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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Mercia: Failed Coup Disrupts Parliament!
The regular procedure of the Mercian Parliament House, halfway through its second Meeting under Marquis Cassidy's second Cabinet, was thrown into jeopardy on the evening of the 9th November, when former Baron of the Rio Cinema, Harland-Hackenschmidt, interrupted the Parliament first with jibes, then with argument, and then with threats to overthrow the Lord Spiritual... Continue Reading →
Region of Clyro: Meeting between HL Richard I and Kaiser Newton of Uberqueisenberg a success!
On Friday the 31st October, His Lordship Richard I of Clyro, Lord of Clyro, while visiting the Home Shires, encountered and discussed matters of high debate with Kaiser Newton of the Glorious Micronation of Uberqueisenberg, a new nation neighbouring Clyro's claims in Essex, England. The meeting venue was non-partisan, a Baptist church within the rural market... Continue Reading →
Mercia: Mercian Lords Condemn Non-Christian Behaviour in Pavlov!
On the 25th of September 2014, His Royal Highness Deniz Grozny, may the Almighty God bless his reign, signed the Edict of Kolchaksaray, banning atheism or the profession of any religion except Orthodoxy, as practised by the established Pavlovian Orthodox Church, as well as exiling the practicants of sodomy, adultery and heresy from the country.... Continue Reading →
