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A fortnight before the polling day of the 1981 General Election, Robin Orford, then Leader of the Liberal Party, took two days from campaigning to visit his sister in Paris. Orford, 44, had only been leader for two years. He had succeeded Richard Wainwright following the collapse of the Labour party in the wake of the 1977 dismissal and subsequent 1978 General Election. Despite high polling, there was a great deal of uncertainty surrounding Orford; one of the surplus men of the Cambridge clique, prior to his joining of the Liberal party and subsequent election to Parliament in 1966, he was known mainly as an unremarkable figure in the satire boom, having enjoyed minor notoriety through in a small bit-part for That Was the Week and in irregular article contributions for Private Eye. In 1966, he was elected MP for Chippenham with a majority of 143, defeating the Tory incumbent Daniel Awdry. His placement in Chippenham was last moment; Christopher Layton had stepped down as PPC following his 1965 car accident. In 1976, he was one of the twenty three Liberal MP's who found themselves in Parliament, and in the Labour-Liberal Coalition served as Minister of the Arts. In 1977, following the dismissal of the government, Orford was thrown back to opposition, where he succeeded Richard Wainwright in the aftermath of the 1978 General Election. And on February of 1981, on the cusp of power, Robin Orford found himself on the Parisian underground reading Jean Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation, a book that in time would not only profoundly impact his life, but also the lives of every single person in Britain and beyond.

Robin Orford wanted to save Britain. Save it from the collapse of the Empire and the chaos of the 1970's. To do so, he was going to build a new Britain, one rooted a disturbed interpretation of Baudrillard's works. But this was a fantasy, one that would cause him to unleash forces that he could not possibly hope to control, and would lead him to committed fictionalised atrocities within the hyperreality against the British people to perpetuate his power.

This is the story of one such atrocity.
 
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The United Kingdom general election of 2022 was held on 6 October to elect the 62nd Parliament of the United Kingdom. Although the Labour Party won the largest number of seats, they fell short of the 27 seats short of the required 326 seats needed to have an overall majority. It was the third time in the post war era that that a the results of a British general election was the returning of a hung parliament, and the first since 1979. The incumbent Conservative and Unionist Party lost nearly 40 seats but finished narrowly behind the Labour Party by a single seat. The third largest party, the National Liberal Association, gained only 10 seats despite opinion polls indicating a breakthrough and taking nearly a quarter of the vote, however still find themselves as the kingmakers in forming a new government, alongside the United Unionist Party of Northern Ireland and the Scottish National Party. The election notably also saw the Anti-Federalist Party win its first representation in the Commons as they took Boston and Skegness, and the National Health League win Mole Valley, both from the Conservative Party. With 24.7% of voters backing the NLA, the election saw the highest support for a single third party since 1929, and with 34% voting for parties other than Labour or the Conservatives, the highest such figure since the 1918 general election.

The incumbent Conservative Party had campaigned on a fifth consecutive election victory, a fourth under the leadership of Sir John Kay. The Labour Party sought to regain its position as a party of Government following a long spell in opposition, and to replace the Conservative Party as the governing party. The National Liberal's hoped to make gains at the expense of the Conservative and Labour Party, and either hold the balance in the next Parliament or be able to form and lead a National Unity Government. Following television debates, polling reflected a considerable rise in popularity for the National Liberal's and their Leader, Tavish Wilson, with a large swing from the Conservative Party and minor parties such as the Ecological Alliance, Progressive Party, and London First!. The majority of exit polls would overstate the collapse of the Conservative Party and Labour against the National Liberals, predicting Labour 32%; Conservative 27%; National Liberal 26%. However this was frustrated by a small but significant surge in the Conservative Party's support on polling day. Hoping to take advantage of what was seen by leader Francis Fox as "the collapse of the Ancien Régime" and frustration at Scotland's constitutional statues, the Scottish National Party felt poised to sweep Scotland in a near clear wash and put themselves into the kingmaker position. Smaller parties who saw success in local elections, such as the Anti-Federalist Party, Ecological Alliance, and London First! sought to replicate victories in Council's on the national level. The United Unionists' primary concern was holding all 11 seats, although they would lose 2 seats to the Ulster Liberal and Fianna Fáil, respectively.

