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Is it possible to have Bertie become the Prime Minister of Great Britain, presumably under the Labour Party? As I understand it he stood for election in 1922 and 1923, but both times it was in a conservative safe seat and didn't expect to win. He would remain politically active for the rest of his life, as a public intellectual, supporting gay rights, nuclear disarmament, anti-imperialism, and various liberal socialist causes, but never sought political office. If he decided that the best way for him to bring about the changes he wants to see is to go into formal politics, how plausible is it that he could become leader of the party and win the election? Furthermore, what would his political career look like? Finally, what sort of political legacy would his administration leave and how would he be viewed by contemporaries and later generations?