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What ever happened to regional football? Can't even remember if I entered a team :S

*** WA UPDATE ***

I have decided to vote in favour of repealing the Nautical Pilotage Act, after some of its shortfalls were brought to the attention of the General Assembly. This is with a view to a likely replacement for the act which addresses these concerns, although as per usual, I will not approve such a replacement if it does not best suit England, myself and other active member states of this region.

May I also take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome Home to Tyrr.

***Esteemed colleagues***

We write to you to implore you all to take a firm stance against the The Black Riders

Their wanton acts of terror have no place in our modern society and we must do our duty to end their villainous ways!

With best wishes,

William XIV, King of Saint Albans, High King of the Verulamian Empire, Supreme Head of the Church of England in Saint Albans.

HRH Prince Albert II of South Oxfordshire has today issued a royal decree. Ashley Young is not welcome within our borders following his 2 woeful performances for his country at Euro 2012 were taken as a direct insult to England. It is also expected Steven Gerrard will be made a knight of South Oxfordshire if his performances continue.

Sir Steven was very unlucky indeed not to get himself a goal.

That worrying moment when you become classified as an anarchy!

I look forward to Wayne Rooneys return for the Euros!

We in SO are against Anarchy, but each to his own! And yes, Rooney's return will be very welcome, but here's hoping it doesn't relegate the superb Andy Carroll to the bench

Its ok now I'm back to being a love fest!

I think Carroll will almost certainly be put on the bench. What I would like to see (although it will probably never happen) is Welbeck and Carroll playing up front with Rooney behind them although this would mean that we would lose some of our threat on the wings, not that Milner provides much threat anyway....

Rugby wise, I was distraught by England's (and indeed in all the Northern Hemisphere vs the Southern Hemisphere games) near miss against South Africa in the second test and the injuries to Ben Youngs and Chris Robshaw don't fill me with much hope for the third.

And to round up this little sporting fandango I'm pleased to see that England are doing well in the one day series against West Indies and I'm looking forward to August where I have tickets to go and see England vs South Africa!

I like how it now tells you how many England residents have voted for or against a WA resolution

I also do! It does rather aid political transparency.

*** EURO 2012 UPDATE ***

Congrats to the boys in Donetsk tonight. Decent performance in the most part. Even Ashley Young didn't have a complete stinker. We in SO will be hoping for the selection of Carroll and Walcott against Italy, as well as Phil Jagielka, and it might be nice to see Stewart Downing, who despite having a ropey season in club football has been pretty consistent in internationals.

Foes anyone plan to increase the nations inthe region at all sonce I joined at 43 i haven't seen any attempt to increase the recruitment into the region?!

Well we have grown to 54 so we must be doing something right!

We grew to 60 at one point. I did express an interest about a month or so ago in having a nation whose responsibility it was to recruit, or possibly 2 or 3, and the increase has been notable, if not massive in that time. I again invite any nation to volunteer for this job

We used to be around the 100 mark.

*** EURO 2012 UPDATE ***

Just a quick one to say good luck to the boys (and Ashley Young) tonight. Lets do 'em!

Mr. Referee was bollocks for both sides equally. I mean come on, you can't delay a call for 5 seconds... THEN award a yellow card. The boys played some solid defense though, if only they could get their act together up front.

and hold on to possession for more than a couple of minutes....

There is hope, however, I think Jack Wilshire is a quality playmaker and oxlade-chamberlain seems to have a certain amount of Europeanesque flair to his game which England do seem to lack at times and I must say that I did rather enjoy seeing Carroll taking out those poor Italians. How he didn't get a yellow card is a mystery to me

Having just noticed the existence of this particular nation can I just show a brief moment of appreciation for The Harry Potter Fans of Emma Watson.

Hello, I am new here, is this region active?

This region is as active as its member states see fit. It varies more than I would like, but we are looking at a recruitment program in the near future

I would like to announce that I am hoping the great man Federer will win Wimbledon this year. Murray to lose in 4 in the final....

As a Federer fan, South Oxfordshire applauds this prediction.

Well Wilkosaurus, we must bow down to your prophetic superiority.

Should have put money on it! Would probably have gotten good odds considering it was before the semi-finals. But those of Wilkosaurous Rex do not really mind they are just glad that they'll be able to say that they got to watch Roger Federer, Greatest Player of All Time.

I did bet on it :) Cheeky extra few quid in the SO coffers this month, although I only did it before the final so my odds weren't great

SO's government is back from its summer break. Greetings once again

A warm welcome back. WR will also be heading off on holiday soon, predictably just in time to miss all the good weather in England!

London Olympics is starting soon.

How do you thiunks going to win each event?

I am not fussed at all about who wins, provided Great Britain can pull off a fantastic show. A couple of friends of mine were at today's opening ceremony rehearsal and have assured me it will be spectacular. The only event SO is bothered with is the Men's 100m final, on which one has put a fairly cheeky bet. Enjoy your break WR

Usain Bolt to set a new world record?

No no, just to win. He's got a bit of niggle in his back. Think Blake may have him in the 200m

I think that it doesn't matter who wins or loses, as long as the French lose...

