Dan Jarvis MP for Barnsley Central "in continuing push for Regionalisation", reports Robin Tilbrook, Chairman of the English Democrats.

Robin Tilbrook, Chairman of the English Democrats, has written on his blog of how Dan Jarvis, Labour MP for Barnsley Central, has used statistics gleaned from “community polls” and “consultations” to claim: “Barnsley and Doncaster made their voices heard.  Some 85 per cent voted in favour of a wider Yorkshire deal.”  This claim was made during a debate on Yorkshire Devolution.

However, Mr Jarvis seems to have tortured the statistics into giving him the answer he wanted.  What he did not reveal was that out of an electorate of almost 4 million in the Yorkshire and Humber region only 87,750 voters took part in the “polls” and “consultations”.

For more on Mr Jarvis’ “dodgy devolution dossier”, below is a link to Robin Tilbrook’s blogpost - and have a look at the “comments” section.  I entirely agree with Clive from Weston-super-Mare.  In my view the promotion of “city-regions” and “metro-mayors” for the English is not devolution, but a ploy by the British political establishment aimed at dismembering England.  Divide and Rule, a well tried British political tactic; keep the natives busy squabbling amongst themselves over financial crumbs from the Westminster table!

http://robintilbrook.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/labours-devious-dan-jarvis-and-his.html