http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/2008/05/08/england-after-britain Comments for ""England After Britain", " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/2008/05/08/england-after-britain#comment-461739 <p>The word 'meltdown' is obviously a good punchy way to start a post, but in the interests of accuracy: yes, Labour suffered a meltdown in England and Wales. In London they suffered from a small adverse swing. (And just in case people didn't notice, the only seat which changed hands in a conventional way was Labour winning a seat from the Conservatives; the Conservatives also gained a seat from the defunct UKIP, as did the BNP).</p> Thu, 08 May 2008 18:15:01 +0100 thenextwavefutures comment 461739 at http://www.opendemocracy.net http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/2008/05/08/england-after-britain <p><strong>Mark Perryman (London, Editor <a href="http://www.lwbooks.co.uk/books/archive/imagined_nation.html">Imagined Nation: England after Britain</a>): </strong>On the eve of Labour's near meltdown in London, English and Welsh local elections last Thursday Gareth Young <a href="http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/2008/04/29/way-forward-for-an-english-pariament/">posed</a> an interesting challenge for those of us on the political left who are interested in The English Question.</p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/2008/05/08/england-after-britain" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/2008/05/08/england-after-britain">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/2008/05/08/england-after-britain#comment Britain England English Parliament ourkingdom Thu, 08 May 2008 10:21:46 +0100 OurKingdom 44527 at http://www.opendemocracy.net