Engwho?

Via Stuart we see that the Tories won the popular vote in England:

ENGLISH ONLY update
8,014,418 conservative
7,978,582 labour
5,140,532 liberal

That seems to be the deal doesn't it? The majority of the English did not want to be governed by the party that has won the UK general election. These are people from a nation that has no parliament of its own. These are people that have to pay taxes to run a state they didn't want.

Now, of course, the argument we hear again and again is well, that's the system we have - why add another level of political machinery to it? It only complicates things. You're only bleating.

Well, the figures speak for themselves. That is exactly why the English need proper democratic representation in the form of a parliament and an executive. Say what you will; when a nation is governed by people who do not have the popular vote it is deeply disappointing. When that nation also does not have proper parliamentary representation it is deeply, deeply disturbing.

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Posted by John at May 6, 2005 01:39 PM | TrackBack