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List of U.K. Prime Ministers 1945-2020
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BYE BYE HAROLD
What if Harold Wilson resigned in 1970, with Jim Callaghan becoming Labour Leader?
1970: Edward Heath (Conservative)
1974: Jim Callaghan (Labour Minority) [1]
1979: Keith Joseph (Conservative) [2]
1983: Keith Joseph (Conservative) [3]
1987: John Moore (Conservative)
1987: Bryan Gould (Labour) [4]
1991: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) [5]
1996: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative-Liberal Coalition) [6]
1999: Michael Portillo (Conservative-Liberal Coalition)
2000: Michael Portillo (Conservative/UKIP Coalition) [7]
2002: Valerie Amos (Labour) [8]
2005: Valerie Amos (Labour) [9]
2009: Harriet Harman (Labour)
2010: Harriet Harman (Labour) [10]
2014 (Dec): Jacinda Ardern (Labour)
2015: Jacinda Ardern (Labour) [11]
[11] Harman managed to navigate the country through the new multi-polar world, building closer ties with both the EU and the Commonwealth. Blaireconomics was credited with dampening the worst of the Great Financial Crisis and the opposition was still trying to win back respect with the public. While all pundits expected another Labour term, it just wasn’t going to be with the leader they expected. Shortly before the Christmas of 2014, Harman was involved in a motor incident and to avoid any damage to the party’s success in the upcoming election agreed to step aside. She was replaced in a surprise move by the youngest cabinet minister Jacinda Ardern (who had the strong backing of the ‘Gould-Amos Commonwealth’ faction). Despite the long years in government, Ardern’s charm offensive led Labour to a record fourth election victory.
What if Harold Wilson resigned in 1970, with Jim Callaghan becoming Labour Leader?
1970: Edward Heath (Conservative)
1974: Jim Callaghan (Labour Minority) [1]
1979: Keith Joseph (Conservative) [2]
1983: Keith Joseph (Conservative) [3]
1987: John Moore (Conservative)
1987: Bryan Gould (Labour) [4]
1991: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) [5]
1996: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative-Liberal Coalition) [6]
1999: Michael Portillo (Conservative-Liberal Coalition)
2000: Michael Portillo (Conservative/UKIP Coalition) [7]
2002: Valerie Amos (Labour) [8]
2005: Valerie Amos (Labour) [9]
2009: Harriet Harman (Labour)
2010: Harriet Harman (Labour) [10]
2014 (Dec): Jacinda Ardern (Labour)
2015: Jacinda Ardern (Labour) [11]
[11] Harman managed to navigate the country through the new multi-polar world, building closer ties with both the EU and the Commonwealth. Blaireconomics was credited with dampening the worst of the Great Financial Crisis and the opposition was still trying to win back respect with the public. While all pundits expected another Labour term, it just wasn’t going to be with the leader they expected. Shortly before the Christmas of 2014, Harman was involved in a motor incident and to avoid any damage to the party’s success in the upcoming election agreed to step aside. She was replaced in a surprise move by the youngest cabinet minister Jacinda Ardern (who had the strong backing of the ‘Gould-Amos Commonwealth’ faction). Despite the long years in government, Ardern’s charm offensive led Labour to a record fourth election victory.
2019: Jacinda Ardern (Labour) [12]
[12] Ardern 's second term as PM was dominated by the creation of the "Congress Of Nations". An alliance between the EU and Commonwealth to promote trade and cultural links. In 2018 The Commonwealth took over the UK's seat at the UN while France's seat was taken by the EU thus bringing the 'old world' nations back into global leadership.
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BYE BYE HAROLD
What if Harold Wilson resigned in 1970, with Jim Callaghan becoming Labour Leader?
1970: Edward Heath (Conservative)
1974: Jim Callaghan (Labour Minority) [1]
1979: Keith Joseph (Conservative) [2]
1983: Keith Joseph (Conservative) [3]
1987: John Moore (Conservative)
1987: Bryan Gould (Labour) [4]
1991: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) [5]
1996: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative-Liberal Coalition) [6]
2000: Michael Portillo (Conservative/UKIP Coalition) [7]
2002: Valerie Amos (Labour) [8]
2005: Valerie Amos (Labour) [9]
2009: Harriet Harman (Labour)
2010: Harriet Harman (Labour) [10]
2014 (Dec): Jacinda Ardern (Labour)
2015: Jacinda Ardern (Labour) [11]
2019: Jacinda Ardern (Labour) [12]
[1] Callaghan led a minority government with two major issues - bringing the industrial crisis to an end and forced to carry through a referendum on EEC membership. The former he was able to deal fairly well thanks mainly to Employment Secretary Michael Foot but Europe was the sticking point. He was pro-USA but knew that his position as leader depended on a large swathe of pro Europe MPs. His appointment of Roy Jenkins as Foreign Secretary was seen as a necessity. Securing a three seat majority in October 1974 helped. The "Yes" campaign in 1975 won the referendum with 67% of the vote.
[2] By 1979, with Britain facing economic humiliation following the IMF imposing spending cuts upon her and with union unrest reaching it's zenith with the Winter of Discontent, the country had had enough. In 1975, Ted Heath had been ousted by the right-wing intellectual Keith Joseph and in 1979 he led the Conservative party to a thumping majority over Labour. Joseph immediately set about with an economic policy of privatization of national industry, bringing down inflation, and enacting a temporary nationwide payroll tax holiday.
[3] Joseph's first four years in power had not been an easy time. Unemployment increased during the first three years of his premiership and the economy went through a recession. However, the British victory in the Falklands War led to a recovery of his personal popularity; the economy also returned to growth. The Labour Party, led by Callaghan protégé Denis Healey, had fared well in opinion polls and local elections during this time, but some within the party wished he would promote a stronger left-wing platform. The early election in October 1983 was much as expected; despite a swing against the government, the Conservatives secured a second term. Healey felt vindicated, arguing he had prepared Labour for future victory. Meanwhile, the Liberals dropped into single-figure seats again.
[4] The second Joseph ministry was the defining end of the Post-War Consensus, as the Conservatives turned upon the nationalized industries with their healthy majority. British Coal, already struggling, was broken up in the midst of strike action and violence in the north and for much of 1988 a General Strike looked likely. Inflation nevertheless fell despite the difficulties of the 1980s economic recession, with major (and controversial) reforms to the tax code. Sweeping tuition fees were introduced for universities, while the first tendrils of partially-privatized medicine were introduced to the National Health Service. Labour picked up in the polls amid the domestic unrest, continuing their progress with Healey, but in 1986 the Tribune Group conspired against him. Healey, although popular among the public, had become overly-complacent about his party support - leading to criticism both from the centre and, more vocally, the left. Although initially Healey looked certain to defeat Benn, the unexpected dark-horse candidacy of Bryan Gould set the cat among the pigeons. The surprise victory of the latter shook the party, but invigorated the national competition against Joseph (who was, by then, known to be looking for a successor). In 1987, two new and young leaders - Gould and John Moore - fought the first 'modern' electoral campaign. Gould would squeak a narrow majority over Moore, pledging to reverse the worse excesses of 'Josephism' with a manifesto hoping to restore Britain as an economic powerhouse; Private Eye would cheekily refer to these policies as a return to the 'Gould Standard'.
