No, I don't think English Democrat" does miss the point - I think you do.

Devolution was deliberately carried out on a national basis. NuLabour's rhetoric such as "The Nations and Regions of Britain" have deliberately inflamed nationalist feeling - Scotland is supposedly a nation, whereas the oldest unified country in the whole of Europe is referred to as just a collection of "regions".

The "nations" of the UK then act as colonial masters over the "regions" of the UK. And people act surprised when this engenders a nationalist liberation movement.

If the UK isn't a Union of equals, then it is finished. And right now the English are second-class citizens within the UK. We're looking at the very real prospect of a Czech / Slovakia style split, and all we are hearing is patronising comments to the English along the lines of "Don't rock the boat, just accept that you are ruled by people who don't have your best interests at heart".

No Thanks."