Adammic Investment buys back over 90% of own shares as Crown prepares to finance house purchase

Adam I, Editor

KIRKSTALL – Adammic Investment Ltd., the Emperor’s private equity fund, has released most of its capital to its majority owner by buying back over 90% of its own shares. The fund has bought over 61,000 of its shares, valued at slightly less than £7000, from the Emperor’s holding company, Imperial Holdings Ltd. The move comes as the Emperor begins to consolidate funds to provide for a deposit on his first home.

By having Adammic Investment buy back its own shares, the Crown has withdrawn the vast majority of its private equity from the fund, with the expectation that this money will help fund a deposit on a residential property.

The fund, established by the Emperor in 2017, was, as of the end of the last financial year, 98% privately owned by the Emperor, with the Treasury holding a 2% share on behalf of the Adammic public. Its investments, split between a large position in ETFs tracking the Standard & Poor 500 and smaller positions in individual stocks, began to be wound up last July; seven out of eight shares in the aforementioned S&P500 ETF were sold in February, representing the largest individual sale, and residual shares of ETFs tracking US Treasury bonds were sold earlier today. The fund now has only a single S&P500 share left as its only investment.

The sale of the vast majority of the fund’s long-term investments has long been expected to generate exceptionally high revenues and an exceptionally high tax bill to the Adammic Treasury as a result. Interim financial projections from Adammic Investment suggest realised profits of around £730 for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which would result in an unprecedented £150 tax windfall for the Treasury. The Emperor referenced this in both his Foundation Day address on the 13th and in his speech to the Liberal-Moderate conference in his capacity as party president on Saturday; the Crown clearly expects that how to spend this money is a major political question for the parties to answer.

The need to cover this anticipated tax bill, as well as the Emperor’s desire to remain the majority shareholder rather than handing over control to the Treasury (an effective nationalisation), has meant that the fund has retained £150 of cash on top of the sole remaining ETF share, to a total capitalisation of around £550, a massive reduction from its previous high of almost £7500. Of the 66,588 shares outstanding (each valued at a little over 11p), 65,139 were previously held by the Crown privately, and 61,687 have just been bought back, leaving Imperial Holdings with 3452 shares (70.4%) worth £386.90, whilst the Treasury retains its 1449 shares (29.6%) worth £162.40.

The share buyback, possibly the first in micronational history, has obviously left the fund a shadow of its former self, and its future remains uncertain. However, the timing is not random – the Express understands that, earlier today, the Emperor had an offer accepted to purchase a residental property in Normanton, West Yorkshire. The capital returned to him will, combined with other cash savings, cover the deposit required by a yet-to-be-determined British bank. A substantial reduction in dividends from the firm’s investments and other associated profits will undoubtedly have an impact on the overall Adammic economy over years to come, but it is possible that the firm’s capital will be built up again over time.

Election called for 18-19 May

Adam I, Editor

KIRKSTALL – His Imperial Majesty the Emperor used his annual Foundation Day speech at White Gold Palace on Saturday the 13th to announce the long-awaited general election, which will take place over the weekend of the 18th-19th of May. Three national councilors will be elected using the STV system, and according to its local laws, the province of Greater Tytannia will elect its own councilor on the same day, meaning that four out of six seats on the Ruling Council will be up for grabs.

Voters will go to the polls in a month’s time.

The Ruling Council has used the past week to wrap up its remaining business, and the Emperor formally dissolved XI Legislature and called the election earlier tonight. Elections in Adammia can take place a maximum of two years apart, but historically they have conventionally been annual. The last general election took place in November 2022, so in a sense this election is somewhat overdue. All full citizens over the age of 12 are eligible to stand and to vote.

The Liberal-Moderate Party conference is due to take place this weekend, where it will elect its top team to contest this election. The Express understands that the Prime Minister, Lord Charles Michael, will seek another term as party leader. Opposition to the Lib-Mods is still fairly scattered, and it remains to be seen whether a clear challenger will emerge.

