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...

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...

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...

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: 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...

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...

Uberquiesenberg: Statements from the Government & United Provinces

Following the civil conflict in the Glorious Micronation of Uberquisenberg that led to the two-state solution proposed in the Treaty of Essex, both the Kaiser of Uberquiesenberg, HIM Callum Newton I, and the leader of the United Provinces of the Dengie (UPD), Commander (formerly Field Marshall) Alejandro Whyatt, have released statements on their position in...

Uberquiesenberg: Rebellion Grips Nation, Leaves Territorial Integrity in Doubt

On January 19th, 2015, rebellion came to the Glorious Micronation of Uberquiesenberg, a country situated in Essex, England, with some claims mere metres away from the established territory of the Region of Clyro. This civil unrest followed reforms instigated by the Uberquiesenbergian Kaiser, HIM Callum Newton I, and his Loyalist Party government, to dis-establish the democratic legislature of...