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  1. Earning the vote through National Service of some type.

    I want to speculate on a variation of something Robert Heinlein set out in his book Starship Troopers. (Note I mean the book itself not the terrible films). The basic idea is that in order to gain the Vote the citizen must undertake a term of National Service. Now in the book that's military...

  2. Australia keeps the "White Australia" Immigration policy.

    As the title says what if Australia had maintained it's immigration policies from the 50's and 60's? Note I mean just the immigration policy not the treatment of the Aboriginies ect. How would the world relate to Australia today? On the one hand it's a blatantly racist policy but on the other...

  3. De Havilland Vampire enters service in 1944

    Suppose for a moment that the Vampire has a higher priority than otl (probably at the expense of the Hornet) and due to this enters service at the same time as the Gloster Meteor. What, admittedly minor, impact would this have on the air war over Britain and Europe? Obviously more of the V1's...

  4. Design a carrier for the RN of 1934

    Due to the deteriorating situation in the Far East and the worrying noises coming from the new German Government His Majesty's government has decided to authorise the construction at least one but possibly two new aircraft carriers for the RN. These must conform to the current treaty...

  5. 1907 The Dominion of New Zealand appoints a woman as High Commissioner in London.

    In 1896 New Zealand was the first part of the British Empire to grant women the vote. In 1907 it achieved near independence when it became a dominion. Now suppose that at that time the New Zealand government decided to make a point with the Mother Country and appoint a woman to be be High...

  6. Chamberlain resigns.

    Lets suppose for a moment that after Hitler tears up the Munich agreement and invades the rump Czechoslovakia Chamberlain resigns. He does this in shame citing his misjudgement of Hitler in uncertain times. Who would be the most likely replacement and how does this affect Britain's build up to...

  7. A success ahead of its time.

    In 1920 the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company developed the Unibus Scooter, a machine decades ahead of its time. Well though received it was expensive and didn't sell well. However what if it had sold it the numbers it truely deserved? https://www.thesahb.com/snapshot-167-1920-unibus-scooter/

  8. Fleet Air Arm 1930 - 1945.

    This follows on from optimise the RN for WWII thread. As has been noted the FAA was a great weakness for the RN so. In the talks with the Government in the run up to the London Naval conference of 1930 the Navy argues that the new larger carriers just entering service in the US, Japanese and...

  9. HMS Eagle (1918) What If.

    Let's suppose that when entering the South American Dreadnought race Chile made a different choice and instead of ordering two battleships they order two battlecruisers similar to HMS Tiger. Their career in WWI matches the otl ships with HMS Canada being commissioned into the RN in 1915 and...

  10. The Austin 7 Utility.

    It's September 1945 and the war is over. For the last 6 years people in Britain have had to do without much in the way of private motoring. Petrol was, and still is rationed. Production went to the war effort. Those with cars mostly laid them up for the duration or sent them for scrap. Now...

  11. Folland Gnat a success

    Your challenge should you choose to accept it is to make the Folland Gnat as much of a success as its replacement, the B.A.E. Hawk. Some modifications to the design are allowed so long as they stick to Petter's basic concept for the aircraft. Keep it simple, keep it small, keep it cheap...

  12. Motorised bicycles encouraged.

    Suppose in the immediate post war years the British government took steps to encourage the use of bolt on motors on push bikes. For a start they are no longer considered as motorbikes so need not be registered or pay vehicle excise duty. You also no longer need a licence or to buy insurance...

  13. RAF opts for the Rolls Royce Buzzard.

    Suppose for a moment that instead of specifying the useless Rolls Royce Goshawk steam cooled engine for the F7/30 program to replace the Bristol fighter the RAF had opted for the more conventional and promising Rolls Royce Buzzard. In the late 20's this engine was giving 800 - 900 hp and was...

  14. F.A.B Thomas.

    How would it have gone if after Captain Scarlet Gerry Anderson had aimed at a younger audience and made a Thomas the Tank Engine series?

  15. VC 10 a commercial success.

    As it says can you make the Vickers VC10 a commercial success at least to the level of the Douglas DC-8.

  16. Rearm the ANZACs for the Pacific War.

    It's 1933 and the governments of Australia and New Zealand are getting twitchy about the ambitions of the Empire of Japan. You are tasked with making recommendations for how their militaries can prepare for a potential war. It is of course assumed that the Mother Country will be fighting...

  17. 1920's US South ----- Black Community Lynches White Rapists.

    Black men being accused of raping white girls was often the excuse for lynchings, but what if the reverse happened? Exactly how bad would the reaction get?

  18. Anglo German settlement January 1941.

    I was thinking earlier after reading the no lend lease thread. Without US support (I'm assuming Roosevelt couldn't get the bases for ships deal past Congress so there's no prospect of any assistance once the money runs out) Britain's prospects in the war are dire and they know it. Germany is...

  19. Rearm the British Infantry for WWII

    The challenge is as it says you have to rearm the British Infantry for WWII. The trigger for this is Hitler coming to power in German, the Sino Japanese conflicts from the early 1930's and the rising military strength of the Soviet Union. While it is believed that war can be avoided the...

  20. Early Safety Bicycle.

    Let's suppose that the Diamond Frame chain driven Safety Bicycle was invented not in the 1880's but rather in the 1850's. The Safety Bicycle had a large impact on the late Victorian society, not least in significantly expanding the gene pool of small villages as young men, and less frequently...
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