TLIAF: Many A Hero Untold

Thande

Donor
Finally got a chance to catch up. This was great in the proper Uhura's Mumby way of looking into Unconsidered Corners of the world, politics and history.

I think the major criticism, as U's M mentioned a couple of pages back, is that it feels as though Britain "just sort of sits there" for events like the fascist takeover of Ireland, the invasion of Ulster, the Ulster Civil War, etc. I understand you want the focus to remain on Ireland, but you might want to justify this more by alluding to events that take Britain's focus away (say a passing mention of Problems in North Africa in WW2, or of Ulster getting sorted one way or the other being required rapidly by a Heath-type government desperate to get into an alt-EEC which will block British entry unless it is).
 
Finally got a chance to catch up. This was great in the proper Uhura's Mumby way of looking into Unconsidered Corners of the world, politics and history.

I think the major criticism, as U's M mentioned a couple of pages back, is that it feels as though Britain "just sort of sits there" for events like the fascist takeover of Ireland, the invasion of Ulster, the Ulster Civil War, etc. I understand you want the focus to remain on Ireland, but you might want to justify this more by alluding to events that take Britain's focus away (say a passing mention of Problems in North Africa in WW2, or of Ulster getting sorted one way or the other being required rapidly by a Heath-type government desperate to get into an alt-EEC which will block British entry unless it is).

I kind of hoped that the hint of a Roy Jenkins ministry in the 1970s meant that the government felt they could tolerate the loss of Ulster without fully appreciating the blowback of a refugee crisis and ethno-religious civil war.

But yes, I would agree. When people have asked about what Britain was doing in WW2, I have to say I found myself wondering.
 

Thande

Donor
I kind of hoped that the hint of a Roy Jenkins ministry in the 1970s meant that the government felt they could tolerate the loss of Ulster without fully appreciating the blowback of a refugee crisis and ethno-religious civil war.

But yes, I would agree. When people have asked about what Britain was doing in WW2, I have to say I found myself wondering.
The Jenkins bit definitely helps, but it could use a bit more (though, as I said, I appreciate you don't want Britain to intrude too much into the content of the TL).
 
uh, those last two updates seem to come put of nowhere. How did we go from a third way ireland to whatever the fuck that was?
 
Right, should probably post my thoughts before too much time passes.

Absolutely wonderful to read through. Not only does the transition from Johnson to O'Scuffy make a lot of sense, the detail given to the horrors of the regime is great (in the pejorative sense) and leaves you with a slight feeling of emptiness (heavy shades of this in the McGoohan update, which has a highly personal touch). Then we delve into the realm of Irish Socially Liberal Luxury Communism which is too cool for words. A somewhat inevitable stagnation, and Oliver 'bloody' Flanagan leads us back down the road. Delightful, as is to be expected.

What is the status of Dublin TTL? What it was pre-Celtic Tiger?
 
Right, should probably post my thoughts before too much time passes.

Absolutely wonderful to read through. Not only does the transition from Johnson to O'Scuffy make a lot of sense, the detail given to the horrors of the regime is great (in the pejorative sense) and leaves you with a slight feeling of emptiness (heavy shades of this in the McGoohan update, which has a highly personal touch). Then we delve into the realm of Irish Socially Liberal Luxury Communism which is too cool for words. A somewhat inevitable stagnation, and Oliver 'bloody' Flanagan leads us back down the road. Delightful, as is to be expected.

What is the status of Dublin TTL? What it was pre-Celtic Tiger?
Thanks for your kind words. As to Dublin, it certainly hasn't become a financial centre, and the economic difficulties of the Flanagan years didn't do much to help growth. It's a smaller city, and Ireland's economy as a whole is slightly more geared towards agriculture (with farmers being aided throughout the Red period by the representations of the NAP). But that's now getting less and less feasible and leading to a lot more rural unemployment due to mechanisation. The stage is set for a Celtic Tiger situation.
 

Sideways

Donor
Really excellent timeline. It is obvious that you both work together well and complement each other's style. I have been impressed throughout.
 
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