My recent appearance on the Daily Politics show to stand up for England!
After the introductory item, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, the deputy leader of the SNP and the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, and Iain Stewart MP, the Conservative MP for Milton Keynes, and I are interviewed by Jo Coburn.
What do you think?
I thought, not another Scots person running an English constituency, not speaking up for England, but for Britain and the British. Apart from that, it was good to see you are getting some exposure on the BBC. When will you be on Question Time, instead of the usual suspects churning out the same thought? I might watch it then.
It would certainly make a change for Robin to be on there instead of Nigel Farage who appears virtually every week. The BBC has a strange obsession with UKIP which is kind of weird for an broadcaster which is deemed to be a hotbed of Europhillia. Then again, it may also be the BBC attempting to corral EU sceptic voters into the arms of UKIP instead of the BNP or the English Democrats and also trying its hardest to damage Tory prospects seeing as the BBC pretty much hates the Conservatives.
You would think the more politically aware sections of the electorate would have twigged the BBC's tactics by now!
The BBC and the political establishment know that Ukip's aim of taking the UK out of the EU intact is pie in the sky, because only in England is there support for that aim. The English Demcocrats are the only party which could get England out of the EU and it would mean leaving the fringe countries behind. It is insulting to link the English Democrats' name with that of the BNP, which has more in common with Ukip, since it would also have the electorate believe that the UK can be taken out of the EU intact. The BBC might well hate the Tories but it is being bullied by them into being the cheer leader for the Tory agenda, including the ideological 'austerity cuts', continued pro-British anti-Englishness propaganda, support for membership of the EU and meddling in the internal affairs of countries like Syria and the Ukraine on behalf of the USA, the IMF, the WTO and international capital.
Do the English Democrats really want English 'independence'? The last time I looked your manifesto was still promoting the idea of England having its own devolved parliament WITHIN the United Kingdom so it will have to be updated if this is no longer the case. Or is this new support for 'independence' just a political tactic to put pressure on the British government for an English parliament? I have voted for you in the past and I believe your economic policies are far more moderate and better than UKIP's unbalanced globalist ultra-Tory idiocy so you are more worthy of my vote and that of other people too. I personally can't support 'independence' because I think it is unnecessary and would be difficult to implement but I have no problem with devolved parliament.
Despite believing that the UK has been good for Scotland and England and being opposed to Scottish devolution, Professor Roger Scruton says that he would vote now for English independence - 'A Point of View', BBC Radio 4, 21/2/14 repeated Sunday 23/2/14 at 8.45 am. Is he an ED member? If not, why not?
Well done, Robin! You stated England's case admirably, de-bunked the "Rest of the U.K." nonesense AND got Nocola Sturgeon to use the "E" word! Does that go down as a "Triple Whammy"? Clive, Weston-super-Mare
I thought, not another Scots person running an English constituency, not speaking up for England, but for Britain and the British. Apart from that, it was good to see you are getting some exposure on the BBC. When will you be on Question Time, instead of the usual suspects churning out the same thought? I might watch it then.
ReplyDeleteIt would certainly make a change for Robin to be on there instead of Nigel Farage who appears virtually every week. The BBC has a strange obsession with UKIP which is kind of weird for an broadcaster which is deemed to be a hotbed of Europhillia. Then again, it may also be the BBC attempting to corral EU sceptic voters into the arms of UKIP instead of the BNP or the English Democrats and also trying its hardest to damage Tory prospects seeing as the BBC pretty much hates the Conservatives.
DeleteYou would think the more politically aware sections of the electorate would have twigged the BBC's tactics by now!
The support for Ukip given by the BBC and the Mail Group is not so surprising - Ukip is anti-English and pro the UK.
DeleteYes, indeed. In their mind there's only one thing worse than a anti-EU unionist party and that's an anti-EU nationalist party.
DeleteThe BBC and the political establishment know that Ukip's aim of taking the UK out of the EU intact is pie in the sky, because only in England is there support for that aim. The English Demcocrats are the only party which could get England out of the EU and it would mean leaving the fringe countries behind.
DeleteIt is insulting to link the English Democrats' name with that of the BNP, which has more in common with Ukip, since it would also have the electorate believe that the UK can be taken out of the EU intact.
The BBC might well hate the Tories but it is being bullied by them into being the cheer leader for the Tory agenda, including the ideological 'austerity cuts', continued pro-British anti-Englishness propaganda, support for membership of the EU and meddling in the internal affairs of countries like Syria and the Ukraine on behalf of the USA, the IMF, the WTO and international capital.
Do the English Democrats really want English 'independence'? The last time I looked your manifesto was still promoting the idea of England having its own devolved parliament WITHIN the United Kingdom so it will have to be updated if this is no longer the case. Or is this new support for 'independence' just a political tactic to put pressure on the British government for an English parliament? I have voted for you in the past and I believe your economic policies are far more moderate and better than UKIP's unbalanced globalist ultra-Tory idiocy so you are more worthy of my vote and that of other people too. I personally can't support 'independence' because I think it is unnecessary and would be difficult to implement but I have no problem with devolved parliament.
ReplyDeleteDespite believing that the UK has been good for Scotland and England and being opposed to Scottish devolution, Professor Roger Scruton says that he would vote now for English independence - 'A Point of View', BBC Radio 4, 21/2/14 repeated Sunday 23/2/14 at 8.45 am.
DeleteIs he an ED member? If not, why not?
Well done, Robin! You stated England's case admirably, de-bunked the "Rest of the U.K." nonesense AND got Nocola Sturgeon to use the "E" word! Does that go down as a "Triple Whammy"?
ReplyDeleteClive,
Weston-super-Mare
I didnt know Nicola Sturgeon had a problem saying the E word? Iain Stewart clearly did though.
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