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'''Union Of Britain''' is a Socialist state in West Europe. It is located on the larger of the British Isles.
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|'''Official Language''' || [[English]]
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|'''Capital''' || [[London]]
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|'''Chairman of the Congress of Trade Unions''' || [[Philip Snowden]]
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|'''General Secretary''' || [[Arthur Horner]]
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|'''Establishment'''<br>&nbsp; - Proclaimation of the Union
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|Socialist federal republic
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|'''Currency''' || [[Pound sterling]]
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Union Of Britain is a Socialist state in Western Europe. It is located on the larger of the British Isles.
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== History ==
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After the defeat of France the United Kingdom's war with Germany dragged on inconclusively for two years. In 1921 the stalemate was finally broken when Lloyd-George agreed to General Ludendorf's proposal for a "[[Peace with Honour]]". Under the terms of this treaty it was agreed that Britain would acknowledge Germany's gains from the war, whilst Germany would respect the Imperial possessions of the remaining Entente powers of Britain, Japan and Portugal. However, while Britain's overseas territories remained largely ordered and intact, the faith and support of the people in the Home Islands did not.
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In 1925, disaster struck: a minor labour dispute in the coalfields of South Wales quickly escalated after troops were sent in to restore order. Following the French's example, a General Strike was called by the TUC to cripple the economy. When the government sent orders for the military to quell the unrest, many troops deserted to the side of the strikers, which was accompanied by a major naval mutiny. After six weeks of rioting, looting, and pamphleteering on a massive scale, the Royal Family was evacuated to Canada, followed by most of the country's leading politicians and large property owners.
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Following the fall of the British government, a provisional government of revolutionary groups dissolved both Houses of Parliament, and declared that political authority in the "Union of Britain" would pass to a new Congress of Trade Unions.
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Following the revolution, 1926 saw the formative Congresses of Socialist Britain, with advocates of various positions coming together to hammer out the framework of the new state. What resulted was a compromise between the factions that enshrined the principals of decentralization, co-operativism, and isolationism. This resulted in the establishment of locally elected councils as the main organ of government (supervised by the national direction of the CTU), a dominant public sector, and a diplomatic stance that emphasized self-defense and national self-reliance above all else.
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The British people are currently secure on their island, content to build socialism in political and economic isolation, protected by the strong Republican Air Force and Navy. Additionally, each county is protected by its own popular militia who act both as a reserve military and the police.
== Politics ==
== Politics ==
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The Union of Britain is a "decentralised" state ruled by directly elected regional councils under the jurisdiction of a national "Congress of Trade Unions" (CTU). Major industrial concerns are nationalised and run by their respective Trade Unions with supervision from the Congress, but certain economic freedoms are afforded to local businesses such as pubs, bakeries, groceries, distribution and co-operative farms. Having seen the difficulties apparent in France's attempts at 100% nationalisation and collectivisation, the current British ethos is not one of an entirely state directed economy - instead the CTU prefers to allow low levels of economic freedom backed up by strong workers' rights, welfare support and a democratisation of the workplace in the form of co-operatives (both the Private and Public company are banned as forms of business organisation).
 
