the "election"

As you may be aware, our Wessex-Kentish overlords recently held a general "election". This so-called election was deeply flawed. Apart from the issues in many parts of Mercia where people found themselves locked out and unable to vote, the Mercian Nationalist Party supposedly recieved not a single vote, from anywhere in the country. In fact, the Party does not even appear on the BBC's election results page. This despite the promised support of dozens of voters. Will we let this blatant deceit go unpassed?

Don't Believe Everything You Read On The Internet

We have noticed that we have been mentioned on the well-known website "Wikipedia", on their article about Mercia. However, unfortunately they have spelled our name wrong, as the "Mercian National Party", not the "Mercian Nationalist Party". Update! This has now been corrected! However, this error only goes to show that you cannot trust everything you read on the Internet.

The Secret Verse In The "National" Anthem

It is a popular fact that there used to be a verse in the "U"K's national anthem about "rebellious Scots". What is not widely known is that this is an adaptation of an older verse originally written by Chaucer which goes as follows

God creant þæt Cyning Ælfred
Mægen be þy meahtig aid, ^{(In the 10th century, /aid/ and /ed/ rhymed).}
Triomfen gebring,
Mægen he sedicioun husce,
and lyke an bygbrok rysce,
Traditor Dænes to crusce
God gesalven þe Cyning.

We the people of Mercia demand an apology for the use of this verse over the centuries, as well as an apology for the slur 'Danes', who we are no more related to than other conquerers such as Wessexers.