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Coalition agreed with details to be negotiated
A provisional coalition deal has been agreed with the Clan Socialist Party and The Alternative. The deal was announced via Twitter with it being revealed The Alternative leader will High Chief and Clan Socialist Party leader Deputy High Chief. The government announced a Religious Freedom Contract will be implemented removing the religious exemption from equality laws. The laws when passed will require religious organizations or those run on a religious basis must follow all equality laws except in priesthood and leadership appointments.

This means to provide healthcare an organization must provide contraception,transitioning and abortions with no exceptions as mandated by law and to provide a service such as marriage, blessings , confirmations or dedications and hospitality services an organization must provide the same services to LGBT without discrimination. The law would also prevent organisations who don't adopt or foster children to LGBT parents on an equal basis from providing such services. The Alternative leader said in a statement "we are ending the religious exemption to equality law , it is not fair that a organisation can refuse to provide any service on basis of sexuality,gender, or trans identity among other protected characteristics. This is a fair compromise to make sure all are catered for in law. We will still allow controversial speakers and preachers in as long as they don't cross the line of potentially inciting violence or threatening community safety."The coalition is expected to make changes to foreign policy as well as economic policy towards a more left wing model.

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The Alternative and Clan Socialist Party invite catholic church back
The Alternative and Clan Socialist Party have invited the Catholic Church back into Strathae. They said in a statement "We invite the Catholic Church back in to operate within the new framework. We are not anti-religion but we do believe religion must follow the same laws as other organisations without exemptions. We would of course like it if the Catholic Church reconsidered their discrimination against the LGBT and women but if they don't they are welcome to come back in as long as they do not engage in providing the services protected by equality laws."

The move was criticised by Blair Gobnet McLucais and the PoT who said "We are inviting in a bigoted hate filled religion that is counter to all Strathaen values. We managed to get rid of this evil cult , you see with this new government how weak they are against evil cults in the name of "tolerance" by tolerating intolerance. Something We won't do."It is rumoured there are moves to replace Blair as leader or she is considering stepping down and backing a new candidate for leader. The moderate wing of the party hope they can win in any leadership contest.

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Terms of CSP/Alternative Coalition unveiled

Terms of the CSP and Alternative coalition have been announced. The CSP are likely to get positions of Economy , Work and Welfare Minister and Treasury minister while The Alternative get Home Minister , Foreign Affiars Minister and Non-Clan Affairs Minister.

Key agreements agreed platform is as follows:
Economy:
No taxation on Co-operatives, Joint Ventures with SOE's and Co-ooperatives and SOE's while tax on private businesses increases to 27%.
Ban on any gig-economy contracts in the country. Any position must be salaried with a minimum of 16 hours a week
Triple pay over 35 hours
No expansion of the Airline industry to prevent emissions increases with investment in rail replacement
Increase in minimum wage to 12 Copars (18.48 Euros) per hour

Welfare and Social Policy:
Introduction of a national childcare service with free childcare for all for 35 hours a week if working
An introduction of a universal basic income funded by an increase in taxation to promote further equality
Free internet for all citizens run by national provider funded by government
Permitting of "conservative" religions with restrictions on activities
Increased monitoring for religious extremism
Support of organisations that help those leaving bigoted and extremist religious groups

Taxation:
Raise in the top rates of income tax and taxes on wealthy
Increased taxation on private businesses to encourage social enterprises and worker owned businesses

Public Services:
Increase in police budget to keep country safe
Introductions of a specialist anti-extremism police to monitor threats related to extremism
Introduction of national childcare and social care service

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Cabinet Announced
The cabinet was announced today with the first malecabinet in 15 years causing controversy. The cabinet has 12 CSP members and 13 Alternative members with 3 males out of 25 cabinet members. The PoT's Blair Goibnet McLucais blasted the new "diversity hires" saying "Just because one is a man doesn't mean you have to make them a cabinet member, they are obviously choosing to promote men regardless of their ability to lead with the percent of men in cabinet". The cabinet also reflects well on the interest of the parties with key posts in the economy and public services going to the CSP with key posts on equality , foreign affairs and justice going to The Alternative. The cabinet was announced to be as follows:

