UK Fortis Speculation

Day 595, 13:22 Published in USA United Kingdom by Hassan Pesaran

Hello Citizens of the USA

I am the recently elected President of the United Kingdom, and I come to talk to you on the topic presented to you by ProggyPop, Fortis.

You may have noticed that the UK is involved in this, as is Ireland. While we did join discussions during Fortis's creation we never gave a solid statement that we will be joining Fortis. We have let our Congress vote twice on the issue of Fortis, and twice it was rejected.

I'll give a bit of background behind these votes. Fortis was the first Alliance we voted on, as it seemed the most promising and was simply the safest option for us; it was full of old friends that knew us well and we were geographically close. However, the stance of weighted voting completely put Congress off the idea; why should we have to act like second-rate citizens? Surely we should be as valued as much as another other Country? Just because we are not as large as the USA does not mean we cannot contribute in other ways.

However, a couple of weeks later, after a few talks, the USA decided to drop the principle of weighted voting. This eased the minds of all Countries involved, including Ireland and Canada. So, we took it to our Congress again, and while it did not get shot down so strongly, it did not pass.

As such, in accordance with the views of our Congress, we have chosen to take a path of Neutrality. I want to make it as clear as possible to the people of the USA that we will not be joining Fortis in the immediate future. That is the decision our Congress has taken, and it is one I will stick by until we decide to take a revote if we find that the circumstances have changed.

Thank you for reading and I wish you the best of luck with Fortis,
Hassan Pesaran,
Prime Minister of the UK