Hi all,
I've never seen this discussed on here, so thought I'd see what your thoughts are.
What if in 1970, things went slightly different in the Election Campaign (or perhaps running up to it) and for whatever reason, Edward Heath was able to lead the Tories to a narrow victory? I know what a lot of you are thinking-Wilson was the favourite to win the election, but when you look at the results (Labour in with a 14 seat majority), a big enough swing to the conservatives to allow them to form a government isn't out of the question...
So assuming that Heath wins, what does he do in office? How does he deal with 'The Troubles' and the Trade Unions? What's his foreign polecy like? What does a heath government do economically?
What do Labour do if they lose the election? Is Wilson out if this happens? If so, who'll succeed him as leader? In 1974 (or whenever the election comes), who wins? I think a Heath government is only likely to have a small majority, so the election would still come in 74.
Any ideas?