Cabiinet: Name: Gender Party:
High Chieftian: :Searlait Mhic Cuairt Sgot F The Alternative
Deputy Chieftian Róise Ní Fiannachta MacLuinge F CSP
Defence Minister: Seachnall Colm MacCarmaig M The Alternative
Home Minister: Ronit Norah Conan Gearóid F The Alternative
Countryside Affairs Minister: Eibhlín Mona Loudain F CSP
Culture Minister: Neasa Quinn O'Shea Buids F The Alternative
Education Minister: Gobnet Gallagher Anraí F The Alternative
Health and Care Minister: Nora MacFarland Latharnach F CSP
Finance and Commerce Minister: Cáit Neve MacLucais F CSP
Economy Minister Biddy Isibéal Gòrdan F CSP
Regions Development Minister: Osheen Ceallach MacLabhrainn M CSP
Work and Welfare Minister: Kiera McCreery Cuimein F CSP
Justice Minister: Ronit Malloye Aidan F CSP
Science and Technology Minister Gobnait Teagan Ayrloch F CSP
Transport Minister: Caoileann Toole MacCullain F CSP
Treasury Minister: Brígh Mairenn MacSiridh F CSP
Resources Minister: Dáiríne Mulligan MacLoganach F The Alternative
Foreign Affairs Minister: Stiofán Lughaidh Durbar M The Alternative
Democracy Minister: Ethna Ó hEidhin Anndrasdan F The Alternative
Environment Minister: Aran Ó Máille Ciogach F The Alternative
Tourism Minister: Nollaig Ó Díomasaigh F The Alternative
Clan Affairs Minister: Mallaidh Carran Cèamp F CSP
Non-Clan Affairs Minister: Aoibhín Finn MacDhòmhnaill F The Alternative
Anti-extremism Minister Ráichéal Ó Broinn MacCùga F The Alternative
Equality Minister Sinéad Ó Fionnagáin Griogalach F The Alternative
Total Cabinet members 25
Cabinet Number %
CSP: 12 48.00%
The Alternative 13 52.00%
Male: 3 12.00%
Female: 22 88.00%

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Duchian ciitizen faces 5 years in prison for littering after 4th offense
A Duchian has today been jailed in Strathae for littering a 4th time . The man was fined 3 times in a day and caught a 4th time in one day. He was took into custody 2 months ago. The state chose to prosecute to make an example with the Justice Secretary saying "This shows that one must respect Strathae. This man blatantly showed a disregard for his fellow man and animals. Any number of animals and wildlife could have suffocated on the litter he dropped. Littering is not a minor offense but a serious threat to the lives of wildlife.We hope he uses his time in prison before his deportation after his sentence to reflect on his actions.We will not take environmental crimes lightly in Strathae."The government have also moved to seize assets to pay the fines worth 35,000 Copars or 53,900 Euros. His house her brought on entry is to be seized to pay for debts and sold at auction with the fine amount took of the auction price. The sentence is not a one off with a Spaniard expected to face sentencing next week as a result of similar crimes.

Its reported there have been 5,000 fines handed out to foreigners and 400 prosecutions on foreigners for environmental crimes. The government has asked countries worldwide to remember to remind their citizens environmental crimes are taken extremely seriously in Strathae.

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Strathae perfectly safe to visit says Foreign Affairs minister in reaction to travel advisory and terror listing

The Foreign Minister Stiofán Lughaidh Durbar has hit out at the travel advisories and Mennrimiaks putting Strathae on its terror list. The minister said "Even if the PoT were in charge and the previous planned laws were to pass its an overreaction . As it is its an extreme overreaction given our relatively moderate policy plans and the fact its a policy and government backed by a democratic majority achieved in a legitimate popular election.