Can anyone explain to me why there were at least two different China's? There was the Peoples Republic of China, then a Hong Kong - China in the parade. What is going on here?

The Opening Ceremony was pretty good I thought, although it hasn't been the greatest of starts for Team GB on day one. I'm not entirely sure about that Morekai, Hong Kong used to belong to us but I thought we gave it back to China in the 80's/90's. Maybe we just gave them independence and so they remain independent of China. Or, and this is relying on my dubious historical knowledge, when Mao beat Chiang Kaishek I think he, or members of his party, fled to Hong Kong and set up camp there, where they continued to claim that they were the rightful leaders of China, thus when Hong Kong was given to China it was given to their predecessors rather than the communist government in China.

Ahah, didn't know Hong Kong used to belong to the Empire! Makes sense why HSBC is so big here too then, it's all coming together.

Hong Kong was given back to the Chinese in 1997. I was there, weirdly enough. And logical as Morekai's assumption about HSBC is, the reason it is big here is because the banking arm of HSBC Holdings is a British company (registered in the city of London, and also because the Midland Bank (now part of HSBC) was a big player back in the day. As for Hong Kong having a separate place in the opening ceremony, I wasn't watching closely enough to be honest. I know it is a Special Administrative Region (meaning while the government claims to be communist, Hong Kong and Macau can continue to be capitalist). I'm going back in September so I may ask then :). Nice to see some Olympics-based activity on the message board! Keep it coming. And on that note, SO wishes good luck to Liam Tancock tomorrow

I hope everyone was watching the men's team gymnastics! Crazy result!

Brilliant result. Getting behind Dan Purvis in the individual all-round now. Bad luck for Tank in the pool tonight though.

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Just a quick update to offer my congratulations to Team GB on exceeding their achievement in Beijing with time to spare. Also, I can't help noticing the lack of activity in the region (what with it being summer and one thing or another), and just a quick warning that it is good sized regions with exceptionally low levels of activity which are often targeted by invasion forces etc, so just be extra vigilant and be sure to report any suspicious behaviour.

Thanks, SO

Oops! back again now...

Hong Kong was allowed separate Olympic entry because it already had separate IOC membership before we gave it back to [Mainland] China and managed to hold onto this under [presumably] the terms of that changeover. However although the IOC rules "grandfather in" pre-existing entry rights for sub-national political entities they wouldn't allow the addition of any new ones so Scotland [for example] would be out of luck in that respect unless it becomes completely independent from the UK.

Morekai would like to express its sorrow in regards to Liverpools performance at the Hawthorns.

Not a good start.

Matryn wonders if Morekai was surprised?

After following Liverpool for a while now, the answer to that question will most certainly be "No". They have a knack for this sort of thing.

SO is sadly another loyal follower of Liverpool. We think Rogers has showed a lot of promise in pre-season. If he's given enough time to ship out all the dead wood (Cole, Adam, Spearing), and he can make the big decisions like leaving Carragher out and rotating Henderson and Gerrard, then I see no reason why he can't be a success. We are however quietly hopeful of another forward player coming in. Mr Suarez is very exciting to watch, but sadly lacks in goals.

Well it looks like your quiet hope for liverpool may be slightly fulfilled although one worries about Liverpool's ability under pressure. Two pretty cheap goals to give away . Chelsea on the other hand are looking very good

Oh, that back-pass! And Tevez, of all people! Urgh!

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Iloilo

GREETINGS FROM [region=WORLD UNION]!

This region is inactive so we invite you to join us!

FROM THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE WORLD UNION!

Greetings all. SO has been away from the internet for a week, sitting in a dark room and recovering from Martin Skrtel's backpass. Hope everyone has coped

Just a quick update. World Union has been abandoned. Its founder has ceased to exist, and there were diplomatic implications for heir internal government, so they have therefore moved to Grand Union. As such we have scheduled our original embassy and put plans in place to build a replacement.

So whats bin going on sins I bin gone

Its been extraordinarily quiet. It is yet to be see whether or not this is a result of it being summer and people being too busy, or whether we do in fact need to address the issue of inactivity, either by recruiting or something else.

Hey everyone. I've been away from nationstates for a month or two. Anything exciting happened? How do we think the Premier League's shaping up? Top Four and Relegation Predictions. I personally think Arsenal have a real chance but then I am a bit biased. The match against City will be a pretty good indicator. Also looking forward to the start of the Champions League. Real Madrid vs City should be quality. England to win the T20 cricket world cup as well?

I'd love England to win the T20. Liverpool to get top 5, and City v Madrid to be terrible. I'm stuck in Honk Kong for the next week or so, then in Newcastle and then London for a long weekend, so hopefully British and HK wifi helps me to govern until next month when I settle back home, but I'll be contactable through NS regardless :)

God save the queen

Hello, my English brothers. That's a beautiful Shakespearean quote.

Glad to be in the Mother country!

Glad to have you chief!

Just a quick update on the quietest Region on Earth.

We're still hovering around the 50 Nations mark. Clearly there are plenty of world leaders with busy schedules like my own who keep their small dictatorship as a hobby for when they have the time. Please feel free to telegram me or leave feedback on this message board if you have any thoughts on the way the region is being run.

