Census to include Welsh, Scottish, Irish or British option - what about English?

My 100th post and I go political:

Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/4786672.stm


Census to gauge national identity
The national Census is to include a question on national identity so people
can say if they consider themselves Welsh, Scottish, Irish or British.
Census co-ordinator Joy Dobbs announced the Office of National Statistics
(ONS) had decided to respond to a "strong demand... particularly from the
Welsh".

The ONS received 2,000 submissions from central and local government,
academia, business and members of the public.

The 2011 survey may also ask people their earnings and preferred language.

A possible question on earnings will ask which of a series of income
brackets people fall into and to indicate, from a list of options, how they
earn it.

Local authorities asked for a topic on languages to be included as many were
now dealing with "a range of communities speaking a wide number of
languages".

Questions on marital status are being extended so there is a series of
equivalent ones on civil partnerships.

Ethnic diversity

But the £300m poll for England and Wales will not ask about sexual
orientation, following concerns about the quality and accuracy of responses,
given the forms are addressed to whole households.

Questions asking whether people live in a tower block or have a bath, shower
or toilet at home are being replaced by more relevant enquiries about their
quality of housing.

The census monitors population age, ethnic diversity, household size and
housing demand.

It is used to decide how to allocate local authority cash and where to site
schools, old people's homes, shops and neighbourhood renewal programmes.

I ask you to send an email to them:
To: 'info@statistics.gov.uk'
Subject: Census to include Welsh, Scottish, Irish or British option - what
about English?
Importance: High

Office for National Statistics,
Customer Contact Centre,
Room 1.015,
Cardiff Road,
Newport,
NP10 8XG. Email:- info@statistics.gov.uk


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am strongly objecting to The Office of National Statistics National
Identity Census giving options for people to say if they consider themselves
Welsh, Scottish, Irish or British, but giving no option for people to say
that they are ENGLISH.

I am ENGLISH and I always say that I am if asked, and there a millions of
people who say they are English when asked about their national identity.

Please ensure that you provide the option for people to say that they are
English. Not having this option in your survey amounts to racial
discrimination against the English.

Yours Faithfully