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So I've recently been thinking about Labour in the 1980s and how it was a rather fluid era in terms of how things could have gone differently. So I've been thinking about some differents PODS that could have changed things significantly (also if anyone has any ideas for POD's)...
Foot resigns in the aftermath of the Darlington By-Election; An easy way for this to occur is the SDP chooses someone more in tune with local issues as there candidate instead of Anthony Cook. Now that's Healy's in charge and likely will be in charge if Thatcher still calls the June election would Labour be able to do a bit better or would the same kind of result occur. If a similar result to OTLs 1983 occurs maybe the Right are blamed for incompetence on there part which maybe helps the Left in the long run. Also the SDP momentum would probably still be going.
Another POD I've been thinking about is if the Kinnock-Hattersly dream ticket is less of a thing and a more competitive 1983 Deputy Leadership and Leadership contest occur. Maybe you get Kinnock as leader and Meacher as Deputy which is what many of the Bennites wanted.
Another could be Benn launches a leadership contest before the 1987 election, this was a fear amongst some folks in Labour in the aftermath of Benn's victory in the 1984 Chesterfield By-Election
Another interesting one would be if Patricia Holmes is able to swing the 1988 Kensington By-Election to Labour, it's within the realm of possibility and the effect that could have is something.
Lastly John Prescott manages to gain the Deputy Leadership in 1988, @AlfieJ has covered this rather well in a list but what other effects could that cause?
Foot resigns in the aftermath of the Darlington By-Election; An easy way for this to occur is the SDP chooses someone more in tune with local issues as there candidate instead of Anthony Cook. Now that's Healy's in charge and likely will be in charge if Thatcher still calls the June election would Labour be able to do a bit better or would the same kind of result occur. If a similar result to OTLs 1983 occurs maybe the Right are blamed for incompetence on there part which maybe helps the Left in the long run. Also the SDP momentum would probably still be going.
Another POD I've been thinking about is if the Kinnock-Hattersly dream ticket is less of a thing and a more competitive 1983 Deputy Leadership and Leadership contest occur. Maybe you get Kinnock as leader and Meacher as Deputy which is what many of the Bennites wanted.
Another could be Benn launches a leadership contest before the 1987 election, this was a fear amongst some folks in Labour in the aftermath of Benn's victory in the 1984 Chesterfield By-Election
Another interesting one would be if Patricia Holmes is able to swing the 1988 Kensington By-Election to Labour, it's within the realm of possibility and the effect that could have is something.
Lastly John Prescott manages to gain the Deputy Leadership in 1988, @AlfieJ has covered this rather well in a list but what other effects could that cause?