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    The Ragerian Imperium

    The Ragerian Imperium: February Foreign Update The Ragerian Imperium Hosts Anniversary FestivalIn the final week of January, we here in The Ragerian Imperium were delighted to host guests from several of our diplomatic partners for a festival and celebration to commemorate our one year anniversary since founding. Our guests were delighted to partake in numerous activities, including speeches by the Grand Councillor and His Imperial Majesty. Additionally, festival participants partook in specific games for the event. Here's to many more years of TRI!Grand Councillor Jake Appoints New External Affairs CouncillorThe position of External Affairs Councillor had remained vacant for a short period of time while Grand Councillor Jake fulfilled those responsibilities, which brought great success to our foreign affairs endeavors. With everything in foreign affairs in prime condition for an official to be named to head that department, the search began to find the official that would bring even further great success to that area. After careful deliberation with advisers, including the Emperor, the choice for the person became obvious. They had been a former Associate Justicar in the region, as well as a veteran of NationStates with great experience in the executive departments of other regions. It was our honor to appoint Smith as our new Councillor of External Affairs. We are excited about the potential for success he brings to the Office of External Affairs.Emperor Vulturret Selects New SenatorWith a open vacancy occurring in our Senate from former Senator Aav Verinhall resigning, there arose a position to be filled. The selection of a citizen with a peerage for this position wasn't an easy one. All of our nobles have done great work for the region and many serve in positions of leadership already. After careful consideration, Emperor Vulturret found the perfect candidate to bring to the Senate. The Imperial Crown, along with the Lord Protector, had determined that the Marquess of Jorn shall be a most excellent replacement to serve in the legislature. His service to the Imperial Court, Imperial Council, and the Citizens' Assembly has been exemplary, so the Imperial Crown was pleased to announce that Xemt had been appointed to the Senate. The Ragerian Imperium Cooperates with Additional Partners AbroadIn a continuing fashion of The Ragerian Imperium, we have continued to construct embassies with other regions throughout the world. The first new embassy this month was Pacifica, which we have been working closely with in the war against the NPO. We look forward to continuing to work with Cormac, their Head of State, fighting our common enemy in the NPO. In addition, one was constructed with St Abbaddon after they had been liberated from the NPO and their true Monarch Topid had been reinstated. We look forward to a long and valuable partnership with them.The Ragerian Armada Strikes AgainIn a continuing fashion of displaying our strength across the world, our armada was deployed again. This time in our very own operation that we hosted. Our great partners from LKE, TBH, and Balder were in attendance to assist us with our occupation of Brannackia. We were led by Captain Jake who planned and triggered the raid which resulted in a success with Lieutenant Xemt being elected delegate of the region. Unfortunately the founder returned from their slumber shortly after ending the occupation, however it was still a great birthday celebration for TRI and their allies in attendance. Additionally, we were pleased to have several Sailors join our friends in The Black Hawks for their excellent multi-team tag raid operation which concluded with an impressive 144 hits. We commend TBH on this excellent work. Produced by the Executive Government on behalf of Emperor Vulturret
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BBC World Service (January 2019)NSUK Forum • United Kingdom Region • NSUK Discord [table][tr][td]Sovereign: HM King Edward XPrince of Wales: HRH Princess GeorgianaWA Delegate: Arthur JamesonCrown Court Judges:Lady Georgiana Stewart, JJay Dee Bonaparte, J[/td][td]Prime Minister:Samuel KohnaarikDeputy Prime Minister:Michael StewartHome Secretary:VlaskaExternal Affairs Secretary:Madeline NorfolkCulture Secretary:LongendalePublic Services Secretary:Charlie BeckettAttorney General:Jan van Dijk[/td][td]House of Commons:Jan van Dijk of Newry and Armagh (PA)Madeline Norfolk of Dwyfor Meirionnydd (I)Michael Stewart of Anglesey (PA)Charlie Beckett of Forest of Dean (I)*Samuel Khonaarik of Argyle and Bute (I)House of Lords:James, Duke of York*Klaus, Marquess of BelfastSacul, Baron Astoria* denotes the presiding officer [/td][/tr][/table]The Ballots are in...The Election for the 58th Session of Parliament voting occurred on December 12th, with eight citizens running for five seats in the House of Commons and three citizens looking to become Prime Minister. The election was nothing short of interesting with MP and PM candidates all advocating for a change of direction in