'I can't become Prime Minister, not at this time of night!'
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Nope, it's still going. It's only been 8 days since the last update, after all. I just have a lot on at the moment and as I only got two comments last time I haven't felt hugely motivated to push ahead with it. As a general rule we authors are a fragile, egotistical bunch! If you want updates, comment in a thoughtful manner and comment often. That way we know people are reading and we can't wait to see what you all have to say about the next update.
To put it another way, to read is human - to comment, divine.
To put it another way, to read is human - to comment, divine.
We need to develop a browser add-on for generating positive feedback.
Perhaps something that grabs a random sentence then makes one positive comment, then one critical but nice comment (you should consider using "which" rather than "that".
Yes quite, authors like us need either our story constantly on the first page and praised or else we consider seppuku, Meadow.
Still I wonder if Ted will call an election, with a PM dead one would think that it would be good to have the pity bump but that may backfire and Ted Short may be too principled to do that.
What exactly was Ted's stance on the issues of the day, like the unions, IRA, Europe, immigration, the Special Relationship and Rhodesia?
I see what you did there.
You'll get answers to some of those questions as the TL goes on - giving anything away now would potentially spoil some of the twists that are coming up. Rest assured that everything that would conceivably relevant within the scope of the TL will be covered, though. I know that's cryptic as hell and probably only raises further questions, but I'm afraid it's the best I can do right now!
You'll get answers to some of those questions as the TL goes on - giving anything away now would potentially spoil some of the twists that are coming up. Rest assured that everything that would conceivably relevant within the scope of the TL will be covered, though. I know that's cryptic as hell and probably only raises further questions, but I'm afraid it's the best I can do right now!
Love how Short's still a bit of a bumbler, learning his way around an office he doesn't really know and mixed staff reaction. Reminds me of Truman in '45. I do wonder that if Short somehow becomes permanent leader, this will be the UK's equivalent of the Tyler precedent in the US: setting a precedent for a DPM's succession at least in the interim. Maybe the DPM's office gets permanently legislated as a Cabinet office?
Remember Short wasn't Deputy PM - hence the even more incongruous situation that led to his going to the palace - but I can assure you there will be precedents set in this TL, one way or another.
Or a subsriber count, so that people like me with nothing useful to add can encourage without having to think of something to post
I've only just registered the irony of the US President speaking to the UK PM in this scenario:
The Accidental President congratulaing the Accidental Prime Minister.
You're not alone in realising that. As you might see in the next update...Good to see this still going
Hi Meadow, I have been offline for a month due to moving house and general incompetence on the part of bt and isp providers so have just caught up with Ted Short today, good to see he is still there and still stumbling along. Given the poisonous nature of personal relationships that surrounded Harold Wilson I wonder if there will be a bit of a post Thatcher John Major ("well who would have thought it") effect of initial relief followed by even deeper rancour. Hope to see some more soon.
Hi Meadow, I have been offline for a month due to moving house and general incompetence on the part of bt and isp providers so have just caught up with Ted Short today, good to see he is still there and still stumbling along. Given the poisonous nature of personal relationships that surrounded Harold Wilson I wonder if there will be a bit of a post Thatcher John Major ("well who would have thought it") effect of initial relief followed by even deeper rancour. Hope to see some more soon.
I've only just registered the irony of the US President speaking to the UK PM in this scenario:
The Accidental President congratulaing the Accidental Prime Minister.
Maybe Ted can teach Gerry how to use stairs.
Or maybe Gerry should've told Harold (that was below the belt..... in this ATL!).
Ho! That's sharp. I like that someone's made an in-universe joke for one of my TLs.
There might be an update tonight, I'm writing one as we speak. Good to have you back, Colin.
Funny thing is PM Ted Short may be a popular figure ITTL given the fact there was no hint of him ever angling to take over from Wilson as PM and he seemed to do well in setting the right tone in his first press statement.
Even the Tory papers and the worst of the UK's gutter press might cut him a lot of slack given how the job really was basically dumped on him and focus more on the ''Crown Princes''. Compering their ambitious grasping to the modesty of ''decent old Ted''. He might not be the sharpist knife in the drawer, but he does his best under horrible circumstances etc.
Even the Tory papers and the worst of the UK's gutter press might cut him a lot of slack given how the job really was basically dumped on him and focus more on the ''Crown Princes''. Compering their ambitious grasping to the modesty of ''decent old Ted''. He might not be the sharpist knife in the drawer, but he does his best under horrible circumstances etc.