Are there any new towns in addition to the aforementioned ghost towns ITTL?
Has there been any notable ethnic clashes or riots ITTL so far?
Has there been any notable ethnic clashes or riots ITTL so far?
Judging from the terminology used in that update, I'm assuming building societies do not exist as such, but are folded into the Savings Banks or (then new for the '60s, probably expanded ITTL as an alternative) credit unions. What that leaves Nationwide, je ne sais pas.I can't believe you found a way to knock down Nationwide! But is it a bank or a building society?
Salmond kept his day job as an Economist, apart from the occasional civil rights march he kept his head down during the Junta years, he never became involved with the SNLA like many Scottish Nationalists. With the fall of the Junta he joined RISE as an activist and was elected to it's Executive Council.What happened to Alex Salmond?
Nationwide is a Savings Bank, the largest in the UK. Most building societies were folded into savings banks by the Junta as they had a dangerous level of independence.I can't believe you found a way to knock down Nationwide! But is it a bank or a building society?
There were two phases of town building:Are there any new towns in addition to the aforementioned ghost towns ITTL?
Has there been any notable ethnic clashes or riots ITTL so far?
Stop the War never formed in 2001 as it would've been banned straight away, most anti-war campaigns were smaller grassroots campaigns or organised by established underground groups such as the Peace Pledge Union. By the time protest groups like Stop the War were legalised Britain was already pulling out of Iraq so it was never formed. However many of its OTL leading figures Lindsey German, Tam Dalyell, Jeremy Corbyn etc are active in the Socialist Alternative.Ugh. A Liberal SNP (more Liberal than OTL anyway). No thank you. Although it's probably a good thing for Scottish democracy to have two pro-Indy parties. I imagine RISE support will...ahem...rise, in the event of the financial crash. Socialist alternative too.
How was Stop the War treated in the twilight years of the Junta? And the CND through the 1970s and 80s?
I think keeping his head down to focus on banking I can see but I can't see Salmond joining RISE. When Salmond has flirted with left-wing populism, it's been in order to build his base, it's not something he actually believes in.Salmond kept his day job as an Economist, apart from the occasional civil rights march he kept his head down during the Junta years, he never became involved with the SNLA like many Scottish Nationalists. With the fall of the Junta he joined RISE as an activist and was elected to it's Executive Council.
He is generally associated with the social democratic/democratic socialist wing of RISE and voted in favour of Sheridan's expulsion.
Slim, North of Edinburgh (population 11,000)
In Fife Council, on the Firth of Forth near AberdourI think keeping his head down to focus on banking I can see but I can't see Salmond joining RISE. When Salmond has flirted with left-wing populism, it's been in order to build his base, it's not something he actually believes in.
For example, he founded the 1979 group to increase his prominence within the party, before quickly jettisoning most of its policies in the late 80s/early90s. He opposed the Iraq war to hoover up Labour votes because no one else was. The Alba manifesto was populist in sections because he wanted to win over the likes of Geroge Kerevan and the other disaffected left-wingers in the party. I really can't see him joining an explicitly socialist enterprise.
Would that be in the Firth of Forth or Fife?
Cambridgeshire is part of the East Anglia province, politically it is obviously dominated by National apart from a few left leaning towns like Norwich and Cambridge, the current Provincial President is Jim Paice, leading a National majority administration.ITTL, how are things in Cambridgeshire and politically, what's things like, plus are there any upcoming changes politically we should know happening there?
Are there any planned boundary changes, e.g. an area transferring from Fenland to Huntingdonshire, etc.?
Does Lisa Nandy exist ITTL and is she still as well-known as in OTL?
Britain is desperate for people due to the emigration crisis so you'd certainly get a visa and probably be able to get citizenship down the line. The main question is whether you'd want to come to Britain ITTL, it's much weaker economically and struggles with polarisation and political crisis, the firm you work for might not be as large as OTL or even exist.IC:
I'm a Canadian citizen with dual U.S. citizenship via an American father; I was born in Yellowknife, Alberta. I'm intending on immigrating to the United Kingdom, working for a major firm based in London, but they have outposts in Cambridgeshire, North Somerset, Leeds and Glasgow so I'm told.
I am a 29-year-old female.
Would I be entitled to get a visa to work here, and keep both citizenships as well if I intend to apply for British citizenship further down the line after 4 - 5 years?
There's no directly military operated companies but there is a revolving door between the military and industry, so a lot of former top brass have found themselves on the board of major companies and banks. Mostly the government have left them alone, not wanting to spoke potential investors by cracking down on businesses.Does the military operate any companies that were established during the junta? Do they still exist and if they do, do they pay any taxes or get special privileges. What the government is doing to reduce their influence?
Would it cause problems if my Canadian employer was to do large-scale investment locally, and even spend money on building housing (they're a large company with bases in the U.S, India and Australia)?Britain is desperate for people due to the emigration crisis so you'd certainly get a visa and probably be able to get citizenship down the line. The main question is whether you'd want to come to Britain ITTL, it's much weaker economically and struggles with polarisation and political crisis, the firm you work for might not be as large as OTL or even exist.
The government welcome foreign capital, especially in house-building, but the collapse of Britain's housing market might force them to pull out.Would it cause problems if my Canadian employer was to do large-scale investment locally, and even spend money on building housing (they're a large company with bases in the U.S, India and Australia)?