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  1. WI: Clapp Plan implemented

    Is it possible for the Clapp Plan to be implemented in full? Or even partially? It was stupidly expensive, and it would have seen the effective elimination of broad gauge in Australia, and all narrow gauge outside of QLD, WA and TAS as well as significant construction of new (or conversion to)...

  2. Bayonets Won't Cut Coal: The Socialist Republic of Britain

    Book I - Fading Glory and Class Wars: The Rise of Socialist Britain Chapter I A Tale of Two Conferences The Imperial Conference of 1921 was the first since the end of the Great War, and the first to see the replacement of the Imperial War Cabinet that had emerged as a system to manage...

  3. "What if Scotland did go it alone?" in the Daily Mail

    By Andrew Roberts: A bankrupt economy, North Sea oil rights sold to China and Shetlanders defecting to Norway. What if Scotland DID go it alone? Leading historian Andrew Roberts predicts that an independent Scotland would soon be begging to be part of the UK again...

  4. Make Darwin an Australian 'Singapore'

    This is not about WW2 or the military or battles. So basically, with a point of departure after 1929, is it possible for Darwin to become a major population (population of 1.5 million+), commercial and economic hub by today, in a similar style to Singapore? Could a rail line (as proposed...

  5. Sir Joh & Queensland, how long?

    How long could Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen have remained premier of Queensland? Given his nature and the 'style' of government in Queensland, and the impact it had on shaping the state, how long could he last as Premier with a reasonable point of departure? Once the Fitzgerald...

  6. A liberal and democratic Japan without defeat or war?

    Basically, I am asking whether or not Japanese militarism/ultra-nationalism could have been replaced by stable liberal democracy without being defeated in a war and occupied or whether it might have faded away if Japan did not engage in any major military action after its acquisition of Manchuria?

  7. AHC: ALCO dominance

    Is it possible for ALCO [American Locomotive Company] to have a dominant share of the locomotive market in the United States to this day? Any thoughts on how this might be achieved? A few points: ALCO was an early leader in the diesel market (40% of the market in 1948). However the...

  8. Hong Kong '82: what next?

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article1977594.ece Not sure if this has been covered before? The scenario I suppose follows what the article says: The negotiations result in unrest and civil strife in Hong Kong and the Chinese “requisition by force” the territory. This...

  9. Stanley Baker as James Bond?

    I suppose the question is, what if he didn't turn it down? He accepts a three picture contract or Broccoli doesn't put out a multi-film contract. How does this effect the franchise, or is there even a Bond franchise if Baker and not Connery takes the lead, and is it merely just a...

  10. What if "New Australia" was a success?

    I stumbled across this little nugget by accident and its seems interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Australia Seems though that it was only a 'Utopia' as long as you were white, Christian and English speaking. At the time it gathered much attention of the left wing movements around...

  11. Navalised Chobham armour?

    This thought just occurred to be, and I have no idea if its employed at the moment, but does any navy use 'Chobham armour' type protection on its ships? An interesting what-if might be, that since it was developed in the 1960s in Britain OTL, maybe some RN types think it might be a good idea...

  12. WI: 1974 'Last Ditch' or 'Doomsday' Ulster plans implimented?

    So what if, had the troubles moved to full scale civil war (which could have happened at quite a few different PoD), that this plan had been implimented? Also, if instead, Wilson had done this, as part of the 'Doomsday' plan? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7610750.stm...

  13. Australian Never-Were Prime Ministers (from Menzies)..

    Which would you change since there are quite a few, its from Menzies (if the poll allows).

  14. Africa WI: Nkrumah remains obscure?

    Just started a book "The State of Africa" and a part was dealing with the origins of Nkrumah his role in Gold Coast/Ghana. Prior to his appointment by the leadership of the United Gold Coast Convention as a full time organiser (before he left them to form the Convention Peoples Party), he...

  15. a different Stevenson for President in 1980?..

    Ok. This is probably totally out of left field but here goes. On a link, from a link, from a link on wiki, I cam across McLean Stevenson, who played Colonel Blake in M*A*S*H for three seasons. Could he become president of the United States in 1980? His family was endowed in the...

  16. Social What If: Fat is the 'new' Thin

    Ok. What would happen, what would the world be like if instead of thin 'being in', fat was instead? I know that in the western world thin is still the ideal body image/style social goal, but what would be needed for that to change to being fat, would there be a suitable PoD? What would the...

  17. A Ten State Australia?

    http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2007/06/03/130-a-ten-state-australia/ Interesting map. What would the implications be? If it were ten seperate colonies/admin areas and federation flows with its conditions as OTL, then its unlikely that the colonies would federate in Australia given that...

  18. Rommel killed at Arras, (1940)

    I was watching some program on the History Channel the other day (about British Infantry tanks I recall) and it mentioned off hand that Rommel was nearly killed in the British counter attack at Arras in May 1940. So, what if he had been killed during the battle? The causes some pretty major...
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