Duritz - Tanks are looking a little distant, but will be done by Christmas. Though if you look at this history of those words I wouldn't get your hopes up...
And don't complain about tanks being last either, the readers have spoken and indicated their preference, that is the nature of democracy
Sir Humphrey - Interesting idea, not one I'd considered. Certainly at the moment Ireland is suffering badly while Northern Ireland is booming compared to OTL (no Irish linen due to tariffs means the N. Irish farmers are making a fortune). Certainly Londonderry would ensure that Ulsters views are remembered when (if?) the Anglo-Irish trade war ends, OTL they got badly stiffed on the deal when Viscount Craigavon rolled over and wouldn't risk even mentioning it.
Nathan Madien - You liked the politics, excellent.
Now you mention it the Halifax picture is pretty bad, I must confess to a degree of laziness there; it's the same one I used in an update years ago. (It has actually been years. That is terrifying!
)
scubadoobie2 - Your back! Huzzah! I had wondered if I'd lost you and a few others with the recent updates.
Curses, you rumbled my cunning scheme. Yes while people were voting I was playing around with BC designs for the naval update, mapping out the cabinet scheming and pondering how good or bad to make the next generation of tanks.
Davout - I think I've been to your church before;
Is it this one?
DonnieBaseball - I was pondering Jedi Chamberlain for Austen and Darth Chamberlain for Neville. It almost works actually;
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to sink the Bismark is insignificant next to the power of appeasement."
merrick - As you say the government will not have an easy time of things, what was a very comfortable majority has been reduced as the Nat Liberals depart while there are several big personality clashes just waiting to happen. And that's before we even get to what the Opposition might do.
India, well Austen was able to differentiate Britain from the British Empire in a way Churchill couldn't. What mattered for Britain was being able to harness the manpower, resources and markets of India, running domestic Indian politics didn't materially help Britain and was actually counter-productive (driving Indians towards full blown independence). As he's running the show expect defence, external trade and foreign policy to stay under London's thumb while everything else is up for grabs.
Pakistan has reared up, but fortunately with Congress fragmented every splinter group has their own regional demands so it's less controversial. Equally as it will be an Indian federation, the British solution to any colonial problem, and a lot powers will be pushed to 'state' level (to weaken national government so it can easily be cowed by the Viceroy/London) it should work out. Certainly I struggle to see it being worse than partition, as India will stay one country any internal migration can be a great deal slower and more organised which has to mean it's less violent.
