Arrlo's Manifesto

Day 3,176, 10:31 • Published in United Kingdom United Kingdom • by Madelina de Melrose

For those who haven't seen it, it's in Google Docs.

I'll reprint it here:

Hello. For players who aren’t familiar with me, I don’t have much patience for long winded articles with very little substance, so I will keep this brief.

My presidency would focus on foreign affairs. I’m fortunate to have built a good network of contacts around the e-world, so I believe I’d be one of the players best suited to leading the country at this time of international uncertainty. Things are pretty confused without two clearly defined “teams” of countries going at each other, and this means a small, unaligned country like eUK must try to find a balanced approach. I think in the current climate it’s important to improve our poor relations with neighbours, which means talking with Orion alliance in particular. Securing our borders as much as possible is the best place to start.

About the US invasion, there isn’t much that can be done at the moment. I have watched some of the battles and observed where they are vulnerable, but the truth is that they can spend a lot of money when they need to to patch over their weaknesses. Furthermore our MPP list is full of countries which currently have their own struggles, so allied support is limited. I will discuss specific war plans with cabinet and congress, but for now I would suggest not seriously contesting the direct battles.

The eUK is not a superpower, but a small number of people fighting at the same time can make a difference in the outcome of a battle. I would like to see more coordination among our MUs, which currently seem to fight fairly haphazardly and without any unity of purpose. We are practically invisible on the battlefields of our allies, which makes it easy for them to forget us. A well timed strike to help an ally does wonders for the standing of a country, and I would hope to arrange some of these. To this end, over the coming days I will begin talks with our MU commanders and our strongest hitters, and will attempt to find common ground for as many of us as possible to strike together in battles. Depending on the advice of the commanders this strategy could involve supplies and CO exclusively for people with UK citizenship who fight where and when required. The best organised countries communicate together via mobile phones, so I will explore options here and if there is any willing to instigate something similar for eUK.

My cabinet is not finalised yet but it is taking shape, and I’ve received plenty of strong applications to participate. If you think you can contribute then please feel free to approach me about it.