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The New Consensus:
1970-1978: Ted Heath (Conservative)
1970 (Majority) def: Harold Wilson (Labour), Jeremy Thorpe (Liberal)
1974 (Majority) def: Harold Wilson (Labour), Jeremy Thorpe (Liberal), Dick Taverne (Democratic Labour)
1978-1983: William Whitlaw (Conservative)
1979 (Majority) def: Michael Foot (Labour), David Steel-Roy Jenkins (Liberal-Democrat Alliance), William Wolfe (SNP)
1983-1993: Neil Kinnock (Labour)
1983 (Majority) def: William Whitlaw (Conservative), David Steel (Liberal Democrats), Reg Prentice (National Democrats)
1985 EEC Referendum: Leave 56%, Remain 44%
1987 (Majority) def: Michael Heseltine (Conservative), David Penhaligon (Liberal Democrats), Norman Tebbit (National Democrats)
1991 (Majority) def: Ian Gow (Conservative), David Penhaligon (Liberal Democrats), Jim Sillars (SNP)
1993-: Bryan Gould (Labour)
1993 (Majority) def: Lynda Chalker (Conservative), Malcolm Bruce (Liberal Democrats), Jim Sillars (SNP), Sara Parkin-Derek Wall (Green)
"That Dick, Tavarne has fucked us"
-1974, Supposed Harold Wilson Quote
“If William Whitlaw wins on Thursday–
I warn you not to be ordinary.
I warn you not to be young.
I warn you not to fall ill.
I warn you not to get old.”
-1983, Neil Kinnock’s Final Campaign Speech which was partially credited with causing Labour’s landslide victory in retrospective. There is much argument about this.
"Monetarism is Dead...Long Live Monetarism."
-1993 City of London Banker joking in the aftermath of the Japanese Stock Market Crash
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State of the British Parties, 1993:
In Government:
Labour: Well, Gould somehow done it. The man has gained his own majority, despite the fact that we've had ten years of Labour Government, it shouldn't possible. But the architect of Labour's Anglo Model of Democratic Socialism, Industrial Democracy and Social Market has managed to do it (thank Philip Gould for that I guess). This isn't to say there aren't problems. The sudden collapse of the Japanese Stock Market has soured the impact of the Anglo-Japan Pact, the EEC is planning to unify into Federal System and are planning on punishing Britain for it and the Soviet Union has collapsed into Civil War which is making Britain cutting it's Defence budget look awkward. Still, at least we have Free Fibre Optic Connection, Satellite TV and jobs at the Local CoOp, can't complain too much.
Opposition:
Conservative: Lynda Chalker has stayed as leader because she's really the first Conservative leader that hasn't driven the Conservative Party off a fucking cliff, Whitlaw helped lead to the National Democrats occurring (or, how dare you only do Soft Monetarism, we want full on Keith Joseph, Hard Right Ballardesque Monetarism as Hayeck/Friedman wanted), Michael Heseltine alienated both the remaining Monetarists and One Nation types and Ian Gow was trying to ensure that the Conservative party healed more than than trying to gain much in seats. Chalker has told everyone that all it'll take is 'One More Heave', hoping that One More Heave isn't the 1922 Committee heaving her out of the leadership. Here's hoping and all that.
Liberal Democrats: Slightly annoyed that the Conservatives have finally managed to patch up there differences with the National Democrats and now the Conservatives are finally unified the Liberal Democrats can't be the voice of sensible Centrist Reason anymore. Ah well. Malcolm Bruce is a confident captain who has decided that the Liberal Democrats should apply triangulation and aim for what as he calls it 'Radical Centrism'...so Social Democracy then? Like, that's the Centre now.
Minor Parties:
Scottish National Party: Jim Sillars is slowly becoming the villain of the British Labour Government, more than the Tories. It's not Sillars fault that he's pitching a form Scottish Nationalism that adds Classic Social Democracy with a dash of Nordic Model to the mix instead of just vague One Nation style Scottish Nationalism. It's not Sillars fault that he has 8 seat in the House of Commons. It's not Sillars fault that he won John Smith's former seat...okay it his fault but still...
Green Party: Well David Icke has fucked off with his weirdo mates so now Derek Wall can pitch his version of wobbly Left Eco Municipal Libertarianism I guess. Popular with folks who think that Bryan Gould should be more Left Wing, EuroCommunists or with the Children of Tories who want to be Left Wing. The party has committed to aiming mainly at getting councillors but 1993 lead to some surprise victories, mainly Peter Tatchell winning abruptly in Vauxhall and John Peck surprising many in Nottingham. Still I'm sure the Green Party won't capitalise on the eventual Labour apathy...right?