We welcome any Spanish and Mennrimiak people to enjoy our wonmderful hospitable culture and beautiful environment. As long as one is respectful of al sexualities, genders and types of people and the environment and follows just basic respect of not littering or saying hate speech then they won't get fined and will have a wonderful time being welcomed by all. We love welcoming all who follow these principles to our country to either live and work or just visiting as we want to share our beautiful land and culture but we also want to preserve it to make sure it all exists for future generations, that is why we ask for basic respect of the environment and LGBT and women."

The minister when asked how she would respond to the moves said she saw no need to add measures on the nations and that she wouldn't get into a tit for tat. She added that she would be open to meetings with Spain and Menrimmiak to discuss any concerns they may have saying " any extremism and hate in Strathae is not welcome though criticism of religious beliefs and ideologies is entirely valid".

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Blair Gobnet McLucais to found Críochnaigh Bigotry
Following here parties loss of a majority in the parliament and Blair Gobnet McLucais has announced she will be stepping down as leader to let new leadership lead the party forward. The resignation has meant a leadeship contest will now take place over the next few months to elect a new leader with the traditionalist more moderate wing and blairite wings expected to field candidates.

However the news that surprised most pundits was that she would be setting up a new "anti-extremism" non-profit group called
Críochnaigh Bigotry or Finish Bigotry and seeking other partners in other countries to help set up groups their. She said in a statement "As a progressive and liberal leader I have fought in parliament for tolerance, equality of all and respect of all regardless of their sexuality,or gender and race. However this is not enough to keep the fight in politics. Our new government are failing to deal with extremism instead caving in with half measures that is why I will fight for all the victims of Bigots by launching a new non-profit called Finish Bigotry. The programme will aim to end bigotry by fighting its sources such as Catholicism , Orthodox, Islam and Orthodox Judaism among others , we will fight to enact laws to end priveledges for religion to express and promote bigotry , work to help people exit these dangerous cults and work on campaigns to raise acceptance of all people. The group will fight religious intolerance and call out dangerous bigots like the pope and run a list hate preachers on our website to make people aware of where the dangerous people are along with the adresses of the organisations they work for and at. We will Finish Bigotry."

The non-profit idea is being met with a mixture of praise and condemnation with critics accusing Blair Gobnet McLucais of crating a front to focus militant anti-catholics and christians in one place under the guise of fighting extremism with supporters arguing such an organisation is necessary and saying its not fair religions are treated as exempt from laws on equality or criticism of their beliefs. The government has yet to comment but commentators expect the organisation to be approved with Blair stating she will be seeking partners in countries like Spain, United Duchies, Reitzmag, Czechslavia and Mennrimiak among others with her asking anyone who wants to start a partner org in their country to get in touch.

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Op-Ed:Requiring the Catholic Church to follow equality law and denying bigots entry is not hatred its common sense

There has been a lot of controversy over the historic" intolerance" of Strathae towards the Catholic Church. Well I say good it means someone is standing up to this evil bigoted cult, we should not have tolerance for intolerance or intolerant organisations, to do so will only spread the idea that religion is an excuse to discriminate. Yes , people have the right to believe what they want but that does not give organisations or people to seek to change the law to deny the LGBT or any other group of the human rights they were born with including who to love? I ask this if it is unacceptable for other groups to be homophobic why do we have this blindspot when applying it to the Catholic Church.