[5] By 1988 the Tories had found Moore’s successor, but it was thought to be too late. Margaret Thatcher has served as education secretary under Edward Heath and after ending free school milk had been dubbed “Maggie Thatcher the Milk Snatcher”. Having served as Environment Secretary in Joseph’s first ministry and Home Secretary during his second term. When Moore resigned, he was made deputy leader by Thatcher, who had beaten George Young for the leadership. For the first three years of the Gould Ministry it looked as if he would go down as one of the greatest Post-War Prime Ministers. Having undone many privatisations and an upwards looking economy, his only real challenge was the invigorated opposition of Thatcher. With both leaders agreeing on not signing Maastricht, it looked as if Gould would maybe lose a seat or two at the next election. However with recessions in 1990 and 1991, Gould was forced out with Thatcher being swept in with a majority of three.
[6] The first Thatcher Ministry was a turbulent one, with the Conservative Party's renewed popularity dwindling in the face of Labour's new leadership in the form of charismatic and reformist Labour leader Tony Blair, who had reversed the previous party policy of seizing the means of production with a vague commitment to "democratic socialism" in 1993, and whose 1996 manifesto pledged not to reverse the privatisations of the 1980s, and the Tories faced increased internal divisions over the EU, with Thatcher opposing the single currency despite most of her party and the opposition supporting it. However, the economy began to recover in the mid-1990s, the popular and successful military intervention to expel Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait in 1993 and two years later a popular and successful 4-month bombing campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina which forced the Serbs to agree to a peace agreement all caused the Conservative Party to be once again ahead in the polls by the 1996 General Election. Thatcher won the election, but fell eight seats short of a majority, forcing her into a coalition with the Liberal Party, which demanded key concessions on European issues from the Conservatives, including a commitment to supporting a single currency, which was unpopular with Thatcher's right-wing base.
[7] Thatcher stepped down in 1999 due to ill health. Home Secretary Portillo won in a tight battle with Chancellor John Major. The 2000 election saw the Tories fall short by 3 seats of an overall majority and entered into an alliance with UKIP who's leader Alan Skedd demanded a referendum on EU Membership. The 2001 Referendum was bitterly fought and resulted in a "yes" vote win of 50.3 % to 49.7%.
[8] Never had a government lurched from one alliance to another. The Conservative/UKIP Coalition made the previous Conservative/Liberal parliament look like a model of good governance. Having gone from a promise to support a single currency to a referendum on EU membership, it became obvious to the general public that the Conservatives would do anything to stay in power. Following the fallout from the 2001 referendum, Tony Blair (suffering a crisis of faith) was persuaded to step aside by former leader Bryan Gould in favour of Valerie Amos (with whom Gould had worked closely in Commonwealth networks) who presented a stark contrast to the tired Portillo/Skedd partnership. After Portillo took the government to the polls in mid 2002 (some say to break away from the influence of UKIP, others to take advantage of a 'patriotic' bump after the September 10 terrorist attacks), Amos became the second female and first BAME Prime Minister.
[9] Amos's first Ministry saw a boost in the popularity of the Labour Party, with the introduction of her chancellor Tony Blair's economic policy (Blairnomics) which saw Britain's economy moved to a more european-style Social Market Economy, with many key industries, most notably Royal Mail in 2003 and the Railways in 2005, being put under arangements which saw them managed by private companies which had 100% of their shares owned by the Government, creating a compromise position between traditional privatisation and nationalisation. This economic model proved effective and by 2004 Britain was operating at its first economic surplus since 1963. Amos realigned Britain's European stance, abandoning a previous Labour Party commitment to joining the single currency and seeking to negotiate greater independence from Brussels to prevent the public from desiring another EU Referendum along the lines of the one called in 2001, which had saw the prospect of leaving the EU (dubbed 'Brexit') become very real and very possible in the minds of Amos's Government. Amos is often credited for preventing an invasion of Iraq, as her opposition to the 2002 Bush Administration proposal to do so is often cited as the main cause for the United States eventually backing down from launching the invasion. She called an early election in 2005, capitalising off of Labour's immense popularity, and won a second term with a majority of 89.
[10} Amos stepped down in 2009. Foreign Secretary Harman won election unopposed and continued Amos' realignment plans. A healthy economy and low interest rates led to Labour winning a third term in 2010 with a slightly lower majority of 71. Harman's second term was dominated by European affairs.
In a shock result Donald Trump won the US presidential election in 2008 and intimated that he was considering withdrawing the US from NATO. Harman concerned about Europe's ability to respond to threats proposed the creation of the Transatlantic Defence Force (TDF) which would effectively be Nato without the US and would comprise both the EU and Canada.
The US's eventual withdrawal in 2011 led to fears that Washington would embark on an isolationist stance The UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia responded by creating the Commonwealth Trading Alliance (CTA) which was nicknamed CANZUK)
[11] Harman managed to navigate the country through the new multi-polar world, building closer ties with both the EU and the Commonwealth. Blaireconomics was credited with dampening the worst of the Great Financial Crisis and the opposition was still trying to win back respect with the public. While all pundits expected another Labour term, it just wasn’t going to be with the leader they expected. Shortly before the Christmas of 2014, Harman was involved in a motor incident and to avoid any damage to the party’s success in the upcoming election agreed to step aside. She was replaced in a surprise move by the youngest cabinet minister Jacinda Ardern (who had the strong backing of the ‘Gould-Amos Commonwealth’ faction). Despite the long years in government, Ardern’s charm offensive led Labour to a record fourth election victory.
[12] Ardern 's second term as PM was dominated by the creation of the "Congress Of Nations". An alliance between the EU and Commonwealth to promote trade and cultural links. In 2018 The Commonwealth took over the UK's seat at the UN while France's seat was taken by the EU thus bringing the 'old world' nations back into global leadership.
BYE BYE HAROLD
What if Harold Wilson resigned in 1970, with Jim Callaghan becoming Labour Leader?
