These Fair Shores: The Commonwealth of New England
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I did notice that Cantonese is the second most common language in England, I assume this has a lot to do with Hong Kong being officially part of the UK and the presumptive freedom of travel between them, also I did notice that the Commonwealths get far more seats at the House of Delegates than the Dominions.
Roughly:
-PPP: Social Democratic broad tent party. The left-wing is pretty much socialist, and the right-wing is market socialist.
-VOCA: Right-wing populism. Focus is on traditional family values, strong borders, and the preservation of the Spanish language.
-UD: Councilist/Socialist. The left-wing of the party advocates for Spanish-style socialist reforms, while the right-wing of the party are more radical socialists than would be allowed in the PPP.
-PPL: Liberal, capitalist party. Focus on social liberalism and market reforms to expand prosperity. Emphasis on public-private initiatives.
-PCU: Conservative, capitalist party. Some focus on the family, moderate social conservatism. Seeks market reforms and privatisation in all aspects. Lower government spending, lower taxes.
The Presidency is a very powerful office. The President of California has broad executive powers, far more than the United States. California operates under a philosophy of "the powers of the President are limitless, until Congress limits them." This is why a split government is incredibly harmful towards good governance in California. Elections are only every 5 years, no midterms or recalls.
California has around 22.2 millions inhabitants.
California is officially unitary. Departments can, and do, change, but the provinces have more or less been stable for several decades. New ones are not often created historically. The last department to have been created was Armando Cicerón, which was split off from La Plata, which used to Casalektavi, Moraleja, Tierras Vastas, and Natakkoa. There are many, many municipalities in each province - those are rather arbitrary and are not effective government structures. Most of the power rests in the provinces.
It is not. The voting period is extremely long, extremely accessible, and there is a tax credit for doing so.
The Presidential list is still a work in progress. It is not high on the list of upcoming updates, sorry!
France and the Empire fought a rather big war, and had a rather long period of tensions before then. Rebranding was done on purpose. Also, Acadian sounds more like Chiac than, well, French.
There is a major revision to the world map (well, not major - I am changing the art style slightly, and I only did a single major rework of an area that has thus far been untouched) in the works. The lag of a flag or representation is intentional.
There are no elections on the island of Corsica.
A Dominion does not have control over its external affairs, and is only allowed to communicate freely with other members of the Empire without having to go through London, with the exception that if a Dominion is in a location that requires it to have constant contact with a foreign power, they are eligible to maintain an office in the British embassy of that country to engage in discussions without having to send a message to London to negotiate for them. A Commonwealth has a fully staffed external diplomatic corps, and is able to enter into treaties, ect with foreign powers and conduct negotiations without British involvement. To an extent.
Commonwealths also get more representation in the House of Delegates, and have (slightly) lower contribution rates towards Imperial management.
The German Empire never existed.
Great Britain absolutely exists, it is the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland, and Hong Kong after all.
Jamaica was hit very badly from the Long Depression, and as such has never quite recovered. Jamaicans have in general moved to other parts of the Empire.
Indeed, there is free movement between all parts of the Empire, and someone living in Hong Kong can freely move to anywhere in the United Kingdom without any repercussions or needing to apply for residency, as they are already residents of the United Kingdom.
Commonwealths do have more political power than Dominions.
The Bounty mutiny happened in 1789, long enough after the POD to be butterflied. No mutiny = unihabited and wholly uninteresting Pitcairn.
Very interesting.
Are Acadian politics typically so... fractious, or is this an exception? Apologies for my ignorance of parliamentary systems....
Additionally, beyond Carbone's bypassing of the New England Constitution, how has the country been affected by the war domestically? I'd love to see an update on the wartime situation soon...
Excellent as always.
Was this the last thing American soldiers saw before being killed by Imperial forces?
Many thanks to @Turquoise Blue for the write-up for this image I drew:
This is a symbolic representation of These Fair Shores’ United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland and Hong Kong, in a pathé animation style, titled ‘The Modern Britannia’.
She is suited in the increasingly-unisex fashion of the times, a breathable but fine suit with a Union Jack styled tie. Hanging from her lapel is a pair of sunglasses, reflecting the warmer and brighter (and drier) summers Brits regularly experience those days as a result of climate change. Her eyes are blue-green, symbolising the sea her people have turned to and relied upon for centuries to sustain and thrive. She wears thin gloves designed to ward off UV radiation from her hands.
The large shadow over her is her umbrella, which she uses as both an umbrella (mostly in winter) and a parasol (mostly in summer). It was not originally hers, as you can see by its size compared to her. It was made for a larger and broader individual, John Bull. But unfortunately John Bull has gone away and she inherited the umbrella which she tries to use as much as possible despite her relatively petite size compared to him making it somewhat unwieldy for her. The point of the umbrella is sharp to represent Britain’s still considerable military might (especially with the Empire incorporated).
Her expression is one of quiet melancholy. She knows that she’s rapidly losing imperial power to Canada, and that Canada has different priorities for the Empire than she ever did, far more aggressive and expansionist priorities compared to her more ‘keep the resources flowing’ conservative viewpoint. Contributing to this melancholy is that many old villages that lasted centuries, even a millennia, are now under water due to the rising sea levels despite the efforts to construct polders to prevent such. Also compounding such melancholy is that the youth of her country have more sceptical views on the Empire’s actions as a whole compared to their elders, and so she has those flashes of doubt on it all. Brief and fleeting flashes, though; she’s still firmly in favour of Empire and the system on the whole.
She is Britain at an uncertain time.
This is a symbolic representation of These Fair Shores’ United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland and Hong Kong, in a pathé animation style, titled ‘The Modern Britannia’.
She is suited in the increasingly-unisex fashion of the times, a breathable but fine suit with a Union Jack styled tie. Hanging from her lapel is a pair of sunglasses, reflecting the warmer and brighter (and drier) summers Brits regularly experience those days as a result of climate change. Her eyes are blue-green, symbolising the sea her people have turned to and relied upon for centuries to sustain and thrive. She wears thin gloves designed to ward off UV radiation from her hands.
The large shadow over her is her umbrella, which she uses as both an umbrella (mostly in winter) and a parasol (mostly in summer). It was not originally hers, as you can see by its size compared to her. It was made for a larger and broader individual, John Bull. But unfortunately John Bull has gone away and she inherited the umbrella which she tries to use as much as possible despite her relatively petite size compared to him making it somewhat unwieldy for her. The point of the umbrella is sharp to represent Britain’s still considerable military might (especially with the Empire incorporated).
Her expression is one of quiet melancholy. She knows that she’s rapidly losing imperial power to Canada, and that Canada has different priorities for the Empire than she ever did, far more aggressive and expansionist priorities compared to her more ‘keep the resources flowing’ conservative viewpoint. Contributing to this melancholy is that many old villages that lasted centuries, even a millennia, are now under water due to the rising sea levels despite the efforts to construct polders to prevent such. Also compounding such melancholy is that the youth of her country have more sceptical views on the Empire’s actions as a whole compared to their elders, and so she has those flashes of doubt on it all. Brief and fleeting flashes, though; she’s still firmly in favour of Empire and the system on the whole.
She is Britain at an uncertain time.
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