Hi guys,
I'm sure you don't need me to tell you, but Randolph Churchill remains one of Britain’s most fascinating Prime Ministers to this day, from his time at Downing Street from 1961 until his death in September 1970.
However, less is commonly known about his father, Winston Churchill SR, who in OTL was killed in a traffic accident in New York on December the 13th 1931. Winston was a pretty big name in politics himself in OTL, serving as Home Secretary, First Laud of the Admiralty and Chancellor at various points in his political career.
Your challenge, should you choose to except it, is to make Winston the first Churchill to become PM, rather than Randy in OTL. Bonus points if you can make him as fondly regarded (or moreso) than Randy is in reality, double bonus if you can prevent his accident (or at least make him survive) then engineer a scenario where he becomes PM later on in life. Winston was a big drinker and smoker in OTL by the way, so if you can do all of this without him giving that up, that'd be great.
So, is it possible?
Ooc: I know it's a common Pod, but I like to think this is more of an original take on its results than 'Turning Point'... In any case, no Turning Point like scenario has come about as a result of Churchill's death ITTL and the UK is still very much a democrasy.
I'm sure you don't need me to tell you, but Randolph Churchill remains one of Britain’s most fascinating Prime Ministers to this day, from his time at Downing Street from 1961 until his death in September 1970.
However, less is commonly known about his father, Winston Churchill SR, who in OTL was killed in a traffic accident in New York on December the 13th 1931. Winston was a pretty big name in politics himself in OTL, serving as Home Secretary, First Laud of the Admiralty and Chancellor at various points in his political career.
Your challenge, should you choose to except it, is to make Winston the first Churchill to become PM, rather than Randy in OTL. Bonus points if you can make him as fondly regarded (or moreso) than Randy is in reality, double bonus if you can prevent his accident (or at least make him survive) then engineer a scenario where he becomes PM later on in life. Winston was a big drinker and smoker in OTL by the way, so if you can do all of this without him giving that up, that'd be great.
So, is it possible?
Ooc: I know it's a common Pod, but I like to think this is more of an original take on its results than 'Turning Point'... In any case, no Turning Point like scenario has come about as a result of Churchill's death ITTL and the UK is still very much a democrasy.