We're straying off topic here - but no. There's no point hankering after the past. Let's face it people prefer self determination. All I want is that for England too.

We've done the empire thing, and done it rather well but it's history.

In terms of muslim preachers that hate the UK - something should be done. Charles Clarke is muttering about actually doing something - at least about the foreign born one's anyway:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4179044.stm