Boris says Celebrate St Georges Day!

Yes and naturally the BBC disapprove (cue old 1970's footage of the NF on the news) but Boris, where are the St Georges Day events? - on the 23rd April?

All I could find on the Mayor's web site:

http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/events/apr-09.jsp

Are a Shakespeares Birthday event (19th April) and a concert in the square (25th April) nothing on the 23rd. Oh well, at least the Mayor is making the right noises, unlike Mr Livingstone who would not endorse anything English while there was any minority culture or religion that had not yet been celebrated.

Ho hum, another wrong answer to the English question?

Is proposed by Phillip Johnson in the Daily Telegraph. When you read it though, it is just another parliamentary procedural muddle that would still allow Scotland's MPs at Wesminster to vote on issues affecting England only. Remember top-up fees that discriminate against English students anyone?

Rather than addressing the issue - democratic equality for England - Philip addresses a secondary issue, the union, well that is the wrong way round in my view.

You can read more here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/04/21/do2104.xml

There is a lively comments section to which I've added my tuppenny worth demanding an English parliament - good enough for Kosovo but not good enough for England?

Saint George's day

Lots of comment and articles in Sunday's papers, this one catches the eye. The Telegraph asks "Should we be looking for a new England?". Well you can read the comments for yourself.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2007/04/19/ublview19b.xml

Stephen.