liberal party

How plausibly could the Liberal Party remain a dominant party in the United Kingdom? Would Labour or the Tories have to make way?

So, if there was No SDP Split (as in maybe Woy bumbles off to the Liberals but William’s, Owen and Rodgers stay put in 81’) what would be the effect on the Liberals? An important question would be if there would be any form of Modernisation of the party in the late 80s, with a Ashdown or maybe...

These Radicalised Isles; What if Joseph Chamberlain Became Prime Minister? Part 1- The Rise of Chamberlain By the 1880s the Liberal party, despite the apparent veneer of success, was harbouring a major split between two rival factions- the radicals and the moderate 'Whig' faction, with...

Prologue: . A Decade of War and Peace The 40s, the decade of World War II, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the rise of an unexpected contender. But before we learn about all of this we must first learn the beginnings of this all, the United States Presidential Election of 1940. The parties...

Events, Dear Boy A British Political Timeline So, an idea I've had for a while, but one I'm only just finally getting around to putting into an actual timeline. The POD for this TL is that Tony Benn, instead of Denis Healey, wins the 1981 UK Labour Party deputy leadership contest. This TL...

When on January 20, 1948, longtime Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King called on the Liberal Party to hold a national convention to choose a new leader, his shadow rightfully loomed large. Hand chosen to be the next leader of the Liberal Party by former Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier...

In October of 1975, the Liberal-National Coalition, led by Malcolm Fraser, chose to block supply in the Senate for the government, and prevented the passage of several appropriations bills. This led to Fraser approaching the Governor-General, John Kerr, and requesting that he dismiss Whitlam's...

Can I go home? I need a TL intro. This isn't even a TLIAPOT! shut Fine, what is this about? Canadian politics. Just Canadian politics? I'll do some stuff with the U.K. and U.S., but that will be the focus. Can we just start this? Sure. In 1984, John Turner’s Liberal Party would face a horrible...

If the UK Liberal Party stayed a major party and was not replaced by Labour, what would there likely ideological trajectory be? Would they evolve into a progressive party? A centrist one?

When I first signed-up on the wonderful forum, I immediately started a little TL entitled Redemption: A Political Comeback Story. As you all know, it was pretty horrible and it was never finished (Something that I no doubt have become known for doing). As it was my first story I always felt a...

Possible Questions and Likely Answers: Q: Wait, Alan Clark joins the British Social Democratic Party (SDP)? A: No, although that would be very fun (if very highly implausible) and I would want someone to write that timeline. In this timeline Alan Clark causes several PODs and butterflies...