Is it because the Catholic Church is traditional and has history well yes it does it has a dark history one of misogny , hatred for other religions and homophobia and transphobia and one of action with the boys though Iet's not get this article banned on social media by going there.. Let me make clear what is and what is not going on in Strathae, we are not going on a crusade against catholicism though this despicable organisation would know what real crusading is. All we are asking is they change their ways , that they follow the equality laws just like anyone else in our fine tolerant accepting country . Is that such a ridiculous thing to ask? Well apparently it is according silly countries like Mennrimiak or Spain. Apparently telling the Catholic Church they have to treat everyone equally if they want to provide services to the people of Strathae is a dangerous threat on the level of genocide , well I tell them this it is right we are finally dealing with the menace of religious bigotry wherever it may be , The Catholic Church faces a choice it can accept the LGBT and women as equals or it can stay out of Strathae and we support government in its policy of abolishing the religious exemption to equality laws simply means we are treating the Catholic Church relatively the same as we treat any other organisation trying to operate in Strathae and holding them to the same high standards. That my friends is not hatred or bigotry but you know what is ? Not marrying poeple because they are gay, refusing to make LGBT priests or adopt and foster children to them to "protect family values" apparently loving men if you are man isn't okay well unless they are of a certain age and you are a priest. If you want to know where the real hated is look at the Vatican and the so called good man and "God's representitive" the Pope. Well if he is God's representitive does that mean God is a bigot. The Catholic Church seems to think branding the hatred as a "sincerely held religious belief" makes it okay and not hatred well its not and its still hatred.The fact its religion based does not change Homophobia is Homophobia and no we do not have a duty to tolerate it in our society.

Ciardha Daly MacPhàil

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Justice reform announcement
Ronit Malloye Aidan announced the new coalition would be reforming justice policy on sentencing in Strathae for non-violent offenses and less serious environmental crimes. The reforms have been decided after negotiation and after concerns were raised by other nations about the current sysatem and sentencing policies.

At present any person who has committed a 4th offense of a minor nature or for environmental crimes is punishable by jail if there is a trend of them committing crimes. This is planned to be changed with these offenses for foreign or dual citizens no longer being punishable by jail , instead dual citizens may be deported with citizenship stripped and banned from entry for up to 10 years depending on the severity. Their assets may also continue to be seized to pay any fines before leaving. The move comes in an attempt to liberalise "harsh" laws set up under the PoT to appease ultra-conservatives. The justice reform is expected to upset ultra-conservatives though it is unlikely to affect the parties as they don't tend to vote Clan Socialist Party or for the Alternative. It is hoped the reform will ease concerns of foreign powers as the government attempts to rekindle relations abroad. The government also announced they wish to hold talks with Spain and Mennrimiak to solve any issues between the countries that may exist.

New campaign from Environment Department
The Environment Department has launched a new campaign to the press of Strathae today. It unveiled the new posters that will go on buses, trains and billboards with the slogan "
Tá Pussy istigh" or "Pussy is for indoors" to highlight the risks posed to cats by an outdoor lifestyle. The posters will show a happy indoor cat with the other side showing either a cat killed for pest control or run over on the road.

The minister in charge said "We have to put wildlife first. Too much wildlife is killed by cats with each cat killing up to 3 animals a day if outdoors causing extinction of wildlife species. Outdoors cats also die younger with an average outdoor cat living 2-6 years compared to 10-15 years for an indoor cat. We are running this campaign to raise awareness and help our cats and wildlife."

The controversial policy was adopted under thge PoT as cat populations swelled out of control however the policy will be extended by this government as it seeks to continue to control cat numbers which according to experts are still too high. The programme will be run in addition to the free neutering programme and giving out of free cat collars with loud bells or ultra-sonic sound generators to help warn wildlife when its being sneaked upon.Where possible cats are returned to owners with a warning to keep them indoors if an owner can be identified or put into cat sanctuaries for adoption if friendly and an owner cannot be identified.

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Fines reduced
Today the government of Strathae announced it had used its powers to reduce fines for listed national offences. The fine for littering has been reduced to 1,000 Copars or 1,540 Euros for a first time offence down from 5,500 Copars or 7,700 Euros most other fines havew been reduced to 500 Copars or 770 Euros. The government also stated there would be more powers granted to forgive fines in favour of a warning than at present though many are currently let off with a warning already with an estimated 55% of interactions resulting in a warning as opposed to a fine with the name took down. The move is part of an aim to liberalise the law somewhat which was strictened under the PoT.