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The chairman of the CTU is the nominal head of state, but the government is generally seen by British citizens as a collective entity - decisions are made by voting for a simple majority and all Unions are committed to respecting the majority ruling. Representatives are elected to the CTU by direct elections standing as nominally "independent" candidates, though in practice most coalesce in groups around certain ideals (political parties are banned as formal organisations). There are four major groups in British politics and several minor players as follows (from "Right" to "Left"):
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{{image|http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee48/Cornichouille/Kaiserpedia/UoBcabinet.png|left|COF|The British government}}
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'''"Monarchists"''' - A small number of remaining reactionaries who long for the return of the monarchy and the re-institution of the Germanic constitutional system or return of the old British system in it's entirity.
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'''Chairman of the Congress of Trade Unions:''' [[Philip Snowden]](Federationist, born 18 July 1864)
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"New Liberals"''' - A fringe group of anti-revolutionaries who advocate a return to Parliamentary government and capitalist economics, albeit with a strong place for the mixed economy and welfare state - they may or may not advocate the return of Monarchy, but largely stick to a constitutional route of achieving their goals.
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"New Charists"''' - a small group of religiously motivated socialists who hark back to the days of Chartism, and advocate a form of Parliamentary government organised on a constituency basis, and are firmly committed to pacifism. They have very limited support.
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"Radical-Liberals"''' - Once the fringe of the Liberal party, Radicalism was given much currency during the British revolution as the democratic and moderate face of the new order. Radical-Liberals ar ea diverse group, who generally believe in expanding the power of elected institutions outside the control of Trade Unions and allowing a greater level of economic freedom. Some view the Radical-Liberals with suspicion for their economic policies, believed by some as a potential "backdoor to Capitalism". The party is also at the forefront of the Women's movement. The heads of the Radical-Liberal movement are Niclas y Glais and Annie Kenney.
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"Democratic Socialists"''' - During the revolution Labour Party movement was hit by a crisis - they had always advocated a constitutional route to socialism, but with direct action taking place around them they could clearly hold to this ideal no longer. The Democratic Socialists were responsible for the compromise of 1926 which saw the establishment of Council-government being outside the control of Trade Unions, and as such represent the status-quo opinion. On matters of foreign policy they advocate friendship towards other revolutionary states, but not neccessarily anything more. The Democratic Socialist movement is headed by Philip Snowden and Arthur Horner.
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"Guild Socialists"''' - Emerging as a powerful force during the war and the subsequent termoil, Guild Socialism emerged as a half-way house between full Syndicalism and Democratic Socialism, and are largely responsible for the emergence of the decentralised co-operative as the main way of economic organisation. They believe in giving more power to Trade Unions at the expense of local councils, but are not in favour of strengthening the CTU at the expense of regionalism, and are still firmly committed to the principals of isolationsism and pacifism. The main advocate of this position is G.D.H. Cole.
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'''"State Socialists"''' - Often labelled "Authoritarian" by their rivals, the State Socialists believe that the CTU should be given expanded power and control over both government and economic concerns, advocating the nationalisation and collectivisation of all business concerns in Britain. State socialists take much of their ideals from the Menshiviks in Georgia and admire the Russian revolutionary martyrs such as Trotsky and Bukharin - a hardline few go so far as to support what is widely considered un-democratic doctrine such as Leninism. State Socialists are opposed to decentralisation and advocate a strong central government to direct the construction of socialism. The foremost State Socialist is Oswald Mosley.
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'''General Secretary:''' [[Arthur Horner]] (Federationist, born 5 April 1894)
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'''"Syndicalists"''' - on the Left of mainstream British politics, they follow the ideals of British syndicalist Tom Mann and advocate giving more power to the local Trade Unions at the expense of Council-based governments. In the international arena they are also the most outspoken, pushing for alliance treaties with France and an interventionist shift towards helping worker's movements across the globe. They tend to be at loggerheads with the State Socialists, as they represent opposite ends of the "Authoritarian-Libertarian" political axis. The Syndicalist movement is lead by Tom Mann.
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'''Commissary for Foreign Affairs:''' [[Niclas y Glais|Thomas Evan Nicholas]] (also called Niclas y Glais, Authonomist, born 6 October 1879)
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'''"Anarchists"''' - a fringe group tied in part to all the strands of British socialism except the State kind. They believe firmly in decentralisation and de-regulation, believing that people's principal right is that of self-determination. They support to some extent economic liberalisation at the local level, and object to any increase of intrusion into people's lives.
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'''Commissary for the Exchequer:''' [[Oswald Mosley]] (Maximist, born 16 November 1896)
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== History ==
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'''Commissary for Home Department:''' [[Helen Crawfurd]] (Congregationalist, born 9 November 1877)
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After the defeat of France the United Kingdom’s war with Germany dragged on inconclusively for two years. In 1921 the stalemate was finally broken when Lloyd-George agreed to General Ludendorf's proposal for a "Peace with Honour". Under the terms of this treaty it was agreed that Britain would acknowledge Germany's gains from the war, whilst Germany would respect the Imperial possessions of the remaining Entente powers of Britain, Japan and Portugal. However, while Britain's overseas territories remained largely ordered and intact, the faith and support of the people in the Home Islands did not. In 1925, disaster struck: a minor labour dispute in the coalfields of South Wales quickly escalated after troops were sent in to restore order. Following the French example a General Strike was called by the TUC, and when the ‘government of national security’ sent orders for military action to quell the unrest many troops deserted to the side of the strikers, which was accompanied by a major naval mutiny. After six weeks of rioting, looting and pamphleteering on a massive scale the Royal Family were evacuated to Canada, followed by most of the country's leading politicians and large property owners. Following the ejection of the ‘Establishment’ a provisional government of revolutionary groups dissolved both Houses of Parliament, and declared that political authority in the new ‘Union of Britain’ would pass to a new Congress of Trade Unions. The British people are currently secure on their island, content to build socialism in political and economic isolation, protected by the strong Republican Air Force and Navy, and with each county protected by its own popular militia who act both as a reserve military and the new police constabularies.
