What is English independence?
[[File:Flag of England.svg|thumb|right|The [[flag]] of England]] '''English independence''' is a [[politics|political]] stance that wants [[England]] to leave the [[United Kingdom]] and be an independent [[country]]. Since the [[Acts of Union 1707]] when it united with [[Scotland]] to make the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain]],<ref>{{Cite ODNB|last=Murdoch|first=Alexander|year=2007|title=England, Scotland, and the Acts of Union (1707)|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-96282|access-date=2021-06-17|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/96282|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8|url-status=}}</ref> England has not been an independent country or had any [[autonomy]]. The idea of an independent England is very old and dates back centuries but it has grown in the last few years since [[Welsh independence]] and [[Scottish independence]] movements have gained large support. Political parties such as the [[English Democrats]] and [[English Independence Party]] have been founded in the [[21st century]] and want English independence. There has also been [[paramilitary]] groups, such as the [[English People's Liberation Army]], who fought for independence. In 1983, the group claimed they were to blame for a [[parcel bomb]] sent to the [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]]'s headquarters. There have also been calls for an English Parliament, instead of full independence as England is the only country in the UK to not have its own [[legislature]]. If England did manage to gain independence, estimates say that it would have the world's 5th biggest [[economy]] and would be the 15th richest country in the world. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Nationalism]] [[Category:Politics of England]]