Alex Salmond's game plan

To play the English question for all it is worth - to the SNP.

Another article from the Observer.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,,2200679,00.html

Warms your heart to see we English are so useful to ambitious Scottish politicians, of all parties.

Stephen.

The Tories have a plan for the English question

but it isn't an English parliament, just English only votes on English matters rehashed.

The piece is in The Guardian here:

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,,2200694,00.html


I don't know why the Tories can't just come out and say they will give England's people what they need to have real democracy in this country again - an English parliament. I'm sure this would be a vote winner (in England).

Stephen.

Advice for the English from Alex Salmond

who tells us to stop complaining and make our public services better - like in Scotland. The article is here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/28/nsnp128.xml

Well maybe we can, Alex, when we get control of England's services back from the Scots who currently dominate our government.

Stephen

Gordon ignores the people

He said he would listen to the people, but he won't - he'll sell us out to the corrupt EU dictatorship this week.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/10/17/do1704.xml

No change there then.

Stephen

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.