1970: Edward Heath (Conservative)
1974: Jim Callaghan (Labour Minority) [1]
1979: Keith Joseph (Conservative) [2]
1983: Keith Joseph (Conservative) [3]
1987: John Moore (Conservative)
1987: Bryan Gould (Labour) [4]
1991: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) [5]
1996: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative-Liberal Coalition) [6]
2000: Michael Portillo (Conservative/UKIP Coalition) [7]
2002: Valerie Amos (Labour) [8]
2005: Valerie Amos (Labour) [9]
2009: Harriet Harman (Labour)
2010: Harriet Harman (Labour) [10]
2014 (Dec): Jacinda Ardern (Labour)
2015: Jacinda Ardern (Labour) [11]
2019: Jacinda Ardern (Labour) [12]
[1] Callaghan led a minority government with two major issues - bringing the industrial crisis to an end and forced to carry through a referendum on EEC membership. The former he was able to deal fairly well thanks mainly to Employment Secretary Michael Foot but Europe was the sticking point. He was pro-USA but knew that his position as leader depended on a large swathe of pro Europe MPs. His appointment of Roy Jenkins as Foreign Secretary was seen as a necessity. Securing a three seat majority in October 1974 helped. The "Yes" campaign in 1975 won the referendum with 67% of the vote.
[2] By 1979, with Britain facing economic humiliation following the IMF imposing spending cuts upon her and with union unrest reaching it's zenith with the Winter of Discontent, the country had had enough. In 1975, Ted Heath had been ousted by the right-wing intellectual Keith Joseph and in 1979 he led the Conservative party to a thumping majority over Labour. Joseph immediately set about with an economic policy of privatization of national industry, bringing down inflation, and enacting a temporary nationwide payroll tax holiday.
[3] Joseph's first four years in power had not been an easy time. Unemployment increased during the first three years of his premiership and the economy went through a recession. However, the British victory in the Falklands War led to a recovery of his personal popularity; the economy also returned to growth. The Labour Party, led by Callaghan protégé Denis Healey, had fared well in opinion polls and local elections during this time, but some within the party wished he would promote a stronger left-wing platform. The early election in October 1983 was much as expected; despite a swing against the government, the Conservatives secured a second term. Healey felt vindicated, arguing he had prepared Labour for future victory. Meanwhile, the Liberals dropped into single-figure seats again.
[4] The second Joseph ministry was the defining end of the Post-War Consensus, as the Conservatives turned upon the nationalized industries with their healthy majority. British Coal, already struggling, was broken up in the midst of strike action and violence in the north and for much of 1988 a General Strike looked likely. Inflation nevertheless fell despite the difficulties of the 1980s economic recession, with major (and controversial) reforms to the tax code. Sweeping tuition fees were introduced for universities, while the first tendrils of partially-privatized medicine were introduced to the National Health Service. Labour picked up in the polls amid the domestic unrest, continuing their progress with Healey, but in 1986 the Tribune Group conspired against him. Healey, although popular among the public, had become overly-complacent about his party support - leading to criticism both from the centre and, more vocally, the left. Although initially Healey looked certain to defeat Benn, the unexpected dark-horse candidacy of Bryan Gould set the cat among the pigeons. The surprise victory of the latter shook the party, but invigorated the national competition against Joseph (who was, by then, known to be looking for a successor). In 1987, two new and young leaders - Gould and John Moore - fought the first 'modern' electoral campaign. Gould would squeak a narrow majority over Moore, pledging to reverse the worse excesses of 'Josephism' with a manifesto hoping to restore Britain as an economic powerhouse; Private Eye would cheekily refer to these policies as a return to the 'Gould Standard'.
[5] By 1988 the Tories had found Moore’s successor, but it was thought to be too late. Margaret Thatcher has served as education secretary under Edward Heath and after ending free school milk had been dubbed “Maggie Thatcher the Milk Snatcher”. Having served as Environment Secretary in Joseph’s first ministry and Home Secretary during his second term. When Moore resigned, he was made deputy leader by Thatcher, who had beaten George Young for the leadership. For the first three years of the Gould Ministry it looked as if he would go down as one of the greatest Post-War Prime Ministers. Having undone many privatisations and an upwards looking economy, his only real challenge was the invigorated opposition of Thatcher. With both leaders agreeing on not signing Maastricht, it looked as if Gould would maybe lose a seat or two at the next election. However with recessions in 1990 and 1991, Gould was forced out with Thatcher being swept in with a majority of three.
[6] The first Thatcher Ministry was a turbulent one, with the Conservative Party's renewed popularity dwindling in the face of Labour's new leadership in the form of charismatic and reformist Labour leader Tony Blair, who had reversed the previous party policy of seizing the means of production with a vague commitment to "democratic socialism" in 1993, and whose 1996 manifesto pledged not to reverse the privatisations of the 1980s, and the Tories faced increased internal divisions over the EU, with Thatcher opposing the single currency despite most of her party and the opposition supporting it. However, the economy began to recover in the mid-1990s, the popular and successful military intervention to expel Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait in 1993 and two years later a popular and successful 4-month bombing campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina which forced the Serbs to agree to a peace agreement all caused the Conservative Party to be once again ahead in the polls by the 1996 General Election. Thatcher won the election, but fell eight seats short of a majority, forcing her into a coalition with the Liberal Party, which demanded key concessions on European issues from the Conservatives, including a commitment to supporting a single currency, which was unpopular with Thatcher's right-wing base.
[7] Thatcher stepped down in 1999 due to ill health. Home Secretary Portillo won in a tight battle with Chancellor John Major. The 2000 election saw the Tories fall short by 3 seats of an overall majority and entered into an alliance with UKIP who's leader Alan Skedd demanded a referendum on EU Membership. The 2001 Referendum was bitterly fought and resulted in a "yes" vote win of 50.3 % to 49.7%.
[8] Never had a government lurched from one alliance to another. The Conservative/UKIP Coalition made the previous Conservative/Liberal parliament look like a model of good governance. Having gone from a promise to support a single currency to a referendum on EU membership, it became obvious to the general public that the Conservatives would do anything to stay in power. Following the fallout from the 2001 referendum, Tony Blair (suffering a crisis of faith) was persuaded to step aside by former leader Bryan Gould in favour of Valerie Amos (with whom Gould had worked closely in Commonwealth networks) who presented a stark contrast to the tired Portillo/Skedd partnership. After Portillo took the government to the polls in mid 2002 (some say to break away from the influence of UKIP, others to take advantage of a 'patriotic' bump after the September 10 terrorist attacks), Amos became the second female and first BAME Prime Minister.
[9] Amos's first Ministry saw a boost in the popularity of the Labour Party, with the introduction of her chancellor Tony Blair's economic policy (Blairnomics) which saw Britain's economy moved to a more european-style Social Market Economy, with many key industries, most notably Royal Mail in 2003 and the Railways in 2005, being put under arangements which saw them managed by private companies which had 100% of their shares owned by the Government, creating a compromise position between traditional privatisation and nationalisation. This economic model proved effective and by 2004 Britain was operating at its first economic surplus since 1963. Amos realigned Britain's European stance, abandoning a previous Labour Party commitment to joining the single currency and seeking to negotiate greater independence from Brussels to prevent the public from desiring another EU Referendum along the lines of the one called in 2001, which had saw the prospect of leaving the EU (dubbed 'Brexit') become very real and very possible in the minds of Amos's Government. Amos is often credited for preventing an invasion of Iraq, as her opposition to the 2002 Bush Administration proposal to do so is often cited as the main cause for the United States eventually backing down from launching the invasion. She called an early election in 2005, capitalising off of Labour's immense popularity, and won a second term with a majority of 89.
