The Spectator on Malcolm Rifkind's answer to the West Lothian question
When Nigel Lawson was Chancellor of the Exchequer, he liked to say that the problem with tax simplification was that you always end up complicating tax, too. The same is true of much constitutional reform: any attempt to remove an anomaly will often create another.
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Scott Forsyth
November 17th, 2007 2:18am Report this commentThe final comment in this article is spot on. The English must have something comparable to the rest of the UK countries where Westminsiter could be used for Defence foreign and EU policy and conflicting or areas of mutual concern to debate. Canada and the US are the perfect example to save the Union we must address what the English need. Iam a passionate Scot and Brit and would be devastated if any UK member left the union!
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