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: 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...

Mercia: Political Parties formed; Rise of Ideological Extremism?

Following the passing of the 6th December Partisan Democracy Act at the previous Meeting of the Mercian Parliament House, the Nobility of the Kingdoms & Lands Represented in the Council of the Diarchal Crowns of the Disciples has gotten down to the business of organising itself into Political Parties. Of the sixteen Nobles now in Mercia,...