Originally Posted by Englander 1

English Democrats Press Release - WE TOLD YOU SO .....!

Today, the Taxpayers’ Alliance has issued their long-awaited report on the real cost to England of the Barnett Formula.

The conclusion of their findings are that English taxpayers are massively subsidising the people of Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland and their public services. The English Democrats are the only political party calling for the immediate end of this unfair, outdated and discriminatory English tax - the Barnett Formula.

In the last 20 years, English Taxpayers have sent in excess of £200 billion to other parts of the UK - and while those countries have enjoyed such benefits as the abolition of prescription charges, the abolition of university top-up-fees and free residential care for their elderly, the people of England are left paying for all this largesse without getting any of the benefits.

It makes Allistair Darling's lecturing words of prudence, living within our means and financial responsibility seem just a bit hollow at yesterday's TUC conference - especially when his own constituents in Scotland have much better funded public services than their English counterparts.

Robin Tilbrook, Chairman of The English Democrats, said: "The report also makes a mockery of Brown, Cameron and Clegg's supposed 'United' Kingdom vision of equally shared spoils. The reality is one of vicious discrimination, exclusion and fiscal exploitation of the people of England .

England contributes over 85% of all the UK Government fiscal pot - and yet we get least back in regards to spending per head. Figures released by the Taxpayers Alliance report reveal that spending per head in Scotland is between 22% and 25% higher than that in England , in Wales it is 14% higher and in Northern Ireland it is a incredible 30% higher. Is this the price we English Taxpayers have to pay to continue to be a part of the United Kingdom ?"

Robin Tilbrook, Chairman of The English Democrats, also said: "The English Democrats are demanding the immediate abolition of this discriminatory formula and demanding devolution for England, with an English Parliament, English First Minister and English Government with at least the same powers as the Scottish ones. We also demand abolition of the Government’s expensive and undemocratic Regional Assemblies. The People of England should be democratically able to hold our politicians to account - and at last spend our own money on our own citizens!



Robin Tilbrook

Chairman