In addition to announcing the election date, the Emperor used his Foundation Day speech to reflect on the past year, and to anticipate the changes that may come in the following year as a result of the Emperor’s expected purchase of his first home. Traditional Foundation Day activities took place at the Palace amongst a relatively small gathering of nine, such as the buffet, betting on the Grand National, and the Emperor’s Quiz. There were four quiz rounds, written by the Emperor, HG Lord Colonel Reginald Hall and Lord Andrew Hall, all of whom have been contributing rounds to the quiz for many years, alongside HIH Prince Jake, who hosted a round for the first time.

New agency established to produce passport-style identification documents

Adam I, Editor

KIRKSTALL – His Imperial Majesty the Emperor signed Imperial Decree LXXXVIII last night, establishing a new National Identification Document Agency, which will produce high-quality passport-style documents for Adammic citizens.

The new agency will operate under the Ministry of Citizenship and Information, and new citizen The Hon. Rebecca Procter has been appointed as its Director. The Emperor and Procter agreed to the project at the National Liberal Club in London on Friday evening, at a joint birthday party for Procter and another individual. Preliminary designs have already been drawn up.

The Office of the Emperor is keen to stress that the citizen identification documents will not be officially branded as passports, as there should not be any expectation that they could be used for international travel between macronations. However, they will be very similar to passports in terms of layout and appearance. The documents will not be compulsory and shall not be required for any official function; they are intended to serve as a momento and a physical representation of citizenship. At this time, they are planned to be made available to full citizens, but they may be extended to honourary citizens should there be sufficient demand.

Further details will probably be made available in the coming weeks. The decree establishing the agency is currently being reviewed by the Ruling Council.

Freedom of Information Act passed

Adam I, Editor

KIRKSTALL – The Ruling Council earlier today passed the landmark Freedom of Information Act 2024, giving all full citizens the right to request certain information from the government and other public authorities.

The bill, which was originally proposed by the Liberal-Moderates as far back as 2020, featured in the party’s winning 2022 manifesto, and its passage marks the completion of the government’s legislative agenda. The Act, written by the Emperor and formally tabled by Prime Minister Lord Charles Michael, outlines the procedures by which the Ministry of Citizenship and Information should respond to FoI requests, and lists various exemptions, such as national security and personal privacy.

An amendment was proposed by the Leader of the Opposition Lord James Green to remove the Imperial Parliament as a public authority listed under the bill, with the Radical Left Party leader arguing that the line’s inclusion could limit the ability of Council members to speak freely in a closed setting. The Emperor explained that the intent of the inclusion of the Ruling Council in the bill was to cover information such as attendance stats and voting records, and that private Ruling Council discussions would be covered by other exemptions. After a brief back-and-forth between the government and the official opposition facilitated by the Emperor, a revised amendment was tabled by Lord Green which added an explicit exemption to FoI requests for the Ruling Council when it is sitting in closed business. This amendment was passed last night by 3 votes to 1, with government ministers voting with Lord Green in favour, whilst only Lord Callum Gurr, acting co-leader of Storm, voted against the amendment. Today, Council members from all parties voted for the whole bill as amended, passing it by 5 votes to 0, and it was subsequently signed into law by the Emperor.

The Ruling Council has passed six Acts over the course of XI Legislature

Other bills passed over the course of XI Legislature have included the Government Ministries and Agencies Act 2023, which, in March 2023, abolished the Ministry of Social Engagement and Joy, merging some of its cultural functions into the Ministry of National Development, now renamed as the Ministry of National Development & Culture. It also merged the Imperial Companies Agency and the National Employment Agency into a new Economic Development Agency, and turned the Adammic Weather Office into a sub-department of the Adammic Imperial Space Agency. Later, in May 2023, the Policy Act 2023 was passed, which set out an official process by which government departments can formally promulgate executive policy, including binding “State Policy” which has to be passed by the Ruling Council. So far, no policies have been enacted under this Act, but it is understood that both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence are working on draft policy documents.

