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: openDemocracyUK: OpinionKeir Starmer was right to stress his patriotism. Now Labour must turn the patriotic heat on the RightThe party must challenge the idea that those who govern us are patriots or serve the national interest
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...