'I can't become Prime Minister, not at this time of night!'

[theman from the ministery]

YES ITS BACK!!! I’ve been waiting to read this all day after getting the email at collage [insert rant about collage internet filter]

[Meadow]

Originally Posted by theman from the ministery

YES ITS BACK!!! I’ve been waiting to read this all day after getting the email at collage [insert rant about collage internet filter]

Glad you were excited. Have you read it now? ...dare I ask if you actually enjoyed it?

[drcynic]

Have you decided which personality you'll work on after Short?

[Meadow]

Originally Posted by drcynic

Have you decided which personality you'll work on after Short?

I have a few candidates in mind. There was another 'short term crisis point' scenario I wanted to do, but my lips are sealed until this is over/winding down.

[theman from the ministery]

Originally Posted by Meadow

Glad you were excited. Have you read it now? ...dare I ask if you actually enjoyed it?

very bloody much so, even though the very mention of the USSR summons dark thoughts of essay deadlines . Also I take it Ted is going to stick around a little longer than everyone first thought?

[RogueBeaver]

Great to see this back Meadow!

[Meadow]

Originally Posted by theman from the ministery

very bloody much so, even though the very mention of the USSR summons dark thoughts of essay deadlines . Also I take it Ted is going to stick around a little longer than everyone first thought?

Not necessarily, no - the election contest is expected to be resolved by the next Monday, and the Soviet visit is this weekend. He'll be in charge during it. Glad you're enjoying!

[Turquoise Blue]

An interesting story. If Short stays out of the leadership election, he'll be famous as the shortest (pardon the pun) serving Prime Minister.

[Thande]

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

An interesting story. If Short stays out of the leadership election, he'll be famous as the shortest (pardon the pun) serving Prime Minister.

Depends if you count him or him (most people don't).

[MrHuman]

This is a great TL, and I thought PMQs were really well-written.

[Meadow]

Originally Posted by MrHuman

This is a great TL, and I thought PMQs were really well-written.

Thank you kindly. I researched the PMQs of that week IOTL and used some of the questions and topics that came up in real life. Short's responses are not a million miles away from Wilson's.

[The Professor]

Nice update Meadow.
And so satisfying to picture the look on Mrs Thatcher's face with Short's response

[Lord Roem]

Know we chatted about this today, but again old boy, this is frightfully good fun. I think you mentioned that carrying on with the business of the day is exactly what Harold Wilson would have wanted, so it is wonderful to see him commemorated here by Ted. You have everyone really taken down to a tee, especially Marcia, who I consider to be one of the most intriguing people of this period, her methods were hardly dissimilar to Blair's most trusted colleagues.

Can't wait to read more.

[Colin]

Am also enjoying this hugely, please keep it up.

[Urban fox]

I doubt the Soviets would be all that upset given the circumstances. Pragmatism and their own world-view when it came to Byzantine ''succession politics''. Would induce a certain amount of cordiality (not to mention the fact that a lot of the ''Trots'' took orders from the ''Stalinists'' in Moscow), until they figure out who will emerge as Labour's new leader.

As long as Heffer is largely kept out of the room that is...

[Meadow]

Originally Posted by Urban fox

I doubt the Soviets would be all that upset given the circumstances. Pragmatism and their own world-view when it came to Byzantine ''succession politics''. Would induce a certain amount of cordiality (not to mention the fact that a lot of the ''Trots'' took orders from the ''Stalinists'' in Moscow), until they figure out who will emerge as Labour's new leader.

As long as Heffer is largely kept out of the room that is...

All good points. But the last sentence is very much what Joe and Ted are worried about.

[marcus_aurelius]

Read through this in a day, and you managed to get a former colonial interested. Good show, mate.

I especially liked the parliamentary interactions.

Marc A