Last September, the Economy and Public Finance Act 2023 was passed, which set out a rigorous definition of gross domestic product and completely revamped the procedures for raising and spending public money. Then, last December, the only in-person Ruling Council meeting of 2023 took place, held as part of UBLD’s Christmas reunion at the Country Girl pub in Selly Oak, made famous for being the site of the 2019 constitutional settlement and just a stone’s throw from the former province of Serkatia. At that meeting, a further two bills were passed: first was Deputy PM Sir Ned Hilton’s proposal to set out Adammia’s position on the ongoing situation in Gaza, officially endorsing a two-state solution by recognising both the State of Israel and the State of Palestine. Although Adammia has historically refrained from taking a position on the conflict by not recognising either state (which former PM Lord Saunders once jocularly referred to as a “no-state solution”), the events of the past few months seem to have galvanised at least some Adammic politicians. Although there were some suggestions that the bill could refer to particular borders historically endorsed by the United Nations, the consensus was quickly reached that the matter of borders was entirely to the relevant parties to resolve and beyond the scope of any Adammic position on the matter. The second bill passed that night was the Land Value Taxation Act 2023, which lays the groundwork for a nominal land value tax in accordance with the Georgist principles that the Lib-Mods formally adopted back in 2022.

With the government’s legislative agenda having been completed and almost eighteen months having passed since the last general election, anticipation is starting to build for the next election. Although the upcoming local elections in the UK, and the ever-looming threat of the UK’s own eventual general election, represent natural barriers to when the Adammic election might come, the fact that the Liberal-Moderates have pencilled in the weekend of the 20th/21st April for their annual conference suggests that the Emperor is planning on calling an election sooner rather than later. Next weekend, citizens will gather in Imperial City for Adammia’s eleventh Foundation Day celebrations, at which the Emperor will make one of his three regular annual speeches, and citizens can probably expect to hear more about the election cycle when he takes to the podium after the Grand National.

BREAKING NEWS: Three-day special military operation in Wazakhstan enters third year

IMPERIAL CITY – The Adammic military’s three-day special military operation to liberate Wazakhstan from its brutal fascist dictatorship has entered its third year.

Since commencing the operation, brave Adammic forces have annexed Goodbold Oblast into Ashoria (thus allowing football to resume without requiring a customs checkpoint). Our troops have also liberated the city of Smashmouth, and in the process have killed or captured 800,000 Wazakhstani troops, destroyed 15,000 tanks, shot down 900 aircraft and have captured 4 Ned Hiltons.

Hundreds of next-generation Adammic Humvees will soon be deployed to the front line.

Adammic forces continue to benefit from fifth-generation paper airplanes, far superior to the aircraft that the decadent Austenasia has been sending to Wazakhstan. Hundreds of upgraded Adammic Humvees can be expected to arrive on the front line any day now, which will surely mean that our troops will be marching into Your Mum very soon. Rumours that some officers have been removing spark plugs from Adammic Humvees and selling them in order to buy cider and biscuits are clearly just Austenasian fake news.

Update: April Fools!

Adammia and Austenasia establish Association of British Micronations during state visit

Adam I, Editor

TURING, Lagentia – During a state visit by the Emperor of Austenasia to Adammia’s capital, Imperial City, on Wednesday the 4th of October, the two nations signed the charter of the Association of British Micronations, a new organisation.

Emperor Jonathan and Emperor Adam immediately after signing the ABM Charter

Emperor Jonathan I and his wife, Empress Hannah, were welcomed to White Gold Palace by Emperor Adam I. In addition to signing the charter, the guests were given a tour of County Tytannia, and the two nations exchanged gifts. Furthermore, Adam and Hannah, in her capacity as Princess of Wildflower Meadows, signed a mutual recognition treaty between Adammia and the Austenasian protectorate.

Details about the new Association of British Micronations were unveiled in a joint press release issued by the Adammic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Austenasian Foreign Office on Friday the 6th. They have been keen to stress that, unlike many more general-purpose micronational organisations such as the Grand Unified Micronational, the ABM won’t have a deliberative chamber (like the GUM’s Quorum) or regular elections. Instead, its primary purpose will be to organise an annual in-person British micronational summit, the first of which is expected in the summer of 2024. In between these summits, the organisation’s affairs will be managed by a Board of Trustees; Adammia, Austenasia and Lundenwic, as founding members, shall be permament trustees on this Board (Lundenwic has not yet signed the Charter, but is expected to do so in the near future). The presidency of the Board is to rotate between trustees – Emperor Adam I is the inaugural President, and shall serve until the close of the first summit.

