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Harold Macmillian's "Winds of Change" speech to the Parliament of South Africa signalled clearly that the the British government had no intention to block the independence of many its colonies, particularly in Africa. As a focal point in the history of decolonization, it marked the confirmation of a firm shift in British policy towards the Empire (although prior government actions had already moved towards a slow process of decolonisation in Africa_, along with indicating a reposition of policy towards Apartheid South Africa. Stonily received in the South African parliament and by right wingers within the Conservative party, a direct consequence of right-wing alienation would be the formation of the Monday Club.
A British Empire that is more resilient against decolonization is a common AH trope. However, what would be the most plausible set of circumstances be to actually create such a polity? Who would be the most plausible figures to lead such an alternate Imperial administration? Perhaps prominent Monday Club figures such as Julian Amery or Duncan Sandys? At a stretch, maybe other Tory right-wingers such as the cliché yet brilliantly fascinating Enoch Powell? What would the consequences of a firmly anti-decolonization Empire be?
The Empire does not necessarily have to survive, yet must have an administration that is unwilling to decolonize.
A British Empire that is more resilient against decolonization is a common AH trope. However, what would be the most plausible set of circumstances be to actually create such a polity? Who would be the most plausible figures to lead such an alternate Imperial administration? Perhaps prominent Monday Club figures such as Julian Amery or Duncan Sandys? At a stretch, maybe other Tory right-wingers such as the cliché yet brilliantly fascinating Enoch Powell? What would the consequences of a firmly anti-decolonization Empire be?
The Empire does not necessarily have to survive, yet must have an administration that is unwilling to decolonize.
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