Scotland and Wales are countries, and their parliament and assembly recognizes that fact. For reasons unexplained, England is to be denied recognition as a country and the people of England are to be denied the right to express their will through their own parliament. For reasons not explained, England is to have neither an assembly nor a parliament but is instead to be dismembered into regions.

The people of England have the same right to a parliament as do the people of Scotland, and they should be equally free to determine their own system of local and regional government.

The process of devolution should continue with an English Parliament. If there is no English Parliament, the people of England will be governed by the rump of a UK Parliament, which is designed to serve UK interests and regional assemblies. The people of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will have their interests focused and represented but the people of England will not be able to speak with one voice. An English Parliament will enable England to deal with other parts of the UK on equal terms