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Further Justice Reform as police asked to be more leniant on minor crimes

Today the home office have announced they have asked police to be more leniant on first time offenders for minor crimes or misdemeanors and more leniant on tourists. They were asked for the first time to give a caution to tourists and first time offenders and expel tourists who commit misdemeanors and offences with a ban for at least 2 years. The reform is proposed to try and give tourists a chance to redeem themselves and learnthough if they commit an offence again they would be punished more seriously.

PoT have accused the coalition of failing to protect strathaen values and culture and bending to international "bigoted countries". They also accused the coalition of treating environmental crimes lightly. The coalition denies this saying "We treat all misdemeanors and crimes against the environment, disabled and lbgt seriously. All we are doing is giving people a chance first time so they can know not to do it again. Especially with tourists we need to give them benefit of the doubt as they don't necessarily know all our necessarily complex laws though we ask tour operators to send a leaflet out with the basic cultural conventions and applicable laws to tourists to help them avoid getting in trouble. They should be made aware of the seriousness of littering and how seriously it is dealt with."

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Cat Cull plan unveiled

The Strathae environment minister Aran Ó Máille Ciogach has today unveiled the Cat Management Plan to protect wildlife. A survey of the countries Cat population has revealed there are between 1.1 million - 1.5 Million cats feral as well as the domest outdoor cat population despite outdoor cats being illegal in Strathae. Wildlife groups have estimated the population of cats is responsible for 2.7 billion animal deaths a year in Strathae with concerns over extinction of natural species due to the high level of cat killings of wildlife.

The government announced today they would be rewarding the capture of and killing of cats outside in order to reduce wildlife deaths. The government anniounced they aimed for the capture and humane killing by cat hunters and farmers of all feral cats within 3 years. The government announced they would be paying farmers 10 Copars per cat killed in an attempt to control the population with the payments being available at the end of the year. Cat patrols would also be implemented in cities. The programme aims to mobilise the population in their war against cats in an attempt to rid the country of the invasive species outdoors. The government also warned any cat whose owner could not be traced would be killed urging cat owners to keep cats on leads outside and the property secure.

In a statement "We understand this is a hard decision to stomach however we must protect our wildlife. Outdoors cats a a severe threat and pest species that could lead to mass extinctions.That is not an acceptable price even if the pest looks cute and furry. Neutering is also not a practicle option and neither is adoption as they are not screwing the wildlife to death but eating them. Keeping millions of cats alive in the wild will only lead to mass exintinctions and degradation of the environment."

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Op Ed- Europe needs to kill its outdoor pussy's, Seriously

I am going to say what is heresy to animal lovers throughout much of the world. Europe needs to have the courage to kill its outdoor pussy's if it really cares about animals and loves animals! I know this seems evil but we need the balls to do it Europe wide if we want an environment that is balanced with biodiverse wildlife. The truth no one wants to admit is a Pussycat outdoors is just a cute looking murderer committing genocide on wildlife that makes any human genocides look like childs play. We are talking many thousands of species extinct totally wiped out by these evil genocidal furballs, each cat kills 3 animals a day outdoors on average often just for fun, this is known yet we think this is cute , its not its devastating and will kill our eco-systems.

I have heard people argue its anti-animal but what is more anti-animal killing one species committing environmental genocide on an ecosystem or letting this murderer get away with it just because it happens to be cute and kills some rats? If you are a true animal lover you should want all outdoor cats that are not wildcats to die, its as simple as that. I love my pussies at home but the truth is they belong indoors not outdoors. Also people think its kind to the cats and its not even good there since outdoor cats die at half to one third of the age of Indoor cats. Yes indoor cats need stimulation but truth is if you can't provide that you shouldn't own a cat anyway. Would you own a dog you didn't have time to play with?

