British Isles

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Name - British Isles (English)

Continent - Europe

Capital - London

Administration

Head of state - Chief Magistrate Mary Jones

Head of government - Prime Minister Zachary Varghese

Legislature - Parliament - Senate (upper), House of Commons (lower)

Lord Chancellor - Bernard O'Higgins

Speaker of the House of Commons - William Gates

Legislation Minister - John Mackenzie

Judiciary - Supreme Court of Judicature

Justice Minister - Peter Taylor

Form of government - Unitary republic under a democratic ministerial confidential constitution

Form of law - Brougham Code

Demonym - British

Geography

Area -

Capital (and largest city) - London - 7,715,000 (city), 12,382,000 (metro)

Time zone - TMP+00:00

Currency - British pound sterling

Demography

Language - English

Other languages

-Ireland - Irish (co-official)

-Wales - Welsh (co-official)

Population - 82 million

Density -

Symbols

National festival - Landing Day (November 5) - commemorates the landing of William III at Brixham (1688) and the promulgation of the Charter of Liberty and Security and Frame of Government (1829)

Anthem - Rule Britannia

Motto - God and Our Right

Emblem


Population

84,442,000

-Scotland: 4,831,000

-Wales: 2,989,000

-England: 54,191,000

-Ireland: 22,431,000

National Holidays


Name Date Notes
New Years' Day January 1 Celebrated with a particular fervor in Scotland in lieu of Christmas
Charter Day January 24 The Isle's national day; commemorates the promulgation of the Charter of Liberty and Security and Frame of Government (1829), and the birth (1749) of Charles James Fox, iconic precursor of the Popular Revolution
Good Friday Friday pre-Easter
Easter Monday Floating
Whit Monday 7th Mon. after Easter Monday
Runnymede Day Second Monday of June Commemorates the enactment of the Magna Carta (1215); elections to Parliament are held every three years on this day
O'Connell Day August 6 Commemorates the birth (1775) of Daniel O'Connell, icon of peaceful protest, universal liberty, and Irish nationhood
Conscience Day November 4 Commemorates the repeal (1814) of the infamous Dissenting Ministers' Act 1807 and the birth (1650) of Glorious Revolution icon William III
Landing Day November 5 Commemorates William III's landing at Brixham (1688) and the Frame of Government Amendment Act 1901 instituting women's suffrage
Christmas Day December 25 Christmas celebrations in Scotland remain quite muted due to disapproval from its various Kirks

Legislative Regions

1. Ireland

2. Scotland

3. Wales

4. Mercia [West Midlands]

5. Wessex [South West]

6. East Anglia

7. Coritania [East Midlands]

8. London

9. Bernicia [Northeast]

10. Deira [Yorkshire/Humber]

11. Prima [Home Counties]

Heads

Chief Secretary of Ireland: Eamonn Muir (Radical)<

Chief Secretary of Scotland: Francis B. MacMahon (Moderate)<

Chief Secretary of Wales: Llewyn Jones (Associationist)<

Chief Secretary of Mercia: (Radical)<

Chief Secretary of Wessex:<

Chief Secretary of East Anglia: (Moderate)<

Chief Secretary of Coritania:<

Lord Mayor of London: Alfred Donnell (Radical)<

Chief Secretary of Bernicia:<

Chief Secretary of Deira:<

Chief Secretary of Prima: (Moderate)<

Largest cities



Rank City Population Metropolitan population
1 London 6,715,000 12,382,000
2 Dublin 3,521,000 6,276,000
3 Birmingham 1,857,000 3,823,000
4 Leeds 593,000 2,541,000
5 Manchester 517,000 2,379,000
6 Glasgow 603,000 1,894,000
7 Belfast 594,000 1,515,000
8 Portsmouth 278,000 1,357,000
9 Cork 661,000 971,000
10 Nottingham 417,000 881,000
11 Edinburgh 447,000 812,000
12 Liverpool 431,000 783,000
13 Sheffeld 343,000 756,000

Notes

-Dublin and other Irish cities way more populous as they exist in the context of a larger Ireland and with a Legislature to help it grow

-Birmingham likewise since it got state investment, particularly in time of Martineau, and also cuz center of radicalism