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'''Head of the Secret Service Bureau:''' [[Christopher Hill]] (born 2 February 1912)
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'''Chief of General Staff of the Republican Army:''' [[Tom Wintringham]] (born 15 May 1898)
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'''Chief of Republican County Militas:''' [[Bill Alexander]]
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'''Commander-in-Chief of the Republican Navy:''' [[Fred Copeman]] (born in 1907)
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'''Commander-in-Chief of the Republican Air Force:''' [[William Wedgwood Benn]] (born 10 May 1877)
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The Union of Britain is a dezentralized state ruled by directly elected regional councils under the jurisdiction of a national Congress of Trade Unions (CTU). Having seen the difficulties apparent in France's attempts at complete nationalization and collectivization, the current British ethos is not one of an entirely state directed economy - instead the CTU prefers to allow economic freedom at the local level backed up by strong workers' rights, welfare support and a democratization of the workplace in the form of co-operatives (both the Private and Public company are banned as forms of business organization). Major industrial concerns are nationalized and run by their respective Trade Unions with supervision from the Congress.
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The chairman of the CTU is the nominal head of state, but the government is generally seen by British citizens as a collective entity - decisions are made by voting for a simple majority and all Unions are committed to respecting the majority ruling. Representatives are elected to the CTU by direct elections standing as nominally "independent" candidates, though in practice most coalesce in groups around certain ideals (political parties are banned as formal organizations).
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===Factions===
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While political parties do not exist in the formal sense, there are four factions who offer different economic and political approaches to the Union of Britain's goals.
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The '''Federationists''' believe in maintaining the status quo of the Union of Britain's government, and oppose any attempt to change it. Currently, the Federationists guide the Union of Britain's policies, and are led by Arthur Horner and Philip Snowden
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The '''Congregationalists''' are a feminist oriented group, headed by Annie Kennedy. Economically they are similar to the Federationists, but believe the path to socialism must be quickened. They are much more rigidly anti-war and isolationist than the other factions.
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The '''Autonomists''' believe in further decentralizing the the Union of Britain, arguing for the home nations to have greater autonomy. They are led by the Welsh Poet Niclas y Glais.
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The '''Maximists''' favor an approach similar to the Commune of France's current situation- a strong central government and full state control of the economy. The Maximists are also much more in favour of military action than the other factions and support British nationalism. They are led by [[Oswald Mosley]] who is also proposing a new doctrine called [[Totalism]].
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== Military ==
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The military doctrine of the Union of Britain puts great emphasis on naval superiority in home waters as well as providing escorts for commerce vessels which are the lifeline of the island nations. The army has a secondary role as the air force and the navy are thought to have a higher priority.
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=== Army ===
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The British Army is a mix of standing army units, home defense garrisons and local militias which provide a mobile reserve for the home defense garrisons. The standing army is rather small, but the manpower pool of Britain is great and a great number of divisions can be raised in a relatively short time should the need arise.
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=== Navy ===
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Despite the loss of many ships of the Royal Navy as the monarchists left for Canada, the Republican Navy is still one of the greatest navies of the world and one of the few navies of the world that employ aircraft carriers. The Republican Navy is the sole navy in Europe that can hope to take on the Kaiserliche Marine at sea. The Republican Navy, which is self-governing and largely self-financing, controls not only maritime defence, customs and the merchant marine, but also has a huge influence over shipbuilding, trade and foreign policy.
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=== Air Force ===
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The Republican Air Force is mainly tasked to defend the British airspace and not so much on fighting an aerial war in enemy skies. Still, the RAF does employ a significant number of strategic bombers under the RAF Strategic Bomber Command should the need arise to take the war to the enemy.
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== Foreign relations ==
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The Union of Britain is mostly isolated from foreign affairs, emphasizing domestic affairs over foreign ones. While they maintain warm relations with the [[Commune of France]], the [[Socialist Republic of Italy]], and other revolutionary countries, the Union of Britain is not a member of any military alliances, including the one led by the Commune of France.
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The Union of Britain has poor relations with all members of the Entente, most particularly the exiled government in power in Canada.
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Following the revolution, 1926 saw the formative Congresses of Socialist Britain, with advocates of various positions coming together to hammer out the framework of the new state. What resulted was a compromise between the factions that enshrined the principals of decentralisation, co-operativism and isolationism. This resulted in the establishment of locally elected councils as the main organ of government (supervised by the national direction of the CTU), a dominant public sector, and a diplomatic stance that emphasised self-defence and national self-reliance above all else.
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The extent in which the Union of Britain involves itself in international politics will be a hotly contested issue in the upcoming Congress of the Trade Unions.
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== Culture ==
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Many British painters and authors were either killed or fled the country with the government in the revolution,although some Intelligentsia like Enid Bylton and Eric Arthur Blair worked to galvanise popular support for the revolution and later the government. Many critics complain of the rigid censorship enforced by Blair's Ministry of Truth in Art, which zealously works to "defend the glories of the Revolution, from the the ever-present dangers of nostalgia and tradition" and consequently he has seen to the destruction of many works of pre-revolutionary art, arguing that "these so called 'masterpieces' say ''nothing'' to the Modern Unionist Man, but dark lies, art merely reinforces the power of the elites and if we are ever to throw of the shackles of their generations of oppression we need to eradicate the tools of their oppression, once and for all" (his ministry has also been accused of seeking to re-write the past). Most artistic experts agree that British art is sterile and lifeless entirely committed to the (frequently changing) official forms.
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Socialist Union of Britain
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Flag of the Union of Britain

