England's politicians must be affilliated to National (ENGLISH) parties.

A guest post by R.A.Hopkins.


It is beyond belief that a recent press headline read “Jeremy Corbyn needs to learn to love England".

In what other country in the democratic world would any nation's MP, leave alone a party leader, have to “learn” to love the country and its electorate that he purports to represent?    

Mr. Corbyn along with some 530 MPs owes his total political existence and allegiance to England's electorate - he should not have to be told he is there to put his country and its people first.   

However he is not alone in needing such advice for, from David Cameron down, legions of English MPs are no champions of England and its people - they would not last 2 minutes  in a proper democracy.

Love of one’s country and promotion of national interests is in the "DNA" of all patriotic politicians affiliated to their own national parties as they are in Scotland, Wales Northern Ireland and in democracies worldwide.  

By contrast England's inhabitants suffer tragic political misrepresentation having MPs (and MEPs) still affiliated to incongruous non- national “UK main parties”- they are not on our side.         

Since 1999 Devolution the so-called “UK" Westminster government has been in charge of only-

(A) UK  Non-devolved matters mainly defence, foreign affairs, taxation etc. - in reality Mr. Cameron is  full “UK” Prime Minister only of these functions and

(B)England Only (EO) matters i.e. encompassing all other political functions devolved to self-governing Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1999 and being some 85% of Westminster’s governance.         Effectively Mr. Cameron is England’s “first minister” of all EO matters and along with some 530 English MPs is charged to champion the national interests of England inhabitants therein.

Yet Westminster grossly is failing England's inhabitants burdening us with "£9000 tuition fees, mass immigration, housing (NPPF), Barnett, devolution settlements etc. - the list is endless.  

Since 1999 the post Devolution governments of Blair, Brown and Cameron (another BBC plot?) have put the interests of their obsolete "UK" parties before that of England and its people. 

There has been no reason for the incongruous nondescript “UK main parties” i.e. Conservatives, Labour party, Lib-Dem party to exist in a post devolution world - they are not fit for England’s purpose.        

The writing is on the wall England must now join the real democratic world become a proper democracy with our MPs (and MEPs) affiliated to national English parties i.e. - English Conservatives, English Labour, English Democrats etc.     

Only then will England's MPs (and MEPs) “learn” to love and promote the national interests of the country and people who they are elected and paid to represent - they owe their country big-time. 

A shorter version of this article was published as a letter in the Western Daily Press on November 9th.