An unusual aspect of the new ABM is that it will charge a membership fee to member states, currently expected to be £10 per year. This is intended to cover the cost of a website and contribute towards the cost of the summit. However, this fee, alongside a series of membership requirements, also mean that the ABM will have some of the strictest standards for membership amongst current-day micronational organisations. Requirements include member states being at least a year old, having at least one delegate over the age of sixteen, being primarily located in Great Britain, and being in good diplomatic standing (including complying with the Wrythe and Edgbaston Conventions). The main benefit to membership is that non-members will have to pay a higher registration fee to attend the annual summit, whereas member states will be able to register up to three delegates for free. Furthermore, only official members will have voting rights at the ABM’s annual general meeting, which will be part of the summit. In an effort to keep the membership fee reasonably low, Adammia and Austenasia have both provisionally agreed to provide additional funding if necessary to cover the cost of the summit. Membership applications are due to open in January 2024, by which time it is expected a website and social media accounts will be set up.

Emperor Adam formally welcomes the Austenasian Emperor and Empress to Adammia at Tytannia’s border with the UK

After the treaties were signed and official photographs were taken, the national leaders were served food, before retiring to a pub in Wakefield for a couple of hours before the Austenasians returned to their hotel and the Emperor returned to Lagentia. Emperor Mother Jayne, in her capacity as Director of Events at the Cabinet Office, oversaw the catering and official photography for the state visit, whilst Lord Colonel Reginald Hall chauffuered everyone between Imperial City and Wakefield.

The long-standing relationship between Adammia and Austenasia dates back to Adammia’s earliest days, when, in May 2013, Emperor Jonathan sponsored Adammia’s initial application to join the Grand Unified Micronational. Due to Austenasia’s “imperium” doctrine, it took until 2018 for the two empires to formally recognise each other, and in that same year Emperor Adam made his first state visit to Austenasia, as part of that nation’s tenth Independence Day celebrations. The two empires have subsequently become close diplomatic partners, with Emperor Adam serving as a groomsman at Jonathan and Hannah’s wedding last November. Last week’s visit is only the second state visit hosted by Adammia, following shortly after the visit by the Rector of the Serene Beaconite Republic, James Frisch, to the Adammic capital in April as part of the tenth Foundation Day celebrations.

First honourary citizenships expire

Adam I, Editor

TURING – As the first few months since Adammia’s tenth Foundation Day have passed, some of the first honourary citizenships granted in Adammia’s earliest days have finally expired, causing a drop in Adammia’s total number of citizens.

Under the Citizenship Act 2015, honourary citizenships expire after ten years, unless the honourary citizen actively renews their status. However, an Imperial Decree issued by the Emperor this evening has clarified this further, stating that the Ministry of Citizenship and Information should try to ascertain whether an honourary citizen is still alive when their citizenship is due to expire. If no record of activity can be positively identified from within the past two years, the citizenship will be terminated, but if there is, it will be extended by another ten years from the most recent date of known activity.

Under this new law, the Ministry of Citizenship and Information has tonight terminated three honourary citizenships which were granted over a decade ago. These include: Sir Samuel Grogan, a former school friend of the Emperor; Sir Jon of the South, commonly known as “NoJ”, who is considered the Emperor’s first ever online friend; and Madam Ella Smith, another online friend from the Nateandsie and World of Tux Minecraft communities where Adammia first promoted itself in the summer of 2013. The Adammic government has had no contact with Sir Samuel or Sir Jon since 2014, and no contact with Madam Ella since 2018, making it impossible to know with a high degree of confidence whether these individuals are still alive. With the expiration of their honourary citizenship, Adammia’s total number of citizens drops from 178 to 175. Significant further expirations are expected over the next two years, as more former school friends and Minecraft friends reach ten years without contact, and this could reduce Adammia’s total citizen count significantly. However, some other honourary citizens who were so recognised back in 2013, such as former Air Force officer Sir Tom Bennett, and former Princess of Burghlia Madam Rebecca Spencer-Smith, are well understood to still be alive and active based on their social media activity, and as such are not at risk of being stripped of their honourary citizenship.

