Unfortunately Leo an English parliament would not solve the north south divide in England - in fact it may give even more power to the home counties. The problem which exists in England (as well as Britain) is that not all regions feel represented by our present Westminster set up. It is not just Scotland that has hardly any Con/Lib MPs but nearly all cities in the north of England. Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Stoke, the North East etc. none of them have MPs sitting in the present ruling coalition - and are constantly outvoted by the home counties - just as Scotland is. Britain needs decentralization to give these areas a voice in the future politics of Britain. You ask how roads are maintained, or the NHS, - look at other examples of federal systems and how they do this. In some cases countries smaller than England - look at how Switzerland manages to keep its multi lingual population together. To, assume, as you do, that we have won and Spurf has lost is short sighted in the extreme. The Scotland question has not been resolved for ever - they have placed their trust in the UK by voting the way they have, and we have to justify that trust by our actions. They have placed a certain amount of trust in Britain remaining within the UK - what happens if that trust is misplaced ? Many, many Scots who voted yes did it for reasons other than establishing the 'Peoples Socialist Republic of Scotland`which you imagine - or do you think that anyone on the moderate side of Attila the Hun is a leftie ?
... and you would have us believe you are quite well off with your own business and properties in England and Scotland. Champagne socialist springs to mind.
Of course we should ignore but that post really made my blood boil. Still, onwards and upwards.
