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shiftygiant

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The economy improves and she doesn't pursue the poll tax therefore her party doesn't rebel,
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Whilst the Community Charge was important to consider in her downfall, it wasn't the singular reason the party rebelled. Thatcher had, from 1987 onwards (and with the resignation of Whitelaw) become increasingly detached from political reality, drunk on the belief that she was unbeatable. The CC was symbolic of the growing gulf between her and her cabinet, especially with Lawson, who was ultimately being sidelined. To put all weight onto the CC is like putting all weight onto the resignation of Howe- important, but removing it won't resolve the underlying issue.
though the economy continues through a deep recession her popularity remains high after the Persian Gulf War.
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Victory in the gulf won't save her if the economy has gone to shit. And to be frank by 1988 there was going to be a recession unless drastic action was taken- action that Thatcher would have never pursued.

Thatcher winning in '92 is ultimately a fantasy (not to mention that she would have called an election in '91) and relies on someone who was out of touch, loathed in large areas of the country- areas that, even without the CC, would only grow because of the inevitable recession- surrounded by young yes men nodding heads for someone who is becoming detached from reality and more concerned with where they'll stand once the party is over as opposed to actually saving the ship, with an opposition that, whilst lead by Neil Kinnock, was becoming a well oiled machine, and after having spent near 14 in power was out of place, out of touch, and irrelevant to the real needs of the country. To borrow a phrase, it was a "grotesque chaos".
 
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Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov (Russian: Сапармурат Атаевич Ниязов) was the Hetman of the Turkestani Host in the Russian Federation. A respected military leader and politician, he held incredible power and influence among his Turkic brethren and fellow cossacks.

Born in Gypjak, in the far southwest of Turkestan, Saparmurat lost his mother at the age of eight. He and his brothers were then put into the custody of a distant relative, to whom Saparmurat referred to as "Uncle Arar". However, in 1954, Arar was shot by an unknown assailant, leaving Saparmurat and his brothers completely helpless. They would be adopted by Ilya Gerasimov, a member of the local Cossack community, forever changing the siblings' life and inspiring young Saparmurat to become a brave cossack. After studying extensively (and eventually leaving his beloved Tyumen Military Institute of Engineer Corps because of bouts of epilepsy), he joined the cossacks of Turkestan.

Characterized by his sharp tongue, sarcastic attitude, extreme self-esteem and a "romantic heart", Saparmurat wrote many short songs and stories of a comedic nature, as well as many memoirs of his life as a Cossack and even some science-fiction writings (the most popular one of them known as "The Day of the Red Sun"). However, despite his seeming foolishness, Saparmurat Niyazov is considered by many a brave warrior and a true hero of the Russian people.

He died on 6 November of 2008 when he was shot by Iranian terrorists. The Iranian insurgency continues to this day.
 
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The Province of Plymouth is the oldest continually inhabited part of New England. It is bordered by Massachusetts Bay to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, and Rhode Island to the west. Its capitol city is Plymouth, and the most populous city is New Bedford.

The province is known for its robust fishing and tourism industries, the two making up a very large portion of the province's economy. In the past couple of decades its low taxes, friendly business climate, and small size have helped it develop into a suburban commuter province for those who work in Boston or Providence. The province's railroads, the second largest daily transportation method in the province, are almost entirely owned by the New Haven Railroad. The sole exception to this is a ground-level metro line owned by Boston Metropolitan Area Transit (BMAT), which offers slower service to downtown Boston than the HNRR's lines.

Plymouth has three counties (Albert, Plymouth, and Barnstable), all of which have a functioning county government, the only province in New England where all counties are still functioning. Plymouth, along with Rhode Island, have the lowest number of French-speaking inhabitants in the country, with only nine percent of the province's population speaking French as a native language. Despite this, all government documents and road signs are bilingual, despite no federal law dictating this to be so.

The province also has the country's most traveled canal, the Cape Cod Canal, which eases shipments to and from Boston to ports to the south. The New England Navy maintains a small naval station on the north side of the canal, and in Buzzard's Bay on the southern end of the canal, highlighting its strategic importance to the country.

Politically, the province regularly elects Conservatives to represent it in the federal parliament and province-wide, but a recent spat with the New Haven Railroad, which the Conservatives defended have swung the province towards the Labour Party, electing the first Labour Premier in over five decades. Opinion polls for the 2017 General Election indicate that all but one of the Conservative's nine MPs are in danger of losing their seats.

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Georgepatton

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The Federal Council of the United States is the executive body of the United States government, acting to oversee and administer the operations of the federal departments. The members, chosen on a rotating basis by the United States Senate (aside from the President, who is directly elected and selects a serving member to hold the position of Vice President) are all technically responsible for the operations of the entire federal bureaucracy, but in practice each heads one or more federal departments and proposes policy in that field. While sharp political partisanship defines much of the rest of the government of the United States, the Federal Council maintains a strict policy of congeniality - whatever disagreements might be aired during meetings of the Council, the members agree to support their collective decisions in public, even against personal or political persuasions.

Sessions of the Council, held at the Executive Palace in Annapolis every Friday (and at other times of disaster or emergency when convened by the President), are closed to the public, and minutes or recordings are retained for a period of 50 years. Members agree not to violate the privacy of the session as part of their oaths of office, and in the past a number of members have been forced to resign for lapses in this policy. While votes are included within this policy of confidentiality, the present Council has a balance of seven Republican and Republican-aligned members, five Democrats and Democratic-associates, and two non-partisan members who are understood by tradition to support majority initiatives.

No more than two members may ever be chosen from the same state to serve at the same time.

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Thande

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Georgepatton said:
The Federal Council of the United States is the executive body of the United States government, acting to oversee and administer the operations of the federal departments. The members, chosen on a rotating basis by the United States Senate (aside from the President, who is directly elected and selects a serving member to hold the position of Vice President) are all technically responsible for the operations of the entire federal bureaucracy, but in practice each heads one or more federal departments and proposes policy in that field. While sharp political partisanship defines much of the rest of the government of the United States, the Federal Council maintains a strict policy of congeniality - whatever disagreements might be aired during meetings of the Council, the members agree to support their collective decisions in public, even against personal or political persuasions.

Sessions of the Council, held at the Executive Palace in Annapolis every Friday (and at other times of disaster or emergency when convened by the President), are closed to the public, and minutes or recordings are retained for a period of 50 years. Members agree not to violate the privacy of the session as part of their oaths of office, and in the past a number of members have been forced to resign for lapses in this policy. While votes are included within this policy of confidentiality, the present Council has a balance of seven Republican and Republican-aligned members, five Democrats and Democratic-associates, and two non-partisan members who are understood by tradition to support majority initiatives.

No more than two members may ever be chosen from the same state to serve at the same time.

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Very interesting. I guess butterfly nets are implicit in these lists where you have modern politicians anyway, but I admit it surprised me to see Yazoo and Hawaii in the same list.

Like the alternate state flags a lot.
 
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Thande said:
Very interesting. I guess butterfly nets are implicit in these lists where you have modern politicians anyway, but I admit it surprised me to see Yazoo and Hawaii in the same list.

Like the alternate state flags a lot.
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The Deseret one had the filename on the wikicommons 'alleged Mormon flag' and after that the idea was too good to pass up.
 
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Georgepatton said:
The Deseret one had the filename on the wikicommons 'alleged Mormon flag' and after that the idea was too good to pass up.
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The only other flag I recall being described in those terms was the white-blue-red vertical tricolour that is sometimes attributed to early 19th century Mexico but appears to be the result of it being repeatedly copied from a painting where it might have been intended to represent something else (or just be mispainted).
 
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