The decree issued by the Emperor tonight also dissolved the colony of Casa del Dank, and the county of West Sheaffia, as the governors responsible for those territories are understood to have vacated them in recent months.

History of Adammia Volume I published

BICKENHILL, Warwickshire – The Imperial Institute of History has published History of Adammia, Volume I, the first ever book to be published in Adammia, through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing service.

Written by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor, the book, which comes to 193 pages, covers the history of Adammia during its First and Second Eras, from the foundation on the 13th of April 2013 until the 5th of September 2020.

The basis for the book is the annual reports which were compiled by the IIH at the end of each calendar year. They have been put together and extensively edited, filling in missing details and providing higher-level context. Although the main text is written in the third-person, the Emperor has annotated certain key sections with his own personal insights in the first-person. Some events have been documented publicly for the first time, due to the fact that they were classified at the time that they happened. For example, the book reveals that in April 2015, the 2nd Infantry Division briefly went rogue and attacked a nearby den with butane, and almost caused a forest fire, an incident which was covered up for years.

The publication of the book serves to commemorate Adammia’s tenth Foundation Day, in four days time. It is dedicated in loving memory to the Emperor’s late grandmother and Duchess of Tytannia, Lady Winifred Hall (1945-2016), and late micronationalist Nicholas Randouler (2004-2020). It is available to buy on Amazon in paperback ($11.99) and Kindle ($8.99) format.

Election results: Lib-Mods largest party, Lord Michael likely to return as PM

Adam I, Editor

TURING, Lagentia – Following last weekend’s general election, the Liberal-Moderates have three out of six seats on the Ruling Council, having won 39% of first preferences. The Radical Left Party, led by current prime minister Lord James Green following his split from the Lib-Mods on the eve of the election, won 30% of first preferences, but only have a single seat. The acting leader of the Lib-Mods, Lord Charles Michael, is likely to be put forward by the party for a Ruling Council vote in the coming days which would see him replace Lord Green as PM, returning to the premiership after he was ousted by the Botanical Coalition in 2020.

Adammia’s full citizens went to the polls for the first time in over two years last weekend – have they finally delivered the Lib-Mods the mandate they’ve been looking for?

Six candidates – two Lib-Mods, two Radical Left, one Independent Party and one independent proper – contested the three national seats up for grabs via the STV system. 23 votes were cast in total – a turnout of 46%, this is lower than any previous contested election, but also higher than the referendum four weeks prior which approved the new electoral rules. Lord Green for the RLP and the Lib-Mod Minister of Citizenship and Information Sir Ned Hilton topped the poll with 5 votes apiece on the first round, just shy of the election quota of 6. With just 2 first preferences, Lord Green’s communications director, Lord Joe Norris, was the first to be eliminated. His second preferences transferred to Lord Green and secured the incumbent PM’s election as the RLP’s first public representative by getting him up to the quota.

At the second round, however, there was an awkward tie, with three candidates – Lord Michael, Alex Lloyd of the Independent Party, and the independent Col. Sir Will McCracken – all on 4 votes. In accordance with the rules, one of them was eliminated randomly; this happened to be Col. McCracken. This was a massive stroke of luck for the Lib-Mods, as all of McCracken’s second and third preferences went to Lord Michael, making him the second to be elected. Michael’s surplus then helped Hilton get over the line, with Lloyd being the last to be eliminated.

