The EUropean Regions of England

Here is a cracking exchange of letters where an English Regionalism acolyte and EUropean project suck-up gets his filthy facade stripped off and returned to him in a coffin over which an EU flag has been draped.

The hero in this instance is Fredrick Forsyth, author, who receives a letter from the un-elected and unrepresentative East of England Development Agency offering him ambassador status. His reply ends:

So when you say to me: 'By 2010 the East of England region aims to be one of the top regions in Europe,' you should, if you were to be scrupulously honest, phrase it thus: 'By 2010, following the abolition of this and other outdated nation-states, and in a New Europe of devolved regional territories, the East of England region....' etc.

Your problem is not me but Abraham Lincoln. 'You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time. But you can't fool all the people all of the time.' Regionalism, behind its mask of local democracy, enhanced prosperity for all, but in truth standing for millions more unaccountable gravy-slurping jobsworths, has got to fool enough of the people enough of the time; i.e. until the referendum, which will be as rigged as Prescott and Blair can fix it.

But you run into a group of people far more numerous than yourself, just as committed to the retention of England as you are to its disappearance, just as smart and just as moneyed. Before the fight is over you and yours will have learned the hard way that this old country of ours is not yet prepared to be led into the knacker's yard.

The English Regions are part of and a requirement for the EU project and we should insist that they are referred to by their proper and revealing name, that is The EUropean Regions of England.

My thanks to the undercover agent who pointed out the above letter exchange to me.