[10} Amos stepped down in 2009. Foreign Secretary Harman won election unopposed and continued Amos' realignment plans. A healthy economy and low interest rates led to Labour winning a third term in 2010 with a slightly lower majority of 71. Harman's second term was dominated by European affairs.
In a shock result Donald Trump won the US presidential election in 2008 and intimated that he was considering withdrawing the US from NATO. Harman concerned about Europe's ability to respond to threats proposed the creation of the Transatlantic Defence Force (TDF) which would effectively be Nato without the US and would comprise both the EU and Canada.
The US's eventual withdrawal in 2011 led to fears that Washington would embark on an isolationist stance The UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia responded by creating the Commonwealth Trading Alliance (CTA) which was nicknamed CANZUK)
[11] Harman managed to navigate the country through the new multi-polar world, building closer ties with both the EU and the Commonwealth. Blaireconomics was credited with dampening the worst of the Great Financial Crisis and the opposition was still trying to win back respect with the public. While all pundits expected another Labour term, it just wasn’t going to be with the leader they expected. Shortly before the Christmas of 2014, Harman was involved in a motor incident and to avoid any damage to the party’s success in the upcoming election agreed to step aside. She was replaced in a surprise move by the youngest cabinet minister Jacinda Ardern (who had the strong backing of the ‘Gould-Amos Commonwealth’ faction). Despite the long years in government, Ardern’s charm offensive led Labour to a record fourth election victory.
[12] Ardern 's second term as PM was dominated by the creation of the "Congress Of Nations". An alliance between the EU and Commonwealth to promote trade and cultural links. In 2018 The Commonwealth took over the UK's seat at the UN while France's seat was taken by the EU thus bringing the 'old world' nations back into global leadership.
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I have an idea - what if we did a list based on @LeinadB93’s Hail Brittania using the United British Empire as our template?
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Prime Ministers of the United British Empire.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
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Prime Ministers of the United British Empire.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
Prime Ministers of the United British Empire
What if the British Empire formed an Imperial Parliament?
Normal rules apply:
1)One election per post
2)Wait at least two posts before going again
3)Don't skip into the future, go in order.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
What if the British Empire formed an Imperial Parliament?
Normal rules apply:
1)One election per post
2)Wait at least two posts before going again
3)Don't skip into the future, go in order.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
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1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party Alliance) [4]
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed
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1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party Alliance) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party Alliance) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
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My bad, I forgot this is the post-1900 board - next time I won't choose a pre-1900 POD. But regardless, I love the results of the list so far! I'll claim next and have a post up in a few minutes.
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Prime Ministers of the United British Empire.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party Alliance) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
1895: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionist) [6]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
[6] The 1895 Imperial Election, conducted in the home isles as well as in the Dominions of New England, Canada, Columbia, Carolina, Louisiana, the Ohio Country, and the most recent addition to the Imperial Family, the Dominion of Missouri, sees a number of prominent American MPs taking positions in the government. Among those included in Churchill's second Ministry include Robert Todd Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Charles Tupper. The coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists continues, though greater demands for devolution in Ireland, Canada (particularly Quebec), and other Catholic majority regions such as Louisiana remains an issue for the Imperial government of an aging Queen Victoria. Both the Populist Party (led by William J. Bryan, an MP from Missouri) and the Labor Party (led by Eugene Debs) see their initial gains, each winning a handful of seats for the first time.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party Alliance) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
1895: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionist) [6]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
[6] The 1895 Imperial Election, conducted in the home isles as well as in the Dominions of New England, Canada, Columbia, Carolina, Louisiana, the Ohio Country, and the most recent addition to the Imperial Family, the Dominion of Missouri, sees a number of prominent American MPs taking positions in the government. Among those included in Churchill's second Ministry include Robert Todd Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Charles Tupper. The coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists continues, though greater demands for devolution in Ireland, Canada (particularly Quebec), and other Catholic majority regions such as Louisiana remains an issue for the Imperial government of an aging Queen Victoria. Both the Populist Party (led by William J. Bryan, an MP from Missouri) and the Labor Party (led by Eugene Debs) see their initial gains, each winning a handful of seats for the first time.
Prime Ministers of the United British Empire.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party Alliance) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
1895: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionist) [6]
1896 (May): George Goschen (Conservative/Liberal Unionist)
1896: George Goschen (Conservative) [7]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
[6] The 1895 Imperial Election, conducted in the home isles as well as in the Dominions of New England, Canada, Columbia, Carolina, Louisiana, the Ohio Country, and the most recent addition to the Imperial Family, the Dominion of Missouri, sees a number of prominent American MPs taking positions in the government. Among those included in Churchill's second Ministry include Robert Todd Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Charles Tupper. The coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists continues, though greater demands for devolution in Ireland, Canada (particularly Quebec), and other Catholic majority regions such as Louisiana remains an issue for the Imperial government of an aging Queen Victoria. Both the Populist Party (led by William J. Bryan, an MP from Missouri) and the Labor Party (led by Eugene Debs) see their initial gains, each winning a handful of seats for the first time.
[7] Lord Churchill resigned from his position in May of 1896, after he came down with a terminal illness which would result in his untimely death in November. The Conservative Party elected George Goschen as their new leader, who saught to integrate American and Canadian politicians more into the Britannic Government, continuing the legacy of his predecessor. He also saught to create a more federalised union, with the return of partial home rule in Ireland in order to reduce sentiments of rebellion and independence there and in other Catholic areas. This controversial policy led to the Liberal Unionist Party abandoning the 1892 coalition arangements in the month of September, leading to a general election in November of that year. The Conservatives won a resounding majority in the November election, however this is often attributed to the fact that the opposition vote was split between the Liberals, Populists and Labor as opposed to an increase in support for Goschen's Conservatives.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party Alliance) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
1895: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionist) [6]
1896 (May): George Goschen (Conservative/Liberal Unionist)
1896: George Goschen (Conservative) [7]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
[6] The 1895 Imperial Election, conducted in the home isles as well as in the Dominions of New England, Canada, Columbia, Carolina, Louisiana, the Ohio Country, and the most recent addition to the Imperial Family, the Dominion of Missouri, sees a number of prominent American MPs taking positions in the government. Among those included in Churchill's second Ministry include Robert Todd Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Charles Tupper. The coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists continues, though greater demands for devolution in Ireland, Canada (particularly Quebec), and other Catholic majority regions such as Louisiana remains an issue for the Imperial government of an aging Queen Victoria. Both the Populist Party (led by William J. Bryan, an MP from Missouri) and the Labor Party (led by Eugene Debs) see their initial gains, each winning a handful of seats for the first time.
