Olympics news/regarding scotia/Madagascar

London is proud to announce that they will be the host of the next Olympics.

The Mayor of London commented on the event. Here's what he had to say.

"I think I speak on behalf of London and the whole of Britain when I thank the Olympics board; we are honoured that our city was chosen for hosting the historic event. We can assure the world that we will welcome all countries with open arms and make this an Olympics to remember!"

The London council has issued the budget and plan for the event.

A total of 8.2 billion pounds has been granted for preparations of the event. Because London already has phenomenal infrastructure and an existing Olympic park, a large budget wasn't necessary.

. 400 million pounds will be spent on revitalising London stadium and other Olympic venues.

. 650 million pounds will be spent on building a new Olympic village. To make sure that the village will be completed in time, a massive 60 metre cubed structure will be built on the site of abandoned warehouses in southern Stratford. The building, named The Cube, will be prefabricated out of concrete. Each block will be made off site in a Dartford industrial estate. A steel skeleton will be constructed on siteb, then the concrete blocks will then be transported to Stratford and erected. Each block will be the size of a room and have already made furnishings inside. A mixture of military helicopters and cranes will be used in the construction. The sides will all have different facades. One will be a union jack made with a mixture of glass and metal, the 2nd side will have graffiti and art painted on to the side, the 3rd side will feature a living wall with an artifical waterfall flowing down and the 4th and final side will showcase traditional London architecture in the form of neo-classical gothic styles.

. A canal system will be constructed around the park that the above waterfall will run into. This will cost around 100 million pounds.

. One billion pounds will be spent on upgrading and improving transportation infrastructure. This includes the London underground, bus services and transport stations.

. 600 million pounds will be invested in Stratford to rejuvenate the area.

. A 110 metre tall roller-coaster will be constructed on the Olympic grounds. Named the Colonialism-coaster, it will be constructed and owned by Merlin entertainment.

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Scotia War

In light of Raritanian agression towards Scotland, the 1st and 2nd British fleet have been positioned along the Scottish maritime border. Furthermore, the entirety of the British Armed forces have been moved to a precautionary standby in case of an invasion of the mainland. Alexander Pendragon has pledged before that any attack on the British Isles will be met with a swift counterstrike and the MoD intend to follow that. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence commented on the situation; "The British Isles will remain free from foreign powers tampering with our beliefs. We have committed to full British independence and we will not tolerate an attack on Scotland." If any invasions are attempted or civilian and culturally important areas are targeted, it will lead to British intervention. 

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Madagascar

Westminster has agreed to recognise Madagascar's independence on two major conditions; the government agree to respect private land in Madagascar and they will not host any foreign soldiers or military assets. However, before Westminster's comment on the situation, a British taskforce was running frequent trips between the island and Southern Mozambique to evacuate British military personnel, British and foreign citizens, and refugees fleeing the country. We have been informed that the majority of the refugees are fleeing in fear of being !@#$ and dismembered (do you understand the reference gouryou?). A total of 60,000 military personnel, 600,000 foreign civilians and 4,500,000 refugees were evacuated. The taskforce consisted of 24 naval vessels from British Southern Africa, over 120 transport aircraft, passenger aircraft rerouted from Southern Africa major airports, and 750 privately owned vessels that answered a plea from Westminster. Local Madagascar militia's attempted to stop the evacuations but aegis PMC mercenaries quelled the futile resistance.

Madagascan billionaire, Njaka Rakotovao, expressed his disdain towards parliament for allowing a local militia to cease control of the island; "it is London's duty to serve her people. By handing over Madagascar, they have sacrificed their populations welfare, safety and monetary future. The Madagascan people will now most likely be forced to slave away under a terrorist organisation with no governing experience, weakening the country politically and economically. This weakness will make it easy for either TUI or the Soviets to exploit their sovereignity and force us into their bloc." Njaka was a known supporter of Britain as they created the conditions for his Vanilla empire to flourish. He has since fled to England to reside in his Kensington mansion. Following the prominent businessmans comment, over 8,000 people flocked to Central London to protest Madagascar being handed over. Police were deployed in case the protest turned violent.