It is the first election since 1993 in which two major party leaders faced their first election. It is understood that Sir John Kay, Britain's longest serving Prime Minister since the War, is expected to step down mid-way through the new Parliament if he is able to negotiate a renewed Conservative Government. The election results were broadcast live on the BBC, and presented by Richard Dimbleby.
 
def. 2014 (Majority, 31 seats, 35.7%): Labour, 12 seats, 25.4%, Conservatives, 9 seats, 16.7%, Residents' Alliance, 8 seats, 19.3%
def. 2010 (Majority, 47 seats, 42.9%): Liberal Democrats, 6 seats, 14.2%, Conservatives, 4 seats, 16.5%, Residents' Alliance, 3 seats, 23.4%
def. 2006 (Majority, 39 seats, 38.1%): Liberal Democrats, 11 seats, 23.7%, Conservative, 8 seats, 21.7%, Labour, 2 seats, 12.2%
def. 2002 (Majority, 41 seats, 42.1%): Liberal Democrats, 10 seats, 20.7%, Conservative, 9 seats, 24.6%
def. 1998 (Majority, 43 seats, 48.9%): Liberal Democrats, 17 seats, 33.9%
def. 1994 (Majority, 31 seats, 39.9%): Liberal Democrats, 29 seats, 44.2%
def. 1990 (Majority, 35 seats, 37.9%): Social & Liberal Democrats, 21 seats, 36.7%, Conservative, 4 seats, 22.2%
 
He did one of them (when he was still called Sketchy Fan or something, if it's the same guy) and I did a couple of others before getting bored. This could well be his.

Ultimate credit has to go, via you, to Cllr Boothroyd (whom God preserve).
As you say, for the record this basemap ultimately comes from Cllr Boothroyd via, I think, Alun Ephraim. And then Basileus Giorgios before it came to me, at least the 2010 one.

That map's been through more hands than (insert dodgy punchline here).
 
As you say, for the record this basemap ultimately comes from Cllr Boothroyd via, I think, Alun Ephraim. And then Basileus Giorgios before it came to me, at least the 2010 one.

That map's been through more hands than (insert dodgy punchline here).

This is starting to feel like narrating the genealogy of Christ.
 
Wanted to write a list with only a spinning wheel.

1957-1962: Harold Macmillan (Conservative)
def. 1959 (National Coalition): Hugh Gaitskell (Labour), Jo Grimond (Liberal)
1962-1966: Alec Douglas-Home (Conservative)
def. 1964 (National Coalition): Harold Wilson (Labour), Jo Grimond (Liberal)
1966-1970: Jo Grimond (Liberal)
def. 1966 (Majority with National Liberal): Harold Wilson (Labour), Alec Douglas-Home (Conservative led National Coalition)
1970-1974: James Callaghan (Labour)
def. 1970 (Majority): Jo Grimond (Liberal), Edward Heath (Conservative)
1974-1974: Edward Heath (Conservative)
def. Feb 1974 (Minority): James Callaghan (Labour), James Davidson (Liberal)
1974-1979: James Callaghan (Labour)
def. Oct 1974 (Majority): Edward Heath (Conservative), James Davidson (Liberal)
1979-1985: Jeremy Thorpe (Liberal)
def. 1979 (Majority): James Callaghan (Labour), Edward Heath (Conservative)
def. 1983 (Majority): Michael Foot (Labour), William Whitelaw (Conservative)

1985-1992: James Pardoe (Liberal)
def. 1987 (Majority): Neil Kinnock (Labour), Margaret Thatcher (Conservative)
1992-1997: Neil Kinnock (Labour)
def. 1992 (Majority): James Pardoe (Liberal), Margaret Thatcher (Conservative)
1997-2001: Menzies Campbell (Liberal)
def. 1997 (Majority): Neil Kinnock (Labour), Michael Portillo (Conservative)
2001-2005: Gordon Brown (Labour)
def. 2001 (Majority): Menzies Campbell (Liberal), William Hague (NewConservative)
2005-2007: Menzies Campbell (Liberal)
def. 2005 (Majority): Gordon Brown (Labour), William Hague (NewConservative)
2007-2010: David Laws (Liberal)
2010-2015: Michael Gove (Labour)

def. 2010 (NewConservative Coalition): David Laws (Liberal), William Hague (NewConservative)
2015-2017: William Hague (NewConservative)
def. 2015 (Majority): Steve Webb (Liberal), Michael Gove (Labour)
2017-20??: Steve Webb (Liberal)
def. 2017 (Minority): William Hague (NewConservative), David Miliband (Labour)
 
