Extremes-A list of Alternative British PM's

1970-1973 Enoch Powell 1
1973-1976 Tony Benn 2
1979-1981 Keith Jospeh 3


1.Powell becomes Tory Leader in 1968 after coup against Heath following "Rivers Of Blood" Speech. Wins narrow majority in 1970.

(Benn becomes Labour Leader in 1970 after huge left wing revolt over "In Place Of Strife" union legislation becomes law in 1969)

2. Repeated States of Emergency coupled with pro-Europe Tories forming separate group leads Powell to lose no-confidence vote. Benn becomes PM in July 1973.

3. Benn offers a referendum on EEC membership. Officially the Labour line is "no" but cross party alliance led by Wiiliam Whitelaw and Roy Jenkins leads to narrow win for the Yes camp.

Jenkins creates SDP after Pro-Europe vote and attracts MP's from across the divide.

Benn's generosity to the Trade Unions leads to crippling strikes and calls for an election ("Who Runs This Country" demands "The Sun")

Hospital strikes and rubbish building up in the streets leads Keith Joseph who became Tory leader in 1974 to call a no-confidence vote. SDP abstains leading to Labour losing.

1976 Election campaign proves to be the most divisive in modern history. The battle between left and right leads to riots in the streets.

Powell's call of "peace and order" rings a chord and the Tories win with a majority of 47 seats.
 
Benn's generosity to the Trade Unions leads to crippling strikes and calls for an election ("Who Runs This Country" demands "The Sun")

Hospital strikes and rubbish building up in the streets

How does Benn folding to every union demand result in crippling strikes? Economic ruin and bankruptcy but not strikes.

Powell's call of "peace and order" rings a chord and the Tories win with a majority of 47 seats.

Isn't Keith Joseph leader at this point?
 
How does Benn folding to every union demand result in crippling strikes? Economic ruin and bankruptcy but not strikes.



Isn't Keith Joseph leader at this point?

Union greed becomes too much for business leaders across the country. They refuse point blank to capitulate. Unions strike in feeling of pique.

Keith Joseph is Tory Leader. He becomes PM in 1976
 
Union greed becomes too much for business leaders across the country. They refuse point blank to capitulate. Unions strike in feeling of pique.

So a mix of private sector strikes and lockouts. Fair enough though I think you're underestimating how supine most business leaders were in the era. Look at Ford UK.

Keith Joseph is Tory Leader. He becomes PM in 1976

Then why did "Powell's call of "peace and order" ring a chord" if Joseph is leader?
 
Joseph's call strikes a chord with the moderate voters who are sick of violence and turmoil.

In this ATL businesses are more hardline than in the OTL.
 
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