Glorious Revolution

Alexander Redpath, newly “elected” Union Overlord, has made his first public proclamation. Overlord Redpath was quick to play down the impact of yesterday’s “glorious revolution” in which loyal redpathites militias seized control of the Union after a flawed poll. Speaking from the balcony of the new Presidential palace (formerly Mandela Hall) the new Overlord said,

“I roundly condemn the large-scale ballot tampering and intimidation used by my opponents. These tactics were amateurish and poorly carried out (I should know) the returning officer, who tragically cut his own head off while shaving this morning, claims I only received 425 votes against Kidd’s 2419. This is a manifest lie as I voted at least that many times myself. That combined with the efforts of my 1,000 trained monkeys (nearly renamed QUB information services) should have guaranteed victory.

Unfortunately this means that as I round up the last of the instigators the Union is now under martial law. I have been forced to appoint a provisional government headed by elder statesman and my former drinking buddy Jason O’Neill. I am confident Jason will provide an acceptable figurehead, eh I mean principled and enlightened leadership as we struggle through this difficult time.

Finally loyal comrades I advise you to be on the lookout for the noted counter-revolutionary Niall Bole. Mr Bole in stark defiance of the new regimes regulations on facial hair continues to support a magnificent volumous beard. Until this individual is caught and shaved along with his accomplices none of us will be safe!

On a lighter note the following rights have been suspended for the duration of the national emergency.

-Speech
-Expression
-Facial hair
-Free and fair elections