News + projects

First off, sorry for not making a bulletin sooner, I've been swamped with a few issues. 

As Olysten is leaving RP (thank heavens), I'm going to be voiding the nuclear attack. With that said, let's begin the bulletin. 

Britain has reclaimed the following islands; The Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Half of the 2nd reinforcement fleet, stationed in Colombia, has been moved to patrol the islands. Shipments of humanitarian aid and the Royal Navy’s hospital ship were quick to respond to the islands and have been stationed there indefinitely. 

Additionally, the following lands have been claimed by Westminster;

. Ethiopia

. Djibouti

. Tanzania

. Malawi 

If the previous owners become active, my claim will be voided. Pendragon has also reaffirmed his commitment to Hannover, stating it will remain under British protection and will be British land. 

Westminster has declared war on the Turkish insurgents. To combat their threat to our close allies, we will be sending the Mediterranean Fleet and part of the Marines fleet to our base in Crete. Around 80 assorted aircraft will regularly depart from crete and launch strikes on the enemy insurgents. Furthermore, 50,000 soldiers with 400 Armoured vehicles will be stationed in Turkey to engage the rebels. If the rebels continue to spread, the MoD is prepared to send around 250,000 personel and 300 aircraft to crush the insurgents and restore peace. 

Using the National Development Fund, Westminster has announced a series of revolutionary megaprojects. The aim of these are to lower Britain’s reliance on its empire as financial support. It will also lower our dependence on the mining and oil industry. The total price of the several megaprojects is expected to exceed up to six hundred billion pounds. The Office for National Statistics expects the megaprojects to grow the British economy by 35% in the first three years and create over five million jobs. The majority of the projects were planned to serve the large swathes of new residents to the British Empire’s urban areas. Global warming refugees are consistently leaving their homes in deserts and dwellings below sea level, fleeing from war or political violence or simply just seeking a more prosperous and more fulfilling life. The British Empire sees around eight million migrants and immigrants per year, due to new inviting government policies and the need for cheap labour in the Empire. The British army reserves to right to flatten any “copycat” projects in other countries, using nuclear weapons. 

A ceremony for the announcements was held in major British cities including, London, Lagos, Hannover, Kinshasa, Dubai, Georgetown, Bogota, Birmingham and Manchester. The primary celebrations were hosted in the Empire’s capital, London. The London celebrations were hosted in Hyde Park. The ceremony began with a military parade, consisting of over five hundred personnel and thirty armoured vehicles, who marched through Hyde Park, past Buckingham Palace and subsequently ended at Westminster Abbey. Meanwhile, a procession of RAF aircraft stunned visitors by conducting a flyover across England, taking off at Newcastle, passing the largest cities in the country, flying above Hyde Park and landing at RAF Lakenheath; the flyby was comprised of over fifty combat aircraft. Following the military parade, a spectacular drone light show took place above Hyde Park at 7pm. They were choreographed to a mashup of some of the most recognisable British songs including Shape Of You (Ed Sheeran), Yellow (coldplay), Rolling in the deep (adele), Bohemian rhapsody (queen), Tiny Dancer (Elton John) and Chocolate (the 1975). The drones depicted multiple images including the Union Jack, Big Ben, British cultural icons (the Beetles, Shakespeare etc.) and a Rainbow pride flag to reflect London’s diversity. Following the show, multiple important figures from Britain, including the PM and the aging Jude Bellingham announced the following megaprojects taking place across the empire. Two megaprojects will be announced every week.

