The Elections Are Not Just In Scotland And Wales?

Am I the only one getting increasingly annoyed by the BBC completely forgetting that there are elections going on outside of Scotland and Wales on May 3rd.

Whilst events in Scotland and Wales are important, the English local elections are also critical. They provide a key indicator for exactly how unpopular New Labour has become; a failure by New Labour in England could be the point at which certain MPs realise that they need to stand up to the bully-boy tactics from the Brown Camp and get behind a different candidate.

Whilst there is the potential for Brown to lose any influence he might have in Scotland (if the SNP do pull off a victory), this could be worsened by a collapse in the New Labour vote in England which will leave him without any authority here.

But then, from the BBC's perspective, New Labour are likely to do worse in England - so they will inevitably hold off from commenting until they can no longer get away with it.