Comments on: The BNP aren't the only ones to worry about http://www.davecole.org/blog/2009/06/21/the-bnp-arent-the-only-ones-to-worry-about/ Just another WordPress site Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dave http://www.davecole.org/blog/2009/06/21/the-bnp-arent-the-only-ones-to-worry-about/#comment-1273 Dave Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:06:42 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/?p=1450#comment-1273 As you may know, I am not a fan of nationalism and think that a parliament for England would be a bad idea. I did a piece for <a href="http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2009/11/20/episode-10-20th-november-2009/" rel="nofollow">The Pod Delusion</a> <a href="http://davecole.org/blog/2009/11/20/english-nationalism-is-silly-dave-at-the-pod-delusion/" rel="nofollow">here</a> on that issue. Apart from those objections, I simply don't feel that there's that big a movement for an English parliament (which is different from people who want an answer to the West Lothian Question). It would, though, be far better for the debate if the EDP made it clear that they're not going to work with anyone, no matter how unpleasant they are, just because they're an English nationalist. Your last point is interesting - I wonder if there are any people who want an English parliament who are pro-EU. As you may know, I am not a fan of nationalism and think that a parliament for England would be a bad idea. I did a piece for The Pod Delusion here on that issue.

Apart from those objections, I simply don’t feel that there’s that big a movement for an English parliament (which is different from people who want an answer to the West Lothian Question). It would, though, be far better for the debate if the EDP made it clear that they’re not going to work with anyone, no matter how unpleasant they are, just because they’re an English nationalist.

Your last point is interesting – I wonder if there are any people who want an English parliament who are pro-EU.

]]> By: Christophe http://www.davecole.org/blog/2009/06/21/the-bnp-arent-the-only-ones-to-worry-about/#comment-1272 Christophe Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:43:48 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/?p=1450#comment-1272 I do think the EDP are on the slide and it's precisely because of that reason - they are too prepared to (i) deal with ethnic nationalists and (ii) put up candidates who aren't up to the job. There's a need for at least one new political party that is prepared to deal with the issue of England's nationhood and national future (the Scots and Welsh have no problem at all with theirs) - and hopefully not as anti-EU or as Little Englander as UKIP. I do think the EDP are on the slide and it’s precisely because of that reason – they are too prepared to (i) deal with ethnic nationalists and (ii) put up candidates who aren’t up to the job. There’s a need for at least one new political party that is prepared to deal with the issue of England’s nationhood and national future (the Scots and Welsh have no problem at all with theirs) – and hopefully not as anti-EU or as Little Englander as UKIP.

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