The Campaign for an English Parliament – The Campaign for an English Parliament (original) (raw)
C.E.P. News May 6, 2026
Manifesto Commitments and Democratic Trust
The integrity of representative democracy depends heavily on the relationship between manifesto commitments and policy delivery. In theory, elections provide a mandate, voters choose a programme, and governments implement it. In practice, that relationship has…
C.E.P. News May 1, 2026
Devolution Must Flow from an English Parliament, Not Replace It
The current route that English devolution is taking is by building a fragmented system without a coherent foundation. Powers are not being distributed to recognised Counties and local bodies and there is an absence of…
C.E.P. News April 28, 2026
More Power to English Counties, Not Government Quangos
English devolution has developed in a way that prioritises administrative convenience over democratic legitimacy. Rather than transferring power directly to accountable local institutions, successive governments have often channelled authority through quasi-independent bodies, quangos, combined authorities,…
C.E.P. News, England, St George's Day, St George's Day Parades April 20, 2026
Recognising England: The Case for a National Day
England’s national day passes each year with far less recognition than it deserves. St George’s Day should be a moment of shared pride, reflection, and celebration, yet it remains an ordinary day for most people….
England March 17, 2026
How British is the Great British Spring Clean?
The annual Great British Spring Clean, organised by Keep Britain Tidy, is underway between 13th March and 29th March. But how British is it? Keep Britain Tidy brands itself exclusively as British and people and…
Democratic Deficit, No Mandate, West Lothian Question March 11, 2026
Scottish and Northern Irish MPs voted on the abolition of jury trials in England and Wales
British MPs voted yesterday to abolish the right to trial by jury for cases with a sentence of up to 3 years in England and Wales. The right to trial by jury of your peers…
NHS March 5, 2026
Welsh Minister imposes new contract on English GPs, BMA is silent on accountability
The UK’s Department for Health & Social Care has imposed a new contract on GPs practising in England and the British Medical Association is unhappy about it. The UK’s Minister for Care, Stephen Kinnock, presented…
Democratic Deficit March 3, 2026
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs should get a pay cut, not a pay rise
British MPs are about to receive an inflation-busting 5% pay rise, justified by an apparent increase in their workload and a hostile working environment. Whether the ~£98k a year salary reflects the importance and responsibility…
C.E.P. News January 14, 2026
The changing face of politics across Europe.
England is not alone in the challenges it faces in the future. Europe is facing one of its most unsettled political moments in decades. Fuelled by economic uncertainty, migration pressures, lack of energy security, and…
C.E.P. News November 13, 2025
Switzerland might just have a lesson for us in democracy
Over in Europe the beautiful country of Switzerland might just have a lesson for us in democracy that we might profit from. They combine a representative Parliamentary system, a bit like ours, but with more…