The English Question?

With a possible election about to be called, Frank Field advises the Tories to play the "English Card" - but will they?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;jsessionid=STDU4EG4JVZZJQFIQMGSFGGAVCBQWIV0?xml=/opinion/2007/09/29/do2905.xml

Stephen.

Brown: I will stand up for schools and hospitals

Unless they are in England, where his last act as Chancellor was to cut the NHS capital budget from £6.2 Billion to £4.2 Billion next year. Now, if we had an opposition you would think they would mention that?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2176175,00.html

Stephen.

Review our subsidy, says Scot Labour leader

the Barnett formula is a big electoral bribe - we already know that, but the new leader of Scottish Labour, Wendy Alexander, also says there is no appetite to create two classes of MP at Westminster:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/12/nscots112.xml

Perhaps we should write and tell her she is wrong?

Stephen.