I thought it was @Uhura's Mazda who made that basemap, though I could be wrong.
I always thought you made those maps...
He did one of them (when he was still called Sketchy Fan or something, if it's the same guy) and I did a couple of others before getting bored. This could well be his.

Ultimate credit has to go, via you, to Cllr Boothroyd (whom God preserve).
While Boothroyd obviously gets ultimate credit, I should be clear in that the map I'm using was one that Chicxulub specifically made, as the discussion from the time was them stitching together Constituencies and moaning about how they didn't quite line up.
 
A Classless Society
The draft for something I wrote over G&T a few months ago (I might upload the first Chapter if I ever edit it to something more 'short story-y'), but never really got working.

The basic premise is along the lines of those Oakport Lists I uploaded.

2002-2008: Anthony Gould (Social Democrats)
def. 2002 full council (33 seat Majority): Reform - 25 seats, Centre - 8 seats
def. 2003 1/3 (23 seat Majority): Reform - 29 seats, Centre - 9 seats
def. 2004 1/3 (29 seat Majority): Reform - 26 seats, Centre - 9 seats
def. 2006 1/3 (Prog. Coalition, 3 seat Majority): Reform - 40 seats, Centre - 8 seats, Progressive - 2 seats
def. 2007 1/3 (1 seat Majority): Reform - 40 seats, Centre - 7 seats, Progressive - 2 seats

2008-2010: Alex campbell (Reform)
def. 2008 1/3 (Short 3, Centre s/c): Social Democrats - 45 seats, Centre - 4 seats, Progressive - 2 seats
2010-2012: Christine Graham (Social Democrats)
def. 2010 1/3 (19 seat Majority): Reform - 38 seats, Centre - 2 seats
def. 2011 1/3 (21 seat Majority): Reform - 39 seats

2012-2015: Alex Campbell (Reform)
def. 2012 1/3 (Short 7): Social Democrats - 45 seats, Centre - 8 seats
def. 2014 1/3 (1 seat Majority): Social Democrats - 25 seats, Centre - 23 seats, Protectionist - 1 seat

2015-2019: Mark Cutler (Centre)
def. 2015 1/3 (11 seat Majority): Reform - 40 seats, Social Democrats - 3 seats, Protectionist - 1 seat
def. 2016 1/3 (33 seat Majority): Reform - 32 seats, Protectionist - 1 seat
def. 2018 1/3 (41 seat Majority): Reform - 28 seats, Protectionist - 1 seat
def. 2019 1/3 (15 seat Majority): Reform - 40 seats, Eco-Left - 1 seat, Protectionist - 1 seat

def. 2020 1/3 (9 seat Majority): Reform - 42 seats, Eco-Left - 2 seat, Protectionist - 1 seat

2022 Full Council: Mark Cutler (Centre) - 51 seats, Alex Campbell (Reform) - 45 seats, Susan Hague (Eco Left) - 2 seat, Walter Wallgrenn (Protectionist) - 1 seat
 
1964-1967: Gerald Rose (Reform) [1]
def. 1964 (Majority): John Wadsworth (Social Democratic), Richard Rook (Free Democrats)
1967-1974: Bert Lyndon (Reform) [2]
def. 1969 (Majority): Morris Steinberg (Social Democratic), Graham Smith (Free Democrats)
1974-1974: Norman N. Nicholson (Reform) [3]
1974-1979: John Wadsworth (Social Democratic) [4]

def. 1974 (Majority): Norman N. Nicholson (Reform), Graham Smith (Free Democrats)
 
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