J94CK wrote:English devolution 'could save UK', MP David Davies says: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22826860
I've always supported devolution for England, and I find it an injustice that Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales have their own assemblies/parliaments yet England has to make do with just the UK Parliament. I also think it could make the UK stronger. It'd definitely make the countries in the UK equal rather than England carrying the mantle of the UK and the Scots in particular resenting the UK government for it.
'Monmouth Tory MP David Davies, chair of the Welsh Affairs select committee, said English taxpayers may "wake up" to the unfairness of the situation.' - I find that interesting. An MP representing a Welsh constituency and with Welsh commitments in Parliament is not only favouring English devolution but is also calling the current situation 'unfair'.
'basic unfairness is likely to fracture the union.' - finally, a politician who realises.
"One of these days, people in England, taxpayers in England, are going to wake up, realise that this is happening, say it's absolutely outrageous and we're not having it any more, you know, let them [the UK nations] go their own separate ways." - too true. I think federalism, where England is treated as an equal, would strengthen the union.
"If they don't, the conventional political parties are going to leave the field free to other organisations like UKIP, who frankly don't have many policies at the moment, who might seize that opportunity and be the party of English devolution." - Yes, steal UKIP's best policies, they are rather good.
'Mr Allen said devolution had been a success in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and he would like to see it applied to councils in England.' - Wait. He's not proposing an English parliament? *sigh* Local councils having more powers would be a disaster, they're already incompetent enough as it is.
I'd say that the reasons for Scottish independence don't apply to England, but we know what'll happen