Building Jerusalem

A defeat is very likely, baring a miracle - Labour has been leading in the polls since Black Wednesday, and the Tories already have no majority; to form the next government, the Tories would at least hold on to what they have in the Commons.

That is obviously very unlikely. Labour being the largest party in the next parliament is almost guaranteed - a gain of anywhere upwards of thirty seats would give them that.
 
Great TL so far. It's got some real potential to be even better and I'm eager to see how it turns out. Oh, how's Boris Johnson doing? :D
 
Thank you.

Well, in OTL he stood as the Tory candidate in Clwyd South, which is rock-solid Labour; a good 'taster' for a young candidate who could go on to a more winnable seat later on. I may change that, I may not.

There's already been an awfully big impact already in terms of seats and selection - for example, John Major is unlikely to contest the next election, which opens up Huntingdon four years earlier than OTL.
 
Couple of things you might like to note (or totally ignore, s'up to you, of course).

1. John Smith was obviously Shadow Chancellor in the run up to the 1992 election. He was also known to be a bit of a meddler therefore there would undoubtedly be some friction between him and Brown.

2. Cruising in February? Too cold, surely...

3. Will Labour have the policy of "All-Women" shortlists?

4. "Up your hacienda, Jimmy!"
 
1. John Smith was obviously Shadow Chancellor in the run up to the 1992 election. He was also known to be a bit of a meddler therefore there would undoubtedly be some friction between him and Brown.

Very true, and I intend to cover this in respect of the manifesto etc in the next update.

2. Cruising in February? Too cold, surely...

Well, that incident happened in OTL in October IIRC, so evidently the cold didn't bother him too much!

3. Will Labour have the policy of "All-Women" shortlists?

Can't see that changing, but then again, I'm not sure at what point they were adopted. So I might have a look at that.

4. "Up your hacienda, Jimmy!"

Not entirely sure what you want to convey with this one - but it made me chuckle. It's unlikely that Mellor will lose here - wasn't his majority in 1992 7,000 or thereabouts?
 
All Women Shortlists - one of Blair's first initiatives to get more women into Parliament and tap into the female vote. Implemented around 1995 but Employment Tribunals forced them to stop when a man protested Karen Buck being selected as the (eventual winner) for the Regent's Park and North Kensington constituency. 2001 saw the resumption of the all-women shortlist after a changing in the ruling or something like that.

I just like the hacienda quote and it has to be recited at all opportunities. 7500 was the majority at the 1992 election; Tony Coleman won with a 3000 majority (9% swing) in 1997 and 2500 in 2001 but lost in 2005 by 1700 votes.
 
Apologies for the late response.

All Women Shortlists - one of Blair's first initiatives to get more women into Parliament and tap into the female vote.

Hmm. I'll have to think on this. Smith was certainly interested in encouraging female representation, so I think I'll carry this over. More than anything else, I've already faffed about with the selections changes already. ;)

This is looking good so far... keep going! :)

Yes, certainly still going. Over Christmas I completed the electoral map, the constituency list, detailed the last few months of the Parliament, and worked on the election result. So it's progressing, but still a bit to do.

Just keep harrassing me, and I'm sure I'll complete it soon. :)
 
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Yes, certainly still going. Over Christmas I completed the electoral map, the constituency list, detailed the last few months of the Parliament, and worked on the election result. So it's progressing, but still a bit to do.

Just keep harrassing me, and I'm sure I'll complete it soon. :)
You're lucky I don't take that literally... :D

but will do
 
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