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Flag Flying at Westminster
Westminster is often referred to as the English parliament but if that’s the case then England must be the only nation on earth that doesn’t have its national flag flying over its parliament. With this in mind I wrote to the Black Rod’s Office and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in 2004…
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The Upper West Lothian Question
You’re probably all familiar with the term ‘West Lothian Question’. It was first coined in 1977 by Enoch Powell in response to Tam Dayell repeatedly raising the point that a legislative Scottish assembly would create the unacceptable situation in which English Members at Westminster would be prevented from voting on Scottish health, education and other…
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Home Rule for England
The photos below were taken following Power 2010. The Power2010 stunt was to publicise the release of their St George’s Day 2010 press release which revealed that 68% agree with the statement: “England should have its own parliament with similar powers to those of the Scottish Parliament”. The projection didn’t last long because the police turned…
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Secretary of State for England
An announcement from the new Secretary of State for England: Sadly, this is not real. It’s a work of fiction based on a blog post from Jim Murphy upon his appointment as Secretary of State for Scotland. It’s almost impossible to imagine a politician talking about England in the terms Murphy does about Scotland, but it shouldn’t…
English Commonwealth 