By Amir Taheri
Is England on the verge of revolution?
To those who know this most peaceful of nations intimately, the question is bound to sound bizarre. Boasting attachment to the rule of law and democratic government, the English have not had a revolution since the 17th century.
Nevertheless, these days it is hard to be in the company of Englishmen without hearing talk of the need, indeed the imminence, of revolution.
"I do sense a revolutionary mood," David Starkey, one of Britain's foremost historians, told the BBC. "I won't be surprised if we did end up having a revolution."
Starkey is not alone in his analysis.
Even Gordon Brown, believed to be the most unpopular Prime Minister Britain has ever had, admits that "revolutionary change" might be needed to "reform the way we are governed."
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