Motto
Workers of the world, unite!
Anthem
The Red Flag


Official Language English
Capital London
Chairman of the Congress of Trade Unions Philip Snowden
General Secretary Arthur Horner
Establishment
  - Proclaimation of the Union
 October 24, 1925
Government Socialist federal republic
Currency Pound sterling
Area 209,331 km²
Population Around 44 million

Union Of Britain is a Socialist state in Western Europe. It is located on the larger of the British Isles.

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History

After the defeat of France the United Kingdom's war with Germany dragged on inconclusively for two years. In 1921 the stalemate was finally broken when Lloyd-George agreed to General Ludendorf's proposal for a "Peace with Honour". Under the terms of this treaty it was agreed that Britain would acknowledge Germany's gains from the war, whilst Germany would respect the Imperial possessions of the remaining Entente powers of Britain, Japan and Portugal. However, while Britain's overseas territories remained largely ordered and intact, the faith and support of the people in the Home Islands did not.

In 1925, disaster struck: a minor labour dispute in the coalfields of South Wales quickly escalated after troops were sent in to restore order. Following the French's example, a General Strike was called by the TUC to cripple the economy. When the government sent orders for the military to quell the unrest, many troops deserted to the side of the strikers, which was accompanied by a major naval mutiny. After six weeks of rioting, looting, and pamphleteering on a massive scale, the Royal Family was evacuated to Canada, followed by most of the country's leading politicians and large property owners.

Following the fall of the British government, a provisional government of revolutionary groups dissolved both Houses of Parliament, and declared that political authority in the "Union of Britain" would pass to a new Congress of Trade Unions.

Following the revolution, 1926 saw the formative Congresses of Socialist Britain, with advocates of various positions coming together to hammer out the framework of the new state. What resulted was a compromise between the factions that enshrined the principals of decentralization, co-operativism, and isolationism. This resulted in the establishment of locally elected councils as the main organ of government (supervised by the national direction of the CTU), a dominant public sector, and a diplomatic stance that emphasized self-defense and national self-reliance above all else.

The British people are currently secure on their island, content to build socialism in political and economic isolation, protected by the strong Republican Air Force and Navy. Additionally, each county is protected by its own popular militia who act both as a reserve military and the police.

Politics

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The British government

Chairman of the Congress of Trade Unions: Philip Snowden(Federationist, born 18 July 1864)

General Secretary: Arthur Horner (Federationist, born 5 April 1894)

Commissary for Foreign Affairs: Thomas Evan Nicholas (also called Niclas y Glais, Authonomist, born 6 October 1879)

Commissary for the Exchequer: Oswald Mosley (Maximist, born 16 November 1896)

Commissary for Home Department: Helen Crawfurd (Congregationalist, born 9 November 1877)

Head of the Secret Service Bureau: Christopher Hill (born 2 February 1912)

Chief of General Staff of the Republican Army: Tom Wintringham (born 15 May 1898)

Chief of Republican County Militas: Bill Alexander

Commander-in-Chief of the Republican Navy: Fred Copeman (born in 1907)

Commander-in-Chief of the Republican Air Force: William Wedgwood Benn (born 10 May 1877)

The Union of Britain is a dezentralized state ruled by directly elected regional councils under the jurisdiction of a national Congress of Trade Unions (CTU). Having seen the difficulties apparent in France's attempts at complete nationalization and collectivization, the current British ethos is not one of an entirely state directed economy - instead the CTU prefers to allow economic freedom at the local level backed up by strong workers' rights, welfare support and a democratization of the workplace in the form of co-operatives (both the Private and Public company are banned as forms of business organization). Major industrial concerns are nationalized and run by their respective Trade Unions with supervision from the Congress.

