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  1. Premier Taylerov

    WI: United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine (1947) taken to International Court of Justice?

    (NOTE: Due to recent events, please refrain from discussing the modern situation in Israel and Palestine. This question predates current politics). The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was an attempt to divide Mandatory Palestine upon the departure of the British (the governing power...
  2. Premier Taylerov

    Windscale 1957: Worst-case scenarios

    The Accident: The fire at the Windscale nuclear facility in 1957 still remains as one of the most serious disasters in the history of atomic energy, and whilst now it has been overshadowed in fame by Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and Fukushima Daiichi it stands as easily the worst nuclear...
  3. Premier Taylerov

    AHC/WI: Dissolution of the United Kingdom via the Kilbrandon Commission

    The Kilbrandon Commission The Kilbrandon Commission (known more formally as the 'Royal Commission on the Constitution') was a lengthy commission instigated by the Wilson government to examine in detail the nature of the British constitution. Chiefly, it was concerned with the roles that the...
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    AHC/WI: Prime Minister (or Leader of the Opposition) named in the House of Commons

    The British House of Commons (and, for that matter, a number of Commonwealth Parliaments) are able to suspend actively-sitting Members of Parliament if the Speaker believes they have broken the established procedures of the House. Whilst there have been quite a few suspensions of MPs during the...
  5. Premier Taylerov

    Any interest in classical music timelines?

    There are many threads around this site outlining changes to popular culture and music. However, it has long been my intention to write a timeline chiefly concerning the development of classical music. As a result, I just want to enquire as to if there are any on this site who would be...
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    Musical WI: What if Gilbert and Sullivan stopped collaborating before 'Mikado?'

    Good morning, everybody! Gilbert and Sullivan are perhaps two of the most easily recognizable figures in the world of European operetta, having composed fourteen short operas throughout their extensive colloboration. However, whilst researching for my next show - 'The Mikado - or the Town of...
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    What if the June Rebellion (1832) was successful?

    Good morning, everybody! I'm playing oboe and cor anglais in the orchestra pit for a production of Victor Hugo's and Claude-Michel Schönberg 'Les Misérables' this week, and in the very few moments where I'm not doing anything I attempted to contemplate whether the June Rebellion could survive...
  8. Premier Taylerov

    An Early Britain?

    Hi everybody. I've been cruising Wikipedia recently, and recently discovered that whilst the official merger of England and Scotland occurred in 1707 with the Acts of Union, there had been several attempts to unite the realms of James VI in 1606, 1667 and 1689. What would have been the...
  9. Premier Taylerov

    AHC: Break Swiss neutrality

    I had this thought the other day. What would the consequences be of any nation violating Swiss neutrality, and when would be the best time to do so? Now, I realize that that an invasion would require a considerable lack of foresight, but I'd be interested to know how it could affect Europe and...
  10. Premier Taylerov

    AHC: Build tunnels/bridges/railways etc. that never were...

    As the title suggests, which tunnels/bridges/canals/railway lines/roads (etc.) should have been built, but simply weren't or haven't been? How could they have become reality? There are some obvious examples: various different plans for crossing the Central American isthmus, Soviet large scale...
  11. Premier Taylerov

    AHC: Make Ferdinand de Lesseps French President!

    Hello everybody! Your challenge, should you boldly choose to accept, is to make Ferdinand de Lesseps, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_de_Lesseps#Suez_Canal ), French president or similar by the time of his death, with a POD of 1850. Good luck, and have fun!
  12. Premier Taylerov

    Prospects of a French sale of Corsica?

    Hi everybody! In researching my TL, I'm considering a bankrupt France (after the Great War) selling the island of Corsica to (neutral) Italy before undergoing a Franco-Communistic revolution. How plausible is this? France is desperate at this point; Russia and Germany have gone Red, and...
  13. Premier Taylerov

    Which commercial airline accidents had the greatest impact?

    Hi guys, I've been watching a few documentaries recently about prominent civil aviation accidents, and the thought crossed my mind; out of the numerous prominent air crashes of the previous few decades, which one(s) would have had the greatest impact on history if it hadn't happened/happened...
  14. Premier Taylerov

    AHC: Hawaii a regional/global power!

    Hi guys! Reading the 'Wierdest Possible Royal Houses' thread (https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=204080) and the 'Political Ideology Game' (https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=225551&page=3) recently, I've been trying to work out a way in...
  15. Premier Taylerov

    AHC: Create the most expansive and all-encompassing London Underground network.

    Hi guys! This is my first ever post on AH.com, and if anybody wants to move this to a more appropriate thread please feel free! Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create the largest non-ASB network of London Underground lines and stations possible ready for the...
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