[7] Lord Churchill resigned from his position in May of 1896, after he came down with a terminal illness which would result in his untimely death in November. The Conservative Party elected George Goschen as their new leader, who saught to integrate American and Canadian politicians more into the Britannic Government, continuing the legacy of his predecessor. He also saught to create a more federalised union, with the return of partial home rule in Ireland in order to reduce sentiments of rebellion and independence there and in other Catholic areas. This controversial policy led to the Liberal Unionist Party abandoning the 1892 coalition arangements in the month of September, leading to a general election in November of that year. The Conservatives won a resounding majority in the November election, however this is often attributed to the fact that the opposition vote was split between the Liberals, Populists and Labor as opposed to an increase in support for Goschen's Conservatives.
Prime Ministers of the United British Empire.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party Alliance) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
1895: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionist) [6]
1896 (May): George Goschen (Conservative/Liberal Unionist)
1896: George Goschen (Conservative) [7]
1901: H. H. Asquith (Liberal) [8]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
[6] The 1895 Imperial Election, conducted in the home isles as well as in the Dominions of New England, Canada, Columbia, Carolina, Louisiana, the Ohio Country, and the most recent addition to the Imperial Family, the Dominion of Missouri, sees a number of prominent American MPs taking positions in the government. Among those included in Churchill's second Ministry include Robert Todd Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Charles Tupper. The coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists continues, though greater demands for devolution in Ireland, Canada (particularly Quebec), and other Catholic majority regions such as Louisiana remains an issue for the Imperial government of an aging Queen Victoria. Both the Populist Party (led by William J. Bryan, an MP from Missouri) and the Labor Party (led by Eugene Debs) see their initial gains, each winning a handful of seats for the first time.
[7] Lord Churchill resigned from his position in May of 1896, after he came down with a terminal illness which would result in his untimely death in November. The Conservative Party elected George Goschen as their new leader, who saught to integrate American and Canadian politicians more into the Britannic Government, continuing the legacy of his predecessor. He also saught to create a more federalised union, with the return of partial home rule in Ireland in order to reduce sentiments of rebellion and independence there and in other Catholic areas. This controversial policy led to the Liberal Unionist Party abandoning the 1892 coalition arangements in the month of September, leading to a general election in November of that year. The Conservatives won a resounding majority in the November election, however this is often attributed to the fact that the opposition vote was split between the Liberals, Populists and Labor as opposed to an increase in support for Goschen's Conservatives.
[8] Up until just a few months before the election, Goschen looked set for another comfortable majority. However, the Boxer Scare in early 1901, where the Empire almost lost control of Hong Kong, was considered a disaster for Britannic foreign policy. Even the resignation of the Foreign Secretary, the now ailing Marquess of Salisbury, did little to quell the anger at the Conservative government. On the coattails of this backlash, Asquith's reinvigorated Liberals won a narrow overall majority in May. Truthfully, Asquith did little different from the previous Government, with the continuing modernisation of Education across the Empire being his primary focus. More significantly under his tenure was the unification and subsequent expansion of the Labor and Populist parties with the growing trade union movements across the industrialised dominions into a singular Populist Labor Party. The dual leadership of Debs and Bryan would be the foundations for an unusual tradition compared to the rest of Britannic politics.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party Alliance) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
1895: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionist) [6]
1896 (May): George Goschen (Conservative/Liberal Unionist)
1896: George Goschen (Conservative) [7]
1901: H. H. Asquith (Liberal) [8]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsford, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
[6] The 1895 Imperial Election, conducted in the home isles as well as in the Dominions of New England, Canada, Columbia, Carolina, Louisiana, the Ohio Country, and the most recent addition to the Imperial Family, the Dominion of Missouri, sees a number of prominent American MPs taking positions in the government. Among those included in Churchill's second Ministry include Robert Todd Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Charles Tupper. The coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists continues, though greater demands for devolution in Ireland, Canada (particularly Quebec), and other Catholic majority regions such as Louisiana remains an issue for the Imperial government of an aging Queen Victoria. Both the Populist Party (led by William J. Bryan, an MP from Missouri) and the Labor Party (led by Eugene Debs) see their initial gains, each winning a handful of seats for the first time.
[7] Lord Churchill resigned from his position in May of 1896, after he came down with a terminal illness which would result in his untimely death in November. The Conservative Party elected George Goschen as their new leader, who saught to integrate American and Canadian politicians more into the Britannic Government, continuing the legacy of his predecessor. He also saught to create a more federalised union, with the return of partial home rule in Ireland in order to reduce sentiments of rebellion and independence there and in other Catholic areas. This controversial policy led to the Liberal Unionist Party abandoning the 1892 coalition arangements in the month of September, leading to a general election in November of that year. The Conservatives won a resounding majority in the November election, however this is often attributed to the fact that the opposition vote was split between the Liberals, Populists and Labor as opposed to an increase in support for Goschen's Conservatives.
[8] Up until just a few months before the election, Goschen looked set for another comfortable majority. However, the Boxer Scare in early 1901, where the Empire almost lost control of Hong Kong, was considered a disaster for Britannic foreign policy. Even the resignation of the Foreign Secretary, the now ailing Marquess of Salisbury, did little to quell the anger at the Conservative government. On the coattails of this backlash, Asquith's reinvigorated Liberals won a narrow overall majority in May. Truthfully, Asquith did little different from the previous Government, with the continuing modernisation of Education across the Empire being his primary focus. More significantly under his tenure was the unification and subsequent expansion of the Labor and Populist parties with the growing trade union movements across the industrialised dominions into a singular Populist Labor Party. The dual leadership of Debs and Bryan would be the foundations for an unusual tradition compared to the rest of Britannic politics.
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I'm not quite sure how Britain got America back, but there we are.
Prime Ministers of the United British Empire
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party coalition) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
1895: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionist) [6]
1896 (May): George Goschen (Conservative/Liberal Unionist)
1896 (Nov): George Goschen (Conservative) [7]
1901: Herbert Asquith (Liberal) [8]
1903: Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (Conservative) [9]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsfield, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
[6] The 1895 Imperial Election, conducted in the home isles as well as in the Dominions of New England, Canada, Columbia, Carolina, Louisiana, the Ohio Country, and the most recent addition to the Imperial Family, the Dominion of Missouri, sees a number of prominent American MPs taking positions in the government. Among those included in Churchill's second Ministry include Robert Todd Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Charles Tupper. The coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists continues, though greater demands for devolution in Ireland, Canada (particularly Quebec), and other Catholic majority regions such as Louisiana remains an issue for the Imperial government of an aging Queen Victoria. Both the Populist Party (led by William J. Bryan, an MP from Missouri) and the Labor Party (led by Eugene Debs) see their initial gains, each winning a handful of seats for the first time.
