There's the NPUP who are pretty far right and are the main opposition.
I mean the actual crisis that did this in the UK was the oil-shock from the Suez closure leading into high inflation which resulted in a Social Contract between Labour and the Unions which then fell apart in the Winter of Discontent due to Wildcat strikes primarily led by ethnic minorities who demanded higher democracy within their Unions. Overproduction had nothing to do with it.I am just wondering if there will be an equivalent of the 70s overproduction crisis that helped bring about Reagan and neoliberalism
Planned expansion of the Commonwealth bureaus basically hits this problem, and its not like what we're doing is some radical new concept. Its just neocolonialism with a fancy lick of paint.the updates hint that the majority of the benefits are going only to a select few and I don't doubt that eventually the people and even governments of these places won't start demanding more concessions and benefits as more of the population demands a slice of the Franco-British Dream so to speak, will the FBU be willing or able to do that, given its economy end of the day still relies on uneven extraction from its not!colonies?
I have no idea what you're talking about with this.To say nothing of the fact that it will run into the same economic problems that OTL social democratic bastions fell to eventually
London Bridge Is Down is/was the codeword for starting Operation London Bridge, the funeral and transition plan for Lizzys death, so shes 100% cooked. I don't think a Republic is happening just because like, she got killed by far right nutjobs. Public opinion towards the monarchy is probably going to spike in solidarity considering the new King is a kid, and his mother just got shot by Neo-Nazis or Darlinists or w/e. Its possible some of the Commonwealth Nations will take this chance to declare a Republic, lot of the islands did that OTL and they were always more invested in Lizzy than the Crown itself.So assuming this is indeed Elizabeth's death, the FBU now has a not quite 18 year old king. Interestingly, there should be a Regency that last about two weeks, which means that under the 1953 Regency law Prince Philip is now the Regent of the United Kingdom.
Yeah, more quests should go for a limited approach like this rather than letting the dice run the game. The "wholesome democratic socialist" option was incredibly precarious and couldn't be sustained indefinitely, while meme options like the Napoleonic restorationists in Algeria were still incorporated into the plot while being treated as the flash in the pan they would normally be. I think overall this quest has really become a standout among other alt-Cold War scenarios for how it's portrayed these political tensions and proxy conflicts in a way that's realistic but keeps us on our toes.I think Fission's willingness to go "ok you voted for this but there is no way this would actually happen" and change the results to be more in line with reality has helped a lot. It both toned down some of our more ambitious plans and taught voters and plan makers to be realistic if they actually wanted what the voted for to happen.
I imagine that Bevan is fondly remembered within the parts of the Commonwealth that are not white majority.I'd argue that Bevan is the closest thing the modern FBU has to a founding father
To be fair political shakeups only occur when the present major parties fuck up massively and so far everything is a-ok.famously party-politics never change and no new parties rise up from political shakeups, ever
The NPUP and its predecessors suffered a hilarious blowout in the last two elections. The only region that they dominate is Algeria and Algeria is the process of alienating the rest of the Commonwealth. Calling them the opposition is like calling Moseley's gang a credible political party.
I imagine that Bevan is fondly remembered within the parts of the Commonwealth that are not white majority.
yes because as we all know it's impossible for a far right party nominally confined to one region to surge at the polls at moments of serious domestic instability, that's never happened and we don't need to worry about itThe NPUP and its predecessors suffered a hilarious blowout in the last two elections. The only region that they dominate is Algeria and Algeria is the process of alienating the rest of the Commonwealth. Calling them the opposition is like calling Moseley's gang a credible political party.
yes because as we all know it's impossible for a far right party nominally confined to one region to surge at the polls at moments of serious domestic instability, that's never happened and we don't need to worry about it
Yeah, the biggest problem for the FBU's long term stability is that many within the ranks of its military and paramilitaries are far-right sympathizers. There were multiple attempts to assassinate Bevan before. They quieted down under Grimond, but that didn't really do anything to meaningfully address the problem, especially now that the Queen has apparently been assassinated.
far right party nominally confined to one region to surge at the polls at moments of serious domestic instability
It is impossible when said domestic instability was caused by Far-Righters in the first place. Do you really think that the Right is going to be a political force when they have assassinated the Queen.Especially when that party has significant levels of institutional support and those institutions are worried about communist influence!
you, uh. you are aware that a great deal of the instability in weimar germany was literally the nazis specifically getting into street brawls with communists and attacking jewish neighborhoods, rightIt is impossible when said domestic instability was caused by Far-Righters in the first place.
Eh that was able to be swept under the rug as "patriotic actions against the enemies of Germany", in this case it'll be impossible to justify why killing the Queen would be a "patriotic action" against the "enemies of the nation". Besides it's literally stated to be white nationalistsstreet brawls with communists and attacking jewish neighborhoods
and was provoked by the Right
really among the conservative right, reactionary, and fascist circles that the worst response emerged
I am optimistic that this will be the end of Right-wing politics within the FBU for decades to come.
There is no need to worry about that since the questers are the ones voting. We won't vote for the far right party right?? Not even just for a joke.yes because as we all know it's impossible for a far right party nominally confined to one region to surge at the polls at moments of serious domestic instability, that's never happened and we don't need to worry about it
There is no need to worry about that since the questers are the ones voting. We won't vote for the far right party right?? Not even just for a joke.
We should not let this happen. Losing Algeria is an existential crisis for the FBU, the Franco in Franco-British Union will disappear and I am not going back to lame names like United Kingdom.Also I think we should plan for algeria trying to go their own way since we've been going through the list of settler colonies. Possibly in the future if america gets a president that's willing to deal with them over fbu objections.
It is impossible when said domestic instability was caused by Far-Righters in the first place. Do you really think that the Right is going to be a political force when they have assassinated the Queen.
I am optimistic that this will be the end of Right-wing politics within the FBU for decades to come.
Personally, I aim to be the median voter. I will vote for whoever has the biggest multiplier and damned be the consequences!I'll be voting Tory every election cycle, I'm afraid to say. First y'all took our beautiful cultural institution the House of Lords, and now the very Monarchy is at stake!
Yeah I would never do that that sounds awful kicks a brief case under a tableThere is no need to worry about that since the questers are the ones voting. We won't vote for the far right party right?? Not even just for a joke.