regards to activity. Many citizens noted the nature of the previous term, where activity simply didn't happen and many things had failed to keep the region going beyond forum games. With some MPs returning to the floor in hopes of being apart of the spearheaded change, we also saw a return of an old member of the region as well as two new MPs coming to the House of Commons. A heavily independent race was upon us, with six independents running of the Pragmatic Alliance. Prime Minister candidates were purely independent. Discussions about the future of the region in regards to the Constitutional Convention were a hot topic among candidates. The Magna Carta, a potential replacement of the current Constitution to allow for more efficient regional reform that, according to some, has been hindered due to our laws being too good at covering all the potential issues a region may come across, was sought out to be the solution. One concern which has not been covered by the laws of the region as thoroughly is the tendency of the United Kingdom to go quiet between elections, and each candidate sought to enact legislation and push for better policies to ensure the region is not just alive when it is time to come together and determine the next leaders.The full results are contained below: A Cabinet of VarietyPrime Minister Samuel Kohnaarik began his term with announcing his cabinet which he stated: "We have an amazing, all-star cast in our Cabinet this go-around". As time has progressed, there have been a few reshuffling to ensure all positions are properly utilized. Former Home Secretary Redarmy was removed and replaced with current Home Secretary Vlaska. The Prime Minister indicated that while he had hoped the Home Office would be a good place for newer citizens to get their feet wet in how the executive worked, the weight and complexity of the Master Citizenship List proved to require a more experienced hand to ensure it is accurate in information. Culture Secretary Longendale replaced Former Culture Secretary and current Public Services Secretary Charlie Beckett. It was made known that Mr. Beckett preferred that of the Public Services Office and wished to continue his focus there and allow someone else to handle the Culture Office. Longendale, arguably the most active on the forum with his participation in forum games should prove to be a vital component to bringing the Culture Office back to life.Since the changes, we have seen an uptick in activity from the government, especially from the Culture Secretary in setting up game sign-ups and Daily Quizzes to keep people interested while waiting to post in their spam games!Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary Madeline Norfolk has been hard at work within Commons to try and finalize her intentions to separate the military from the executive branch and placing it under the control of the Monarchy.Parliament DiscussionsAs elections have long past, the holiday season proved to challenge Parliament and the Government to remain vigilant in their Campaign promises. MP Michael Stewart opened a discussion within the House of Commons in regards to the lack of activity and sought to find a solution. Since that discussion, MPs have been taking Parliament into their own hands through bringing proposals to the floor in lieu of the House of Lords taking longer than expected to discuss the Magna Carta and come to a consensus. The Speaker and MP Madeline Norfolk took things a step further and sought a solution to inactivity within both Houses by calling for the removal of particular members of Parliament. MP Madeline Norfolk called for the removal of MP Jan van Dijk for his inactivity within the House of Commons despite his presence within forum games. MP Dijk asked the House for forgiveness claiming that he indeed had plans to do things for the House and even contacted the Prime Minister of his plans to do things for the upcoming weekend. Following this, other members chimed in with one claiming that attempting to remove an MP for not participating in Parliamentary debates but still remaining active on the forum as a waste of time. The MPs came to a consensus to allow MP Dijk the chance to redeem himself due to all being inactive because of the holidays and the House is one of second chances. Only time will tell if MP Dijk will follow through on his promises. Speaker Charlie Beckett recently called for the removal of the Duchess of Edinburgh, Elizabeth Stuart, echoing the concerns laid out from MP Norfolk in regards to MP Dijk, but taking things a step further claiming that her inactivity has hindered progress on a particular piece of legislation, the Magna Carta. The Duchess had indicated prior to this call she had an amendment for the Magna Carta which she would bring to the Lords. With time having passed and the amendment not being brought to the Lords, the Speaker called for her removal. After this call, the Duchess appeared in an announcement indicating her absence has not been due to negligence as she had been painted but due to her real life getting in the way due to being in the hospital