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The English should be careful what they wish for

So what would an English parliament actually look like, if those 61% of English voters, in last night's Newsnight poll, who say they want one, get their way. Well, I'm tempted to say that an English parliament would be a bit like day one of a Liberal Democrat party conference. The LibDems already have a federal structure and delegates from England sit, in splendid isolation, at their annual conference to talk about English affairs.

So what would an English parliament actually look like, if those 61% of English voters, in last night's Newsnight poll, who say they want one, get their way.