Conference ongoing

Day 527, 13:48 Published in South Korea United Kingdom by Grampa Alfagrem

In-game laws

1.Taxation policy
Postal balloting has been initiated (via UKPP meeting message) and the results of this will be presented to the conference where all attendees can then vote on option A, B or C with the majority deciding policy in this area.

b) Low income and VAT taxes but high import taxes to keep foreign companies from flooding our markets and crushing our wages, native industry and making off with our GBP.


2.Allies and MPPs
A furthur postal Ballot will be held to determine wheter the UKPP adopts bi-lateral or alliance-side Foreign relations and wheter the party will operate a clean sweep on assumption of power.

3. Minimum wage

A) No Change = Financial gains are pennies in the pound and the efficiency of the MU Commune system is such that it would only increase complexity of that system in returning the same rewards as at current.


4.Donation laws
Depends on UKPP policies as to what we'd expect congressmen and congresswomen to vote for and against.

Current funding is to provide the nation with
A) MPPs - So would depend on point 2, who we like and hate.
b) Funding on Social Programs - Would depend on wheter the social programs are availble to all which in turn depends on wheter we insist that applications can be made in-game and not solely on the forums or IRC?
C) Funding the National Army - Is UKPP for a national army, no MU funding or private MU funding?

5.Natural Enemy
b) No UKPP member shall vote to start a war (eUK proposing first NE).

6. Citizenship
Under current circumstances the choices are;
b) Congressmembers are free to decide on their passes and are encouraged to seek guidance from other sources prior to granting passes.

Assuming we reject having CS rights stripped from us then we have to decide what future state we wish to adopt;

Y) Reform the CS commitee in co-operation with other parties. The commitee is to act as a counsel not an adjudicator.


7. Impeachment
C) Congressmembers shall only impeach a CP if they are inactive, Stealing from the nation or they have requested an impeachment. (democracy)



UKPP Affairs

Dental Corps
Proposal that the party supports the below statement;

"The Royal Navy remains the MU of the UKPP and continues to enjoy primary funding and supplies in return for performing ATO work for the party.

The Dental Corps whilst enjoying a high number of UKPPers in its ranks is just another MU much like Vanguard, 7th Cav and Liberty and will be treated as such.

The food program is mature enough that from next weekend that UKPPers in that MU can be included in the UKPP Food program pending a chat about distribution with a representative from that MU.

Like other private MU's they are not expected, required nor will they be asked to take part in ATO or other party operations just that recipients qualify as members of the UKPP."



Congress Elections
The party would like to move to a suitable ballot system


CP elections
The weekly party message will be sent prior to CP election telling all members of the coming election and asking them to reply if they wish to run for CP by a set date.

Option A) Whilst this is happening other parties will be selecting candidates and perhaps canvassing for UKPP support. The PP may in consulation with UKPP congressmembers choose to add the name of a player from another party to the ballot.

The postal Ballot (manifesto needed) will then take place listing all candidates and the player with most votes tallied will become the UKPP nominee for Country President.

ATO work
In the parties early days the RN saw off the threat of potential PTO's from lulz and oldfag candidates to the point where we became relativly immune from such action.

The emergence of more parties following in our 'reformist' wake has increased tensions once more and the old threats we used to see directed at us are now directed against what they perceive as the whole 'challenger' movement.

The intention therefore is to re-activate the RNs primary role as an ATO force to protect our intrest. It is for the conference to decide on what our intrest are?

a) ATO of UKPP only (isolation)
Not messin gin other parties business but will respond to national emergency



eUK Affairs

The oldfag/traditional/national forums
b) Stay in limbo as we currently are doing

c) Explore the option of establishing a new forum in cooperation with other parties that unlike our UKPP forum will be open to everyone and be a 'national' forum in its own right.

mix the two

National Army or Private MU's
Whilst this might of been touched on in the previous agenda point.

UKPP policy used to state strongly that the party was pro-National Army. The reasons for this were;

Support for a cross-party institution.
A desire to avoid party conflicts about allocation of funds between party MU's.
The fact that a national MU can be stronger then a private MU if run properly (imagine RN if we had access to the treasury!)

These reasons still hold true today and whilst it is feasible to nationally fund MU's we do have to consider wheter the gov that has failed us so far is actually capable of gathering the data in a fair and impartial manner to properly allocate funding.

I therefore propose we support the statement
"The UKPP supports the exsistence of a national army and is opposed to the scrapping of such an institution, its related companies and will strongly oppose any funding of private MU's."

Co-operation with the traditional government
On a number of occasions the UKPP has found itself internally torn over the issue of collaborating with TUP/Oldfag governments.

They have made a virtual habit out of seducing UKPP members with promises of awards and recognition or just planted one of their own in the party so that they can claim that they run a unified government including UKPP members when in reality all they haven't got a UKPPer they got a douche.

The proposal therefore is;
"UKPP congress members are free to associate however they wish to best carry out their jobs but must be mindful of UKPP policy when required to vote."

We can't force a congressmember to press certain buttons we only ask that they bear in mind the wishes of those that voted for them.

"Any UKPP member is free to take a position in government but they do so as a private citizen, not a member of the party.

They are not required to leave the party but it should be known that acceptance of any positions is not indicative of UKPP support for the government nor will the players position be used by the party to influence government."


Will stop TUP claims of 'unity' and as they also claim they choose the person and not the party then the lack of party recognition of the members position should not be a handicap to their progression into Government.