Of course, this only accounts for half of the seats. There are also the provincial representatives – an elected councilor for Greater Tytannia, and unelected nobles for Corellia and Sheaffia. In Corellia, Duchess Lucy Griffiths holds the rump Storm Party’s last seat, whilst in Sheaffia, Duchess Sophie Thornton sits as an independent, having previously been a Lib-Mod and a Red Green Alliance minister. Lib-Mods in Greater Tytannia ensured that the province adopted election procedures last week, and then fielded Emperor Mother Jayne as the sole candidate for that election; the Emperor Mother joins the two nationally-elected Lib-Mods and gets the party to the brink of an overall majority. The Express understands that the Lib-Mods have the numbers on paper to pull a similar trick in Sheaffia, but have been unable to organise effectively in that province, so it remains in independent hands for now.

Although the Lib-Mods are technically one short of an overall majority, the opposition to them is fragmented, and they could probably govern with exactly half of the seats, as it would take the RLP, Storm and the independent Lady Thornton all joining forces to block Lib-Mod legislation. Even then, in the event of a tied vote, the Emperor, as the chair of the Ruling Council, would have the casting vote, and it is unclear whether he would follow Speaker Denison’s Rule or simply vote with the party of which he is president. Furthermore, Lady Thornton is one of the less active parliamentarians, and whilst given her past with the Lib-Mods and the left-wing RGA it is unclear whether she would side with her old party or with the RLP, as stated earlier, the Lib-Mods do theoretically have the numbers in Sheaffia to force her removal – something which they could do at any time. Therefore, it is almost certain that the Lib-Mods will continue to govern.

The three-way tie at the second round of the national vote does raise the prospect of this election having gone very differently for the Lib-Mods had it been Lord Michael who had been randomly eliminated at that stage. Certainly it would have dispelled any chance of Lord Michael returning as PM – but even then it wouldn’t necessarily have been game over for the Lib-Mods. It is likely that Lord Michael’s votes would have transferred to Col. McCracken, someone who is generally seen as a more centre-right figure, possibly more willing to support a moderate government than an expressly radical left one (indeed, the Express understands that the Lib-Mod leadership were urging their members to put McCracken as a third preference for exactly this reason). In the absence of Lord Michael, it would likely have fallen to Sir Ned Hilton to pick up the reins and negotiate with McCracken and others to form a government; Hilton, a popular figure cross-party (with the possible exception of Storm), would probably have achieved this. So, whilst they have been lucky, luck is not the main reason for the Lib-Mods’ success – at the end of the day they led substantially on vote share, and are better organised in the provinces. Whilst the Radical Left Party should not be dismissed – they have taken much of the Lib-Mods’ best talent in the form of Lord Green’s policy expertise and Lord Norris’ communications skills – they do not yet have the broad membership and robust institutions of the Liberal-Moderates.

So, having avoided personal humiliation at the hands of the RNG, Lord Charles Michael is set to return to the stage. If successfully nominated by the Council after it convenes for its State Opening next Monday, he will become the third PM to serve more than one term, and the second to return to the office for a non-consecutive term after Lord Saunders. He first came to power in 2019 after the first election to the now-defunct House of Citizens, at a time when Adammic politics was defined by sharp tension between populists and monarchists. Cross-party motions on climate change and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement passed during his first term helped to defuse much of this tension, but much of his government’s plans were cut short by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. His most significant action as PM was jointly with the Emperor declaring Adammia’s first ever national state of emergency in March 2020, in response to the virus.

The Lib-Mods are due to hold an emergency conference on Saturday the 10th to formally elect a new permanent leader following Lord Green’s departure; given their success in the election, it is likely that Lord Michael will come back full time. Furthermore, with much of the political opposition to Wazakhstan having long-since evaporated, Sir Ned Hilton is well-placed for a senior position – possibly replacing Lord Michael as deputy leader. With only half the seats and a revived opposition in the form of the Radical Left Party, power for the Lib-Mods may not be straightforward – but it is on the cards.

Election 2022: Interviews with the candidates

It’s election day! As is traditional, we have sent interview questions to the leaders of the main parties. So far we have only had a response from Lib-Mod acting leader Lord Michael, but we will add more to this post as we receive them.

Interview with Lord Charles Michael, Acting Leader of the Liberal-Moderate Party
Manifesto

1. You’ve just become acting leader of your party after the shock departure of Lord Green. What’s your take on all this? Is this a difficult time for the Lib-Mods?

