Posts Tagged ‘England’

The Reformed Union

The Reformed Union

“It is time for all the political parties that believe in Britain to unite and set out a vision for a British federation in which the Home Nations will flourish.” Discuss

Why should England care?

Why should England care?

Alex Salmond has proclaimed the benefits of Scottish independence for England. Who is he trying to kid?

Saving the Union

Saving the Union

The speed of the game in the UK has now changed, and unionists must now offer a better and more expansive vision than the beguiling image projected by Alex Salmond, argues Wales’ most distinguished right wing constitutional thinker

Tam’s Teaser

Tam’s Teaser

How did it come to be that the Conservative and Unionist Party became willing to place the Union in jeopardy, and how should the Labour Party respond?

Winning ug-er-ly

Winning ug-er-ly

England steal a victory that should have been Argentina’s

You could be like France

You could be like France

A fan expresses his genuine bewilderment at the way the old enemy chooses its players

No way to fix the “England problem”

No way to fix the “England problem”

Creating a Parliament where elected members have differential voting rights would create an unjust “two-tier” system of MPs – and Unionists should know better

Starting a forest fire

Starting a forest fire

The debate over the sale of forest land – resoundingly rejected here by the Welsh Government – has become a political football in England. However, it may end up asking bigger questions about the advantages of the Union

The beautiful, barmy game

The beautiful, barmy game

They might shout “England” but the Ashes victory belongs to Welsh cricket fans, too. And why not, when there is so much to enjoy?

Out-classed. Out-thought. Out

Out-classed. Out-thought. Out

Germany 4 England 1 Let’s face the facts. Even if Frank Lampard’s brilliant effort had counted, as it should have, it does not oscure how dominant Germany were. Fabio Capello’s team played well for about quarter of an hour but anyone can be famous for 15 minutes. Germany were so superior, they could have doubled [...]

Is Plaid Cymru a serious nationalist party?

Is Plaid Cymru a serious nationalist party?

Plaid Cymru’s dream on Welsh independence needs English nationalism to awaken. So why is Ieuan Wyn Jones’s party shunning its sister movement?

Maradona and me

Maradona and me

FEW characters – let alone few footballers – have quite troubled the collective English psyche in recent times as much as Diego Armando Maradona. The crux of this paradox – which England’s detractors (that it, pretty much everyone outside of its borders) delight in – is focused on just three minutes of football one hot [...]