Letter: Shropshire Star (not one of ours)

Parliament dominated by Scottish politicians
Stuart Parr recently wrote that life-saving cancer treatments available in Scotland were denied to patients by the NHS in England.

That was only one illustration of how the Scots have the advantage over the English taxpayer. A significant few extra to be added to the list of freebies in Scotland are student tuition fees, free care for the elderly, vast improvements to the rail services and new tramway schemes. In England our transport minister (a Scot) has cancelled new and projected improvements for environmentally-friendly transport schemes in Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham.

We have a Government entirely dominated by Scots and a Parliament where Scottish and Welsh members can vote on entirely English matters.

Lord Baker attempted to introduce a Bill to prevent this and was talked down by Lord Chancellor Falconer (another Scot).

There is a definite attempt to wipe England off the map and impose regional Government with all its attendant bureacracy.

When will voters in England wake up and get rid of a Government that treates us unfairly? It is no wonder that many are deserting this country for France and Spain where they have Governments that fight for their interests.

John T Thornicroft
Market Drayton