United Kingdom of Great Britain (The Great Calamity)

United Kingdom of Great Britain
Timeline: [[The Great Calamity]]
OTL equivalent: Great Britain

Flag Coat of Arms
Capital	London
Largest city	Winchester
Other cities	Glasgow, Manchester, Oxford, Swansea, Newport, etc.
Language	English
Demonym	British
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
Population	~ 29,000,000 (2380 census)
Established	31st August 2292
Currency	Pound Sterling

I Vow to Thee My Country

National Anthem

Military

The British Armed Forces (BAF) are composed of 4 professional branches: The British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Royal Air Force.

• British Army: The British Army is the oldest branch of the military, and is composed of 79,000 soldiers. It is the principle land warfare branch of the BAF and is responsible for defending the British homeland as well as promoting its wider interests.
• Royal Navy: The Royal Navy is the principle ocean warfare branch of the military. It is composed of 50,000 personnel and operates a fleet of 7 destroyers, 23 frigates, 12 corvettes, and numerous other smaller patrol and missile boats in addition to a number of transport craft. The Royal Navy is building up its abilities to fully project power across the globe.
• Royal Marines:
• Royal Air Force:

Government

The United Kingdom of Great Britain is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy made up of three constituent countries.

Federal Government

The Central Government is the highest level of government in the UK and retains full sovereignty over the UK. It consists of the Monarch, the Parliament, the Judiciary, and the Executive Government. Additionally, numerous enumerated powers are devolved to the governments of the constituent countries such as healthcare and transportation.

• Monarch: The House of Windsor is the reining house of Great Britain as well as the reigning royal house of 4 other Commonwealth Realms.
• Parliament: The Parliament is composed of the House of Counsel and the House of Commons. It is headquartered at the slowly rebuilding capital of London. In addition to being the primary legislative power of the UK it also holds Parliamentary Sovereignty.
  • House of Counsel: The Upper House of Parliament, the House of Counsel is composed of 90 counsellors - 30 from each of the 3 constituent countries. Each counsellor serves a 10-year term, staggered so that every 5 years half of all counsellors' seats go up for election. This is so that the House of Counsel is never fully-vacated. Counsel meetings are presided over by the Lord Chancellor.
  • House of Commons: The Lower House of Parliament, the Commons is the house from which the Executive Government is drawn. The entirety of the Kingdom is divided into hundreds of constituencies each electing a single Member of Parliament (MP) via an instant-runoff election system roughly every 5 years. At present there are 325 MPs. Intended as the primary representative body of the people, the Commons holds the sole rights to initiate money bills and declare war or peace. While not required by the constitution, the constitutional tradition is that the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister, and a majority of ministers are drawn from the Commons.
• Executive Government: The Executive Government is made up of the Cabinet, which is headed by the Prime Minister whom is appointed by the Monarch. The Cabinet also contains ministers drawn from both houses of Parliament to serve as the political heads of the various administrative departments of the State. The Executive Government is re-appointed every term of Parliament.
• Judiciary: The Supreme Court of the Kingdom is made of 7 High Lords of Justice appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister to serve until mandatory retirement at age 77.

Constituent Countries

The constituent countries of the United Kingdom are England, Scotland, and Wales. The English population was hit particularly hard by the Great Calamity and the ensuing nuclear winter and famine. England is presently home to 15 million people, or about half the country's population. A further 9 million people live in Scotland, nearly double the pre-war number as millions of English refugees fled north. 5 million people live in Wales, also nearly double pre-war levels.

