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Red Dawn
'Though the United States has failed in its task of combating the Soviet menace, we shall by no means let our own mission falter.'
- Airey Neave, 1986, upon the formation of the Anti Soviet National Government
'I decided to go to the Soviets for one reason: they knew a bloody good deal. There was no way I would reject an offer to live in a land of true socialism.'
- Arthur Scargill in a 1999 interview.
'The prime minister does not have any plans to establish a deal with People Before Profit until they release their full financial disclosures with contacts in the American Communes.'
- Statement to the press from the office of Prime Minister David Miliband, 2016.
'Will Miliband call an EEC referendum to placate PBP?'
- BBC headline, 2016.
'PBP leader to stand in Wavertree by-election.'
- Guardian, 2016.
'Former Telegraph Editor Boris Johnson musing standing on a 'Free Michael Gove' label in upcoming by-election.'
- Evening Standard, 2016.
1978: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative minority)
1980: Michael Foot (Labour minority)
1982: Airey Neave (Conservative majority)
1985: Airey Neave (Conservative leading Anti-Soviet National Government consisting of UUP, DUP, Owenite SDP, Rebel Liberals, Rebel Labourites)
1986: Airey Neave (Conservative leading Anti-Soviet National Government consisting of UUP, DUP, Reform, Democratic Labour)
1988: James Molyneaux (Conservative leading Anti-Soviet National Government consisting of UUP, DUP, Reform, Democratic Labour)
1989: Leon Brittain (Conservative leading Anti-Soviet National Government consisting of UUP, DUP, Reform, Democratic Labour)
1990: Peter Shore (Labour leading Popular Front consisting of Democrats, Liberals, Communists, SDLP, Anti National Conservatives)
1993: David Blunkett (Labour leading Popular Front consisting of Democrats, Liberals, Communists, SDLP, Anti National Conservatives)
1995: Nigel Lawson (Conservative-Reform coalition)
1999: Harriet Harman (Labour majority)
2003: Harriet Harman (Labour majority)
2007: Tim Bell (Conservative majority)
2012: Tim Bell (Conservative-Liberal coalition)
2016: David Miliband (Labour minority)
CURRENT PARTY STANDINGS
Labour: 318 seats
Conservative: 274 seats
Liberal: 16 seats
People Before Profit: 10 seats
SNP: 8 seats
UUP: 5 seats
SDLP: 4 seats
DUP: 4 seats
SDP: 3 seats
Plaid Cymru: 3 seats
Free Democrats: 2 seats
Independent Conservatives: 2 seats
Sinn Féin: 2 seats
Alliance: 1 seat
Workers (associated with PBP): 1 seat
Communist (associated with PBP): 1 seat
Speaker (Peter Hitchens): 1 seat
Independent Liberal: 1 seat
Independent: 1 seat
A silly idea about the Soviets winning the Cold War and Britain becoming one of the world's sole capitalist powers. I've seen many other Red Dawn type scenarios where Britain ends up becoming an authoritarian nightmare, which I've decided to avoid here.
'Though the United States has failed in its task of combating the Soviet menace, we shall by no means let our own mission falter.'
- Airey Neave, 1986, upon the formation of the Anti Soviet National Government
'I decided to go to the Soviets for one reason: they knew a bloody good deal. There was no way I would reject an offer to live in a land of true socialism.'
- Arthur Scargill in a 1999 interview.
'The prime minister does not have any plans to establish a deal with People Before Profit until they release their full financial disclosures with contacts in the American Communes.'
- Statement to the press from the office of Prime Minister David Miliband, 2016.
'Will Miliband call an EEC referendum to placate PBP?'
- BBC headline, 2016.
'PBP leader to stand in Wavertree by-election.'
- Guardian, 2016.
'Former Telegraph Editor Boris Johnson musing standing on a 'Free Michael Gove' label in upcoming by-election.'
- Evening Standard, 2016.
1978: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative minority)
1980: Michael Foot (Labour minority)
1982: Airey Neave (Conservative majority)
1985: Airey Neave (Conservative leading Anti-Soviet National Government consisting of UUP, DUP, Owenite SDP, Rebel Liberals, Rebel Labourites)
1986: Airey Neave (Conservative leading Anti-Soviet National Government consisting of UUP, DUP, Reform, Democratic Labour)
1988: James Molyneaux (Conservative leading Anti-Soviet National Government consisting of UUP, DUP, Reform, Democratic Labour)
1989: Leon Brittain (Conservative leading Anti-Soviet National Government consisting of UUP, DUP, Reform, Democratic Labour)
1990: Peter Shore (Labour leading Popular Front consisting of Democrats, Liberals, Communists, SDLP, Anti National Conservatives)
1993: David Blunkett (Labour leading Popular Front consisting of Democrats, Liberals, Communists, SDLP, Anti National Conservatives)
1995: Nigel Lawson (Conservative-Reform coalition)
1999: Harriet Harman (Labour majority)
2003: Harriet Harman (Labour majority)
2007: Tim Bell (Conservative majority)
2012: Tim Bell (Conservative-Liberal coalition)
2016: David Miliband (Labour minority)
CURRENT PARTY STANDINGS
Labour: 318 seats
Conservative: 274 seats
Liberal: 16 seats
People Before Profit: 10 seats
SNP: 8 seats
UUP: 5 seats
SDLP: 4 seats
DUP: 4 seats
SDP: 3 seats
Plaid Cymru: 3 seats
Free Democrats: 2 seats
Independent Conservatives: 2 seats
Sinn Féin: 2 seats
Alliance: 1 seat
Workers (associated with PBP): 1 seat
Communist (associated with PBP): 1 seat
Speaker (Peter Hitchens): 1 seat
Independent Liberal: 1 seat
Independent: 1 seat
A silly idea about the Soviets winning the Cold War and Britain becoming one of the world's sole capitalist powers. I've seen many other Red Dawn type scenarios where Britain ends up becoming an authoritarian nightmare, which I've decided to avoid here.
- Gorrister
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