1987 Election UK-The election that changed the west

(This story is powered by Prime Minister Forever 2010 during the election season, the rest is my creation and may verge on fantasy.)

April 29th, 1987: Neil Kinnock is sitting with Peter Mandelson and Bryan Gould

Mandelson: What I'm saying is that we cannot win by placing emphasis on the Miner's Strike and Westland.
Gould: Nor can we win on Europe.
Kinnock: Well wot can we do?
Mandelson: That's the thing, we've added a new member to our staff.
Kinnock: Please don't tell me you hired...
Gould: Yes, Boss Johnson (fic)

Kinnock Facepalms

Mandelson: This time he has some good ideas.

Johnson Enters, he gives off the aura of a "Boss," clad in a double-breasted pinstriped suit. He sits down and puts his Italian footwear clad feet on the desk.

Kinnock: This better be good.
Johnson: Oh trust me, it is.
Gould: Boss has a plan to add to our Kinnock: The Movie campaign.
Johnson: Let us look at this Community Charge that Thatcher is going to propose. Let us take the worst case scenario that this will result in. We will attack her on it.
Kinnock: Fair enough.
Johnson: We will also attack her mercilessly on the Nuclear Deterrent, she's been in Reagan's pocket way too long. It is time that we point this out.

Kinnock's Jaw Drops

Kinnock: That will backfire worse than the Miner's issue...
Johnson: No it will not, trust me.
 
April 30th, 1987
The Sun: "Tory Manifesto released: The Best Moves Forward"
The Mirror: "Rumours that Labour Will Downplay the Miner's Strike and Westland"

Kinnock Travels to East London and gives speech
"We don't need a Thatcher nuclear deterrent, we need a foreign interest deterrent."
 
May 1st, 1987

The Mirror: 'Kinnock: "We need a foreign interest deterrent"'
The Sun: 'The Socialist is a Communist Sympathizer, surprise surprise.'
 
May 3rd, 1987
Sunday Mirror: 'Kinnock giving solid showing, but Thatcher still leads.'
News of the World: 'Kinnock down one point, Thatcher up one.'
 
Yes, please.

No problem,
May 4th, 1987
Johnson meets with Kinnock regarding new Thatcher on Deterrent Ad Campaign

Kinnock: Where do you get these ideas?
Johnson: The Lyndon Johnson Campaign against Barry Goldwater.

May 5th, 1987
The Mirror: 'Kinnock makes strong performance on Newsnight, releases powerful Deterrent attack ad Campaign.'

May 6th, 1987
The Mirror: 'Saatchi and Saatchi releases outdated ad campaign, did they get the memo?'

Kinnock barnstorms through East London

May 7th, 1987
The Sun: 'Kinnock Makes Gaffe: Is Khrushchev Still Premier?'

Kinnock barnstorms through West London, decides to visit Finchley

May 9th, 1987
The Mirror: 'Great Day for Kinnock with Release of Manifesto'
The Sun: 'Thatcher has Small Mining Scandal, National Federation of Self Employed Endorses Kinnock'
 
May 10th, 1987
The Sunday Mirror: 'Race Now Tied: Kinnock Up 2 Points After Great Week'

If you are curious I am on Medium, on easy I can really cause chaos.

May 11th, 1987
The Sun: 'Under Pressure, Thatcher to Raise Teacher Wages in 18 Months'
The Mirror: 'New Data Suggests Kinnock Dominating on Jobs and Unemployment issue'

Kinnock gives speech on Thatcher's tax policy.

May 12th, 1987
The Mirror: 'Kinnock Continues to Pound Thatcher, Owen Joins In'

May 13th, 1987
Kinnock gives speech on Anglo-Irish Agreement Proposals, in West London

May 14th, 1987
The Sun: 'We Endorse the Lady, Not the Commie'

May 15th, 1987
The Sun: 'Kinnock Let a Parking Ticket Sit'

May 16th, 1987
The Mirror: 'Is Thatcher Too Harsh In Responce?'

May 17th, 1987
The Sunday Mirror: 'Kinnock Now Up 9 Points'
 
May 19th, 1987
The Mirror: 'Bad News for Thatcher, Kinnock Ahead in Volunteers 3-to-1'
Kinnock Gives Terrorism Speech In Lincolnshire

May 20th, 1987
The Independent: 'More Bad News for Thatcher, Owen Ahead in Volunteers 2-to-1'
The Sun: 'Owen Sees Blood, Strikes Kinnock'

May 21st, 1987
The Mirror: 'The Jelly Lady?'
The Independent: 'Alliance Holds Good Rally in London'

May 22nd, 1987
Kinnock Barnstorms Lincolnshire, Heads to South Midlands

May 24th, 1987
The Sunday Mirror: 'Kinnock Now Up 12, Owen Closing in on Thatcher'
 
May 25th, 1987
The Mirror: 'Kinnock Defends Deterrent Stance'

