English devolution can't come too soon.

A letter from R.A. Hopkins in the Western Daily Press on March 9th pointing out that it is for the English and their political representatives to decide on how devolution evolves within England, not the British establishment at Westminster.

English devolution can't come soon enough.
We have to thank the Cheltenham Activists Network for unearthing Westminster’s devious plans to secretly devolve English political functions to Gloucestershire’s local authorities – it is probably happening all over England.

Clearly Westminster is intent on foisting piecemeal devolution on England’s cities and regions to break up our country into meaningless political units – England’s 530 MPs must totally resist it.

English devolution is a political decision for England’s electorate alone it is no business of David Cameron nor of Westminster’s political parties – England is not a “UK colony”.

When devolution was proposed for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1997 each national electorate was consulted and only after its approval was devolution granted to each country.

So it’s all up to the down-trodden English electorate, and our 530 MPs, to stand up for their county and our national interest and demand national self governance – it can’t come soon enough.

R A Hopkins

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire