John Denham is the Director of the Centre for English Identity and Politics at the University of Winchester. He is a former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister and Director of the English Labour Network.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKEngland on the verge of Brexit – how do we rebuild a nation?It’s time to abandon old presumptions about unionism, identity and our current constitution, to address the challenges posed by Brexit. An edited version of a speech by John Denham.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIs there a route to an English Parliament?Could the current limited and muted support for an English Parliament could become a pressing demand? (An edited version of a talk given at the seminar ‘Routes to an English Parliament’ on 11th January 2019 at University of Winchester.)
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Published in: openDemocracyUKGoverning England in the wake of BrexitEnglish Brexit voters may have voted not so much for the return of Empire, but for greater attention to England as the only stateless nation in the UK.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKEngland – the nation that is not to be named?Where once politicians spoke of England when they meant Britain, they now speak of Britain when they mean England.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA nation divided? The identities, politics and governance of EnglandThe public want change. It’s time for civil society to lead this essential, overdue public discussion. An edited version of a Speakers Lecture by John Denham.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCable’s confusion – on Brexit imperial “nostalgia” and what it means to be EnglishThe Scots have as much reason for imperial nostalgia as the English, so why did one vote Remain and the other vote Leave, asks John Denham?