Concerned about a neighbouring capitalist, anti-communist power that is prepared to invade other countries with ideologies they don’t like (as they did with Norway),
the Workers Conciliar Republic of Greater Thamesholm has devised a plan to invade The King Isle and re-establish communism.
Chairman John “Chairman Jack” Michael, chairman of the Assembly of Workers’ Councils and leader of the Democratic Communist Party has decided to invade.
The Radical Marxist Party supports this but the Christian Labour Party does not.
Due to campaigns citing the risk of invasion of their own country, 55.5% of the public approve of the war. Support is especially strong in North Thamesholm coastal communities (nearer to England and thus to Northumbria and The King Isle), merchant sailors, the traditional working-class and the armed forces.
Two aircraft carriers (totalling 1,495 sailors and 32 aircraft), protected by a total of 10 submarines head out on the channel to The King Isle.