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    The Effects of a Minority Labour Government in the Mid 60s?

    So I’ve seen this pondered occasionally but I want to ask? Given the incredibly slim nature of the majority under Harold Wilson, it’s incredibly possible that he or another potential Labour leader from the period could have gained at best a minority government reliant on Liberal support. In...
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    Yiddish Policemen’s Union by the Coen Brother’s

    So I’m pondering on the potential Coen Brother’s adaptation of Yiddish Policemen’s Union and so far I’ve come up with this; Just gauging different casts for now as I ponder where they would film (probably in the Anchorage area, British Columbia and Yukon) and changes to the story they would do etc.
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    The effects of a Failed May 16th Coup?

    Something I’ve pondered for a while, but what would be the effects of a Failed May 16th Coup on both the Second Republic of Korea, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, America and Asia beyond? Now firstly, the Coup is very easy to have fail, the Americans didn’t support it (and some...
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    A “British” May 68’

    So with a PoD of let’s say 1957 (Eden resignation) in what way could you have a British May 68’ style protests, strikes, university and workplace occupations and demonstrations occur? Now whilst Northern Ireland had Civil Rights protests and demonstrations, for the most part, apart from a...
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    The causes and effects of a Cyprus Conflict in the Mid 60s?

    So in the immediate aftermath of Cyprus’s independence, in 1963 - 64 inter communal violence would flare up. In Turkey, the minority government of Ismet Inonu was currently in a coalition with the Nationalist, Republican Villagers Nation Party and under consist threat of coups decided to start...
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    Could the Conservatives gained a Majority in 1950 and its effects?

    As the title says, could the Conservative’s gained a majority government in 1950 (albeit most likely a slender one) and what would its effects be? Could see potential effects on Korea, the NHS and the Smog Crisis first off. Additionally would an extra year of government likely increase the...
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    Burnham Wins 15’; What Are The Effects Beyond Westminster

    So I was thinking of this scenario the other day; And I was thinking what would the effects of Burnham winning the Labour leadership and then winning a majority have beyond just Westminster? -Does Sturgeon resign earlier, does the corruption get highlighted earlier too? Who’s Labour leader...
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    The Effects of Hugh Gaitskell as Prime Minister?

    So per se, Gaitskell doesn’t die in 1963 and manages to win a 1964 election in some capacity (if you’re wondering how, maybe Hogg becomes Tory leader, anyway). What would be the effect of having Gaitskell as Labour leader? I do think a major one is that education reform is likely to be slower...
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    WI: No Deng Xiaoping?

    So basic idea, just pondering what happens if Deng during or just after the Cultural Revolution and the effects of this. Now, I do see Hua Guofeng being forced out in time anyway, given it was a broad coalition of elders from the Left and Right of the party that got rid of him. The main thing...
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    Korea Democratisation in the Early 80s?

    In 1979 and 1980, in reaction to the Military Dictatorship of South Korea of initially Park Chung-Hee and then after Park’s assassination, Chun Doo-hwan there were a series of protests and uprisings in Busan, Masan and infamously in 1980, the Gwangju Uprising. Whilst these uprisings were...
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    The effects of Gorbachev being Assassinated in 1990?

    @Yokai Man @Meppo and even @neonduke I found a fascinating if weird POD for the 1990s. On Revolution Day 1990, Mikhail Gorbachev was nearly assassinated by a democracy activist called Alexander Shmonov. The plan was that Shmonov was to shoot Gorbachev with a hunting rifle, and he nearly...
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    WI: Harold Wilson had won a substantial majority in 64’

    So I’ve seen scenarios where Harold Wilson loses 64’ or wins another majority in 70’ etc. But I haven’t seen any discussion about Wilson having a slightly bigger swing in 64’ and thereby getting a more workable majority along the lines of fifteen-twenty. With a majority that won’t cut to...
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    Foot Four Years Early; What Would Happen If Michael Foot Won the 1976 Leadership Election?

    Something that I’ve pondered for awhile now is what would have happened if Michael Foot managed to win the 1976 Labour leadership election? I do think the Lab-Lib pact occurs due to Foot actively pushing for it in OTL though it could be chaotic due to the Liberals not being as fond of a more...
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    WI: A Liberal Minority Government in the Mid 20s?

    What If, instead of Ramsay Mac leading the first Labour Minority Government in 23/24 what if the Liberals managed to gain one last minority before there eventual collapse? What would be the effects of per say a brief ‘23-25’ Asquith or DLG Government reliant on Labour support? How could this...
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    The effects of Albania joins Yugoslavia?

    Now per say Hoxha gets caught in a car crash around 1945 and so the leadership of Albania likely is placed with a Titoist/Pro-Yugoslavian Politician in charge (probably Koçi Xoxe). Now if you have Albania as part of the Yugoslavia, what effects would this have? The increased Muslim population...
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    WI: The 1952 Yoshida Assassination Plan Occurred?

    In 1952, a small group of militarists concocted a plan to kill then Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida due to his perceived Pro-American policy and replace him with Ichiro Hatoyama. Now given this is Pre-1955 system, it’s fair to say that we’re unlikely to see a formation of the LDP, given that...
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    No 1953 Iranian Coup?

    So, what would the effects be of there being no 1953 Coup or a much later Coup? An easy way you could do this is having Attlee win a Majority in 1950 as he proposed keeping an economic boycott/using agents to undermine Mohammad Mosaddegh. One undercurrent I could see is an eventual clash...
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    A More Successful Scottish Socialist Party and other related ideas?

    How could you make the Scottish Socialist Party more successful? I get the sense, have the SNP and SLP crash and burn at the same time would help, or Tommy Sheridan not getting into a tiff with News of the World and all that. Additionally I ponder, what would the impact be of groups like...
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    Stafford Cripps becoming PM in 1942 and it’s effects?

    So I’ve heard discussion before (mainly pertaining to @Comisario Comrade Cripps) about the possibility of Winston Churchill being ousted after the defeat of Singapore in 1942 and Eden gunning for Cripps (who was still an Independent) to replace Churchill as leader. The main discussion would...
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    AHC: Have Labour and the Liberals be the two major parties of Britain Politics?

    So with a POD no earlier than 1910, how could you have the Liberals and Labour be the main two parties of British Politics? Given the fluid nature of the Conservative party over the years and the policy’s of the Liberals this maybe be hard but I don’t think it would be impossible. I guess you...
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