Comments on: Gordon’s power to the people - only when they agree with him

By: Tapestry

Tapestry — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:49:42 +0000

Cameron has not reciprocated and appointed Shadow Regional Ministers. This should be a fruitful area to attack Brown as well the lack of the promised referendum on the Constitution. Brown is taking major risks with his own side let alone Cameron.

By: A Ellis

A Ellis — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:01:16 +0000

In an independent England, or federal UK for that matter, there would be no need for two Set’s of Mp’s as there are in Scotland and Wales, the extra expense argument is a unionist myth, we could save money with fewer MP’s.
As for regional assemblies, why do Conservative councillors sit on them, when the conservative party wants them abolished?

By: Tony Sharp

Tony Sharp — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:34:18 +0000

It is just the latest smoke and mirrors exercise from Brown. His tiny inner sanctum is spinning this ‘power back to the people’ illusion relentlessly as evidence that he will deliver real, substantial change and empower the British people. No more ’sofa’ government. Now it is ‘armchair’ government with no room for anyone by Brown.

We can justifiably state that Brown’s real agenda is to camouflage the extent of the damage inflicted on the British economy by Brown and wipe his fingerprints off the government departments whose often disastrous policies he dictated by controlling the purse strings.

Of course all of Brown’s actions and proposals thus far fit snugly with EU requirements to break up England into administrative chunks that can be run from Brusels. He is not the Eurosceptic he is painted to be in the media, not by a long stretch.

By: Simon_C

Simon_C — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:23:15 +0000

I think I agree with you on this. It seems to me that devolving more and more decisions to regional and local levels just results in less accountability, not more. The government in westminster doing something is picked up in the media, and discussed by people in the media and country.

When was the last time the south-east regional assembly was mentioned anywhere in the local media, never mind the national one that most people follow.

I think the idea of having “english” days in the Wesminster parliament is the best idea and saves most money. If the Welsh and Scots decide they’d rather pay two lots of MPs, it’s their money….