In July 2008, Britain's Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, wrote an article in the Guardian that many perceived to be a veiled attack on Gordon Brown, then Prime Minister and Labour Party leader. In the...

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." – The WhoMany alternate history pieces explore Britain's fate if the United Kingdom fell to Nazi Germany. But few consider what might come afterwards. The chaos...

What if in 1946, an overstretched British occupying force had called on Denmark to aid in the occupation of post-war Germany? Would the world today be radically different? Or would it be mostly the same?Tom...

'Great man' history is flawed. But it can be fun.A group of alternate history authors try their hand at imagining different figures at the top of the British establishment. Be they Prime Ministers or...

Boris Johnson is, perhaps, the most well-known 'character' among British politicians today. Once seen as a jovial buffoon with no future in high office, he sought the Mayoralty of London and, through...

1917. The Kaiser declines to resume unrestricted submarine warfare.1919. France collapses into Syndicalist revolution.1921. Britain signs the 'Peace with Honour', formally ending the Great War.1925. An...

"Welcome to the BBC's coverage of the 2015 UK Presidential Election…"In President Ashdown Is Retiring, the authors of Shuffling the Deck team up once again to explore the aftermath of a thoroughly modern...

Harold Wilson dominated British politics for almost two decades. His political skill saw him make powerful enemies and bitter rivals, both inside the Labour Party and out. Conspiracy theorists, some in...

A NEW NOVELLA FROM THE TEAM BEHIND 'AGENT LAVENDER'At time of writing, Britain has been led by thirteen men and two women since the Second World War. But not all countries have this kind of turnover -...

They're Prime Ministers. But not as we know them.Once called 'the most intellectual parlour game around', alternate history doesn't have to be about Nazi zeppelins and steampunk empires. In this dry and...

What if Remain had won in 2016? What if Britain had never joined the EEC? What if groups other than Europe had decided to unite?In this EU-themed collection from Sea Lion Press and edited by Tom Black...

Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler?What if, in the summer of 1940, Nazi Germany had invaded the United Kingdom? Nearly eighty years on, images of swastikas on Whitehall still resonate and horrify...