Chaz For CP IV - The Chazzening

Day 4,550, 05:02 Published in United Kingdom United Kingdom by CptChazbeard

Ahoy thar! Tis I, CptChazbeard (“Who?”), returned from real life misadventure (“Hadn't noticed you'd gone”) and back to eRepublik as there's this whole disease thingy going around.

I am standing before you today as a candidate for your Country President after the PCP Party President nominated me and kinda stuck with it. Now I'd like to take a moment to thank Webley2 for this honour and also to remind players that he's a relatively young player and we all make mistakes from time to time so please don't hold his nominating me against him in the future.

Apologies for the last minute manifesto that I'm currently writing too. I was on the campaign trail kissing babies where I found myself arrested for breaking the social lock-down and being an unwanted nuisance in a playground.

I will be brief in introducing myself; those of a certain vintage will probably already know me and those who don't are the envy of those who do. I have an ePenis the size of a Burmese python and have been in every cabinet position at one time or another and have held the Presidency three times (and despite this the eUK still exists!).

System of Governance
I am a firm believer that the primary role of the President is one of relaying information to players via any means necessary and that will be my main focus; to increase communication to our citizens so they know where, when and why to fight in certain battles.

Military
We have a number of MUs led by capable leaders already in existence in the eUK and my view is that these are divisions of the national military, negating any need for a national MU of any description. The government's role again is to relay the relevant information to ensure our MUs are as organised as possible. Commanders know where to set DOs for example.

We currently have four nations operating within our shores in what has seemed like a juggling act to maintain. From the outset I would liaise with these nations to set a schedule for the upcoming term (with a degree of flexibility for the unforeseen ofc). This will allow our commanders and fighters to almost instinctively know where and when to fight and ensure the correct battles are opened at the correct time and place. Information will be relayed directly to players.

This will come in the form of mass mails to ensure every active fighter remains updated if they so wish. For ease these will be “opt-out” whereby players remove themselves from the messages if they do not wish to be included.

Education
Can you click buttons? Congratulations you are educated enough to play this game.

Finance

First and foremost a detailed assessment would be undertaken but it's unlikely that much would change here in terms of Market Speculation/Monetary Market Fishing being the only real source of income outside of taxations etc (on that note, I have no intention of raising taxes).

Currently there is a compensation scheme in operation of which I'd like to see a bit more detail on costing, take up and criteria before making a decision on its' worth. Ultimately production is likely to be greatly hampered for the foreseeable in the eUK so I believe it's worth looking into alternatives rather than simply saying “Yes, this will continue unchanged.”

Health
Fortunately for eUKers we were all locked away in basements interacting only with our doll collections before the Covid-19 outbreak so I am confident we remain in tip-top shape, bar the rampant obesity, depressions and substance abuse.

Entertainment – The eUK O'Lympics & Grand National etc
Considering that we're all locked away and the alarming lack of attempts at stimulating some sort of sociability via games and competitions I will launch the “eUK Olympics” which will be like in house games of our school days (if indeed any of us bothered to attend) with crap prizes for participation. DO NOT BE ALARMED. These will not require much physical exertion beyond click buttahns. I may sound out other nations in regards to participation but I believe that would take too long to set up to be a goal for this term.

On top of this I will run another eUK Grand National using a simulator (if any of you remember when this was done before I pegged it to real life races but they aren't happening atm) and perhaps other competitions I come up with whilst getting drunk.

Anyway you've probably already voted so I'll shut up now.

Hugs n Kisses
Chaz xxx