Should England have its own Parliament?

The largest group of the UK population are the 'English' (Anglo-Saxons and Normans) they make up about 85% of the total pop of UK.

It seems to me that if the English want their own parliament they can simply take it and there's nothing that can stop them.

Apparently 'devolved' government, means that the Celtic nations can have their own governments and assemblies, but that England cannot.

The present Labour UK.gov are probably opposed to an 'English Parliament' per se but are more inclided towards 'Regional Assemblys' such as the London Assembly.

In a recent test vote (I think in the NE of Eng.) the people rejected the proposed regional assembly for their area.

What this means exactly is open to interpretation. I think it may mean that the canny folk of the NE want an England Parliament and are not falling for a regional assembly thing.

Like I say, there's nothing to stop the English doing exactly what they want - it never did in the past, so why now?

The problem for England (and I do mean specifically England and the English) is that they're not all one race and have been divided amongst themselves for many centuries.

How often have I, a Welshman living here in Londo, been snorted at by visiting football supporters from some Northern City? How often am I told, "soft soothern bastard" etc?

You see. The English are divided and this has enabled a largely Celtic controlled UK.gov to do as it likes with them.

Like I saw, and what my Grandfather told me - we Welsh are the allies of the English. They are the paymasters. They point to the war and we go there.

It's up to the English.

We've already got one (which is why the rest of the UK want their own).

The issue is whether MPs from other parts of the UK should be allowed to sit in the English Parliament once they have full legislative powers in their own countries.

I would vote against devolution myself, were I ever to get the chance. The Scottish and Welsh 'experiments' may as well be given a chance, but sooner or later I would think that the countries must devolve fully, if the majority in either country vote for that.

The Union is only 207 years old anyway - even the US is older than that, and we brag about being a venerable nation!

YES. no argument. However an English parliament would be for 80% of the people and cound hold a referendum to remove England from the union. This would greatly inconvenience the Labour party and Europe which is why they propose to Balkenise the country into regions.

I'm in two minds about this.

Europe has engineered the division of the British Isles.

Divide and rule

I think that we are strong together, however, at the moment England certainly is getting the short straw. We get all the Scottish MPs ruling us and as there are few border controls left, we are being flooded by Europeans.

I suppose my ideal scenario is to remove ourselves from Europe completely and have a British Parliament. However, I would settle for an English Parliament totally responsible for our country and its laws.

Only Scotland has its own Parliament.....

Wales and Northern Ireland were only granted assemblies....I have little faith in Politics and Politicians, so dont see what advantage it would make one way or the other.

yes England should have its own parliament , firstly get rid of Westminster and its outdated ideas , i.e Honourable member ? i mean expense fiddlers and of course the other brigade of tired out fuddy duddies the so called upper house should be called the sleeping quarters . just think about it if we all had our own independant governments stab in the back BROWN would be on the dole out of a job and applying for a council house exchange , maybe the gorbals in Glasgow or moss side ,it might bring him back to reality or maybe not

*** YES ***

80% of Britain's ethnic majority are denied any sovereignty over their own county. Alienating 50 million people is a dangerous thing.

Yes, it is time for England to go it alone

yes!!!!! yes we should, but then again everyone thinks it would threaten the union, though at least gordon brown (as a scottish mp) would be unable to mess us up without screwing up his precious scotland as well...

We already have one. Its the others who devolved from us. Whether it is sensible arrangements or beaurocratic baggage Scotland has always had differences in its laws. It does save a lot of travelling time for MP's.