England: Ruled By Quango?
Quangos, ( or arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) as they are properly known), are a critical feature of the UK’s public sector. There are approximately 600 Quangos (ALBs) in the UK, some of which receive government funding…
UK government publishes its English Abolition Whitepaper
The UK government unveiled its English Devolution Whitepaper this week in which it sets out how it will avoid introducing devolution to England. The white paper sets out the UK government’s intention to mandate regional…
If England has to fix the UK’s housing crisis the Barnett Formula needs to go
Today’s Guardian reports that “Councils will be forced to build homes to fix England’s housing crisis, says Starmer“. Whilst councils in England will, indeed, be forced to build an unsustainable number of homes to solve…
UK Housing Secretary may strip English councils of planning powers for prisons
The UK Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has indicated that the UK Housing Secretary will be given the power to bypass local authorities and approve the building of new prisons in England. Prisons are devolved in…
Sir Keir Starmer’s 6 milestones for “our country”
Devolution has been a reality for the privileged minority in the UK for over a quarter of a century now, it simply isn’t plausible for politicians to pretend to be ignorant of how British rule works in England. Failing to be clear about territorial extent when announcing policies is a deliberate choice and one that misleads and misinforms the public through the whole of the UK, not just in England.
Moral outrage doesn’t justify riding roughshod over democracy
Last week, Kim Leadbeater MP’s landmark Bill to legalise assisted dying in England & Wales was passed by the UK House of Commons by 330-275 votes. The Campaign for an English Parliament has no position…
Labour looks to ban smoking outside pubs and restaurants in England.
The Sun’s big front-page scoop on Thursday was the proposed ban on smoking outside hospitals, pubs, restaurants, and leisure venues in England. Except the Sun did not specify *England*. Here’s The Sun’s Chief Political correspondent,…
What the Three Lions Show About England
By Mattanza M Fedora It is the morning after Euro 2024’s Final, and England’s dreams of a major trophy have, once again, slipped through our fingers like grains of sand. The atmosphere upon my exiting…
UK’s unfair election system.
