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Selected articles and short publications

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Englishness: who cares?
Michael Bywater, New Statesman, 3 April 2000.

Why York should be the capital of England
Billy Bragg , Guardian, 12 January 2000. Available here on the Billy Bragg website.

Close your mind and think of England
David Robson, Daily Express, 12 January 2000.

We can be English without falling into the racist trap
Polly Toynbee, Guardian, 12 January 2000.

Rebirth of a Nation?
Justin Sinnot from Comment section of the 'University Observer' University College Dublin, Students' Union, 2 February 2000.

For England and Saint George
Clifford Longley, The Tablet, 17 March 1999.

The English Nation: The Great Myth
Edwin Jones, reviewed by Glenn Burgess and the author's response from 'Reviews in History' Institute of Historical Research.

The British Union State: Imperial Hangover or Flexible Citizens' Home?
Simon Partridge. View full text on the website in Adobe Acrobat and order publication costing £5 plus p&p.

Other sites

Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.

Department of the Environment,Transport and the Regions (DETR)
See especially the section on Regions which have a map of the English Regions.

Campaign for the English Regions (CFER)

The Constitution Unit
University College London

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