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Somewhere between a Bevanite & a Bennite
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I know there are a few threads on here that ask about how to make the late (and great, to some including myself) Tony Benn PM in the 1980s, however there doesn't seem to be much talk about what his government might look like, the kind of policies it would implement in office, and how successful it might or might not be in those endeavours. Whilst already aware of Benn's own personal views & policies, it's also a question of what could/would be passed by the Labour Party ITTL.
I would like to put such a proposal forward to you, my comrades; the starting point is Heath successfully retaining a majority at the Feb. 1974 general election as most opinion polls pointed to at the time. Ensuing leadership fights within Labour eventually see Benn assume the mantle in the mid-to-late '70s and we see an earlier SDP split accordingly. The economic and social unrest of the late '70s take place, allowing the foundations for an electorate to seek refuge from the status quo of Heath's Tories, hedging their bets with Tony Benn as PM.
I would like to put such a proposal forward to you, my comrades; the starting point is Heath successfully retaining a majority at the Feb. 1974 general election as most opinion polls pointed to at the time. Ensuing leadership fights within Labour eventually see Benn assume the mantle in the mid-to-late '70s and we see an earlier SDP split accordingly. The economic and social unrest of the late '70s take place, allowing the foundations for an electorate to seek refuge from the status quo of Heath's Tories, hedging their bets with Tony Benn as PM.