May 27th, 1987
The Sun: 'The Lady Strikes Back'

May 28th, 1987
The Mirror: 'Kinnock Responds With New Deterrent Campaign, Negative Campaign on "Poll Tax"'

May 29th, 1987
The Mirror: 'Thatcher Now Campaigning in Own Backyard'

May 31st, 1987
The Independent: 'Tories and Alliance Tied, Behind Labour by 18 Points'

June 1st, 1987
The Sun: 'Thatcher Appears on Blue Peter, Shows A New Side'

June 5th, 1987
The Sun: 'Kinnock: Still the Union's Go-To Guy"

June 6th, 1987
The Sun: 'Kinnock Out of Money, While Thatcher is Re-energized'

June 7th, 1987
News of the World: 'Kinnock Up 19 Points, but Expect Some Surprises Left'
 
It's not just the Deterrent, the idea is that they adopt the American style and then paint Thatcher as Reagan's pen pal. Saatchi and Saatchi are completely unable to compete.

The last few days are straight up Thatcher dominance as she comes to and is able to beat Kinnock at his own game.

Next post will be the election night, and yes, I will use the BBC Parliament Replay of the 1987 election in order to make it as detailed as possible.

After the election, the detail starts to fade and the fun starts.
 
June 11th, 1987
BBC Election Night, cue BBC Election Theme and CGI picture of Westminster, then cuts to Dimbleby

Dimbleby:Good evening and welcome to election night. It is all over at last. The polling stations have closed just moments ago...It looks as thought this election will be a historic one and will lead to an exciting evening...We've got a BBC Gallup Forecast that's based on questions asked yesterday and today. it's only a guide to what happened in the election. Due to the results being rather shocking and with massive swings across the country, we will not give the exact seat projection. However, we can tell you that the Neil Kinnock will probably be Prime Minister, possibly by landslide proportions. Furthermore, the Alliance has done very well in some parts of the country and we could see a makeup completely different from that of the 1983 election...

Next, hard numbers.
 
Some Virginia House of Delegates Republicans are interviewed in Piccadilly Circus. They express disgust regarding Thatcher's loss, one tries to butt in and make a policy proposal before he is cut off.

Cut to Torbay Result:
Rupert Allason CON 32%
G.R. Taylor LAB 28%
N.D. Bye Alliance (LIB) 39%

Alliance Gain from Conservatives, some massive swings here for Labour

Thatcher Arrives at Finchley, she enters to cheers but looks solemn. She is whispering something to her agent.

Guildford Result:
David Howell CON (inc) 30%
R.J. Wolverson LAB 38%
Margaret Sharp Alliance (SDP) 31%

Labour Gain from Conservatives, massive loss as this was a safe south seat for the Tories and they have placed third.

Snow, Day and Dimbleby are stunned as Wolverson had only 10% the last time around. The forecast now shows Labour in the high 400's with the Alliance having a few more seats than the Tories.

Camera then cuts to Number Ten as men are seen taking boxes out into cars. Dimbleby is curious as to what is going on: "As apparent as this is a loss for the Conservatives, isn't this too early to start moving?"

He then holds up the first front page, it is from the Mirror. Kinnock is pictured and it reads: 'Yes!!! Prime Minister.'

Basildon Result:
David Amess CON (inc) 23%
J.G.H. Fulbrook LAB 55%
R.M. Auvray 21%
Labour Gain from Conservatives

If the landslide wasn't apparent earlier, it certainly is now.

After 3 Seats
Conservatives 0 (-3)
Labour 2 (+2)
Alliance 1 (+1)
 
Final Results
LAB 450 (+241) 42%
CON 88 (-309) 25% *Thatcher loses to J.R.M. Davies (LAB) in Finchley, 32% to 51% great, now I need to find someone who didn't lose to become party leader.*
Alliance 81 (+58) 25%
 
Interesting but this really should be in ASB, you admitted to it being fantasy yourself.

Did Michael Heseltine keep his seat?
 
I'd be fine with moving it to the sandbox, the simulation has some real flaws in it. Heseltine did keep his seat, as did Ted Heath, Geoffrey Howe (Barely), Paul Channon, Cecil Parkinson, Norman Fowler, Nigel Lawson (Barely), John Biffen, Malcolm Rifkind (Barely), and Douglas Hurd, the rest of the front bench or the famous have lost.
 
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I'd be fine with moving it to the sandbox, the simulation has some real flaws in it. Heseltine did keep his seat, as did Ted Heath, Geoffrey Howe (Barely), Paul Channon, Cecil Parkinson, Norman Fowler, Nigel Lawson (Barely), John Biffen, Malcolm Rifkind (Barely), the rest of the front bench or the famous have lost.

No need for the Sandbox, it's not a RPG or anything, it should be in ASB though.

I guess it would make sense for Heseltine to become leader, the Conservative party will be shaken to it's core and in the panic that follows the election they will likely try and utterly change the party.
 
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