In otl there were mutinies about conditions on Royal Navy ships, I think in 1797. In otl they were dealt with and the sailors concerned expressed a willingness to sail against the French.
However it has happened in other instances that resistance starting with specific greivances gets radicalized.
I suspect the British state was capable of screwing up such a situation.
If you add to that different events in Ireland in 1798 do you get a perfect storm?
By the way what would a Parliament freely elected by manhood suffrage have looked like?
What impact would it have had on the industrial revolution and the slave trade?
However it has happened in other instances that resistance starting with specific greivances gets radicalized.
I suspect the British state was capable of screwing up such a situation.
If you add to that different events in Ireland in 1798 do you get a perfect storm?
By the way what would a Parliament freely elected by manhood suffrage have looked like?
What impact would it have had on the industrial revolution and the slave trade?