The chairman of the CTU is the nominal head of state, but the government is generally seen by British citizens as a collective entity - decisions are made by voting for a simple majority and all Unions are committed to respecting the majority ruling. Representatives are elected to the CTU by direct elections standing as nominally "independent" candidates, though in practice most coalesce in groups around certain ideals (political parties are banned as formal organizations).

Factions

While political parties do not exist in the formal sense, there are four factions who offer different economic and political approaches to the Union of Britain's goals.

The Federationists believe in maintaining the status quo of the Union of Britain's government, and oppose any attempt to change it. Currently, the Federationists guide the Union of Britain's policies, and are led by Arthur Horner and Philip Snowden

The Congregationalists are a feminist oriented group, headed by Annie Kennedy. Economically they are similar to the Federationists, but believe the path to socialism must be quickened. They are much more rigidly anti-war and isolationist than the other factions.

The Autonomists believe in further decentralizing the the Union of Britain, arguing for the home nations to have greater autonomy. They are led by the Welsh Poet Niclas y Glais.

The Maximists favor an approach similar to the Commune of France's current situation- a strong central government and full state control of the economy. The Maximists are also much more in favour of military action than the other factions and support British nationalism. They are led by Oswald Mosley who is also proposing a new doctrine called Totalism.

Military

The military doctrine of the Union of Britain puts great emphasis on naval superiority in home waters as well as providing escorts for commerce vessels which are the lifeline of the island nations. The army has a secondary role as the air force and the navy are thought to have a higher priority.

Army

The British Army is a mix of standing army units, home defense garrisons and local militias which provide a mobile reserve for the home defense garrisons. The standing army is rather small, but the manpower pool of Britain is great and a great number of divisions can be raised in a relatively short time should the need arise.

Navy

Despite the loss of many ships of the Royal Navy as the monarchists left for Canada, the Republican Navy is still one of the greatest navies of the world and one of the few navies of the world that employ aircraft carriers. The Republican Navy is the sole navy in Europe that can hope to take on the Kaiserliche Marine at sea. The Republican Navy, which is self-governing and largely self-financing, controls not only maritime defence, customs and the merchant marine, but also has a huge influence over shipbuilding, trade and foreign policy.

Air Force

The Republican Air Force is mainly tasked to defend the British airspace and not so much on fighting an aerial war in enemy skies. Still, the RAF does employ a significant number of strategic bombers under the RAF Strategic Bomber Command should the need arise to take the war to the enemy.

Foreign relations

The Union of Britain is mostly isolated from foreign affairs, emphasizing domestic affairs over foreign ones. While they maintain warm relations with the Commune of France, the Socialist Republic of Italy, and other revolutionary countries, the Union of Britain is not a member of any military alliances, including the one led by the Commune of France.

The Union of Britain has poor relations with all members of the Entente, most particularly the exiled government in power in Canada.

The extent in which the Union of Britain involves itself in international politics will be a hotly contested issue in the upcoming Congress of the Trade Unions.

Culture

Many British painters and authors were either killed or fled the country with the government in the revolution,although some Intelligentsia like Enid Bylton and Eric Arthur Blair worked to galvanise popular support for the revolution and later the government. Many critics complain of the rigid censorship enforced by Blair's Ministry of Truth in Art, which zealously works to "defend the glories of the Revolution, from the the ever-present dangers of nostalgia and tradition" and consequently he has seen to the destruction of many works of pre-revolutionary art, arguing that "these so called 'masterpieces' say nothing to the Modern Unionist Man, but dark lies, art merely reinforces the power of the elites and if we are ever to throw of the shackles of their generations of oppression we need to eradicate the tools of their oppression, once and for all" (his ministry has also been accused of seeking to re-write the past). Most artistic experts agree that British art is sterile and lifeless entirely committed to the (frequently changing) official forms.

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