Only a few years before the revolution? It depends greatly on who takes the reigns of the government. If William Pitt has recovered from his health issues he would be the best man to avert the revolution, as he sympathized somewhat with the colonist plight.
The archmercantalist talking unfavorable about the colonies being allowed to manufacture so much as a hobnail or a horse shoe - even allowing for 18th century rhetoric being into exaggeration - is not someone I'd deem sympathetic.
" "Pitt went on to announce that the Stamp Act must be repealed 'absolutely, totally, immediately' and
at the same time accompanied by a statement of 'sovereign authority over the colonies . . in as strong terms as can be devised and be made to extend to every point of legislation whatsoever - that we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every
power whatsoever except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.'
Here was a fine obfuscation. Was not binding their trade by custom duties another way of taking money out of their pockets without their consent? IF Parliament had supreme legislative
power, how cold taxation not be 'part of that sovereign power'? Grenville, in making these points, refused to accept the distinction between external and internal taxation. Pitt was a firm mercantilist and his reply was unequivocal: 'Let it be forever ascertained; taxation is theirs, commercial regulation is ours.' His distinction left others unconvinced. 'If you understand the difference,' wrote Lord George Germain to a friend, 'it is more than I do, but I assure you it was very fine when I heard it.'""
If Lord North ends up in charge, it might pan out similar to OTL. Any solution short of de facto independence for the colonies isn't enough at this point; it's doubtful whether or not any prime minister could force that through Parliament. The revolution ends up happening in a similar manner to OTL.
What point are we talking about? Even in 1775 we see the Olive Branch Petition.
The war effort could be improved tremendously. Granted, British leadership OTL was pretty bad as far down as individual army commanders, so even if Gage/Howe/Clinton/etc don't end up in charge, someone similar will. Whichever politician ends up in charge hopefully wouldn't pick Germane as Minister of War, so the British forces in the colonies are a lot more coordinated. The Revolution could be put down before France intervenes.
Clinton was not a bad general, although I agree on Gage and Howe.
Problem is, the American leadership isn't hot stuff either.