I am sick of people criticising Strathaes animal culling programmes and most are just city yuppies who do not know how nature works unlike Strathaens who have lived in harmony with nature for 1,000's of years. It is not true Strathae hates animals to the contrary we worship them to the point humans eating them is banned and we have an entire festival devoted to celebrating them, its amazing how "animal lovers" calling us barbaric happily eat meat from the concentration camps for animals where we literally send animals to die just for our meat. How is that loving animals? But we recognise its not just pets that need love , we need to love our wildlife since mother nature has provided it to make sure we have a landscape that can provide food and water for us safely and that wildlife deserve to be considered too. So I say to Europe lets kill all the outdoor pussies for the good of wildlife in Europe and stop these genocidal psychopathic maniacs , lets love all animals instead and start culling all pests and invasive species not just those that are not cute. Its time for the pussies to die! After all neutering won't work they ain't screwing the wildlife to death they are hunting them to death for fun and for food.

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Non-Organic Import ban announced
Today as part of the coalition agreement the government announced there would be a ban on any non-organic food imported into Strathae. The government is banning the non-organic food on grounds of environmental protection and safety. In a statement the environment minister Aran Ó Máille Ciogach said "Intensive agriculture is a prime contributor to destruction of national habitats, reduction in insect and bee numbers and also proven to be less safe than organic agriculture we use here in strathae. Therefore to protect Strathaens from dangerous food imports we will be banning the import of non-organic foods into the country."

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Privacy Act plans unveiled

The government have promised to pass a privacy act within 1 month to ensure anti-doxxing laws are in effects. The new act would declare all images of , videos of, the name of and adress and place of work will be considered private information illegal to share except for government agencies for specific purposes. The move is intended to outlaw doxing and lists of people that could potentially be used for harassing.

The law would make it illegal to have a list of names and adresses of people unless the person opts in to the list something unlikely for a doxxing list. The act would also make it illegal to share videos and photos of one without permission. There are concerns the law while protecting privacy of individuals could hamper freedom of the press and investigative journalism by making it possible for individuals to refuse to have their photos , videos or adresses or workplace printed though organisations could still contact workplaces with findings possibly though this is also a grey area. The act is intended to prevent doxxing and lists targeting groups such as Catholics. Libel law is also likely to updated to only allow press to print allegations such as homophobia if they have explicit evidence of it being the case. The government is considering having this process managed by a Press Standards Board which would be selected independently to see if any stories break privacy or libel laws before printing.

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Community Duty extended to all people and renamed Civil Duty

The government of Strathae have today announced from next month after passage of an ammendment of the National Service Act residents will now have to do Community Duty along with citizens. The change will now mean residents if they want to keep their residency visa will have to complete 8 hours of unpaid work a week by either volunteering and registering those hours or participating directly through the Community Duty Organisation. The work will not be paid.

The act was updated to bring residents duties more in line of those of citizens and integrate foreigners into the community more. While 55% voluntarily participated 45% did not causing resentment among locals who saw those foreigners as benefiting from the hospitality and services of society while not contributing to the work that keeps it going. Many welfare services, organisations helping build homes and youth services rely on Community Duty workers support. The move is expected to provide a boost to organisations and end the inequality of some benefiting from services without contributing. The government in a statement said "We believer this country provides wonderful oppurtunity and benefits to its residents and that with that comes duties to contribute to the communities that support you."

The government is also looking at coming up with a Social Credit System to reward people for good deeds, volunteering above 8 hours a week and contributing to society in a meaningful way with Social Credits . These could then be saved up in an account and converted into a voucher to spend in stores. The move would be designed to encourage people to contributed to their communities.

