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    Alternative realities - Labour

    I am sure there have been loads of these on here in the past but I have just finished "Things Can Only Get Better" (which I would love to see an updated version of) and wondered -

    "What would the Labour Party been like if John Smith hadn't died? Would they have got into power and stayed in so long?"

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    Alternative realities - Labour

    Smith benefits from not having been seen in office, so Labour Party members can imagine a Smith government however they like.

    Having said that, I don't think there's anyone who could have been quite as disgusting as Blair.

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      #3
      Alternative realities - Labour

      Bobby Kennedy serves the same function for the US Democratic Party, even 50 years after his assassination.

      Obviously a very different person and politician than Smith, but the "what might have been" vibe is strikingly similar.

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        Alternative realities - Labour

        So Smith is Che to Blair's Castro? Interesting. I suppose that makes Brown Raul. I don't know who would be more appalled by that

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          #5
          Alternative realities - Labour

          Except that there was never really a serious chance that Che would have ended up running the show in Cuba.

          That was one of the prime reasons behind his travels after Castro consolidated his power.

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            #6
            Alternative realities - Labour

            NHH to thread.

            Smith would have been sporadically frustrating but tolerable.

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              #7
              Alternative realities - Labour

              I have said on oldtf that Smith's death was the worst thing that's ever happened to the UK. I almost believe it...

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                #8
                Alternative realities - Labour

                You almost believe something that you yourself said?

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                  #9
                  Alternative realities - Labour

                  On a football message board? Yeah...

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                    #10
                    Alternative realities - Labour

                    Is that what this is?

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