The Campaign for an Independent England

Welcome to the campaign for an Independent England.

We believe that the best interests of England will be served by cession from the United Kingdom and the establishment of an independent English state. The devolution introduced since 1997 has created a democratic deficit that penalises the people living in England, and makes them pay for it. Even Scots and Welsh Nationalists have noted the disadvantage suffered by England. The English Democrats, a minor party with no MPs or councillors, obstensibly campaign for 'England', but their manifesto calls only for an English Parliament within a federal UK, which is manifestly not independence and a weaker position than that held by the SNP or Plaid Cymru in relation to Scotland or Wales.

We believe that this is a critical time in the nation's history, and the perfect time to assert the legitimacy of English nationhood, the right of the English people to self-determination, and the benefits to England of secession from the United Kingdom. After the general election, the United Kingdom will most likely be ruled by a Conservative government with few seats outside England, or possibly a Labour government that holds a minority of English seats but rules England with votes from Scottish and Welsh MPs. Either outcome will test the legitimacy of either Government to rule for the whole of the United Kingdom.
In the inevitable discussions about the constitutional arrangements for the UK that either outcome will lead to, it is imperative to ensure that the voice of the English people is heard. It is time for the English to reassert their right to national self-determination, to throw off the shackles and financial anchor of the United Kingdom and once again be an independent, sovereign state.