ature of the recommendations in the review aren't being leaked, somewhat unusually as advance press br... se close to IEN sources that suggest that it must bebeing kept very secret indeed as the rumours are very disparate. For example we've heard the following bits of rumour:
* only 2 more SABI will be built to complete an 8 vessel squadron
* no mor
y in choosing how its new First Minister ought to be. The word in the corridors of power has it that this is because of the uneasiness in choosing between the two primary candidates, neither of whom are palatable ... heir sympathies lie. But it is very much choosing between two evils...
The thing with Seb is that he
n the back rooms of the Senate building there has been a lot of building support for Earth pulling out... Treaty of Old London. The recent summits have all been used to bash Imperial policy.
===== Not Fit For Purpose =====
There have been attacks on several fronts on the treaty. IEN sources have been saying that it is not able to support concerted
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Rumour has it that there is nothing between [[:universe:earth:people:ozkok]] and a certain person in his private office that should not be named.
===== Pregnant =====
A 30 year old woman... th:people:ozkok]]'s private office is reported to be pregnant. The father of her baby is not yet clear but it is rumoured that she has been working some very long hours and she accompanie
by his final lover. Many Imperial observers are believed to refer to Seb as the First Citizen's youn... during an illegal poker game in the crypt of the Bellagio Church eight years ago.
Seb's advisors are
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~~DISCUSSION~~
Debate in the Senate as been fierce about the direction that the Government ... at the next election. It is rumoured that he will be offered a senior post, possibly Chair, in the Int... irst Minister. After nearly forty days of frantic behind the scenes activity it looks like the First C... tizen is about to step in to end the deadlock. On being questioned about this the First Citizen's spok
a shock in the Senate the new First Minister has been chosen. Former First Space Lord and close suppo... First Citizen, [[:universe:earth:people:TDA]] has become our new esteemed leader.
Word on the Senate... and opinion formers across the entire Senate have been promised jobs and honours to support the new Fi... Already the First Citizen's youngest brother has been named as the Foreign Minister.
More ministeri
adron is in hyperspace, and the rumour is it will be visiting Governor Armstrong in Q6. Apparently tha... reens said that Armstrong was 'out of contro' was because it was true. The rumour is that the First Ci... nt of the IAO to conduct a full audit in Q6 after being briefed by Imperial Intelligence.
Speculatio... k when the treens were revolting (in the sense of being rebellious that is). Although some people thin
in Madame Frou Frou's House of Pleasure, said to be the heart of scandal when the MAFC ambassador was... Deputy First Minister, Sebastian Rathbone, will be making his annual pilgrimage to the 500 year old ... ersal Church."
They also add that he will also be attending a seasonal BBQ held by his Father on his Hawaiian Enclave. President Potato is also believed to be in attendance at the latter event.
B
so annoyed that he suggested that they should all be rounded up and dropped off at New Mars, without benefit of space suits...
===== Martian Interference... y someone managed to persuade him that this might be just a tad inflammatory, although perhaps complet... gy was gracefully accepted.
No doubt there will be a gratuitous tit for tat expulsion of Earther dip
s West African constituency our dear leader is to be given a golden Stool to sit on.
===== Respect for Tradition =====
He is expected to be feted on arrival and treated as the supreme triba... he second dark age. Apparently the ritual used to be common place but is now relatively rare, confined to be a small group that try to keep up the traditions