-and it is a major railroad terminus, giving it massive pop boom in context of truncated Railway Mania

-Sheffield is smaller because it had difficulties in constructing railroad to there, plus railways in general longer

-thus railway boom takes a while

Chief Magistrate

-elected by Parliament in joint session as a Senate for a ten-year term

-impeachable, and violation of stringent terms is considered abdication

Ministers

-may be deposed by House of Commons

-in practice this means appointed by Commons

-cannot do anything unless ministers countersign

Lictors

-twelve lictors who serve as personal bodyguard

-Parliament may veto and remove as appropriate

-for ceremonial occasions, carry fasces

-formal one consists in center of long black rod tipped with English lion

-surrounded by white rods

-one tipped with Scottish unicorn

-another tipped with Irish harp

-another tipped with Welsh dragon

-another tipped with Manx peregrine falcon

-another tipped with Norman lion

-center rod perennially replaced as it is used to knock against iron doors

Parliament

House of Commons

Makeup

-consisting of 498 MPs

-Ireland: 132 MPs

Diagram


House of Peers

-consists of 200 Peers

University Seats

-consisting of grad students from

1. Oxford

2. Cambridge

3. Inns of Court

4. London

5. Durham

6. Kings

7. Birmingham

8. Leeds

9. York

10. Exeter

11. Combined English

12. Carnarvon

13. Merthyr Tydfil

14. Cardiff

15. Combined Welsh

16. St. Andrews and Glasgow

17. Aberdeen and Edinburgh

18. Faculty of Advocates and Brougham

19. Combined Scottish

20. Dublin

21. Cork

22. Belfast

23. Derry

24. O'Connell

25. Galway

26. Tara

27. Combined Irish

Overseas Holdings Seats

-consisting of Lords Agent-General for

1. Gibraltar

2. Saint Helena

Commons Seats

-consisting of 15 outgoing MPs from the outgoing House of Commons

County Seats

-consisting of 56 elected by electoral colleges consisting of county councils

Chambers of Commerce Seats

-consisting of 35 elected by various Chambers of Commerce from across the country

Chambers of Labour Seats

-consisting of 35 elected by the Chamber of Labour, consisting of labor representatives

Chambers of Agriculture Seats

-consisting of 15 elected by the Chamber of Agriculture, consisting of representatives of agrarian interests

School Boards Seats

-consisting of 5 elected by electoral colleges consisting of school boards

Crown Seats

-consisting of 10 selected by the Crown

Procedures

Chief Magistrate's Message to Parliament

-occur annually

-Chief Magistrate takes permission from Parliamentary Guard to enter through Magisterial Porch

-with one of his lictors permitted to go with him

-lictor knocks on the door of the Peers with long end of fasces to ask invitation in for purpose of speech

-Peers debate resolution, accepted

-with Chief Magistrate seated on chair, lictor goes to Commons, knocks on door with long end of fasces to request they join peers for debate

-Ministers ejected, go with lictor

-doors slammed in face

-Commons debates, may take a while depending on mood, but eventually accepts

-Commons goes to lobby in b/w, at bar, to listen to speech

-Chief Magistrate gives general, short speech on constitutional principles, then yields floor to ministers

-ministers then give speeches on policy issues (as appropriate)

Parties


British Empire

Commission for Colonial Affairs

-imperial affairs headed by Commission for much of 19th century

-before it became effectively independent

-today the Commission is an intergovernmental body with a new name


-with (originally) delegations headed by

-President of the Commission - British

-Lord Agent-General for Nova Scotia

-Lord Agent-General for Upper Canada

-Delegate for Old Upper Canada

-Delegate for Assiniboia

-Delegate for Saskatchewan

-Lord Agent-General for Lower Canada

-Lord Agent-General for Columbia

-Lord Agent-General for the West Indies

-Delegate for the Bahamas

-Delegate for Jamaica

-Delegate for Trinidad

-Delegate for Barbados

-Delegate for the Leeward Islands

-Lord Agent-General for Natal

-Lord Agent-General for Australia

-Delegate for New South Wales

-Delegate for Felicitania

-Delegate for Foxland

-Delegate for New Munster

-President of the East India Commission


-later transitions into intergovernmental body

-incl. the United States