TLIAW: The UK Presidential Election - 2015

Thande · Oct 7, 2015

Glad to see this is back and I like the notes of otherworldliness with the overseas territories, Canadian-style hush laws on reporting results there, and the subtle way it emphasises things like Morrison being present at the Duke of Kent's birth in a way that implies these belong to a vanished world of the past.

There appears to have been a formatting issue that has changed your hyphens to asterisks.

Callan · Oct 7, 2015

Very good update- I especially liked the bait-and-switch with Fabricant. (He's London's Mayor? *shudders*)

If J.K. Rowling doesn't become President I swear I'll do time.

Sulemain · Oct 7, 2015

Firstly, what's with all the "*"s?

Secondly, is it me, or has Russia restored the Monarchy!?

iainbhx · Oct 7, 2015

The NEC for a count. The West Midlands regional count for the Euros is usually at the ICC.

A Liberal gain in Edgbaston, that would be very interesting.

I loved the bit about the banknotes.

However, Mikey Fabb as Mayor of London. This really is too much.

Alex Richards · Oct 7, 2015

iainbhx said:
The NEC for a count. The West Midlands regional count for the Euros is usually at the ICC.

A Liberal gain in Edgbaston, that would be very interesting.

I loved the bit about the banknotes.

However, Mikey Fabb as Mayor of London. This really is too much.

I must admit I quite enjoyed your little cameos in there, and the banknotes were fun indeed.

With all this talk of the Rowling becoming President-elect with this result though, I can't help but think that something unexpected is going to happen...

Sulemain · Oct 7, 2015

Calling it now; the monarchy ends up restored.

AgentRudda · Oct 7, 2015

Andrew Adonis as Lord President of the Council. I love this too much.

Sideways · Oct 7, 2015

Present at his birth (as was the case for all senior Royals at the time) was the Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, in order to verify the and ensure that the child was not switched with a changeling!

Is this a Thing? How have I never heard of this before? Do you have a source?

I'm still using the shot of posters from this as my wallpaper at work. This is the highest accolade I can bestow upon an Art. So, well done for that.

As usual, an excellent update. Where did all the *s come from, though?

Meadow · Oct 7, 2015

BrotherSideways said:
Is this a Thing? How have I never heard of this before? Do you have a source?

I'm still using the shot of posters from this as my wallpaper at work. This is the highest accolade I can bestow upon an Art. So, well done for that.

As usual, an excellent update. Where did all the *s come from, though?

We're not sure, it may be something to do with copy pasting em dashes from Google Docs.

Either way, thanks for the kind words, guys.

iainbhx · Oct 7, 2015

BrotherSideways said:
Is this a Thing? How have I never heard of this before? Do you have a source?

All to do with the birth of the old pretender, I believe.

OwenM · Oct 7, 2015

Echoes applause of others, though I wish they could have fitted coins in as well. Trying to work out what the ultimate surprise will be.

iainbhx said:
All to do with the birth of the old pretender, I believe.

So probably won't happen in my upcoming TL then. Hmmm.....

Utgard96 · Oct 7, 2015

Victoria Derbyshire has the most incongruously made-up sounding name ever. It's like someone told an American teenager to take the two most British-sounding words they could think of and put them together into a name.

Perfidious Albion · Oct 7, 2015

Perhaps I'm just far too insufficiently experienced with this sort of thing, but I genuinely didn't see the Boris/Fabricant thing coming; that really did surprise me, though with retrospect I should have expected it as soon as you gave a description instead of a name. Deftly done.

And, of course, lovely last line.

DaveB · Oct 7, 2015

Excellent. Just stayed up late reading this (well, I am retired so can get up at midday again

). Too many good things to remember.

Wondering how I've missed it previously, but I think that when it started I was taking a break from reading ah.com, mainly to avoid nights like this. Subscribed anyway, to make sure I catch the rest of it. (Panics. There will be a rest of it, won't there?)

Japhy · Oct 8, 2015

Marvelous as always guys.

Hate to ask but is there a running count so far? If not of the actual vote totals of everyone who's running, the major candidates we know, but also the regional candidates who didn't get the Roem treatment?

Geordie · Oct 8, 2015

Marvellous stuff. Loved the Fabricant bait and switch, even if it's a bit mad to consider. Little details like handover periods and banknotes are very nice too, although I don't like the idea of a £100 note. Then again, it's not like I often get my paws on a fifty, so I doubt it would concern me!

RyuDrago · Oct 8, 2015

torten said:
Good Update. Out of interest, where is the Ex Queen currently residing. Sandringham?

Just waiting for the upset...

I am still personally hoping and rooting for a Queen Elizabeth II of Canada. Australia was mentioned to have become a full republic, but Canada not yet...

KingCrawa · Oct 8, 2015

So the Russians have a monarchy again? Cool.

And I love the idea that Blair wanted the Speaker as interim head of state. That's always made sense to me, considering the Speaker's non partisan nature.

The Professor · Oct 8, 2015

I see I'm not the only one hoodwinked (hoodwigged?) by Michael the Fabricant as London Mayor.

Is Russia a monarchy or is that a red herring?

iainbhx · Oct 8, 2015

The Professor said:
I see I'm not the only one hoodwinked (hoodwigged?) by Michael the Fabricant as London Mayor.

I understand it is a weave.