and recovering from pneumonia. The Prime Minister, MP Norfolk, and MP Dijk indicated that because the Duchess' situation was truly one out of her control, they would likely not support her removal from the Lords. The Speaker has since shot back that had she not been called out for her inactivity, and given her online status within the discord server, she has no excuse for her delay of indicating why she was away. Since then, the House of Commons agreed that removing the Duchess would be improper, and the motion has been withdrawn to be tabled.The Duchess has been in an indefinite LoA as she recovers from pnemonia. Her husband, the Marquess of Belfast, Klaus Mickaelson was called to take her place for the time being. The Marquess has already proven to be a strong force within the House of Lords by appearing on time and supporting the changes coming to the Lords. Prior to his appointment, the Marquess was a voice within the Stranger's Gallery, ensuring that both Houses were aware of potential issues with changes suggested.Aside from discussions of removals, the House of Commons has received a small flurry of proposals from Prime Minister Kohnaarik and MP Norfolk. These proposals include amendments to current laws to remove the Defence Secretary, with the intention to have the Military independent of the umbrella of the government, bring use back to the University, clean up the Judiciary, and much more! The Magna Carta has since returned to the floor of the House of Commons, and discussions on what to do next have begun. The hottest topic has been the discussion of who ought to oversee elections, and how exactly elections should be handled on the new forum. Due to issues around the polling system of proboards, citizens can change their votes, which has sparked controversy among more traditional citizens who believe that changing the vote is unfair to candidates. In addition to the ability to change votes, if the settings of the poll are set a certain way, one can see the vote before voting, and see how changes occur in real time, as opposed to zetaboards which forced you to vote and then see the results, but you were unable to change your vote. His Majesty opened the discussion as the Commons continues to debate the topic. Some believe it is a good thing to allow people to see the numbers and change their vote, that way if their first choice is unable to win, then perhaps their second choice has a better chance. Others have argued the unfairness of vote changing, where it can potentially rob citizens of being able to be in Parliament because votes are lost to ensure others are or are not in office. In the end, the question still remains, should citizens be able to see the results as voting happens? Or should they only see the results after polls close to prevent changing votes?Honours, Honours, and More Honours!Following the End of the 57th Session of Parliament and beginning of the 58th Parliament, a few honours were given to various longstanding citizens of the region. Given the timing of everything, we received two notifications of distributions of Honours, one for the New Year and one for the Coronation! Below are the excerpts from both awards announcements: A Winter Festival and a Coronation!This last month has been full of celebrations, and we have been happy to have so many of our allies involved! A Winter Festival was conducted from December 23rd to January 2nd, celebrating several things from honouring our former King to hosting a State-Visit with LKE. It was a pleasure to have our allies from LKE join us for a brief state visit. The Prime Minister of the LKE addressed Parliament with a heartwarming and inspiring speech celebrating the 5 years of friendship our two regions have shared, with hints at many more to come in addition to bettering our relationship with one another through military and culture. It was a pleasure to host the State Visit and we look forward to see what more will stem from our relationship with one another!During the Coronation celebration, many citizens took part in the games such as "What would your royal name be?" and "Why should you be King?" meanwhile Sacul reigned supreme in the Avatar Contest by simply being the only one brave enough to submit his avatar! The winning image happened to be Tyrion Lannister sitting on the Iron Throne, and if you ask me, nothing could possibly top that! In addition to games, speeches from citizens and foreign dignitaries flooded Westminster Abbey to Honour our King on his coronation, unsurprisingly, the most liked and arguably most meaningful speech came from none other than Sacul Astoria. It is without a doubt the people and allies of the United Kingdom have faith in the King's abilities to make the region great. Below is Sacul's speech to Akillian, the more serious of the two. Three Cheers for King Edward X! Long may he reign and long may the United Kingdom prosper under his leadership!Thank You for Reading!His Majesty's Office for External Affairs is proud to provide this edition of our monthly major update.
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