Socialist Nationalist Party of Nicholas and Great Britain (Pacifica)
Socialist Nationalist Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SNP |
| Leader | Nicholas McGregor |
| Founded | July 5, 1982 |
| Youth wing | Young Socialist Nationalists |
| Membership (2022) |  6.8 million |
| Ideology | Totalitarianism, Dirigisme, Militarism, Supremacism |
| Colors | Red |
| Slogan | One people, one nation |
| House of Commons | 900 / 900 |
The Socialist Nationalist Party, also known as Sona, is a political party in Nicholas and Great Britain. It is the only political party in Nicholas and Great Britain and has been in power since 2009. The party's ideologies have been described as consisting of totalitarianism, dirigisme, supremacism and militarism. The party was formed in 1982.
Central to the Socialist Nationalist Party's ideology is ideas of Nicholas and Great British superiority compared to other countries.
History
Formation and Alexander Devereux: 1982-1991
The Socialist Nationalist Party was formed in July 1982 from a group of smaller parties that shared their beliefs of xenophobia and authoritarianism. The party then rapidly grew as other similar parties joined, bringing many followers with them. The party later gradually shifted towards left-wing economic views. The first leader of the party was Alexander Devereux. Devereux was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Nicholas and Great British Army and like vast majority of other Socialist Nationalist members and supporters, was bitterly opposed to the Treaty of Virje, which saw parts of Nicholas and Great Britain get given to Aberstopia and West Romordia, despite the latter being a territory of Nicholas and Great Britain at the time, and reparations paid to Aberstopia.
Around the late 1980s the party gradually shifted towards more left-wing economic policies, believing that a strong government must have strong control over the market in order to control the nation.
In 1988, Devereux published a book, called 'The Doctrine of Supremacy', which laid out his beliefs of how a strong, authoritarian government with large amounts of control over the market can rebuild Nicholas and Great Britain into a supreme global power. This book became an influential source of reference for future leaders of the Socialist Nationalist Party.
In 1991, Devereux was murdered. The murderer identified themselves as working for the Nicholas and Great British Communist Party. After a police investigation, it was concluded that the leading members of the Communist Party had hired the assailant to murder Devereux with the reason being that the Socialist Nationalist Party had become rivals of the Communist Party.
Relations with the NGBSS: 1983-present
Since, the First Nicholas and Great British Civil war, which ended in December 1981, The leadership of the Nicholas and Great British Secret Service (NGBSS), began to want power over the country. Many high ranking officials within the NGBSS believed that the country would only rebuild and be strong under a strong government that had the same views as they did. Rather than performing a coup d'état, which would have been overt and subject to lots of resistance, the NGBSS came up with a plan to find or form a party that shared their political views, keep in contact with that party and try to make that party win a general election. The Socialist Nationalist Party shared much of the NGBSS' political views so the NGBSS chose them. The NGBSS and the most senior members of the Socialist Nationalist Party have been closely in touch with each other since.
Growth in popularity: 1995-2009
Whilst the Socialist Nationalist Party had been a well known and widely supported party in Nicholas and Great Britain since the mid 1980s, it had never been close to competing to become the largest party in the country until the late 1990s. This growth in popularity was a result of the war between Nicholas and Great Britain and Aberstopia. Nicholas and Great Britain suffered many economic downturns due to the war, which many felt was pointless due to it starting over a small border dispute that resulted in military action after a miscommunication on one side which led to the war. This led to growing distrust and less faith in the government. In the 2004 general election, the Socialist Nationalist Party became the largest opposition party, overtaking Labour after multiple scandals regarding senior Labour members during the war with Aberstopia. Furthermore, as Nicholas and Great Britain was still feeling the effects of the First Civil war, many people in Nicholas and Great Britain began to lose trust in the current system as multiple different governments could not solve the economic problems Nicholas and Great Britain was facing. Many people turned to more extreme parties and the Socialist Nationalist Party was one of the largest extreme parties at the time. In 2008, Nicholas McGregor became the new leader of the party. In his campaigns, McGregor blamed the current state of Nicholas and Great Britain on foreign countries (particularly Romordia), democracy, and corruption. McGregor's promises to remove corruption and foreign intervention in Nicholas and Great Britain and return Nicholas and Great Britain to be a strong and powerful nation garnered much support amongst the already increasingly xenophobic population.
Rise to power: 2009-2022
In the 2009 general election, the Socialist Nationalist Party won for the first time in the party's history, however not with a majority. The party formed a coalition with the Nationalist Party, a smaller party which had similar beliefs with the Socialist Nationalists, and a confidence and supply agreement with the NGB First Party, a right wing nationalist party. The party introduced new laws such as the Employment Rights Act and the Equality Act, which outlawed discrimination to someone based off their age, sex, sexual orientation and marital status. On behalf of the confidence and supply agreement with the NGB First Party, the Socialist Nationalist Party claimed they would attempt to privatise the state-owned Britolasian Rail. However, this was never done. Later, the NGBSS helped them in their attempt to remove the House of Lords and abolish the monarchy. This would cause the Second Nicholas and Great British Civil War that would last until 2011. During the war, the NGBSS claimed that they had diffused multiple large bombs in the Palace of Westminster, which could have killed everyone in the building had they gone off. They then claimed that investigations showed that the people responsible for this attempted terror attack were a group of the leaders of the opposition parties. The Socialist Nationalist Party quickly passed an act which stated that if a political party is deemed a significant threat to national security, that party can be outlawed and the ruling party can appoint unelected MPs in their place until the next general election. This sparked fury amongst the opposition, who vehemently denied being involved in the attempted bombing of parliament. However, this was welcomed by supporters of the Socialist Nationalist Party, who believed that it meant a stronger government and therefore a stronger nation. The Socialist Nationalist Party outlawed so many parties that by 2014, they occupied over 90% of the seats in the House of Commons. In 2014, parliament passed an act which outlawed all political parties other than the Socialist Nationalist Party, claiming that their very existence is a "threat to the security and strength of the nation." Since 2015, all officers in the military, police force and NGBSS must be a member of the Socialist Nationalist Party.