[7] Lord Churchill resigned from his position in May of 1896, after he came down with a terminal illness which would result in his untimely death in November. The Conservative Party elected George Goschen as their new leader, who sought to integrate American and Canadian politicians more into the Britannic Government, continuing the legacy of his predecessor. He also sought to create a more federalized union, with the return of partial home rule in Ireland in order to reduce sentiments of rebellion and independence there and in other Catholic areas. This controversial policy led to the Liberal Unionist Party abandoning the 1892 coalition arrangements in the month of September, leading to a general election in November of that year. The Conservatives won a resounding majority in the November election, however this is often attributed to the fact that the opposition vote was split between the Liberals, Populists and Labor as opposed to an increase in support for Goschen's Conservatives.
[8] Up until just a few months before the election, Goschen looked set for another comfortable majority. However, the Boxer Scare in early 1901, where the Empire almost lost control of Hong Kong, was considered a disaster for Britannic foreign policy. Even the resignation of the Foreign Secretary, the now ailing Marquess of Salisbury, did little to quell the anger at the Conservative government. On the coattails of this backlash, Asquith's reinvigorated Liberals won a narrow overall majority in May. Truthfully, Asquith did little different from the previous Government, with the continuing modernization of Education across the Empire being his primary focus. More significantly under his tenure was the unification and subsequent expansion of the Labor and Populist parties with the growing trade union movements across the industrialized dominions into a singular Populist Labor Party. The dual leadership of Debs and Bryan would be the foundations for an unusual tradition compared to the rest of Britannic politics.
[9] The death of Queen Victoria in 1903, at the age of 83, brought the Victorian Age to an end with a bump. For many in the old order, the politics of the United Empire was becoming increasingly fractious and alarming; Ireland largely ran itself (with the resulting upsurge in demands for further concessions to Catholic regions), Britain was increasingly challenged by foreign rivals abroad (with France turning to her colonial ambitions following the continental dominance of Germany), and the dramatic rise in support for the Populist Labor Party threatened the traditional two-party system of the Liberals and Conservatives as well as imperial unity. The election held following the death of the Queen was a difficult one for the Liberals - after the best part of a decade away from power during the Churchill and Goschen ministries, Asquith was forced to yield to the growing trade union influences as well as those calling for sweeping political devolution. In doing so the Liberals stepped from the centre ground, and were decisively defeated by the Conservatives. Cavendish, one of the most widely-respected and well-established peers in the country, was a moderate reformist in the tradition of Churchillian 'Tory Democracy' despite his upbringing. Although the Populist Laborites continued to make headway in industrial America, across many of the colonies and the Home Islands calls for socialism rang flat (and was markedly different from both the common calls for regional representation as well as increasing social provisions). Devonshire also had a strong relationship with the new King, William V (formerly Prince Arthur), which would prove significant as the Commons continued to put pressure on the Lords.
Prime Ministers of the United British Empire
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party coalition) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
1895: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionist) [6]
1896 (May): George Goschen (Conservative/Liberal Unionist)
1896 (Nov): George Goschen (Conservative) [7]
1901: Herbert Asquith (Liberal) [8]
1903: Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (Conservative) [9]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsfield, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
[6] The 1895 Imperial Election, conducted in the home isles as well as in the Dominions of New England, Canada, Columbia, Carolina, Louisiana, the Ohio Country, and the most recent addition to the Imperial Family, the Dominion of Missouri, sees a number of prominent American MPs taking positions in the government. Among those included in Churchill's second Ministry include Robert Todd Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Charles Tupper. The coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists continues, though greater demands for devolution in Ireland, Canada (particularly Quebec), and other Catholic majority regions such as Louisiana remains an issue for the Imperial government of an aging Queen Victoria. Both the Populist Party (led by William J. Bryan, an MP from Missouri) and the Labor Party (led by Eugene Debs) see their initial gains, each winning a handful of seats for the first time.
[7] Lord Churchill resigned from his position in May of 1896, after he came down with a terminal illness which would result in his untimely death in November. The Conservative Party elected George Goschen as their new leader, who sought to integrate American and Canadian politicians more into the Britannic Government, continuing the legacy of his predecessor. He also sought to create a more federalized union, with the return of partial home rule in Ireland in order to reduce sentiments of rebellion and independence there and in other Catholic areas. This controversial policy led to the Liberal Unionist Party abandoning the 1892 coalition arrangements in the month of September, leading to a general election in November of that year. The Conservatives won a resounding majority in the November election, however this is often attributed to the fact that the opposition vote was split between the Liberals, Populists and Labor as opposed to an increase in support for Goschen's Conservatives.
[8] Up until just a few months before the election, Goschen looked set for another comfortable majority. However, the Boxer Scare in early 1901, where the Empire almost lost control of Hong Kong, was considered a disaster for Britannic foreign policy. Even the resignation of the Foreign Secretary, the now ailing Marquess of Salisbury, did little to quell the anger at the Conservative government. On the coattails of this backlash, Asquith's reinvigorated Liberals won a narrow overall majority in May. Truthfully, Asquith did little different from the previous Government, with the continuing modernization of Education across the Empire being his primary focus. More significantly under his tenure was the unification and subsequent expansion of the Labor and Populist parties with the growing trade union movements across the industrialized dominions into a singular Populist Labor Party. The dual leadership of Debs and Bryan would be the foundations for an unusual tradition compared to the rest of Britannic politics.
[9] The death of Queen Victoria in 1903, at the age of 83, brought the Victorian Age to an end with a bump. For many in the old order, the politics of the United Empire was becoming increasingly fractious and alarming; Ireland largely ran itself (with the resulting upsurge in demands for further concessions to Catholic regions), Britain was increasingly challenged by foreign rivals abroad (with France turning to her colonial ambitions following the continental dominance of Germany), and the dramatic rise in support for the Populist Labor Party threatened the traditional two-party system of the Liberals and Conservatives as well as imperial unity. The election held following the death of the Queen was a difficult one for the Liberals - after the best part of a decade away from power during the Churchill and Goschen ministries, Asquith was forced to yield to the growing trade union influences as well as those calling for sweeping political devolution. In doing so the Liberals stepped from the centre ground, and were decisively defeated by the Conservatives. Cavendish, one of the most widely-respected and well-established peers in the country, was a moderate reformist in the tradition of Churchillian 'Tory Democracy' despite his upbringing. Although the Populist Laborites continued to make headway in industrial America, across many of the colonies and the Home Islands calls for socialism rang flat (and was markedly different from both the common calls for regional representation as well as increasing social provisions). Devonshire also had a strong relationship with the new King, William V (formerly Prince Arthur), which would prove significant as the Commons continued to put pressure on the Lords.
