UK Progression Party

The UKPP

General Information Country  UK Abbreviation UKPP Colors Teal Founded October 2011

Political President Alfagrem Members 37 Congress Occupancy 0/40 seats, 0% Orientation Center-right Ideology Libertarian

UKPP

	“ A community dedicated to concentrating on playing the game to the best of our abilities as a nation, In the battle for equality the UKPP continues to fight the against the prevailing trend within the UK government of division, defeatism and denial. ”
	(United Kingdom Progression Party)

The UKPP aims to be a party that supports new players by allowing them to help shape party policy. We strive to be transparent, favouring democratic conferences and postal balloting over executive decisions. Your in-game age, strength, wealth or connections are not what matters - your commitment, activity and desire to succeed do.

Policies

In-Game Laws

30pxTAXES By party wide ballot UKPP have shown they are in favour of sensible low domestic taxes (VAT & Income) while retaining high import tariffs on raw materials in order to favor domestic producers.

30pxMINIMUM WAGE The UKPP has no plans to increase the current minimum wage. The financial gains are marginal compared to the increased bureacracy it would create in the management of eUK social programs private and national. The Private sector worker can easily find a wage over the legal minimum wage and the commune worker can just as easily sell their donated supplies to fund their own personal advancement.

30pxDONATIONS The UKPP supports the donation from the treasury to national organisations except in instances where these funds are to be used to fund private MU's or non-inclusive social programs (application to participation not offered in-game)

30pxNATURAL ENEMIES No UKPP member shall vote or support an initiation of war unless the targeted nation is occupying native/coded eUK regions.

30pxCITIZENSHIP UKPP Congressmembers are free to decide on how they use their passes and are encouraged though not required to seek guidance from any sources they deem appropiate prior to granting citizenship. In the future the UKPP would like to see a reformed CS commitee (in co-operation with other parties). The commitee is to act as a counsel to the congressmember and not as his or her judge.

30pxIMPEACHMENT UKPP Congressmembers shall only impeach a CP if the CP is inactive, Stealing from the nation or they have requested an impeachment.

Community Affairs

30pxTHE FORUM DISPUTE Members are not restricted in anyway as to whom they wish to socialise with and they may freely use any means of communication they see fit. Having said that, the two most prevalent forms are Forums and IRC and UKPP has now fought for over a year to adress issues and inconsistencies going back beyond the formation of the party therefore the UKPP is not adverse to exploring, in cooperation with other parties or groups of eUKers a more acceptable and less limiting choice then has been traditionally offered. To that end #UKPP is now an open channel at all times barring party conferences (where non-UKPPers are free to observe). The UKPP also recognises that any forum designated by eUK welcoming message as the 'national' forum may consider its claim to the 'national' title as valid.

30pxNATIONAL ARMY VS NATIONALLY FUNDED MU'S The UKPP supports the exsistence of an apolitical national army based on equality of supplies and is opposed to the scrapping of such an institution, its related companies and will strongly oppose any funding of private MU's. The UKPP furthur promises that no CP backing of another party will be forthcoming should this not be enshrined in the prospective CP's manifesto.

30pxWORKING IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT Any UKPP member is free to take a role in whatever system the political majority designate as 'government' but they do so as a private citizen, not as a member of the party. Acceptance of any position is not indicative of UKPP support for or influence in said government and the member is not asked or expected to promote a UKPP agenda in what is a eUK role.

Party Affairs

30pxCONGRESS ELECTIONS UKPP favours active players that wish to make a difference. We have no formal requirements for entering congress under a UKPP banner. It is the domain of the PP (party president) to organise the order of runners how he or she sees fit. Things such as being seen as active, willing and responsible will however guide the PP.

30pxCP ELECTIONS After the end of congressional elections, members may notify the PP of their desire to run for the CP position by Private Mail. In the event of multiple entries a ballot will be organised of party members listing the applicants and the option 'none of the above'.

The option with the highest number of votes shall become the CP representative of the party.

30pxPP elections Any member is free to put themselves forward for and campaing for the position of Party President.

In all cases the vote of the individual member at in-game elections is theirs to use as they wish and they are not obligated or required to follow any party or national whip.

History

The UKPP is a party modelled around supporting new players and giving them a chance to get involved while also providing a platform for older, dedicated citizens to encourage the next generation of leaders. Formed from a rebellion in UKRP and a PTO'd UKWP, it has grown into the largest party in the UK and has enjoyed a steady increase in political involvement and influence.

