tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13935904.post116177267732167775..comments2024-02-04T09:15:50.839+00:00Comments on Mars Hill: Even more on an English Parliament!Paul Burginhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718135185726733792noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13935904.post-1161855713388733922006-10-26T10:41:00.000+01:002006-10-26T10:41:00.000+01:00Well we shall see more interesting battle lines as...Well we shall see more interesting battle lines as the issue develops!Paul Burginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718135185726733792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13935904.post-1161796120696288592006-10-25T18:08:00.000+01:002006-10-25T18:08:00.000+01:00To say that there are Conservative splits on this ...To say that there are Conservative splits on this issue is rather flattering to the Conservative Party if I may say so.<BR/><BR/>It would indicate that there is some ideological divide, or perhaps a contentious point of principle that splits the Party. In actuality the vast overwhelming majority of the Parliamentary Conservative Party are happy to cite English Votes on English Matters as the answer to the English Question without any firm understanding of what this might entail or how it would work in practice.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I know that the Democracy Taskforce are 'considering' the issue. But the fact remains that it has been Party policy - a manifesto commitment - for the past three General Elections and not one Conservative MP, not even Sir George Young or Oliver Heald, can actually tell us how this ludicrous divisive and damaging policy has a snowflake in hells chance of working. <BR/><BR/>The word 'pathetic' sums up the Tories on this one.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021800974251370747noreply@blogger.com