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Discuss: English independence
10:28am Friday 4th July 2008
TODAY is American Independence Day - but what do you think about more independence for the English?
Earlier this week a Conservative taskforce proposed that MPs from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should have fewer powers over legislation which only affects England.
Measures for England are currently decided by the full parliament in Westminster, and MPs from around the UK can vote.
A Scottish MP is currently able to vote on matters affecting only England, such as university fees, but English MPs do not have the same say on some of the same issues in Scotland.
What do you think? Would a system of English votes for English laws be fairer? Should there be separate parliaments for the four countries in the UK? Or would changes to the current set-up spell the end of the Union?
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j, bromley says...
12:02pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott wrote:Well said. I agree.
The Scots get a better deal than the English, as far as Your Lord is concerned. They have more access to medicines than the English and they do not have to pay university fees. I think we should learn some lessons from Scotland. Regarding the voting system, it seems hardly fair that a Scottish MP is able to vote on English issues but not vice versa. After all, would a Scot be allowed to play football for England? Another good thing about the Scottish is that they export very nice whisky. Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
They also pay the care home fees for their elderly folk.
We've got a shoddy deal at the moment and none seems to be looking after our interests.
Tigs, says...
12:06pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Gemma, Belvedere says...
12:47pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Bewstan, Dartford says...
2:25pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Anne, orpington says...
2:31pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Phil, barnehurst says...
12:34pm Mon 7 Jul 08
doc, Ireland says...
9:44pm Mon 7 Jul 08
If it was not for the Irish you would have no roads or building`s
or pubs left.
Phil i will not wast my intelagents on you any more.
doc, scotland says...
9:47pm Mon 7 Jul 08
Phil, barnehurst says...
6:21am Wed 9 Jul 08
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Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott, The Distillery says...
11:11am Fri 4 Jul 08
They have more access to medicines than the English and they do not have to pay university fees.
I think we should learn some lessons from Scotland.
Regarding the voting system, it seems hardly fair that a Scottish MP is able to vote on English issues but not vice versa. After all, would a Scot be allowed to play football for England?
Another good thing about the Scottish is that they export very nice whisky.
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott