Leylandiistan & Gurvata: Co-President Ó Cathail’s Lughnasa 2015 Speech.

In agrarian nations like ours, the festival of Lughnasa offers us a moment to reflect on how the season has gone so far, and a final rest before the great work of the harvest which is now a few short days away. Lughnasa symbolises the end of the struggle of spring and summer, when few...

An Audience with His Lordship Richard I: Lúnastal 2015 Speech

Greetings to Mercian citizens and foreign readers both, today we celebrate the biggest holiday of the Mercian calendar, that of Lúnastal, a festival of good harvest. Lúnastal is a very special time of the year in Mercia; it harks back to the Celtic culture of the Regional Dominion of Burnham, which existed even before the...

Nolland: Mercian Christian Church creates Diocese in Tsardom.

The Mercian Christian Church (MCC) has created its first Diocese outside of Mercian borders today, with a new Diocese in the Tsardom of Nolland. The Foreign & Confederal Secretary of Nolland, Leon Williamson (who is also a Baron in Mercia) has agreed to become the Bishop of Richmond. The leadership of the MCC now stands...

Mercia: Christian Referendum Bill fails as Agricultural Gorsedh & Copyright vote in progress

The most recent Meeting of the Mercian Parliament House, held on the 5th July, saw Baron Ó Cathail's National Liberal government decisively topple the first major piece of legislation tabled by the Loyal Opposition. The 6th June Christian Delegation Referendum Bill, were it to pass, would cause a referendum to be held across the entire...

Mercia: First Minister’s Maiden Speech

It is a great honour to be elected today to the Mercian Parliament House, and a greater honour still to serve as First Minister of Mercia, at the helm of an NLP majority. I would like to thank my colleagues in the NLP for a very successful campaign, and congratulate my 10 fellow parliamentarians. My...

Mercia: General Election Results, National Liberals Win Majority

After a long campaign fought for over a month, the May 2015 Mercian General Election finally came to a close at 00:00 British Summer Time (BST), on June 1st 2015. 67% of the electorate (itself comprised of 100% of the population) voted. As the results were counted up, through the rounds of vote runoff in...

Mercia: Mercian Election Surveys Shock Nation

In the wake of the Mercian Leaders' Debate between the Political Party Leaders of the National Liberal Party and the Humanist People's Alliance, two surveys were sent out to the populace of Mercia, asking them their opinions of the two key issues raised in the debate - those being the position of the Mercian Christian...

Micropressure… With Mercian Political Party Leaders

With the Mercian General Election being the talk of the nation, the Burnham Micropress' very own 'Micropressure' column has returned, this time with a bumper edition of interviews with the Political Party Leaders of the three parties engaged in the General Election; Baron Shane Cahill of the National Liberal Party, Baron Callum Newton of the...

Clyro: Lord of Clyro Adopts New Pseudonym

The reigning Lord of Clyro, also Lord Spiritual of Mercia, His Lordship Richard I, has operated in non-regal affairs with the pseudonym of 'Richard of Burnham' for several months. However, as of last night, on the 8th February, the pseudoynym has been changed to 'Richard Hytholoday'. While M. Hytholoday will still be referred to by...