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1906: Theodore Roosevelt (Conservative)
1907: Theodore Roosevelt (Conservative) [10]
[10] Cavendish resigned in 1906 due to ill health, leaving his deputy, Theodore Roosevelt, as Prime Minister, the first one from North America. Roosevelt called an election to be held in 1907, where the Conservatives manage to win a small majority. Roosevelt was a very charismatic person and was quite popular amongst his own party, Opposition Leader, Andrew Fisher from Australia, thought he was a mad man who would ruin the Empire's reputation. Roosevelt also believed in Anti-Monopoly laws and passed it through Parliament in 1908.
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They never lost America. It's based around Hail Britannia, a massive worldbuilding effort by @LeinadB93 . This was covered in the first post. Obviously, the project is pretty expansive so I don't expect everyone to know everything, but we're going kinda light on the details and just rolling with it.
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Prime Ministers of the United British Empire
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party coalition) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
1895: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionist) [6]
1896 (May): George Goschen (Conservative/Liberal Unionist)
1896 (Nov): George Goschen (Conservative) [7]
1901: Herbert Asquith (Liberal) [8]
1903: Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (Conservative) [9]
1906: Theodore Roosevelt (Conservative)
1907: Theodore Roosevelt (Conservative) [10]
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Conservative) [11]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsfield, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
[6] The 1895 Imperial Election, conducted in the home isles as well as in the Dominions of New England, Canada, Columbia, Carolina, Louisiana, the Ohio Country, and the most recent addition to the Imperial Family, the Dominion of Missouri, sees a number of prominent American MPs taking positions in the government. Among those included in Churchill's second Ministry include Robert Todd Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Charles Tupper. The coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists continues, though greater demands for devolution in Ireland, Canada (particularly Quebec), and other Catholic majority regions such as Louisiana remains an issue for the Imperial government of an aging Queen Victoria. Both the Populist Party (led by William J. Bryan, an MP from Missouri) and the Labor Party (led by Eugene Debs) see their initial gains, each winning a handful of seats for the first time.
[7] Lord Churchill resigned from his position in May of 1896, after he came down with a terminal illness which would result in his untimely death in November. The Conservative Party elected George Goschen as their new leader, who sought to integrate American and Canadian politicians more into the Britannic Government, continuing the legacy of his predecessor. He also sought to create a more federalized union, with the return of partial home rule in Ireland in order to reduce sentiments of rebellion and independence there and in other Catholic areas. This controversial policy led to the Liberal Unionist Party abandoning the 1892 coalition arrangements in the month of September, leading to a general election in November of that year. The Conservatives won a resounding majority in the November election, however this is often attributed to the fact that the opposition vote was split between the Liberals, Populists and Labor as opposed to an increase in support for Goschen's Conservatives.
[8] Up until just a few months before the election, Goschen looked set for another comfortable majority. However, the Boxer Scare in early 1901, where the Empire almost lost control of Hong Kong, was considered a disaster for Britannic foreign policy. Even the resignation of the Foreign Secretary, the now ailing Marquess of Salisbury, did little to quell the anger at the Conservative government. On the coattails of this backlash, Asquith's reinvigorated Liberals won a narrow overall majority in May. Truthfully, Asquith did little different from the previous Government, with the continuing modernization of Education across the Empire being his primary focus. More significantly under his tenure was the unification and subsequent expansion of the Labor and Populist parties with the growing trade union movements across the industrialized dominions into a singular Populist Labor Party. The dual leadership of Debs and Bryan would be the foundations for an unusual tradition compared to the rest of Britannic politics.
[9] The death of Queen Victoria in 1903, at the age of 83, brought the Victorian Age to an end with a bump. For many in the old order, the politics of the United Empire was becoming increasingly fractious and alarming; Ireland largely ran itself (with the resulting upsurge in demands for further concessions to Catholic regions), Britain was increasingly challenged by foreign rivals abroad (with France turning to her colonial ambitions following the continental dominance of Germany), and the dramatic rise in support for the Populist Labor Party threatened the traditional two-party system of the Liberals and Conservatives as well as imperial unity. The election held following the death of the Queen was a difficult one for the Liberals - after the best part of a decade away from power during the Churchill and Goschen ministries, Asquith was forced to yield to the growing trade union influences as well as those calling for sweeping political devolution. In doing so the Liberals stepped from the centre ground, and were decisively defeated by the Conservatives. Cavendish, one of the most widely-respected and well-established peers in the country, was a moderate reformist in the tradition of Churchillian 'Tory Democracy' despite his upbringing. Although the Populist Laborites continued to make headway in industrial America, across many of the colonies and the Home Islands calls for socialism rang flat (and was markedly different from both the common calls for regional representation as well as increasing social provisions). Devonshire also had a strong relationship with the new King, William V (formerly Prince Arthur), which would prove significant as the Commons continued to put pressure on the Lords.
[10] Cavendish resigned in 1906 due to ill health, leaving his deputy, Theodore Roosevelt, as Prime Minister, the first one from North America. Roosevelt called an election to be held in 1907, where the Conservatives manage to win a small majority. Roosevelt was a very charismatic person and was quite popular amongst his own party, Opposition Leader, Andrew Fisher from Australia, thought he was a mad man who would ruin the Empire's reputation. Roosevelt also believed in Anti-Monopoly laws and passed it through Parliament in 1908.
[11] Roosevelt's vision of building upon "Tory Democracy" and expanding the broader Empire's role in the governance of the United British Empire proved popular as he neared the end of his mandate, defeating Andrew Fisher's Liberals and the Populist Labor Party in a hotly contested election. Roosevelt's "imperial premiership" at times led to a tense relationship with the King, but the growing tensions with Germany resulted in the two forming an alliance of convenience due to their mutual distrust of the Kaiser and his continental ambitions. An alliance with Britain's once traditional enemy, France, emerged in order to curb German influence. Roosevelt also focused on continuing to modernize and expand the already dominant British navy in anticipation of a potential conflict, despite the Liberal and Populist Labor parties warnings that such actions could launch an arms race.
1876: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) [1]
1877: William Gladstone (Liberal) [2]
1882: William Gladstone (Liberal) [3]
1886: William Gladstone (Liberal/Irish Parliamentary Party coalition) [4]
1892: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionists) [5]
1895: Lord Randolph Churchill (Conservative/Liberal Unionist) [6]
1896 (May): George Goschen (Conservative/Liberal Unionist)
1896 (Nov): George Goschen (Conservative) [7]
1901: Herbert Asquith (Liberal) [8]
1903: Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (Conservative) [9]
1906: Theodore Roosevelt (Conservative)
1907: Theodore Roosevelt (Conservative) [10]
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Conservative) [11]
[1] The United British Empire was formed when Britain and her overseas possessions amalgamated under the reign of Queen Victoria, resulting in Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsfield, becoming the first Imperial Prime Minister after the 1876 Act of Union.
