a new british civil war?

[Pickman's model]

No, that would be evidence of a cavalier attitude.

 

[not-bono-ever]

homemade tanks are an oft seen products of bloody civil wars- the former Yugoslavia and Syria were full of them,

 

[Sprocket.]

First sign of meltdown and the royals would be on the first flight to Toronto and all live in Meg’s apartment.

 

[likesfish]

England Prevails...

somebody's already done the models for it TGWU armed milita anyone? much more sensible than getting all cold and wet

 

[DotCommunist]

homemade tanks are an oft seen products of bloody civil wars- the former Yugoslavia and Syria were full of them,

 

[Sprocket.]

I have already witnessed very agitated and vocal arguments at work. The conclusion that if brexit doesn’t happen, the ‘rebels’ will never vote again!

 

[LDC]

Then us peasants from the home counties and beyond could storm the Oligarch Palace (a renamed Buckingham Palace) with pitchforks and flaming torches in an attempt to stop the rebel scum from seceding from the Union.

Hang on a tick, you think we're up for fighting to keep London?

 

[nuffsaid]

Hang on a tick, you think we're up for fighting to keep London?

This is a future scenario where London has become an overblown parasite on the UK and then decides to pull the plug on the rest of us and go it alone which would cause an economic meltdown for those outside. Realising this us peasants decide to take up arms to not only retain London into the Union but also to finally redistribute it's wealth to the provinces it has ignored for decades.

 

[Pickman's model]

This is a future scenario where London has become an overblown parasite on the UK and then decides to pull the plug on the rest of us and go it alone which would cause an economic meltdown for those outside. Realising this us peasants decide to take up arms to not only retain London into the Union but also to finally redistribute it's wealth to the provinces it has ignored for decades.

how has london ignored the provinces for decades when so many thousands of londoners possess second homes in the country?

 

[nuffsaid]

how has london ignored the provinces for decades when so many thousands of londoners possess second homes in the country?

It's Sci-fi, I'm imagining a future scenario. Although, the unbalanced housing market in London does have detrimental effects on the provinces for service industry workers who work there but can't afford a home there. In my scenario over time those with second houses elsewhere ultimately move to them and abandon London to the evil oligarchs as they become fed up with the rising cost of their parking permits and an avocado ciabatta.

 

[Pickman's model]

It's Sci-fi, I'm imagining a future scenario. Although, the unbalanced housing market in London does have detrimental effects on the provinces for service industry workers who work there but can't afford a home there. In my scenario over time those with second houses elsewhere ultimately move to them and abandon London to the evil oligarchs as they become fed up with the rising cost of their parking permits and an avocado ciabatta.

there will be signs in the streets: will work for avacado ciabatta

 

[Chilli.s]

Not yet gonna happen. People are too rich, lazy, apathetic and greedy. But as new generations become the bulk of the population, having seen their parents hard earned taken from them with healthcare and old age, having been priced out of any kind of secure accommodation or home ownership, paying a massive loan for education that leads to a job that is just wage slavery, then maybe. Years of fairly serious unrest and lawlessness first though.

 

[mojo pixy]

not civil war, zombie apocalypse

 

[mojo pixy]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-ways-war-Tom-Wintringham/dp/1125660562

there's a PDF of that here.

 

[bemused]

The only civil war I want to see is one against those people not civil enough to let me off the tube first.

 

[Idris2002]

England Prevails...

somebody's already done the models for it TGWU armed milita anyone? much more sensible than getting all cold and wet

WTF is this shite?

"6th March 1989: British royalist and republican forces in Northern Ireland launched a massive co-ordinated counter-attack across the province against the invading Irish Republic forces.

Under relentless air attack by Royalist Army Air Lynx helicopters and Republican Air Force Tornadoes flying out of bases in Scotland, Irish AFV's were targeted in an around the clock bombardment before Royal Irish and Ulster Defence Force troops launched a ground assault on the night of the 5th.

Shell shocked Irish Defence Force troops streamed back across the border as territory in both the east and south of Ulster was recovered by British forces."

 

[Idris2002]

First sign of meltdown and the royals would be on the first flight to Toronto and all live in Meg’s apartment.

"Hijinks ensue".

 

[Idris2002]

The six counties had traditions of clandestine organization that went (indirectly) back to the 17th and 18th centuries. There's nothing like that in "real UK".

 

[Mrs D]

Maybe after the country is annexed by Russia, otherwise no.

 

[8ball]

I have already witnessed very agitated and vocal arguments at work. The conclusion that if brexit doesn’t happen, the ‘rebels’ will never vote again!

What an odd conclusion. And who are the 'rebels'?

 

[Opera Buffa]

After all, we now know there were elements of the British military and political establishment willing to at least consider this (and in a small number of cases begin planning) as recently as the 1970s......

Much more recently than that!

British Army 'could stage mutiny under Corbyn', says senior serving general

 

[8ball]

Much more recently than that!

British Army 'could stage mutiny under Corbyn', says senior serving general

Bring it.

 

[LDC]

Much more recently than that!

British Army 'could stage mutiny under Corbyn', says senior serving general

Newly (self) promoted Field Marshal Generalissimo Supreme Commander kebabking, which side are you on?

 

[Chilli.s]

Much more recently than that!

British Army 'could stage mutiny under Corbyn', says senior serving general

I suppose that's a possible scenario, different factions of the armed forces fighting each other. Would be messy and self destructive.

 

[Mrs D]

A military coup does not in itself constitute a civil war. Does Corbyn have a plan to get tanks and heavy weaponry from somewhere?

 

[DotCommunist]

A military coup does not in itself constitute a civil war. Does Corbyn have a plan to get tanks and heavy weaponry from somewhere?

arm the workers now

 

[LDC]

A military coup does not in itself constitute a civil war. Does Corbyn have a plan to get tanks and heavy weaponry from somewhere?

RUSSIA. Obviously.

 

[Sprocket.]

What an odd conclusion. And who are the 'rebels'?

Very odd isn’t it, the rebels being the brexiteer throng that expected us being out of the EU a week after the referendum. Maybe a bonus if they don’t vote due to sulking.

 

[likesfish]

I suppose that's a possible scenario, different factions of the armed forces fighting each other. Would be messy and self destructive.

thats a typical night in colchester but not exactly a civil war

 

[Mrs D]

RUSSIA. Obviously.

I doubt our navy could stop the Russians bringing tanks to the Port of Tyne from Murmansk.