Cumming's EVEL view unwarranted

I have been studying with the Open University for a number of years, and on my way to the first tutorial of my current course on Saturday, I passed the Usher Hall in Edinburgh and was inspired by seeing the graduates and their families outside. Today, however, I am disappointed to see that Alan Cumming (Actor Cumming puts graduation on hold to say: 'Scotland has been s*** on by Westminster, News, October 25) - a man who chose to adopt American citizenship to secure a vote in the Presidential elections, and then attempted to secure a vote in the Scottish Referendum by buying a flat here - has chosen to use the platform and attention that his honorary degree has given him to make a highly political statement on British politics. His views on EVEL are ill-informed. Personally, I feel the Bill is rushed and not well thought-out, but it does not ban non-English MPs from voting, it simply provides a mechanism for an additional stage in the legislative process when votes that affect only England - and due to the Barnett Formula there are very few of these - are considered by English MPs only. Until recently not taking part in votes that were considered English-only was in fact the policy of SNP MPs, so it is interesting to see the outrage they are demonstrating over this. Personally, I believe there should be wider consultation and consideration on how to make devolution work fairly for the whole of the UK, but EVEL is attempting to resolve the question of why there should be Scottish Votes for Scottish Laws (Holyrood), and to a lesser extent the Welsh and Irish assemblies, but no similar provision for England.