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Strathae invites nations to talk about Euro-wide Sustainable Agriculture Scheme
The agriculture minister Shea Ó Seachnasaigh Ayrloch has announced today he would be setting up a conference and meeting for other countries national agricultural regulators to attend to discuss the idea of a new scheme for animal welfare and sustainable agriculture and food production scheme to set common standards for Organic and Free Range products in Europe where they would also discuss meat acknowledging meat will not disappear from agriculture despite the ban of its sale in Strathae. He said in a statement "We are leaders in Europe for Organic , Free Range and sustainable agriculture in food and agriculture products production. However its no good our standards being so high while there is varying standards throughout Europe some of which are high and some of which are lower. Thats why we are inviting all countries in Europe to an agriculture standards conference top discuss the setting up of a Euorpe wide sustainable agriculture standard outling stocking density numbers for animals, pesticides, medicinces and fertilizers that can be used and minimum set aside land for nature to come to an agreement for a europe wide scheme with common standards to make trading easier and it easier to consumers to have faith that when a label says free range and organic it really means it and when it says sustainable it really means it. We would look for three schemes one for Organic , one for Free Range and one for just sustainable non-organic agriculture. We hope the continet accepts this invite to set up a new era for sustainable agriculture in Europe"

The innitiative have been praised by main in the country for Strathae taking leadership on the issue. Though some sceptics particuarly in the PoT have raised concerns it could leader to a lowering of standards within Strathae and increase in animals per hectare compromising welfare standards. The government has attempted to assure critics that it would seek the highest standards practical while acknowledging compromises may have to be made on standards. In a statement they said "I understand the concerns of watering down standards but if a net benefit is to be achieved in Europe then some compromises will have to be made."

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Revolution in Party of Tradition as Moira Ó Dubhshláin MacPheadair wins

The results of the leadership contest for Party of Tradition leadership has resulted in a surprise win by Moira Ó Dubhshláin MacPheadair the liberal conservative wings candidate. She won despite pollsters polls showing the Blairite candidate Blanid Ó Síoda MacDhuibh coming first in polls before the results and even Moderate Conservative Meadhbh McCreery MacUalraig beating her in polls previously.

The Liberal Conservative has won the contest in the first round with 68 out 109 Associations with 27 going to Blairite Blanid Ó Síoda and 14 to Moderate Conservative Meadhbh McCreery though full results show had it gone to second round Meadhbh McCreery had a lead in that round. Both Meadhbh McCreery and Blanid Ó Síoda released statements with Meadh congratulating the 37 year old youngest PoT leader ever on her victory with Blanid decrying her victory saying "I am considering options with regards to party affiliation and whether a new party is need to represent real Strathaen Conservatives. I will be talking with many on the truly Conservative wing about our options to defend against the Catholic, Orthodox and Islamic cancer in our society."The result will be a relief to moderate and liberal conservatives in the party whose party has been considered hijacked by what many consider the extreme right wing of the party over the last 20 years resulting in a drop of the vote to the lowest in 30 years with predicted further drops if the Blairite candidate had won as the nation trends more moderate.

The new leader is expected to moderate the party platform , offer reconciliation talks with the Catholic Church while still expressing her concerns over its illiberal LGBT , Abortion and Contraception policies among other things and put forward plans for equality and religious tolerance to co-exist in Strathae. She would also look at the immigration system to see if it could be made easier to support businesses within Strathae and is planning to include proposals for reforms to allow more free market principles with support for more private SME's within PoT policy to counter the current more socialist direction of the government.

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Right-wing of PoT break off
Blanid Ó Síoda MacDhuibh and a group of PoT politicians on the furthest right of the party have announced today they would be leaving the PoT and forming a new party at a press conference where they burned effergies of Muhhamed and the Pope , the Bible, the Torah and the Quran in a bonfire. They to a crowd announced they would form a new party called Strathae First or Strathae ar Dtús.

They announced in their platform would include a muslim, catholic and orthodox ban in immigration and seek to ban the religions as cults in Strathae kicking out any people following those religions. The party would also seek further restrictions on imiggration "putting Strathaens first". The party would also seek to raise fines for environmental crimes and look at banning companies who break environmental laws instead of issuing fines. The party is expected to break away with 14 of the 48 PoT in the "Tionól Clans. The new party has been condemned as extreme and far right by all parties including the PoT's new leadership and moderate conservative leaders in the party.