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The present Prime Minister's predecessor once characterised Scotland as "a proud historic nation": sentiments which the Prime Minister would doubtless share. Under devolution, the people of Scotland, Wales and even Northern Ireland are reaffirming their historic nationhood and taking pride in their new national governmental institutions. England, too, is a proud historic nation; and a great many people living in England - perhaps the majority - view their national identity as English in the first instance, and British only secondarily. In the light of these trends, we believe the government should state explicitly whether it regards England as a nation in its own right or not. It goes without saying that any acknowledgement of nation status, however qualified, for England should be accompanied by the acknowledgement of nation status for Scotland and Wales, at least - Northern Ireland perhaps being a special case. Equally, if England is not to be regarded as a nation, the same should apply to Scotland and Wales.

Current signatories

David Martin, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Mr Partis (petitions.pm.gov.uk/tombaker/)
• John Holden (petitions.pm.gov.uk/Thereisnogod)
• Neil Regan
• L.Christian(England 1500 years as Nation)
• Andrew Constantine
• Richard Eden
• Steve Bassett
• HARRY DALE
• Gareth Young
• Karen Lawrinson
• keith young
• Philip Hambling
• Julie Hambling
• Stephen Gash
• Michael Knowles
• David Wilkinson
• Tommy Jackson
• Ed Abrams
• E Justice
• Alan Lenton
• David Wake
• Ray Turner
• Alan ENGLAND of England
• James Matthews
• P. Cullen
• James W Gash Forever ENGLAND
• John Hutchings
• Len Welsh
• Stephen Wyatt of England
• Lauren Spratt
• sena behan
• Alwyn ap Huw
• A Ellis English Democrat
• David Holmes
• William Bickham
• john stockwell
• Garry Young
• Lee Watts
• J Doran
• dp
• Keith Ridley
• Andrew Cooper
• Robert James Arnold
• Kevin Harrison
• Patrick Harris
• Mark Taylor
• norman bowman
• Bazz T ewers
• Derek Marshall
• David B Wildgoose
• Phil Powell
• David Brennan
• vicki michelle stapley
• Anthony Barnett
• Al Wilson
• David English Democrat Lane
• Tim Daw
• Philip Glover
• Matthew Baird
• Ray Monk
• James Wheeler
• Robert Smith
• K Woods
• Stephen Thursby
• Allison Smith
• Michael Barnes
• shaun childs
• David Phipps
• tom bonney
• TD Copley
• Nikolai Tolstoy
• Pete Moore
• Andrew Brett
• Francis Tuner
• Tony Hunt
• ray mccarthy
• David Growns
• Mr l Heasman
• David Knight - English Democrats
• Simon Dust
• Oliver Cromwell
• Robert Fisher
• Peter Hurrell
• M Peck
• M T Marsh
• Alan Brown
• po'callaghan
• Steven Colverson
• Chris Trick
• Tim Haynes
• England Defence Association
• Fred Forsythe (not the)
• dave webb
• Malcolm Burton
• Bob Shaw
• Christopher Petrie
• Graham Smith
• N Sparks
• Ben Hodgson
• Eddie Kozimor
• Simon Taylor
• Gavin White
• Edward Woods
• Andrew Reid
• Steve Cooke
• Edward Keene
• Jeremy Goodacre
• Robert Bayliss
• Matthew William Lunt
• Keith Marshall
• Andrew Bridgwater
• Peter Beaumont
• Rob Dixon
• Darren Storey
• Adrian Key
• Greg Smith
• Riddi of England (English Democrat)
• Dr J.C. Horton
• Darren Tomlinson
• Ian Holloway
• Matthew Aldridge
• Tom Griffin
• K.H.SEATON.
• Dawn Gordon
• Jack Ward
• Alex Blackman
• MARK ANDERSON
• Donald Beadle
• Paul Morgan
• mark thompson
• Mike Hutchinson
• J D Asher
• ANTHONY MCNALLY
• Ian Hunter
• ASh Vithaldas
• Richard Bowen
• William Eden
• martin forster
• Jerry Smith
• BRYAN DOUGLAS BROWN
• Tim Marchant
• Tom Waterhouse
• Tony Elwood
• Neil Richardson
• Jim Coppin
• Ruth Rowe
• Craig Healey
• j mccormack
• Edward Higginbottom
• Priscilla Cullen
• Della Petch
• Colin baker
• Justin C Marshall
• Cllr Gavin Ayling
• Brian Carter
• Peter Driver
• David Swinson
• Charles Ball
• dennis boswell
• Gerald Pym
• CR Bedford
• James Keates
• Anthony E.C.W. Spencer
• Dave Caddy
• TeerY Crimmons
• Della Crimmons
• Tim Bragg
• J B Wilson
• PATRICIA DAVIS
• Donald Lovell
• john webb
• Veronica Newman
• les land
• Colin R Seviour
• mariam allen
• Tessa Newman
• England Defence Association
• Anne Palmer
• paul heritage
• Jean Hanlon
• S M Wright
• peter watson
• Rita Pierson
• David Leese
• Steve 'born in England' Thompson
• pam peters
• john white UKIP
• Roger Palmer
• Kenneth Walters
• Anne Davies
• John Broadhurst
• Jaboth Nordrush
• Mark Allinson
• D Bond
• philip taylor
• Sarah Lavender
• ed blundell
• John Dover
• David Grant
• Christopher Reeves
• Diane Mundell
• will hanlon
• Kevin Wells
• rob haines
• Steve Harman
• Steve Marks
• mark gateson
• Peter John Broad
• Malcolm Wells
• Gregory John Hill
• Roger Prescott (Great England)
• john cooper
• Peter. Granville-Edmunds. English Democrate
• Garth Wiseman
• Cliff Yates ENGLAND
• Colin Copus
• Mr C Pearse
• Maureen Reeves
• R.A.Sargent. English Democrat
• stephen burden
• Stephen Mullarkey
• David Harris
• Howard Hawksley
• Richard Deane
• Michele White
• Lee Riley
• stephen greene
• Lynda Greene
• .Graham Cooper
• Jeff Watson
• Andrew J S Nicholas
• sandra
• william russell
• Richard Wootten
• Cliff Wilkins
• PAul Catcheside
• Daniel Rober Green
• David Barker
• Lawrence Hendry
• John Latham
• Pauline Guest
• Patricia Bradshaw
• P A Brayley
• RAY BRUNDELL
• Julia Hanson
• PAUL VOCE
• rhonia laws
• Nicholas Pinder
• Steve Edwards
• Mark Prince
• Jon Simons
• Ian McPherson
• danny machin
• John Cooper
• Dave Swan
• D Kent
• Chris Pratley
• David Smith, Englishman
• Andrew Heyes
• Samantha williams
• PATRICK QUIGLEY
• John Venables
• lee davenport
• BERNIE CARR
• Kay Marie Newton
• sarah eccles
• Alan Watson
• james driscoll
• clifford jones
• Jason Craddock
• Matthew Tennant
• Thomas Lloyd
• Nick Mancey
• Kyle Froomes
• Alan Martin
• Mick Dannatt
• Keith Davidson
• Ken Stevens
• Rob Allen
• john seeley
• Laura Kimpton
• Gavin White
• Adam Keppel-Garner
• Lee McLoughlin
• Gemma Ransome
• Louise Edwards
• E Alway
• Mark Lowes
• Neil Cunniffe
• Lee Jakeman
• Michele Keighley
• Matthew Wilson
• PETER HOWARD
• william Wallace
• john barrett