England

• Monarch: The monarch of the UK is the head of state of England (as well as the UK) and as reigning sovereign, all executive decisions are made in hier name.
• Parliament of England: The Parliament of England is responsible for legislation in all matters devolved to the constituent countries, of which there are many including healthcare, transportation, and agriculture. The Parliament is composed of the Chamber of Peers and the House of Assembly.
  • Chamber of Peers: The Chamber of Peers is composed of 60 members elected nation-wide via single-transferrable vote from 10 six-member constituencies across England, to serve for a term of six years. Elections are staggered so that half the Chamber is up for election every 3 years. The Peers are primarily responsible for reviewing legislation from the House of Assembly. Though in theory possessing the power to initiate legislation, in practice the Chamber of Peers has very rarely initiated legislation, preferring instead to keep to political convention as a house of review.
  • House of Assembly: Members of the House of Assembly are known as Members of the English Parliament (MEP) by the same convention that members of the national House of Commons are known as Members of Parliament (MP). There are 322 MEPs elected from the same constituencies as their national counterparts for England, except each national constituency is divided into two, electing one MEP each. They are elected every 3 years (synchronised with Chamber elections) via instant-runoff preferential voting. The House of Assembly is from where the executive Government is drawn, and is in practice the initiator of all legislation.
• Executive Government: The Executive Government is composed of a number of ministers drawn from the House of Assembly appointed by the monarch. The head of government is the Chief Minister, the leader of the largest coalition in the House of Assembly. The other ministers are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Chief Minister.
• High Court of England: The High Court of England is the highest court of appeals in England. Appeals on the decisions of the High Court are sent to the federal courts. The High Court is composed of 9 justices appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Chief Minister and with the consent of the Chamber.

Scotland

• Monarch: The monarch of the UK is the head of state of Scotland (as well as the UK) and as reigning sovereign, all executive decisions are made in hier name.
• Parliament of Scotland: The Parliament of Scotland is responsible for legislation in all matters devolved to the constituent countries, of which there are many including healthcare, transportation, and agriculture. The Parliament is composed of the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly.
  • Legislative Council: The upper house of the Scottish Parliament is the Legislative Council, composed of 48 members elected from 8 six-member Scotland-wide constituencies via single transferrable vote, for a 6-year term. Elections are staggered (and synchronised with the elections of England and Wales) so that every 3 years half the Council is up for election. The Legislative Council serves primarily as a chamber of review, debating bills passed by the House of Assembly with considerably more expertise. As councillors are chosen via a proportional system, there has never been a majority party in the Council, leading to more rigorous review.
  • House of Assembly: The lower house of the Scottish Parliament is composed of 222 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) elected from the same constituencies as their national counterparts, except each national constituency is divided into two, electing 1 MSP each. Elections for the whole house occur every 3 years. The House of Assembly is where the executive government is drawn from and is the de facto initiator of legislation.
• Executive Government: The Government of Scotland is composed of a number of ministers appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Chief Minister of Scotland. By convention, the appointed Chief Minister is the leader of the largest coalition in the House of Assembly.
• High Court: The High Court of Scotland is the highest court of appeals in Scotland. Appeals on the decisions of the High Court are sent to the federal courts. The High Court is composed of 11 justices appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Chief Minister and with the consent of the Legislative Council.

Wales

• Monarch: The monarch of the UK is the head of state of Wales (as well as the UK) and as reigning sovereign, all executive decisions are made in hier name.
• Parliament of Wales: The Parliament of Wales is responsible for Welsh legislation in matters devolved to the constituent countries such as forestry, healthcare, and transportation. The Parliament is composed of the Legislative Council and the House of Representatives.
  • Legislative Council: The upper house of the Welsh Parliament is composed of 42 members elected from 7 six-member constituencies across Wales, via single-transferrable vote. Elections are staggered so that every 3 years half the council is up for election. The Legislative Council serves primarily as a chamber of review, debating bills passed by the House of Representatives with considerably more expertise.
  • House of Representatives: There are 106 members of the House of Representatives, elected from the same constituencies as their national counterparts, except each national constituency is divided into 2 Welsh constituencies electing 1 representative each. Elections are held every 3 years via instant-runoff voting. The House of Representatives is where the executive government is drawn from and is the de facto initiator of legislation.
• Executive Government: The Government of Wales is composed of a number of ministers appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Chief Minister of Wales. By convention, the appointed Chief Minister is the leader of the largest coalition in the House of Representatives.
• High Court: The Welsh Court of Appeals is the highest court of appeals in Wales. Appeals on the decisions of the Court are sent to the federal courts. The Court is composed of 15 justices appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Chief Minister and with the consent of the Legislative Council.

Politics

The United Kingdom is a multiparty democracy with 3 major national parties.

National Parties

Major National Parties

• Conservative Party:
• Liberal Party:

Minor National Parties

• Sustainable Party: