Read all about it?

Or maybe not, if your French is as bad as mine. It being the new EU Constitution, sorry, EU Treaty, only available in French - our MPs will all be on holiday when the English translation comes out. If this Treaty is so good for England, why will we not get the referendum we were promised by all the main parties at the next election?

http://www.politics.co.uk/news/opinion-former-index/legal-and-constitutional/eu-treaty-only-available-in-french-$476585.htm

With friends like this....

Someone called George Galloway is telling the Scots the English are fed up with Scots MPs voting on English matters.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/news/tm_headline=why-vote-on-the-issues-that-do-not-concern-us---&method=full&objectid=19426624&siteid=66633-name_page.html

It takes all sorts I suppose.

Stephen

Barnett Formula review

We live in hope!

Apparently the House of Lords are to review the Barnett Formula.

http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1052922007

Don't hold your breath that this will result in any of our taxes coming back to England - not while Gordon is in number 10 and his fellow Scot in number 11.

Flying the union flag...

...but only in England?
Gordon Brown has ordered that the Union Jack should be flown on all government buildings every day - to help promote 'Britishness'. It will be interesting to see if the Union Jack appears on any flagpoles in Scotland or Wales as a result of his edict. I suspect that, as with most other things, only the English will have to be British.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=AF5HDILEA0V2VQFIQMGCFFWAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2007/07/06/nplot206.xml
Stephen.

Gordon Brown - still not listening...

To demands for an English parliament but at least some of the media have changed their tune - as with Simon Heffer in the Daily Telegraph.

"English parliament must be in new constitution"

Link to the article is here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/07/04/do0401.xml

Stephen.

Tough luck if you're not Scottish

This article from the Daily Telegraph pretty much sums it up....England's people get a raw deal while subsidising every other part of the UK. Time to think the unthinkable and get rid of the subsidy junkies?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/06/14/do1402.xml

Don't forget to add your comment to the article and tell your MP where to stick the Barnett formula!

Surrey County Show - 28th May 2007

Calling all Surrey & Middx branch members....why not come and visit our CEP stand at the Surrey County Show, Guildford, on 28th May?

Manning this stand is now a regular annual event for us in this branch. We have a good time taking our case to the visitors at this big county fair and gathering support for the CEP. It would be great if you can show your face and introduce yourself to myself and Ian Campbell - and any other CEP members who are there on the day.

This is a big show with something to interest everyone and is a good day out in any event.

You can get all the details about the show on this link:

http://www.surreycountyshow.co.uk/county_show/show.html

See you there!

Stephen.