East Midlands Regional Assembly - the who exactly?

This is utterly hilarious:

PRESS RELEASE
More information from Jon Whowell, Policy Advisor Communications East Midlands Regional Assembly
DDI 01664 502551,Tel 01664 502555
Mobile 07887 635749
E-mail jon.whowell@emra.gov.uk
Web site www.emra.gov.uk
Release Date: 10th Feb 2005
Ref: 08/02/05

East Midlands salutes local heroine - Ellen MacArthur “brings great credit to region”

Cllr David Parsons, Chair East Midlands Regional Assembly, said "We are very proud of the achievement made by Ellen MacArthur who brings great credit to the entire East Midlands region, we would like to congratulate her on her magnificent effort of breaking the world record and the honour Her Majesty the Queen will bestow on her. The East Midlands is not normally noted for its maritime links so Dame Ellen's success is very special to us all."

It's hilarious because it serves to highlight the straws that the East Midlands Regional Assembly are willing to clutch at to help their crumbling agenda.

Fact of the matter is that people in England do not and do not wish to recognise these EU inspired artificial regions. Villages, Towns, Cities, Counties, England; these are the well established regions that people enjoy.

They certainly don't enjoy un-elected Assemblies that help to encourage the current language of the day enjoyed by some Labour politicians who insist on using the term the regions of England when, by God, they should be refering to the nation of England.

Posted by John at February 14, 2005 03:34 PM | TrackBack