENGLAND? Consider these questions!
Who speaks for England to ensure the future existence of England? (to prevent destruction by imposed regionalism/localism)
Who speaks for England to ensure an equal voice in Westminster? (No Secretary of State for England, no representation within the British government)
Who speaks for England to ensure an equal voice internationally in Brexit negotiations and the British/Irish Council? (England is the only UK nation that has no place in these forums)
Who speaks for England to ensure all citizens of the UK have equal representation and enfranchisement? (the rest of the UK have separate elections to their own devolved administrations)
Who speaks for England when laws are imposed upon us by the Scottish Parliament? (The Scottish Parliament legislates on fishing in the English river Till)
Who speaks for England to ensure the accountability of MPs responsible for English affairs? (The West Lothian Question was not answered by EVEL, SNP MPs prevented extension of Sunday trading hours in England. No MP from England has the same power over Scotland )
Who speaks for England to assure equality of funding? (England receives the least funding per head of the UK, 3% below the UK average as UK Treasury lobbied by representatives of the devolved administrations)
Who speaks for England to assure equitable taxation? (Taxes, such as parking taxes, bridge tolls and bin taxes, are imposed by UK Parliament regulation on England only)
Who speaks for England to allow us to control our own assets? (British government selling off English woodlands, bridges and other assets in England. In the rest of the UK such assets are owned by their own national administrations)
Who speaks for England to ensure delivery of a government for England that is appropriate for England and of equal value to the devolved administrations of the rest of the UK in Education, Welfare, Health, Transport and Economic development?
Who speaks for England to support and protect English culture? (there is no British Department dedicated to supporting English Culture or heritage. The rest of the UK have dedicated organisations)
Who speaks for England to prevent the submersion of England into Britain and to separate an English identity from a British identity? (England alone is not Britain! England, Scotland and Wales constitute Britain)
Who speaks for England to prevent conflict and to discourage discrimination on the grounds of English nationality? (England is discriminated against politically, financially, constitutionally and institutionally)
Who speaks for England when all polls show the people of England want self government?
Who speaks for England when other proposals for England’s future do not address the issues arising from the current imbalance, incoherence and instability of the UK?
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You’re wasting your time.
There will never be an English parliament, mark my words. The toxicity surrounding brand England, and the very flag is enough to ensure people with legitimate concerns about the way the UK works will never hang their hats on Englishness and an English Parliament. Instead they’ll either go for some sort of Britishness or the growing tide of regionalism that seems to be taking hold.
it brings me no glee to say these things, but I feel there is no hope for English nationhood now.