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...long after the demise of this naval power, navel gazing has also led to increasing spates of exceptionalism. The fall of Labour in the recent local and European elections was as much a sign of dissatisfaction over the Iraq war, largely seen as a blow to European cooperativeness, as it was a sign of a yearning for independence. Calls for “democracy over bureaucracy” are as old as the Magna Carta, and they continue now in the form of the rising U.K. Independence Party, which, like the Tories, is quite happy with the Pound and doesn?...
...national polls, the ruling Socialists won a vote of confidence and 25 of 54 seats The conservative Popular Party lost 4 of its 27 seats - but did claw to within 2% of the Socialists United Kingdom The U.K. Independence Party buoyed anti-E.U. spirits, winning 12 seats, while Labour and the Tories slid Britain 's place in the E.U. will be a hot issue ahead of a national vote that could be called next year
...reason to declare victory: his Tories picked up 38% of the total vote in last week's local elections across England and Wales, according to BBC post-election projections. With the perennial also-ran Liberal Democrats grabbing 29% of the vote, it was Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party that came in third, with just 26% - the first time a British ruling party had fared so poorly. Blair's support for the Iraq war made him so radioactive that he barely campaigned, and Home Secretary David Blunkett declared himself "mortified" by the battering Labour took. But the Tories' happy...
...made border security a topic nearly as talked-about as rugby. Amid calls from New Zealand First M.P. Ron Mark to "act to protect this country before it is too late," and pleas from Progressive M.P. Matt Robson to avoid "a hysterical reaction to the threat of terrorism," the Labour-led government is moving to toughen passport, citizenship and immigration rules. But while Kiwis "cannot afford to be complacent," says Foreign Minister Phil Goff, "our border protection is probably as tough as anywhere. New Zealand is far from a soft touch...
...rejecting it as minor. "If this constitution does not proceed as a consequence of a no vote in this country, Britain would remain a full participating member of the European Union," Howard insisted. Any referendum is still a long way off - no earlier than fall 2005 - and some Labour M.P.s are hoping Blair will use that time to slip out of the trap. First, E.U. governments must settle the text of a constitution (which appears likely in June, but may founder); then Parliament will debate it, which Labour hopes will reignite Tory tensions over Europe; then a general election...