Northern Power House?

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Apologies if this has been threaded before, but someone has only just made me aware of this potential "northern powerhouse" (in which Sheffield would become a border town).

 

I'm not sure what I think about it yet, although, in the run-up to the general election, I did wonder if, just for devilment, I'd vote SNP if they had put up a candidate in Sheffield Central. This Sheffield-originated petition does appear to have a lot of support so far.

 

Seems rather silly to me. Scotland have effectively voted for independence. So let them go. If England was asked tomorrow 'Do you want Scotland to remain in the UK?' I'm sure there would be a majority 'No' vote.

 

Giving the English regions and Scotland expanded powers within a UK federation is a more sensible option. The current configuration of the UK doesn't seem to work.