Local elections in England

Jean-Francois Verdonnet believes the elections being held in England on Thursday, May 4 will give voters free rein to vent their frustration with the government. "The democratic reaffirmation at the polls in May 2005 did not restore the state of grace that prevailed in the early years. Unkept promises in the Iraqi campaign, an economy running out of steam, public finances on the skids: the Kingdom's situation has lost some of the apparent luster that set the country apart from most states on the continent. In a different period, disappointing local elections would have been put down to a passing hiccup. But coming after a long period of governmental management - nine years - they will appear tomorrow in a different light, as a sign of repudiation, an additional blow to Tony Blair's authority."

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