Editing Flag of England (section)

=== English nationalism ===

{{See also|English nationalism|English devolution}}

[[file:flag of the Campaign for an English Parliament.svg|right|thumb|Flag of the [[Campaign for an English Parliament]]]]

As the flag of England, it is used in [[English nationalism]]. This is largely in parallel to the use of the [[flag of Scotland]] in [[Scottish nationalism]]. However Scotland has been recognised as a nation within a nation. The flag of Scotland has been officially defined by the Scottish Parliament in 2003 and is flown there and almost universally by Scottish authorities. There is no English legislature; the entire British legislature sits in England and is only subject to very weak conventions on voting on English matters. The flag of England does not figure in legislation, and its use by English nationalists is complex as these divide among those who are [[far-right politics|far-right]] as heavily opposed to further immigration and seeking to distinguish between residents in the jobs market and welfare state system such as the [[British National Party]] (founded 1982) and the [[English Defence League]] (founded 2009) and those who merely seek the level of devolution of Scotland, or Wales.  Underscoring this complexity, in January 2012 [[Simon Hughes]], the deputy leader of the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], supported calls for a [[devolved English parliament]] and which continues under such lobbies as the [[Campaign for an English Parliament]], and is occasionally a minor debate subject at all of the major parties' annual conferences.<ref name="Barnes">{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday/uk/scottish_independence_referendum_liberal_democrats_deputy_leader_simon_hughes_calls_for_english_devolution_1_2070894|title=Scottish independence referendum: Liberal Democrats deputy leader Simon Hughes calls for English devolution|last=Barnes|first=Eddie|date=22 January 2012|work=Scotland on Sunday|publisher=Johnston Publishing Ltd.|access-date=23 January 2012|location=Edinburgh}}</ref>

Since the flag's widespread use in sporting events since the mid-1990s, the association with far-right nationalism has waned, and the flag is now frequently flown throughout the country both privately and by local authorities.<ref name="gu">Conn, David; [http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/comment/story/0,,1818174,00.html Sour English stereotypes linger amid the flag-waving]; ''The Guardian''; 12 July 2006</ref>