Post by Michael Stewart on Aug 21, 2018 17:03:58 GMT -5
Monarch: HM King James IV & IX
Princess of Wales: HRH Princess Victoria
WA Delegate: Arthur Jameson
Mayor of London: Renee Hudson
Crown Court Judges:
Sir George Wessex
Prime Minister: Michael Stewart
Deputy Prime Minister: Albion Blue
Home Secretary: Henry Norfolk
External Affairs Secretary: Lucas Wessex
Culture Secretary: Michael Stewart
Public Services Secretary: Klaus Mikaelson
Attorney General: Jan van Dijk
Deputy Prime Minister: Albion Blue
Home Secretary: Henry Norfolk
External Affairs Secretary: Lucas Wessex
Culture Secretary: Michael Stewart
Public Services Secretary: Klaus Mikaelson
Attorney General: Jan van Dijk
House of Commons:
Sir Akillian Talleyrand of Linlithgow (PA)
Lucas Wessex of Brent (LP)
Mike D. Pearson of Anglesey (PA)
Klaus Mikaelson of Edinburgh (SUP)
Vlaska of Islington North (PA)*
House of Lords:
Georgiana, Duchess of Cambridge
George, Baron Westbury*
Jan, Baron van Dijk
Sir Akillian Talleyrand of Linlithgow (PA)
Lucas Wessex of Brent (LP)
Mike D. Pearson of Anglesey (PA)
Klaus Mikaelson of Edinburgh (SUP)
Vlaska of Islington North (PA)*
House of Lords:
Georgiana, Duchess of Cambridge
George, Baron Westbury*
Jan, Baron van Dijk
Return of the Canadian
Early August saw Britons go to the polls to vote on who would serve them in United Kingdom's 56th session of Parliament. With the region coming off of a summer lull and the political spectrum splintering with the recent creation of two new parties in addition to two old major parties, many were unsure what the field of candidates would look like or what sort of leadership might be harvested from it.
In the end, Pragmatic Alliance candidate Michael Stewart blew past Conservative founder James D. Hamilton to win the keys to 10 Downing Street with 83.3% of the votes cast. Prime Minister Stewart's previous experience includes a lengthy Parliamentary career and nearly every Cabinet position, as well as one previous term as Prime Minister at the end of 2017.
Who's Who At Westminster
In Parliamentary elections, Akillian Talleyrand and Michael Stewart have successfully kept their seats, while Klaus Mikaelson and Lucas Wessex will be returning to the House of Commons once again after having gone some time outside of Parliament. In addition, Vlaska (MP for Islington North) has won election to Parliament for the first time, seemingly hitting the ground running with his subsequent selection as Speaker.
In addition, Renee Hudson of the Liberal Party has won her first election in United Kingdom, for the position of Mayor of London. The municipal government has been the subject of some scrutiny at times due to its inconsistent and often low activity levels, and so the new Mayor will surely seek to establish a new upwards trend for City Hall.
The Dog Days of Summer
After struggling during the summer months with decreasing activity levels and constant absences from notable citizens, United Kingdom is finally beginning to emerge from the annual summer lull. Many citizens are now returning to full activity, and some, such as Longdendale and Klaus Mikaelson, have come back from the great beyond. Even JayDee Bonaparte found time to pop in for a visit, and so a spirit of optimism is evident from regional leaders that we'll soon be chugging along at full steam once again.
It's fully expected that HM Government will take advantage of the opportunity presented by rising activity across the region, and so a festival, forum game, and/or other major event is highly likely to be announced soon. As always, any and all friends of United Kingdom are welcome to stop by for a visit or to participate in such an event, so keep an eye out for any Special Releases of the BBC World Service, which we will use to notify the NationStates community of any open invitations.
Forum Freakout
Having so far refrained from taking any decisive action in advance of the Zetaboards to Tapatalk conversion, a general consensus seems to have emerged that now is the time to make a final decision on the future of United Kingdom's regional forums. The House of Lords began debate on a bill authored by Baron Westbury to mandate a referendum on whether or not to move to a new forum, but an announcement by Zetaboards that all conversions will be complete in 2 weeks' time prompted Prime Minister Stewart to speed up the process. Mr. Stewart issued Executive Order 50, setting out a process through which a simple Yes/No vote will be held on August 24th to answer the following question: "Should the active community of United Kingdom migrate to another forum?"
While the region awaits the official referendum to decide the matter, it is widely expected that United Kingdom voters will determine that a move to a new forums hosting service is the best course of action, seeing as no citizen has yet sought to make a case in favor of sticking with the new Tapatalk hybrid. As a result, public discussions are now taking place over what forum hosting service United Kingdom will use if new forums are indeed to be created. The early frontrunner is Proboards, while Jcink and InvisionFree have also come up in discussions. At this point in time, however, it's too early to say which would be the final choice, or even who would decide which to use, though options include a second phase to the referendum, a Parliamentary vote, or potentially a decision by the Administrative Team.
Parliament title
It's still early in the Parliamentary session, but thus far the House of Commons has focused on how to afford the Prime Minister more flexibility in the organisation and management of his/her Cabinet. Currently governed by Article II of the Constitution as well as the Executive Branch Reform Act, most Cabinet positions are legally established and legally defined, and any reorganisation or merging of offices is only valid for the term of the Prime Minister that orders it, unless Parliament takes action. In the previous term, Prime Minister Akillian Talleyrand had established the Public Services Department as an addition to Cabinet, and now has taken the lead on introducing Constitutional Amendment VI, which would give the Prime Minister increased authority on how the Cabinet is organised.
Incredibly, the proposal has not seen any truly heated debate at this point in time, which is quite remarkable given that this would be only the sixth amendment to the Constitution of United Kingdom since it was adopted in October of 2015.