Have you ever wondered why no politician talks about rebuilding England? Why, when their housebuilding policies apply only to England, is it framed as 'Rebuilding Britain'? Why are commitments to build English new towns, ripping up England's planning laws and building on English grey belt framed as fulfilling the priorities of 'the British people'? How … Continue reading Rebuilding England: the case for an English manifesto
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Why won’t Louise Haigh use the word ‘England’?
Can you imagine the minister responsible for potholes and buses in Scotland talking about Britain rather than Scotland? Can you imagine the minister responsible for those matters in Wales refusing to use the word 'Wales' and referring only to 'the country'? No, of course not. Why do we in England have to put up with politicians that won't say England?
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