Party History
	Title	History
OCT 2011	Baby Steps	Born on the 16th of October 2011 the party was quick to get started by obtaining a long dead party and buying its own MU. Within 2 days the party had obtained enough members and signatures to get a forum group, this allowed the members to chat and help the party grow. Mini Munch the party president for the party made sure that the party had all of the necessary support for its members by creating and maintaining the IRC channel and wiki page. The great response of the community gave the party a good 20 membership surge within a few days, this was a huge confidence boost for Mini Munch and Baroness Margaret Thatcher. The parties speedy start dwindled by the start of its second week with the Party President Mini Munch taking a more of a guiding role to steer the party in the right direction. This did not work as well as planned as the Recruitment Manager become too busy to begin recruitment which created a lot more work for Baroness Margaret Thatcher. UKPP missed out on its first congress for October/November as it sat in 6th place 20 members behind the top 4 spot. This would become the first goal of the party, To reach the top 5. This is when the recruitment for UKPP began. The party started to steam forward at the end of its first term releasing its first Media articles on the 3/11/2011 A Better Way Forward?. Shortly after the UKPP Officials began working to get the party into the top five and build the community that the UK needed.
NOV 2011	Growing Pains	The 2nd Term started much like the first with a great motivational force pushing it forward. Baroness Margaret Thatcher was finally at the public head of the party and could begin working to get the party to the top. It didn't take long for the party to get into the top 5 knocking The UK Democratic Party out. The party however ran into trouble when the TUP/UKRP mods on the 'national' forum banned Baroness Margaret Thatcher prior to the parties first congress elections. The lack of control was evident in the results that sparked a lot of hatred by the establishment against UKPP as they were placed fully responsible for the election of 2 questionable members of the community.
December-February 2011	A New Force	December 2011 was a crucial time for the party as the PP elections came around. Sir Nick Griffin (The UKPP's recruiting dynamo) was up against the troll PTO'er Bob Boblo. Sir Nick Griffin cruised to an easy victory and under his aegis the party expanded rapidly, shooting past PCP without pause and quickly onto the tail end of ESO in third.And on his very last day in office - the UKPP edged out ESO to become a top 3 party. After a small period of consolidation during which ESO once again managed to pull back into third, Angela Williams oversaw and as greatly responsible for the success the most impressive recruiting drive in the parties and the UK's history.In under a week the party grew from 120 members to over 205 members as they blew past ESO and overhauled a shocked and dying UKRP. The drive was capped off by UKPP member ImmortalD running for the Country Presidency. Against a strong candidate with support from all the rival parties, ImmortalD finished second becoming de-facto VP of the nation as it continued its struggle against Canada, France and whoever Ireland got to fight for it that week. On top of this Angela Williams instilled Financial, structural and support systems within the party were established and relations between oher parties grew more than in any other PP term. Some people refer to this as the Golden Age of the party.
April-August 2012	Onwards to Glory	During a very turbulent May for UKPP in which leading member andtop supplier Alfagrem left the party, MU and the eUK, very suddenly leaving a gaping hole in UKPPs social programs and the Royal Navys supply chain. This coincided with another top figure abandoning the party for Real Life allowing a new generation of members to take the lead. Garth Lidlington was the first to take UKPP in a gentler, more inclusive direction. During Garth's double term the public image of UKPP was softened and the new direct debate method employed was winning over previous hostile players. This method was carried on by the next president Rich Feist, who much like Garth continued this new approachable UKPP. After 4 months of toil and hard work UKPP had shook off the tag of trouble makers and where seen by the wider public as integral to the eUK community.
September 2012	Rift and Rough	Midway through 2011, much of the Royal Navy leadership left after being accused of not fulfilling their role. They in turn founded the Royal Army Dental Corps. This created an obvious rift between what was ultimately two sides of the UKPP. Following a very tightly fought PP election, this rift was further intensified with Dannyboy0014 as the winning candidate being a member of the Dental Corps.
October-November 2012	Repair and Growth	After the return of Alfagrem and Sir Nick in September and after the patching up of internal strife the party came together in spectacular fashion. October saw UKPP embark on a massive recruiting spree. With the combined efforts of the recruiting team UKPP managed to achieve a long held goal of the party. Acquire the number one party slot in the eUK. A feat the party absolutely battered out of the park. Following on from Octobers success, UKPP had another fantastic month in November. Finally achieving another goal the party had set many months ago. Attract the highest number of congress votes. With a massive 183 votes (the highest since Junes babyboom month) UKPP romped to victory.
December 2012- Present	No.1 and First CP	December crowned a fantastic few months for the UKPP with a stunning victory in the CP elections. BigAnt the controversial former CP took the great honour of being UKPPs first elected CP. Giving UKPP a major voicein how the eUK is ran. With a double term of UKPP Government the party has seen some of it's policies taken on with great success and as the name suggests, in the future we aim for more progression

Politics

Party Presidents

Past and present leaders of the UKPP.

Party Presidents
Party president		From	To	Terms
60px	Mini Munch	October 15th 2011	November 15th 2011	1
60px	Baroness Margaret Thatcher	November 15th 2011	December 15th 2011	1
60px	Sir Nick Griffin	December 15th 2011	January 15th 2012	1
60px	Angela Williams	January 15th 2012	Febuary 15th 2012	1
60px	ImmortalD	Febuary 15th 2012	March 15th 2012	1
60px	Sir Nick Griffin	March 15th 2012	April 15th 2012	1 (2)
60px	Alfagrem	April 15th 2012	May 2nd 2012	1/2
60px	Legend of Persia	May 2nd 2012	May 15th 2012	1/2
60px	Garth Lidlington	May 15th 2012	July 15th 2012	2
60px	Richard Feist	July 15th 2012	September 15th 2012	2
60px	Dannyboy0014	September 15th 2012	October 15th 2012	1
60px	Sir Nick Griffin	October 15th 2012	November 15th 2012	1 (3)
60px	Lady Macbeth II	November 15th 2012	Present	Present

Congress

These are the current 7 congress members representing the UKPP in the UK government.

Links and References

• The UKPP Party Page
• Chat with us on IRC in #UKPP on RizonIRC