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Just to say, fantastic work (as always). The fact I know very little about this period (and anything I've ever tried to read on the ECW has been drier than a very dry thing) means the fact I'm hooked is even more impressive (I like to be able to come ATL with OTl in my head) Glad (if that's...

Glad (if that is the right word) to see one of the most chilling ATLs on the site get a proper update. Every chapter gives me chills. I *think* I would have survived the exchange - in 84 I was in Eyemouth, just over the border from Berwick, so probably far enough away from targets. Not so...

I'm intrigued, but because I have little beyond that to add, i tend not to post. So if it keeps you going, more I say

It's a sign of the strength of this timeline that I'm avidly looking forward to each update, despite the fact each leaves me feeling shocked and chilled to the pit of my stomach. The Allies have gone so far that carpet bombing a quarter of a million people to death is a viable option :eek...

I'd like to see Hearts results. Hopefully one outcome will be success for teams other than the OF, and Edinburgh (not Leith :) ) deserves some trophies....

I think that 'sub-nuclear' terrorism is an interesting option. Not the cliche of someone getting and detonating a functional nuclear warhead (usually from an ex-Soviet state), but the idea of a dirty bomb, using conventional explosives to contaminate an area with highly radioactive materials

Football what ifs:(a biased selection on the whole, but hey) What if Queens Park turn professional in the 1880s? What if the Home Nations enter the first World Cup? What if the Munich air crash doesn't happen? Likewise, what if the Torino team air crash doesn't happen? What if...

The only issue with that is how it knocks on the relegation and promotion in the national league pyramid. What happens if one or two clubs form the national league get promoted into the Euro-League? Do you give out extra promotion places, or cancel relegations. You'll only know it at the end...

The idea of multi-national leagues to boost the profile of the top clubs outside the FAPL, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga etc. is interesting. I think the POD has to be a lot earlier than 1990s for it to work - perhaps the start point would be a different set up for the European Cup when it was...

For the Commonwealth, it would help if New Zealand stopped stealing players from Fiji, Tonga etc. Definitely a Pacific Tournament to increase the frequency of international rugby. Also, I'd suggest that the earlier introduction of a league system - the merit tables were an amazing mess. Once...

Or a subsriber count, so that people like me with nothing useful to add can encourage without having to think of something to post

Just to add to the chorus of applause - I always hope a new post in LTTW is a Thande update, and they never fail to deliver. This is why I'll never write a TL - I couldn't write something even 1% as brilliant as this

Thinking about it some more, if we assume that the LibDems gain a few more percentage points than OTL (perhaps avoiding the dip once Charlie went, and then gaining the same few points over and above), the real question becomes where do those voters come from, and what impact do they have on...

Plus with CK having a higher public profile than Clegg, Vince Cable's prescience on the Credit Crunch would have more visibility. So should Kennedy still be leader now, they would look very good. The challenge is transforming higher LD poll ratings into electoral success under FPTP. Also...

You've killed the Dwarf - you swine. I'm not going to let that stop me enjoying the development of TTL, but a TL without Mr Flibble is a TL less rich somehow..

Stuff like this is why I'll always be a lurker, rather than a writer I fear. This is really interesting, and very well done

Ok, so I'll scratch that as a POD. It's interesting to realise just how much your personal circumstances dictate your memory of events..

I was a student in Scotland at the time, and one of the biggest issues was that the minimum you had to pay was 20% of the charge, regardless of income. So, if the CC remained the same in principle, but went down to 0% for those on lowest/ no incomes, a (fairly) significant proportion of the...

First post after lurking, inspired by a discussion elsewhere. When the Community Charge (Poll Tax) was introduced by the Thatcher Government in 1989 (in Scotland), one of the issues was that the minimum anyone paid was 20% of the charge, even if on very low income (i.e students, unemployed...