A great bit of writing from Elliot Bulmer explaining the annual St George's Day doom loop of agonising over English national identity. Like Kashmiris, Kurds and Uyghurs, the English must debate the nature of their existence because England is – to borrow the term used by Austrian Chancellor Metternich to refer to pre-unification Italy – … Continue reading England, the Stateless Nation.
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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 … Continue reading Flag Flying at Westminster
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 up and … Continue reading Home Rule for England
Labour is the party of English patriotism
The build-up to St George's Day 2024 was a busy one for Keir Starmer. His first offering was an article proclaiming Labour to be the true party of English patriotism. I’m proud to be English precisely because it’s a place where we can disagree – whether that’s a debate in the House of Commons or in the … Continue reading Labour is the party of English patriotism
English Commonwealth 