Historical Changes For The Programme
Several historical events have taken place before the programme begins. These include the following:
- Tony Blair staying in power until 2010. He gave advance notice that he would resign as Prime Minister by mid-2007, and refined this to 27 June on 10 May. This is explained at the beginning of the programme, when Tony Blair announces that because of military action by British, American and Israeli armed forces against Iran followed by suicide bombings in Britain, he needed to remain in power to ensure "stability" in the country.
- Hillary Clinton has won the 2008 presidential election and is now President of the United States. To hold onto her position, she agrees to vote in favour of the UN resolution which sees Tony Blair sent to trial.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger is seen on the photos at the UN building in New York as the latest Secretary-General, following Kofi Annan. Unlike the other two points, this is obviously more for humour than accuracy, as Annan's successor was already known to be Ban Ki-Moon.
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