Sorry Clinton - Must disagree.

The rail network in the UK was brought to a halt today.

The rail network in the UK was brought to a halt today because union leaders rejected the managements latest pay offer.

The rail network in the UK was brought to a halt today because management refused to acceed to the pay request by union leaders.

All three of the above statements could be correct. The first is true but rather bland. The second is true but biased in favour of management. The third is true but biased in favour of the workforce. They are all history. None of them are fiction or imagination. They are interchangeable. These are what I see as alternative histories.

Surely the longer ago the event was the more clouded it becomes. The more alternatives are open? Which is why I say I think I will choose a middle route. Perhaps because I do not fully believe any of them?

Cheers

DtG