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Perhaps a somewhat demented idea but I bought myself a book copy of the Beeching Report today (exciting life I lead) and was quite intrigued by the accompanying maps. It got me considering how successful a hard-left or full on socialist Post-War Britain could have governed using the BR regions as the basis for the divisions. Lets assume that Labour is somewhat more successful in the 1950 or 1951 elections and the extreme elements manage to dominate in the 1950s-60s and thus have free-rein. They seem like the kind of semi-irrational divisions that might be expected, almost akin to those of the SSRs.
Now the first thing I would expect is some degree of rationalisation, for example giving all of Cornwall and West Devon either to the "Southern" or "Western" regions to eliminate the bizarre cross-over. The names would probably change too (god knows what the London-Midland monstrosity would be called).
Anyways I am curious to see what you think - is it possible and even practical or totally ASB?