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# The Speccie on England
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/the-speccie-on-england/
- Published: 2008-04-17T21:04:48.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:40:10.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:41

**Guy Aitchison (London,** [**OK**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?ref=opendemocracy.net)**):** I have just followed a link from Gareth in the [comments](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/2008/04/17/kingsnorths-english/?ref=opendemocracy.net#comment-20798) to the Spectator's "St. George's Day special" dedicated to all things English. Fraser Nelson has some interesting [thoughts](http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/the-week/615231/alex-salmond-is-nudging-the-english-towards-independence-without-them-realising-it.thtml?ref=opendemocracy.net) on what a Tory "England strategy" might look like but don't think that the Speccie will be calling for independence any time soon. As it says in the [Leader](http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/the-week/615376/part%5F2/welcome-back-england.thtml?ref=opendemocracy.net), "The Spectator remains emphatically committed to the Union and the survival of the United Kingdom." Why? Because Britain still "punches above its weight in the world", of course. One question: is there anyone outside the Spectator who still thinks this is a good thing?