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The Monarchy of British Isles
The Monarch: HM King John II
Prince of Wales: HRH Prince Jone
HM Government
Prime Minister: Tony Benn
Deputy Prime Minister: Cameron Romefeller
Home Secretary: Liana Soloviev
Foreign Secretary: Daniel Norfolk
Culture Secretary: Zachary Marshall
Defence Secretary: TBA
The Monarchy of British Isles
The Monarch: HM King John II
Prince of Wales: HRH Prince Jone
HM Government
Prime Minister: Tony Benn
Deputy Prime Minister: Cameron Romefeller
Home Secretary: Liana Soloviev
Foreign Secretary: Daniel Norfolk
Culture Secretary: Zachary Marshall
Defence Secretary: TBA
In this Issue:
Election season returns to British Isles!
Following the resignation of the Prime Minister on the 14th of January, the King declared an election to take place on the 21st. All the parties of the British Isles registered candidates.From the Labour Party, after a brief internal struggle, Tony Benn, former PM and MP took over as Leader, with Deputy Leader Cameron Romefeller and incumbent MP Zachary Marshall as the other two Labour candidates. The dominant Conservative Party lost two major members but came back strong after electing Nikolas Carmichael the party leader. Charlotte Wessex, Chief Whip, and newcomer Liana Soloviev round out the Conservative party's ticket. The minor Caesarian party fielded only its leader, perennial candidate Klaus Mikaelson, a popular former Prime Minister and Lord who has faced electoral defeat several times of late. Knowledgable observers, however, expected him to fare somewhat better this time around.
Following a week of campaigning, in which the main issues were foreign policy, the future of the armed forces and constitutional reform, voters took to the polls on January 21st. The election, which was viewed as being too close to call, saw a high turnout: in fact, all 19 registered voters cast their ballot before the time period.
The results confirmed how tight the race was: Labour leader Tony Benn and Conservative newcomer Liana Soloviev were the standout performers, gaining 12 votes apiece. Although the Conservative leader polled only half as many votes as his Labour counterpart, Nikolas Fominov's 6 votes were sufficient to ensure his election. Labour MP Zachary Marshall retained his seat convincingly with 9 votes, but Labour's deputy leader did . Charlotte Wessex and Klaus Mikaelson both received 5 votes, and consequently entered a run-off election for the final seat.
Victory for Wessex in the run-off would have meant a Conservative majority, but Caesarian party candidate Klaus Mikaelson edged over the line, winning by 10 votes to 8. This meant a hung Parliament; the potential deadlock was broken, however, when Conservative MP Liana Soloviev voted for Labour leader Tony Benn in the first ballot of MPs. This meant that Tony Benn returned to 10 Downing Street for a second term as Prime Minister of British Isles.
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British Isles Signs C.O.P.S
One of the first actions of the new government was to announce that it would seek to become a signatory of The Convention on Off Site Property Security (C.O.P.S.). In presenting the treaty to Parliament, Prime Minister Tony Benn explained the Government's reasoning for wanting to sign: 'by becoming signatory to this treaty the British Isles shall show that it is no safe heaven for any person who wishes to plague nations through vicious acts as described within the treaty. We as a region have experienced this sort of behaviour before on our own soil and this will be a declaration that we will never stand for it'.Although the treaty met with some opposition based on concerns that it might undermine the judicial system, it was ultimately ratified by a majority of each House of Parliament, and signed into law by King John I on January 30th. It is now expected that the Government will soon bring forward legislation to allow action to be taken against anyone who destroys forums. The signing of C.O.P.S underscores British Isles' denunciation of forum destruction as a war crime.
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Spotlight on: Jone Norfolk
In this feature, we profile a citizen of British Isles. First up is the Prince of Wales, Jone Norfolk.
In this feature, we profile a citizen of British Isles. First up is the Prince of Wales, Jone Norfolk.
Interview with Jone Norfolk:
Prime Minister Tony Benn announced a reform of the military to be conducted after investigation by a commission established by the previous previous prime minister found that an overall majority of citizens supported continuing the military.
It was announced that the new name of the military is to be the Royal Marines and appointment of a new Defence Secretary is due to take place soon as well as the beginning of recruitment.[c] Coronation Day
On the 4th February the British Isles is to celebrate the one year anniversary of King John's succession to the throne. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport shall be leading the celebrations to celebrate the dedication of a monarch who has brought safety and stability to the British Isles.
British Isles Creative Corner
On Change
by HM King John II
by HM King John II
A cold wind blows from the North,
the cinnamon-smell of fallen leaves
and petrichor,
and something harder to place.
That smell,
which follows seasons
like a dog to his master,
is change.
The change of years
passing like batons
in the marathon of life,
on, and on, and on.
These new days
upon us so soon,
clean
bearing no mark,
no witness,
not yet.
What can they bring?
What have the gods
in store for us?
Ripening like grain
in a silo,
that earthy,
fresh smell,
we will know soon enough.
the cinnamon-smell of fallen leaves
and petrichor,
and something harder to place.
That smell,
which follows seasons
like a dog to his master,
is change.
The change of years
passing like batons
in the marathon of life,
on, and on, and on.
These new days
upon us so soon,
clean
bearing no mark,
no witness,
not yet.
What can they bring?
What have the gods
in store for us?
Ripening like grain
in a silo,
that earthy,
fresh smell,
we will know soon enough.
This publication is issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the British Isles. Thank you for reading.
Approved and endorsed by the Prime Minister with agreement from the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
