Attison

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Attison
Clement Attlee / Herbert Morrison
Names Attison
Description a brief description of the ship

Attison is a very small, emerging ship between Clement Attlee and Herbert Morrison, who were Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister respectively. They were rivals, with Clem desperately holding off Herb from taking the leadership while Herb continued to challenge him.

History[edit | edit source]

The first time Clem and Herb were pitted against each other was in 1935 when Herb ran against Clem for the Labour leadership, but was beaten soundly. Herb stood far to the right of Clem, and had his own circle of supporters who wished to see Herb replace Clem as leader, including Ellen Wilkinson, who wished to see Herb as leader, with Hugh Dalton as his second-in-command.

As World War II broke out, Clem became Deputy Prime Minister and Herb became Minister of Supply, and then Home Secretary, forcing the two to work together in Government under difficult conditions. They stood together with Churchill on V-E day, and Clem put Herb in charge of the 1945 general election campaign, which was won by a landslide. Clem then made Herb his Deputy Prime Minister.

Their time in Government together was strained. While Clem was being driven by his wife, Vi, to the palace to kiss hands with the King in 1945, Herb was still making an attempt to deseat him from the leadership. As a threat to the Prime Minister, he was countered by Ernest Bevin, loyal to Attlee to the end and determined not to see Herb take leadership of the Labour Party. After losing the election in 1951, Clem continued as leader of the Labour Party until he was sure that Herb was too old to make a fresh bid.

Support[edit | edit source]

You can see a 1947 film of a party in Number 10 that Herb threw for Clem here. Note the back-slapping and merry chorus of "He's a jolly good fellow".

Clem is unimpressed with Herb's bullshit
This is Herb talking dirty to Clem in public, much to Clem's dismay. He doesn't know how he'll deal with the humiliation if Stafford Cripps sees his erection.

Fanon[edit | edit source]

There are just a handful of fics that currently exist for this pairing, most of which put emphasis on Clem's shy, retiring nature in comparison with Herb's bombastic drive.