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Is Richard Crispe supposed to look like HP Lovecraft and Woodrow Wilson's gay lovechild or is that just me?
I forgot to mention! I remembered another "Cripps" politician of the '30s and '40s on my list: Ben Chifley.
shiftygiant
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I wanted to see that. So I spent two hours making these.
I'll do a write up after tea.
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Taking over following the resignation of John Prescott, Ashdown's Labour adopted a safe hand approach to the electorate, developing the centralist platform that had begun under the Leadership of Neil Kinnock, whilst tying itself to more traditionally leftist policies. Pledging a minimum wage, reforms in education and health services, devolution, electoral reform, economic competences, and a withdrawal from the on-going and highly unpopular Russian Civil War, Labour's fierce campaign was ultimately a success and saw the party return from the wilderness with an unprecedented 464 seats, beginning the first of four consecutive Parliaments in power. However internal strife, which had been allowed to fester under the Prescott Leadership, particularly the division between the Leadership and Backbenches, the Leadership composed strongly of refugees of the Liberal Party, would see the Party ultimetly split in 2003 over Britain's continued involvement in Russia and disagreements with the direction of electoral reform.
The Conservatives, led by incumbent Prime Minister Malcolm Rifkind, would run a campaign emphasizing Party unity, Britain's economic progress under the Conservatives, falling unemployment, falling fuel prices and national security. Despite this, the visible signs of disunity and disloyalty would undermine the message, with the lingering memories of the recent 'Fuel Wars', malaise of the Conservative and Social Democratic Goverment, and the desire for change after a near quarter century led to the Parties worst defeat since 1906, with only 160 MP's returning to Parliament, not including the Prime Minister, who would loose his own seat in what became known as the 'Night of Long Polls', as well as dozens of other high profile Conservative Members and Cabinet ministers. The vote share would also be the worst since 1832. The Social Democrats would suffer in a similar vein, with their campaign emphasizing on the progress the party had made destroyed by the public's hatred towards the party at large, with only 6 MP's out of 23 returning to Parliament. The two would ultimetly merge shortly thereafter, and would spend the next 12 years in Opposition.
As with all elections since the 1950's, the results would be broadcast live on the BBC and ITV, as well as online.
The United Kingdom general election of 2004 was held on 15 January 2004. A snap election held following the Democrat Labour Parties split from the Labour Party, the election would Paddy Ashdown's Labour Party return to office on a narrow majority, returning with 338 seats, a reduction of 138 seats compared to the 464 seat landslide of 2002. It remains the largest loss of seats to not result in an election defeat.
The Labour campaign would emphasis a strong and stable economy and a deescalation of violence in the North, Northern Ireland, and Russia; however, this would undermined by the Parties Split in the August of 2003, which triggered the election, the Parties perception becoming that of disunity, infighting, and weakness. The Democratic Labour Party, under the leadership of former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, would campaign with a similar focus on the Governments success, however diverging towards a more traditionally Socialist-Croslandite Principles as the way forward. The Conservative and Social Democratic Party, formed in 2002 in the immediate aftermath of the 2002 General Election, under the Leadership of Sebastian Coe, would highlight the Governments failings in Russia and regarding Goverment Spending. Coe himself would face attack by the National Party, a Conservative breakaway who split following the Conservative and Social Democratic merger, led by Right-Winger Iain Duncan Smith, who campaigned on more traditionally Conservative lines.
During the campaign, the four main Party Leaders would partake in a televised debate, the first of such to take place. The result would see Democratic Labour shoot up in the Polls, with Robin Cook, despite being perceived as weaker in comparison to the more charismatic Ashdown, viewed as the winner due to his more coherent vision for Britain and being able to debate Ashdown on matters of security and social reform. The National Party, despite having been touted as the potential breakthrough, would suffer at the hands of Party Leader Iain Duncan Smith, who's lack of charisma resulted in the National Party swinging low into the polls, from which they were unable to recover in time for polling day. Despite their strong performance at the debate and jump in the polls, Democratic Labour were unable to capitalize on this, and came second with 148 seats behind Labour's 338, although were able to gain two seats over the Conservative and Social Democratic Party, entering Opposition. Cook would remain Leader and serve as the first Leader of the Opposition since 1922 to by neither Labour nor the Conservatives, until his death in 2005. Both the seat share and vote share of the Conservative and Social Democratic Party would shrink, with blame put onto National's vote splitting, though Coe would remain Leader. The Election would be considered the most 'three cornered' since 1929.
The Labour campaign would emphasis a strong and stable economy and a deescalation of violence in the North, Northern Ireland, and Russia; however, this would undermined by the Parties Split in the August of 2003, which triggered the election, the Parties perception becoming that of disunity, infighting, and weakness. The Democratic Labour Party, under the leadership of former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, would campaign with a similar focus on the Governments success, however diverging towards a more traditionally Socialist-Croslandite Principles as the way forward. The Conservative and Social Democratic Party, formed in 2002 in the immediate aftermath of the 2002 General Election, under the Leadership of Sebastian Coe, would highlight the Governments failings in Russia and regarding Goverment Spending. Coe himself would face attack by the National Party, a Conservative breakaway who split following the Conservative and Social Democratic merger, led by Right-Winger Iain Duncan Smith, who campaigned on more traditionally Conservative lines.