Long live the Queen

Oi, your dictatorship might be small, but mine is big. And thick!

Mine is big, thick AND aesthetically pleasing :L

Wes þu hal min Anglecynn men!

Congratulations on being featured.

Congrats on being featued, friends.

Here then at home, by no more storms distrest,

Folding laborious hands we sit, wings furled;

Here in close perfume lies the rose-leaf curled,

Here the sun stands and knows not east nor west,

Here no tide runs; we have come, last and best,

From the wide zone in dizzing circles hurled

To that still centre where the spinning world

Sleeps on its axis, to the heart of rest.

Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night

*Logs in at random for the first time in weeks and discovers that we're the featured region of the day* Fortune and glory! :D All hail England!

A big congratulations to all of our esteemed members. We are today's featured region, and while I'm not in the country at the moment, I'd like to think there's a pretty big party going on to celebrate the news. Our population has spiked, and many new nations are becoming aware of the attraction of the quiet life here in England.

God save the Queen, and as I always say, please contact me with any views on how the region is being run.

Congratulations on being featured from the [region=NationStates Congratulations Bureau]. We're all out of cupcakes, so fancy some crumpets and free health care?

Hello and good night! (Happy to have found dear old England - region-wise - on the day of our nation's birth).

Cheese and Crackers are on me my boys!

I can't help but notice you've all forgotten something very important.

But don't worry, pints are on me lads. ;D

Cheers! And Anglecynn Ealle!

There'll always be an England

While there's a country lane,

Wherever there's a cottage small

Beside a field of grain.

What are peoples thoughts, Obama or Romney?

Romney. Obama's plan to tackle the Trillion dollar debt is to spend, spend, spend, borrow, borrow, borrow.

We in SO are fiercely conservative. Romney Ryan is where our vote would go. It's been a challenge to keep my political views to myself recently! The one thing I will say, is if any member states' users are in the US today and eligible to vote, it doesn't matter which side you're on, just vote!

endorse me and i will endorse you back

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Don't tell me I missed that! He was my second favourite King!

What do you guys think of adding the shield of St Edmund to the regional flag, seeing that he is our true patron Saint?

A capital idea! Our region should be represented by the symbol of a true Englishman, not a Greek.

May I remind you that that Greek is the true Patron Saint of England, and stood for everything England still holds dear. Furthermore, may I remind you that the red cross of St George is the most symbolically significant sign of England there is, and this should never be forgotten.

Empirically, this Greek is not an Englishman so why should the emblem of a foreigner, a man who never even visited our country represent our nation? Please divulge on what he, 'stood' for which England 'still holds dear'. The English adopted the red cross of St. George in 1190 so that our ships, mainly trading vessels, could sail in Mediterranean with the benefit of Geonoese protection from piracy and ne'er-do-wells. The reason we have the St. George's cross is not, as you suggested, because our country shared the values of St. George, it is because of medieval practicality.

Furthermore, St Edmund was a real English man, he was killed by Danes in England because he refused to bend the knee to them. He was a martyr. Of course we can't completely forget St George or remove his cross but we need to acknowledge the patron St of the English, Edmund.

Will the flag of St Edmund be added or not? It would sit in the middle of St George's Cross like my flag.

Alas no, wasn't referring to anything so deep :o Never needed much reason for a pint though, ha!

In regards to the current debate, it has always bugged me that we adopted the flag of a saint, when I don't believe in the holy man. But I suppose then we were so steeped in Christianity we had no choice. Regardless, I would rather George who has been a part of things for so long rather than an Edmund whom most people don't know anything more than his name.

It's rather fitting, considering Jesus probably wasn't white, why not a greek? It's all about the morals, no?

It's about the English, who we are and what we stand for, we don't give up, we don't surrender, these are things demonstrated by Edmund, so it doesn't have much to do with religion. Visit the us at the Englisc Gateway regarding the saints to see what I mean. Anyway, George was more or less thrust upon us by the Normans.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

It was never suggested that the values were the single only reason St George was chosen as the Patron Saint of England. However, it mustn't be forgotten that George was also a martyr, and the cult of Saint George existed in England significantly before 1190. George was a military man and a nobleman of great faith, and he is the one and only Patron Saint of England. His cross is the flag of England, and will always be. The fact that George was Greek is not relevant. Would you have the Church of England worship an Englishman instead too? I think not. The red cross of St George, the flag and symbol of this great nation, stays.

I don't believe I mentioned replacing St George's cross but just adding the symbol of St Edmund. The "true" patron St is not George. It remains that the patron St of ENGLAND is George whereas the patron St of the ENGLISH is Edmund. I don't think it's too much to ask for OUR people to have a place on OUR flag. Have you visited the Englisc Gateway yet? We are steadfast in our opinion that Edmund is our true patron St. Please don't be stubborn.

Anyway George had as much to do with England as Muhammed had to Japan.

Good evening fellow Englishman

Actually I am Dutch, but whatever :P

How is things in England? London still shining? I'm eager to visit it once in my life. My GF is from Northfleet, that's near London right?

And excuse me if my English is false or has poor grammar.

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