tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post5130144913733170498..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Cameron fudges English Parliament issue againPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-50995324790956436712008-06-12T20:50:00.000+01:002008-06-12T20:50:00.000+01:00Well, of course the answer to your question is tha...Well, of course the answer to your question is that the first leader of a main political party to advocate an English Parliament is Nick Griffin of the British National Party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-21624159161710870482008-06-11T09:53:00.000+01:002008-06-11T09:53:00.000+01:00Cameron bottled it. His desire to appease is stil...Cameron bottled it. His desire to appease is still stronger than his desire to lead.Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-11392916027494555822008-06-10T21:59:00.000+01:002008-06-10T21:59:00.000+01:00Let's understand exactly what you mean. Are you ta...Let's understand exactly what you mean. Are you talking a separately elected body, with its own executive, not subordinate to the United Kingdom Parliament but running services in England broadly comparable to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly?<BR/><BR/>If so, how much would the establishment of such a body cost? What would happen to the United Kingdom Parliament? What would happen to David Boothroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161970886471901426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-55983330674195775172008-06-10T18:12:00.000+01:002008-06-10T18:12:00.000+01:00100% right Paul. It is unfortunate that the Tories...100% right Paul. It is unfortunate that the Tories are not alone in their blinkered attitude to the concept of an English Parliament. I suspect the proposal would have considerably more public support than John Prescott's nonsensical attempt to create 'Regional Assemblies' too.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464069586293077271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-20965914331050085622008-06-09T23:02:00.000+01:002008-06-09T23:02:00.000+01:00I'm not convinced the process would be anything li...I'm <A HREF="http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/06/towards-a-federal-britain/" REL="nofollow">not convinced</A> the process would be anything like as straightforward as the principle.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326403777027937887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-7067218335852940222008-06-09T20:08:00.000+01:002008-06-09T20:08:00.000+01:00You are absolutely right,what a pathetic fudge,but...You are absolutely right,what a pathetic fudge,but coming from Clarke no great surprise.<BR/><BR/>Cameron seems to forget when he comes up with the goods e.g IHT,stamp duty reductions his party's popularity soars,when he comes up with Labour light policies people say what's the difference. <BR/>JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-32033849623321255332008-06-09T19:11:00.000+01:002008-06-09T19:11:00.000+01:00Or of course, Paul, it may be that the first to re...Or of course, Paul, it may be that the first to recognise the need for English "democratic representation" on the same level will realise that devolution of an English Parliament will create an even more unbalanced union and leave the function of a UK institution even more severely in doubt. The point really is; When will the first main party realise the Union is doomed and the only possibility Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com