Wednesday, 17 August 2016

Scilla Cullen of the Campaign for an English Parliament calls for an Independent England?

I was surprised but nevertheless delighted to read that Scilla Cullen of the Campaign for an English Parliament, in an article on that organisation's website, appears to be calling for England to be an independent nation.

My immediate thought was to wonder which political party in the Westminster Parliament would consider such a policy. Obviously not a Conservative and Unionist Party with an avowedly Unionist Prime Minister whose first visit to a national leader took her to Scotland.
 
The internationalist stance of the Liberal Democrats and their announced intention to campaign for the UK to rejoin the EU is not likely to lead them into supporting calls for English nationhood.

As for Labour, did not Lord Prescott declare there was no such thing as "the English"?  Moreover, those in command of the Labour Party at present give the impression that they would rather not mention England or the English at all.  They are much more interested in promoting, diversity, multiculturalism and immigration, with an almost religious fervour.

UKIP flirts with English nationalism when it suits them.

It seems the only political party advocating independence for England is the English Democrats Party, a group of English patriots led by Robin Tilbrook.  They have a struggle on their hands, but I suspect the tide of history is in their favour.

Below are some snippets from Scilla Cullen's article taken from the CEP website. 

"The CEP has been campaigning since 1998. We have never campaigned for more recognition than Scotland was granted but at every turn we are assailed with nay-sayers who assert that England is too big for national devolution or as a part of a federal UK. Others state that they do not want another layer of politicians.  We have continually countered these opponents with valid arguments quoting the UN charter of rights for nations and peoples and practical solutions, but it falls on the deaf ears of England haters.

The main objection lies within the British government and can only be based on its unspoken desire to maintain its dominance over the rest of the UK. None-the-less I say again let us now accept that England is too big for any kind of union and so the logical conclusion is that we must have independence.

Let us also consider  how many UK MPs of English constituencies (they should not be called English as that would be an unpardonable assumption on our part) have the wider interests of England at heart? Very few! At best they are conflicted -you cannot serve 2 or even 3 masters. The Party and British interests will always come first.  Let them be put out of their misery and oblige them stand for England alone.

Let us then free ourselves from the yoke of the UK. The game’s afoot: Follow your spirit, and upon this charge Cry ‘God for Harry, England, and Saint George!’ "
Scilla Cullen
Campaign for an English Parliament.

The whole article can be found here:
 http://www.thecep.org.uk/


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