Holding a referendum on creating an English parliament would create a ‘democratic awakening like that seen in Scotland,says Labour MPThe people of England should be offered their own parliament in a referendum to overcome the “democratic deficit” with the rest of the United Kingdom, the former shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said.
A referendum would allow England to experience the same kind of “democratic awakening” that has occurred in Scotland, or which has held three referendums on its constitutional future since 1979.
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Source: theguardian.com