With a PoD after the partition of India in 1947, how much of the Empire can Britain realistically hold onto?
Not much more than what they have left- and I doubt if they are going to hold onto Scotland, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and the Falklands much longer
Without Indian money, the Empire was broke and the Americans destroyed the need for the Empire by assuming the defense burden for everyone (which the Empire could no longer provide)/
Without money to buy loyalty and without fear of Japan, Argentina and the rest, there's no incentive to stay and every reason to leave
Not much more than what they have left- and I doubt if they are going to hold onto Scotland, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and the Falklands much longer
Without Indian money, the Empire was broke and the Americans destroyed the need for the Empire by assuming the defense burden for everyone (which the Empire could no longer provide)/
Without money to buy loyalty and without fear of Japan, Argentina and the rest, there's no incentive to stay and every reason to leave
Part of Hong Kong, 'The New Territories' were held under a 99 year lease, which ran out in 1997. Unless in an alternate timeline that lease is renewed, realistically the New Territories at least have to go back to China, and without them the rest may not be tenable.After WW2, it is already too late to save too much of it, you might however be able to include Malta and Hong Kong.
Part of Hong Kong, 'The New Territories' were held under a 99 year lease, which ran out in 1997. Unless in an alternate timeline that lease is renewed, realistically the New Territories at least have to go back to China, and without them the rest may not be tenable.
Yeah, Gibraltar and the Falklands are about the leave the "empire" about the same time.... uh... Kent leaves England. It's just not gonna happen. What are you gonna do with the Falkland Islanders when you hand them over to Argentina? Evict them? What about the just as British Gibraltar? It's just not gonna happen.
Not much more than what they have left- and I doubt if they are going to hold onto Scotland, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and the Falklands much longer
Though, I think it's likely that Northern Ireland will eventually unite with the RoI.
Oh, you misunderstand. With the loss of everything else, the English (the sole remaining part of the Empire) aren't going to spend a dime to defend Gibraltar or the Falklands because the English won't have any money left