shiftygiant
Gone Fishin'
On 27th of November, 1995, Paddy Ashdown, Leader of the Liberal Democrats 1988-1999, was attacked whilst touring his Constituency with the local Vicar following a racially motivated firebombing of a local restaurant. Taunted and heckled by a group whilst walking with the Vicar, Ashdown invited one of the men to join him and the Vicar on their walk. The man then pulled a knife, which he held to Ashdown's throat.
What if the man wielding the knife stabbed Ashdown in the neck and killed him?
EDIT: To rephrase, what would have happened as a result of Ashdown's death, both in the Liberal Democrats and Britain as a whole? His Deputy at the time was Alan Beith, but who would have been likely to succeed him in the Leadership election?
What if the man wielding the knife stabbed Ashdown in the neck and killed him?
EDIT: To rephrase, what would have happened as a result of Ashdown's death, both in the Liberal Democrats and Britain as a whole? His Deputy at the time was Alan Beith, but who would have been likely to succeed him in the Leadership election?
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