The 1st project:

New Manhattan 

To facilitate the migration of American companies and their population, a significant amount of the project funds will be spent on 'New Manhattan'. The high-rise complex will be erected in Fulham and will feature over a hundred recognisable buildings from New York. Famous landmarks in the demolition area, like Fulham Palace for example, will be preserved and the complex will be built around it to preserve the area's history. Hundreds of American artefacts liberated from the Eastern Seaboard will be housed here (which we stole in the invasion of Beanstopia). The Statue of Liberty will be erected on a man-made island in the centre of the Thames and two New York bridges will traverse the Thames: one will link the New Manhattan train line to South London and the second will fit pedestrian and car traffic. Additionally, a dock will be excavated on the riverbank of Fulham for the American Naval Museum, housing more than 10 original and historic American vessels. Multiple NYC landmarks will be built, albeit on a smaller scale. It is estimated that each landmark will be about 30% smaller but exceptions have been made. For example, the Empire State Building will be around 236 in height. It aims to bring the ‘Big Apple’ back to life, with New York-inspired architecture and retail outlets. According to a recent survey over 80% of Britons look forward to the creation bringing its “New York flair to British charm”.Over 350,000 apartments and houses will be created and a multitude of office and retail spaces will be constructed. Spanning over a staggering 6.5 KM squared, the total cost will amass to 56 billion Pounds. 

The docks will house the following:

Submarine USS Growler

Wavertree

Nash tugboat

Intrepid Museum

Cruiser Olympia 

Submarine becuna

New Jersey Battleship

USS Castin Young

USS Constitution

USCGC Taney WHEC-37

USS Constellation

USS Torsk

USCG Lightship Chesapeake

Pride of Baltimore

Liberty Ship John W Brown

NS Savannah

USS (Arleigh Burke-class) 

The following are the main landmarks of New Manhattan:

Central Park - it will measure around three times smaller than the original central park but all the landmarks and layout will be preserved, just on a smaller scale. 

Empire State Building - residential spaces

One World Trade Center - office spaces

Chrysler building - hotel/residential spaces

Flatiron building - retail/residential spaces

Woolworth building - office/HQ of Digmetrics

St Patricks Cathedral - Uruatist place of worship

Rockefeller Center - residential/office spaces

Grand Central Terminal - Railway and London Underground station/retail and entertainment

Guggenheim Museum - will host galleries from the British Department of National Museums

New York Public Library - will house a large collection of books sourced from American universities and libraries.

The Plaza Hotel - a Four seasons hotel

The cloisters - will host galleries from the British Department of National Museums

Madison Square Garden - will house a hospital 

1 Bryant Park (Bank of America tower) - Global Finance Bank

The Metropolitan Museum of Art - will host galleries from the British Department of National Museums

New York Stock Exchange - HQ of Capital One

One Times Square - vertical mall

Jane’s Carousel

The Shed - will house New Manhattan University, research institutions, laboratories, innovation hubs, company incubators

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Museum - will host galleries from the British Department of National Museums

Brooklyn Tower - HQ of Johnson and Johnson

53 West 53 - SBCON European Branch

The Spiral - HQ of Liberty Financial Corporation

One57 - residential building

VIA 57 - HQ of DXC Technology

Vessel

Little Island at Pier 55

Hearst Tower - HQ of Morgan Stanley

30 Hudson yards - office building

one Vanderbilt - HQ of Prudential Financial

Central Park Tower - residential

3 World Trade Center - Mediaworld

432 Park Avenue - residential

35 Hudson Yards - Danaher Corporation

270 Park Avenue - residential

The New York Times Building

4 World Trade Center

70 Pine Street - HQ of Starg

One Manhattan West - HQ of Ederson

40 Wall Street -  HQ of Lowe’s Companies

15 Hudson Yards - HQ of Saga

425 Park Avenue - Liberty Financial Corporation

56 Leonard Street - Residential

CitySpire - Fannie Mae

10 Hudson Yards - residential/office/retail

8 Spruce Street - Office

Steinway Tower - residential

New York City Hall - Convention Centre

601 Lexington Avenue - Mixed Use

The Met Breuer - Convention venues and art galleries

Trinity Church - Christian Church

The Beresford - an extension of New Manhattan University

Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower - Office

Irving Trust Company Building

The Ansonia - HQ of Hilton Worldwide holdings

The Radiator Building

New Museum

MoMA

Zaha Hadid 520 W 28th Street

100 Eleventh Avenue

IAC Building - HQ of Honeywell building

General Electric Building

Lever House

Seagram Building

550 Madison Avenue

The Dakota

The McGraw Hill Building

The Century