Abolishment: January-May 2022
On the 31st of December 2021, many members of the Socialist Nationalist Party, military and police forces forced Supreme Leader Nicholas McGregor and many other senior members of the government to step down from their positions. This day became known as the New Year's Eve insurrection Then, many of the people who had been involved in 'atrocities', such as Romordian genocide, which included members of the government and military, were put on trial for their crimes against humanity in the Nicholasgrad trials. Many were found guilty and sentenced to prison. The Socialist Nationalist Party was abolished and largely replaced by the United Democratic Party.
Return to power: May 2022-present
After the Third Civil war, in which McGregor and many others including those who were convicted at the Nicholasgrad trials fought to regain control over the country, most of the changes to laws made by the government after the New Year's Eve insurrection were reversed and the Socialist Nationalist Party went into power once again.
Policies
Economic policy
Most of the Socialist Nationalist Party believes that whilst capitalism is the most effective type of economy, it must be heavily regulated with certain industries, such as energy, armed forces and healthcare, nationalised.
High income taxes are imposed on high earners. As of 2023, the top rate of income tax is 80%.
Social policy
The Socialist Nationalist Party is known to be very xenophobic. People from foreign countries are only allowed to enter Nicholas and Great Britain temporarily such as on holidays.
Under Nicholas McGregor, the Socialist Nationalist Party has pushed for women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights, something which the party had not done beforehand.
Foreign policy
Under Socialist Nationalist rule, Nicholas and Great Britain has been somewhat isolated from much of the countries near it. This is due to Nicholas and Great Britain cutting economic ties with a large amount of democratic countries and attempting to replace them with countries that share their political ideologies more.
Defence policy
Under the Socialist Nationalist Party, a lot has been spent on defence. Due to the party being very xenophobic, the government is regularly sceptical and paranoid of other nations.
In a book written by Nicholas McGregor, McGregor described the world as being "in a constant state of war that will only end once one power has achieved supreme, unrivalled dominance over the rest of the world. I intend for that power to be Nicholas and Great Britain."
Health policy
The Socialist Nationalist Party support universal healthcare.
Drug policy
Under Nicholas McGregor, the Socialist Nationalist Party has taken a relatively lenient stance on drugs with some previously illegal drugs being legalised for recreational use under the party's rule. This largely differs from the ideas of previous leaders of the party.
Education and research policy
Under the Socialist Nationalist Party, several reforms in the education system have been made. The most notable of these includes students having to pledge allegiance to Nicholas and Great Britain and Nicholas McGregor.
In 2012, the Britolasian Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (BSMC) was founded.
In recent years, the government has made many efforts to support the Nicholas and Great British artificial intelligence market.
Jobs and welfare policy
One of the first laws passed under the Socialist Nationalist Party was the Employment Rights Act. Many leaders of the Socialist Nationalist Party have emphasised their support of the workers. In 2009, Nicholas McGregor promised trade unions that he would make no efforts to outlaw them. This promise is still being kept today.
Energy and climate change policy
Whilst efforts have been made by the party to increase the amount of renewable energy generated, the party has done relatively little to stop global warming compared to other governments in other countries.
Justice, crime and security policy
Under the Socialist Nationalist Party, the death penalty has become a punishment for more crimes than previously.
Forced labour camps have been set up under the party's rule and is a punishment for many crimes. Most prison sentences include forced labour.
Many websites have been blocked in Nicholas and Great Britain due to them being a "threat to the nation and its citizens."
Citizens and visitors in Nicholas and Great Britain are heavily monitored by the police, military and NGBSS.
Organisation
Command structure
Top leadership
At the top of the Socialist Nationalist Party is the Chairman who holds almost absolute power and full power over the party. However, MPs can make a motion of no confidence once a year which can result in the party chairman being removed from their position. In 2021, a motion of no confidence was attempted against Nicholas McGregor. However, this failed.
Under the Chairman is the Deputy Chairman. However, the NGBSS Command Council's authority goes between that of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman.
Since 2014, the Chairman will always be the Supreme Leader and the Deputy Chairman will always be the Deputy Supreme Leader
Party High Command
The Party High Command consists of the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, all the Secretary of States of the cabinet, the Chief Commissioner of the Police Force, the Field Marshal of the army, the Grand Admiral of the navy, the Air Chief General of the air force, the Chief Councillor of the NGBSS Council of Directors and any person that the Supreme Leader appoints.
Party Ruling Committee
The Party Ruling Committee consists of all the members of the Party High Command along with the rest of the ministers of the cabinet and the Downing Street Chief of Staff.
Membership
Since 2015, all military, police force and NGBSS officers have had to be a member of the party. As of October 2023, the party currently has around 6.8 million members, the largest it's ever had.
Prospective parliamentary candidates
Candidates are appointed by the Socialist Nationalist Selection Committee. They are subject to a vote where the constituents of their constituency vote whether they approve or dissaprove of the candidate. If they approve, the candidate becomes a member of parliament.
Youth wing
Young Socialist Nationalists is the youth wing of the Socialist Nationalist Party for members aged 21 and under. The organisation aims to increase youth ownership and engagement in local associations.
Conferences
The Annual Party Conference is held once a year and takes place in different towns and cities each year.