I use Rotten Boroughs in the context of current electoral system. Burnley only just voted out a Labour MP for the first time in decades, there're parts of London with no non-Labour Cllrs, parts of rural England that're always run by Conservatives. And a few places that've been Lib Dem for a bit longer than I'm comfortable with.
Same party in power for too long, without a lot of renewal, can lead to complacency and corruption, hence rotten boroughs works.
I definitely think that parts of the NE fit the classic meaning of Rotten Borough though, as do parts of the SW.
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Date: 2010-05-12 11:10 pm (UTC)Same party in power for too long, without a lot of renewal, can lead to complacency and corruption, hence rotten boroughs works.
I definitely think that parts of the NE fit the classic meaning of Rotten Borough though, as do parts of the SW.