During the campaign, the four main Party Leaders would partake in a televised debate, the first of such to take place. The result would see Democratic Labour shoot up in the Polls, with Robin Cook, despite being perceived as weaker in comparison to the more charismatic Ashdown, viewed as the winner due to his more coherent vision for Britain and being able to debate Ashdown on matters of security and social reform. The National Party, despite having been touted as the potential breakthrough, would suffer at the hands of Party Leader Iain Duncan Smith, who's lack of charisma resulted in the National Party swinging low into the polls, from which they were unable to recover in time for polling day. Despite their strong performance at the debate and jump in the polls, Democratic Labour were unable to capitalize on this, and came second with 148 seats behind Labour's 338, although were able to gain two seats over the Conservative and Social Democratic Party, entering Opposition. Cook would remain Leader and serve as the first Leader of the Opposition since 1922 to by neither Labour nor the Conservatives, until his death in 2005. Both the seat share and vote share of the Conservative and Social Democratic Party would shrink, with blame put onto National's vote splitting, though Coe would remain Leader. The Election would be considered the most 'three cornered' since 1929.
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Wallet
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2027? What about the 2024 election or was it cancelled?An Infamous, Beautiful Man
*the bell rings, and a bunch of diseased and disgusting former reptilian 2008 Obama voters quickly occupy the room and sit down on their American-made seats with their American-made desks with American-made pencils in hand. A blond-haired, blue-eyed muscular beautiful Aryan man enters the room and shuts the door behind him. The class whispers amongst one another.
"Alright, you disgusting alien fucks! It's time to learn some goddamn history, you bitches! Here's your first lesson: who liberated the great Aryan race from the evil minorities of the United States of America and saved the human race from you fucking shape-shifting reptilians?"
The class pauses, wondering what the answer is. Then all of a sudden, a green and scaly hand is raised in the air.
"Uh, uh...lemme think, shit...Donald Trump?"
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"No, you stupid fuck! President Trump only eliminated one-third of the non-Aryan population through his New Deal programs! Think harder, you fuckin' alien scum!"
The class continued to ponder the teacher's question, until finally one brave young Reptilian answered without hesitation:
"I know it! It's Alex Jones!"
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"Correct! I guess you fuckers are smart after all.."
The class cheers in acceptance, with very intelligible hissing from the back of the room.
"Alex Jones, God bless his perfect soul, finally eliminated the last 2/3rds of the non-Aryan and reptilian race through blood, sweat, tears, and possibly a few wars with neighboring countries..."
Various cheers can now be heard across the room
"God bless the new United States of America!"
"Heil Fuhrers Trump und Jones!"
"Der Reich ist gut!"
"HEIL MEIN FUHRER!"
"HEIL, MY BOYS, HEIL"
~ the last words of the teacher before he collapsed into a coma from the excitemnent.
the end.
P.S. why did you read this. i literally made this in 20 minutes, you've wasted, like, 10 minutes of your life on this shit. i hope you're happy i took precious time from your life and made you focus on this stupid shit instead. expect more in the future, you lovable bahstuds
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Presumably he won the 2024 election, having abolished the 22nd Amendment earlier in his presidency.
Trump was such a great President that he literally abolished the 22nd Amendment due to his immense power and influence.
But Social Democrat doesn't mean Socialist Democrat in the sense of the PSD. It was called PPD Popular Democrat Party, but renamed to make it more social. In this sense it's social as in from society, not socialism. So not quite.
But it is a shocking development. Also Livingstone as leader of the Opposition. Eeek.
Well I did know that American arch-reactionary Robert Taft wrote a book in which he said that what he and conservatives were advocating was real social democracy, using that very argument, and said that socialists had hijacked it.
shiftygiant
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80's cliche was that the SDP would eventually align with the Conservatives and support their Goverment (see: A Very British Coup). Looking at Owen's plans for the Party, there is some sense to this cliche, in a sort of Liberal Unionist way.
No no, not Livingstone, Livingston is Robin Cooks seat (and where I WAS BORN AAAA).
I didn't know that, that's interesting. I'd always just assumed they were an actual social democratic party that ended up as the most right-wing party by default because no one else was willing to be openly right-wing after Salazar and became genuinely right-wing over time.
Makes sense. In my thesis, I write about 1940s-50s right-wing populist movements (Qualunquismo and Poujadisme), and it's funny, Qualunquists were essentially libertarians (with a hard on for U.S.E.) and when their leader, Giannini debated with Togliatti debated on these issues, they came to the conclusion that both parties wanted the same, but through different means. Did not help the party remain the stalwart of anti-communism so they got destroyed in 1948.
My bad. Must have mixed something up, or maybe they all look similar? This sort of bearded old leftist look these people share, just google Julio Anguita.
No, it was created by the ala liberal ("left-wing", pro-democracy and liberal) of the Salazar regime after its downfall alongside centre-right and centre and non-PS centre-left opposition existing in 1974.
I blame Polish pundits who used the PSD as an example for their 'PO will become the centre-left social democratic party by default' opinion pieces (that unsurprisingly turned out to be so full of shit) for my misconception.
shiftygiant
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Something about having 'Robin Cook' and 'leftist' in relation seems wrong.
And it should be noted Livingstone has been clean shaven since 1995, though I can see the similarity in how haggared all three look.
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