Time for England to have a referendum!

Time for England to have a referendum!

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SPS

Original Poster:

1,306 posts

261 months

Saturday 20th September 2014
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Well every other part of the UK is or has had it's chance to gain greater fiscal/governmental control or indeed vote to go solo.
I think it's time to see if the English want to do the same.
For starters it would be nice to just have English MP's voting on English issues without the other three "countries" being also able to have an influence in Parliament on things that don't concern them.

SPS

Original Poster:

1,306 posts

261 months

Saturday 20th September 2014
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The stark reality is that Wales,N I and Scotland need England in order to have any chance of continuing to have a viable infrastructure that can continue to provide the expected provisions for the citizens.
England on the other hand does not really need it's three partners, in fact there are cogent arguments that highlight the distinct possibility that it may well be financially better off going it alone as a sovereign state.
I personally prefer the United Kingdom ethos BUT with a re balancing within the parliamentary system and standardized support tariffs for ALL component parts of the UK. So the benefits that the Scots currently enjoy (which are eminently laudable and should form the basis of a strong democratic society) re the NHS, healthcare/students support etc should be available across the Union.