why don't they just form an English Assembly then?

The English have little to bind them together as a race apart from their superiority over all other nations, so an assembly that does not allow them to lord it over less fortunate nations holds no appeal.

Most English find the Local (County or Borough), Westminster and European goverments more than enough, thank you very much, and don't want another layer.

The situation for the subjugated nations is different of course. They want any excuse to thumb their noses at the overlords.

Rod