Living in London

My apologies for the tabloid headline but it was just too tempting.

Tony Blair has met with the Queen and requested that Parliament be dissolved on April 11 — and she has graciously consented to do so. It turns out that dissolving the parliament is a normal part of the election process. Cool!

The Prime Minister has called for an election on May 5. (05/05/05) The race is on for a month long campaign. (I suspect that many Americans would welcome the opportunity to dissolve congress, especially if they only had to endure a month of campaigning.)

All of the major papers have sections dedicated to the latest news on the UK election. Stay up to date with these links:

• Financial Times
• The Guardian
• The Evening Standard
• BBC
• Election Watch (blog)
• Lost in Westminster (blog)

Surprisingly,The Times does not have a section dedicated to the election, at least not yet. Stay tuned . . .