Lord Green has done a lot of good work for this nation and I thank him for it. I cannot lie and say this isn’t a shock and a shame, but the Liberal Moderates have dealt with this before and we will again. However, we remain confident. We are now in the process of defeating the radical left, the Marxists, the anarchists, the agitators, the looters and people who in many instances have absolutely no clue what they are doing. The Liberal-Moderates, as ever, will persevere.

2. This is the first contested election in over two years. It’s clear that Adammia has a big problem with inactivity. What’s your plan to tackle this?

We hope the streamlining of our politics will help with inactivity. There shouldn’t be an expectation that every citizen must be a Minister of State – you should be able to feel the extent of your involvement in Adammic politics should be just to vote if you want to.

3. The Adammic economy has been through a lot of wild ups and downs due to its near total reliance on the financial sector. How will the Lib-Mods stabilise the economy and deliver a secure stream of income to fund future projects?

We’ve got a series of strong proposals to diversify where we’re concentrating economic policy – our manifesto has a more details of course, but it’s a policy that will be very collaborative. We’ll also be implementing a purely nominal land value tax, as land is the only real resource Adammia has and we should be ensuring our economy is practical and realistic.

4. A big part of Adammia’s unique identity is its culture, and we have a big showcase coming up next year with the tenth Foundation Day. What can we expect from this landmark event under a Lib-Mod government?

Foundation Day would be a big one for us – the biggest yet, huge, bigger than any of our predecessors. We plan to open Adammia to the all, a World’s Fair with invitations out to other world leaders – as well as to our own citizens of course! We hope that a big in person World’s Fair with merchandise that will help people remember and show off this nation proudly will drum up the patriotic fever we want to see.

5. In a nutshell, why should people vote Liberal-Moderate?

Strong and stable government. Simple as.

Interview with Lord James Green, Leader of the Radical Left Party

1. Your departure from the Lib-Mods was quite a bombshell. What caused you to leave and start a new party?

Joe and I have been discussing the need to reinvigorate Adammic politics for a while now and we came to the conclusion that the Lib Mods we’re not the vehicle needed to do that – holding onto power almost by default; and that was not the direction we wanted Adammia to continue down. The other parties in their history have shown their inability to tackle Adammia’s problems either, with the disastrous botanical coalition as evidence of that. We felt that our current parties left us were stuck between the options of stagnation and chaos. We chose a third way, a Radical way.

2. This is the first contested election in over two years. It’s clear that Adammia has a big problem with inactivity. What’s your plan to tackle this?

Our platform has at its core, the principle that radical solutions should not be discounted as unworkable without being even considered, the status-quo has led us into this mess and cannot lead us out. Beyond that principle, is an acknowledgement that the strongest times in Adammic history is when there has been a strong multipolar political environment. Gone are the days when it’s just “Lib Mods vs Others”. The Radicals acknowledge that and the rest of Adammia’s parties need to as well.

3. The Adammic economy has been through a lot of wild ups and downs due to its near total reliance on the financial sector. How will the Radical Left party stabilise the economy and deliver a secure stream of income to fund future projects?

The Radical programme for the economy again works on the principle that radical decisions are on the table. We’ve seen the uncertainty caused by reliance on market forces and we cannot continue to emulate this. Within a Radical budget we would direct for the diversification of our investments and the full implementation of the voluntary tax proposals that understandably took a backseat throughout this period of democratic crisis from which we are emerging.

4. A big part of Adammia’s unique identity is its culture, and we have a big showcase coming up next year with the tenth Foundation Day. What can we expect from this landmark event under a Radical Left government?

Adammia has a massive opportunity to celebrate its heritage this year and we in the Radical Left Party recognise this as such. Using this display to strengthen our ties with fellow micronations and bring together our own Adammic community in celebration and comradeship.

5. In a nutshell, why should people vote Radical Left?

Adammia’s political parties have gone stale. Same old same old Lib Mods or disorganised chaos under Storm and the Independents. Continuity or chaos are not the only options available – there is another way; a Radical path to a brighter tomorrow for Adammia and all of its citizenry!