The dissolution of England

The following is from a House of Commons Library Standard Note (Number SN/IA/4894 ) briefing note: 2.4 The Arc Manche/Transmanche Region According to Noakes the EU regional divisions across national borders mean that people living in Kent and East Sussex will no longer be part of the UK but will join the Transmanche region. This region will include parts of Northern France, the North Sea region including eastern England and parts of Scandinavia, Germany and the Low Countries. Western Britain and Ireland would be in the Atlantic region and include parts of France, Spain and Portugal. Noakes elaborates: Counties along England’s south coast form the “Manche Region” along with northern France. The “Atlantic Region” takes in western England, along with Ireland, Wales and parts of Portugal, Spain, France and Scotland. Meanwhile eastern England is part of the “North Sea Region”, which covers areas of Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Norway and the Netherlands. The UK Government is fully behind the project, even though the words “England” and “Britain” are left off official maps of each area and the Manche Region renames the English Channel “The Channel Sea”. Each region, which will be given taxpayers’ money to promote trade links, cultural ties, transport policies and tourism, is to be run by a “managing authority” of unelected officials overseen by a director. None will be based in the UK, Manche will be ruled by the French, Atlantic by the Portuguese and North Sea by the Danes. The regions have legal status and Manche has a budget of £261 million between 2007 and 2013, Atlantic £127million and North Sea £219million. 7 Every project funded by a region must have a publicity campaign which ensures “there is provision for flying the EU flag at least one week every year”. Britain has now become a province and its "Mother of Parliaments," a regional assembly. And that's no small humiliation for a country that gave the world English and saved Western civilization in the Battle of Britain in 1940.9 The Arc Manche or Transmanche region is voluntary network of French regions and English local authorities which border the English Channel (La Manche). Arc Manche describes itself as follows: Arc Manche is a flexible network of French Regions and British local authorities along the Channel. Its aims are: - to co-operate on themes of common interest, - to reinforce the links between both sides of the Channel. Arc Manche involves in its aims and outputs various categories of stakeholders, bodies and local authorities of the Channel.10 More to follow!!!!!