1970-1978: Ted Heath (Conservative)
1970 (Majority) def: Harold Wilson (Labour), Jeremy Thorpe (Liberal)
1974 (Majority) def: Harold Wilson (Labour), Jeremy Thorpe (Liberal), Dick Taverne (Democratic Labour)
1978-1983: William Whitlaw (Conservative)
1979 (Majority) def: Michael Foot (Labour), David Steel-Roy Jenkins (Liberal-Democrat Alliance), William Wolfe (SNP)
1983-1993: Neil Kinnock (Labour)
1983 (Majority) def: William Whitlaw (Conservative), David Steel (Liberal Democrats), Reg Prentice (National Democrats)
1985 EEC Referendum: Leave 56%, Remain 44%
1987 (Majority) def: Michael Heseltine (Conservative), David Penhaligon (Liberal Democrats), Norman Tebbit (National Democrats)
1991 (Majority) def: Ian Gow (Conservative), David Penhaligon (Liberal Democrats), Jim Sillars (SNP)
1993-: Bryan Gould (Labour)
1993 (Majority) def: Lynda Chalker (Conservative), Malcolm Bruce (Liberal Democrats), Jim Sillars (SNP), Sara Parkin-Derek Wall (Green)
"That Dick, Tavarne has fucked us"
-1974, Supposed Harold Wilson Quote
“If William Whitlaw wins on Thursday–
I warn you not to be ordinary.
I warn you not to be young.
I warn you not to fall ill.
I warn you not to get old.”
-1983, Neil Kinnock’s Final Campaign Speech which was partially credited with causing Labour’s landslide victory in retrospective. There is much argument about this.
"Monetarism is Dead...Long Live Monetarism."
-1993 City of London Banker joking in the aftermath of the Japanese Stock Market Crash
—///—
State of the British Parties, 1993:
In Government:
Labour: Well, Gould somehow done it. The man has gained his own majority, despite the fact that we've had ten years of Labour Government, it shouldn't possible. But the architect of Labour's Anglo Model of Democratic Socialism, Industrial Democracy and Social Market has managed to do it (thank Philip Gould for that I guess). This isn't to say there aren't problems. The sudden collapse of the Japanese Stock Market has soured the impact of the Anglo-Japan Pact, the EEC is planning to unify into Federal System and are planning on punishing Britain for it and the Soviet Union has collapsed into Civil War which is making Britain cutting it's Defence budget look awkward. Still, at least we have Free Fibre Optic Connection, Satellite TV and jobs at the Local CoOp, can't complain too much.
Opposition:
Conservative: Lynda Chalker has stayed as leader because she's really the first Conservative leader that hasn't driven the Conservative Party off a fucking cliff, Whitlaw helped lead to the National Democrats occurring (or, how dare you only do Soft Monetarism, we want full on Keith Joseph, Hard Right Ballardesque Monetarism as Hayeck/Friedman wanted), Michael Heseltine alienated both the remaining Monetarists and One Nation types and Ian Gow was trying to ensure that the Conservative party healed more than than trying to gain much in seats. Chalker has told everyone that all it'll take is 'One More Heave', hoping that One More Heave isn't the 1922 Committee heaving her out of the leadership. Here's hoping and all that.
Liberal Democrats: Slightly annoyed that the Conservatives have finally managed to patch up there differences with the National Democrats and now the Conservatives are finally unified the Liberal Democrats can't be the voice of sensible Centrist Reason anymore. Ah well. Malcolm Bruce is a confident captain who has decided that the Liberal Democrats should apply triangulation and aim for what as he calls it 'Radical Centrism'...so Social Democracy then? Like, that's the Centre now.
Minor Parties:
Scottish National Party: Jim Sillars is slowly becoming the villain of the British Labour Government, more than the Tories. It's not Sillars fault that he's pitching a form Scottish Nationalism that adds Classic Social Democracy with a dash of Nordic Model to the mix instead of just vague One Nation style Scottish Nationalism. It's not Sillars fault that he has 8 seat in the House of Commons. It's not Sillars fault that he won John Smith's former seat...okay it his fault but still...
Green Party: Well David Icke has fucked off with his weirdo mates so now Derek Wall can pitch his version of wobbly Left Eco Municipal Libertarianism I guess. Popular with folks who think that Bryan Gould should be more Left Wing, EuroCommunists or with the Children of Tories who want to be Left Wing. The party has committed to aiming mainly at getting councillors but 1993 lead to some surprise victories, mainly Peter Tatchell winning abruptly in Vauxhall and John Peck surprising many in Nottingham. Still I'm sure the Green Party won't capitalise on the eventual Labour apathy...right?