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Hyperbole is never a stranger to politics, but jubilant members of the Scottish Nationalist Party claimed to have literally felt the earth move with their victory in the July 24 by-election in Glasgow East. The SNP dethroned Labour with a swing of more than 22%, a result "off the Richter Scale," said one SNP stalwart. The party's leader spoke of a "political earthquake...
...Even one Labour MP called the outcome "seismic." Publicly he, like his party leaders, is putting a brave face on the result - voters tend to give governments a kicking at by-elections, and now they're blaming Labour for global economic mayhem. But privately, the MP admits he's scared. If a result such as this is possible in the once rock-solid Labour seat of Glasgow East, what horrors await him in his own constituency at the next general election - especially if Gordon Brown is still at the helm...
...Despite banner headlines warning of a "Broken Britain," it remains relatively safe. The homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 in England and Wales compares favorably with the rate of 5.9 per 100,000 in the U.S. Overall crime figures are down by one-third since the ruling Labour Party was voted into power in 1997, and London has actually seen a reduction in most violent offenses in recent years...
...Once the Labour Party might have blamed such ills on Britain's deep social inequalities, nowhere more clearly drawn than in parts of London such as Hackney and Islington, where slums abut some of the most desirable housing stock in the capital. But such analysis would be uncomfortable for a party that has ruled the country for more than a decade. "Antisocial behavior . . . is first and foremost the responsibility of the parents," said Prime Minister Gordon Brown ahead of the launch of the Youth Crime Action Plan that was published on July 15. The plan envisages a tougher enforcement...
...vacated by London's new Conservative mayor Boris Johnson. The morning after the terror vote, the Conservatives' shadow Home Secretary, David Davis, announced he is resigning his parliamentary seat to trigger a by-election in his constituency in northeastern England. He says he will use the poll to fight Labour on the erosion of civil liberties. Meanwhile, the new legislation must be approved by the House of Lords. "The Lords will reject it," predicts Corbyn. "Then it will have to come back to the Commons. Gordon would have been better off losing. He won't want to go through...