Mercia-Lurk: April 2020 General Election Underway

This morning, Mercia-Lurk awoke to a flurry of political activity; the April 2020 General Election has begun, and the polls are now open...

Mercia: National Liberal Party Congress August 2016 Ecclesiastic Speeches

With the National Liberal Party standing in full support of protecting the Mercian Christian Church's place within Mercian society, it is unsurprising that the vast majority of Mercia's Christian population, itself 50% of the entire Mercian populace, tend to vote National Liberal or hold Party membership. The Church has also historically had close ties with...

Mercia: National Liberal Party Congress August 2016 Leaders’ Speeches

The National Liberal Party Congress, which began on Monday 15th August and will continue until Sunday 21st, has made great strides in establishing a new, active and rational political class in the party that lost the May 2016 General Election by a hair to the unified Coalition of People's Democrats, Social Democrats and Green Socialists,...

Mercia: Earl Eden Cabinet Announced.

Earl Eden's National Liberal Government, which holds a minority of seats in the Mercian Parliament House after a controversial vote of confidence last Saturday, has announced its' cabinet. Each Cabinet Minister will have control over the key parts of the Mercian political machine, and will guide the country through the perilous straits of minority government...

Micropressure… The Mercian Debate 2016: Quiet Success Amidst Bombast & Hot Air.

The link to the Mercian Party Leaders' Debate 2016 This opinion piece, from the Lord Spiritual of Mercia, His Lordship Richard 1st, is not reflective of the opinions of the Burnham Micropress as a business. With the Mercian 3rd General Election looming large, Regal Telecommunications once again brought together the representatives of the political movements...

Mercia: First Minister Ó Cathail’s Election Victory Speech

Gentlemen, good afternoon. It is an honour to be re-elected as First Minister with another majority NLP government. However, this renewal of our mandate leaves us with much responsibility to carry out what we were elected to do. Over the last term my government showed what the NLP stood for, and what we were capable...

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...