[2] An election was called in 1877 to elect the Imperial Parliament, Gladstone beat Disraeli by just 5 seats, however, due to only having 5 more seats than the Conservatives, various disruptions arose in trying to govern the Empire, luckily for Gladstone, some Conservatives who had seats in North America, formed their own Conservative Party called The Democratic Conservatives, lowering Disraeli's seats by 10, leaving Gladstone a bit more ease to pass laws.
[3] Gladstone’s doctrines of free trade, equal opportunity and economic pragmatism helped establish the early conventions of the Imperial Parliament and unite the disparate groups which it represented. Even so, the Liberals barely managed to maintain their slim majority in the 1882 election, which was the last general election held under the original restrictive franchise and the first to have participation from a socialist party (running in three seats - none would win).
[4] It was perhaps inevitable that the Liberals' hold on power would slip. Falling 4 seats short of a majority Gladstone called IPP Leader Charles Stuart Parnell to talks at Downing Street to discuss a formal coalition. Parnell made it clear. He wanted independence for Ireland. Gladstone made it clear that there was no way at that time that the Empire would react well to that. But Gladstone did offer what was known as "Maximum Devolution" whereby Dublin would take control of all issues except Foreign and Defence affairs. Parnell wasn't happy about that but he like Gladstone could see that the nascent German Empire was growing in status and could prove to be a danger to Western Europe. Parnell accepted the terms on condition that the Irish established their own Parliament in Dublin and would only travel to London when necessary. Gladstone agreed.
[5] Following the 1886 party coup, Lord Randolph Churchill managed to wrestle control of the party from the Earl of Salisbury and set about rebuilding the Conservative Party on a platform of patriotism, unionism, and Tory radicalism. In 1892, the Conservatives took back control of the House of Commons with the support of Joseph Chamberlain and his anti-Home Rule rebels, the Liberal Unionists. With a new majority, Churchill immediately set about implementing new reforms such as democratically elected county councils and mandatory public education.
[6] The 1895 Imperial Election, conducted in the home isles as well as in the Dominions of New England, Canada, Columbia, Carolina, Louisiana, the Ohio Country, and the most recent addition to the Imperial Family, the Dominion of Missouri, sees a number of prominent American MPs taking positions in the government. Among those included in Churchill's second Ministry include Robert Todd Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Charles Tupper. The coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists continues, though greater demands for devolution in Ireland, Canada (particularly Quebec), and other Catholic majority regions such as Louisiana remains an issue for the Imperial government of an aging Queen Victoria. Both the Populist Party (led by William J. Bryan, an MP from Missouri) and the Labor Party (led by Eugene Debs) see their initial gains, each winning a handful of seats for the first time.
[7] Lord Churchill resigned from his position in May of 1896, after he came down with a terminal illness which would result in his untimely death in November. The Conservative Party elected George Goschen as their new leader, who sought to integrate American and Canadian politicians more into the Britannic Government, continuing the legacy of his predecessor. He also sought to create a more federalized union, with the return of partial home rule in Ireland in order to reduce sentiments of rebellion and independence there and in other Catholic areas. This controversial policy led to the Liberal Unionist Party abandoning the 1892 coalition arrangements in the month of September, leading to a general election in November of that year. The Conservatives won a resounding majority in the November election, however this is often attributed to the fact that the opposition vote was split between the Liberals, Populists and Labor as opposed to an increase in support for Goschen's Conservatives.
[8] Up until just a few months before the election, Goschen looked set for another comfortable majority. However, the Boxer Scare in early 1901, where the Empire almost lost control of Hong Kong, was considered a disaster for Britannic foreign policy. Even the resignation of the Foreign Secretary, the now ailing Marquess of Salisbury, did little to quell the anger at the Conservative government. On the coattails of this backlash, Asquith's reinvigorated Liberals won a narrow overall majority in May. Truthfully, Asquith did little different from the previous Government, with the continuing modernization of Education across the Empire being his primary focus. More significantly under his tenure was the unification and subsequent expansion of the Labor and Populist parties with the growing trade union movements across the industrialized dominions into a singular Populist Labor Party. The dual leadership of Debs and Bryan would be the foundations for an unusual tradition compared to the rest of Britannic politics.
[9] The death of Queen Victoria in 1903, at the age of 83, brought the Victorian Age to an end with a bump. For many in the old order, the politics of the United Empire was becoming increasingly fractious and alarming; Ireland largely ran itself (with the resulting upsurge in demands for further concessions to Catholic regions), Britain was increasingly challenged by foreign rivals abroad (with France turning to her colonial ambitions following the continental dominance of Germany), and the dramatic rise in support for the Populist Labor Party threatened the traditional two-party system of the Liberals and Conservatives as well as imperial unity. The election held following the death of the Queen was a difficult one for the Liberals - after the best part of a decade away from power during the Churchill and Goschen ministries, Asquith was forced to yield to the growing trade union influences as well as those calling for sweeping political devolution. In doing so the Liberals stepped from the centre ground, and were decisively defeated by the Conservatives. Cavendish, one of the most widely-respected and well-established peers in the country, was a moderate reformist in the tradition of Churchillian 'Tory Democracy' despite his upbringing. Although the Populist Laborites continued to make headway in industrial America, across many of the colonies and the Home Islands calls for socialism rang flat (and was markedly different from both the common calls for regional representation as well as increasing social provisions). Devonshire also had a strong relationship with the new King, William V (formerly Prince Arthur), which would prove significant as the Commons continued to put pressure on the Lords.
[10] Cavendish resigned in 1906 due to ill health, leaving his deputy, Theodore Roosevelt, as Prime Minister, the first one from North America. Roosevelt called an election to be held in 1907, where the Conservatives manage to win a small majority. Roosevelt was a very charismatic person and was quite popular amongst his own party, Opposition Leader, Andrew Fisher from Australia, thought he was a mad man who would ruin the Empire's reputation. Roosevelt also believed in Anti-Monopoly laws and passed it through Parliament in 1908.
[11] Roosevelt's vision of building upon "Tory Democracy" and expanding the broader Empire's role in the governance of the United British Empire proved popular as he neared the end of his mandate, defeating Andrew Fisher's Liberals and the Populist Labor Party in a hotly contested election. Roosevelt's "imperial premiership" at times led to a tense relationship with the King, but the growing tensions with Germany resulted in the two forming an alliance of convenience due to their mutual distrust of the Kaiser and his continental ambitions. An alliance with Britain's once traditional enemy, France, emerged in order to curb German influence. Roosevelt also focused on continuing to modernize and expand the already dominant British navy in anticipation of a potential conflict, despite the Liberal and Populist Labor parties warnings that such actions could launch an arms race.