olitics ======
===== The Senate =====
In total there are 98 members of the Grand Council of Senators((... as 'the Senate')) which meets in Havana, Earth. There are a further 40 or so Senators elected in Quadra... ence in Zhang Government
==== Lobby Groups ====
There are many hundreds of lobby groups influencing Ear... nd the IAO and the Imperial Secretariat itself. There are often also more local interest groups such as
m Earth & Q0 systems being given free transport. There would be conditions on the subsidised travel that... a specific treaty like ToOL.
* 'Human League'. There is absolutely no need whatsoever for this. The po... en he entered the Senate.
===== Family =====
There is a long record of distinguished service in his maternal line (where his family traces its lineage according to West A
ics. During his teens he lived in Quadrant Seven where his mother was Governor for five years. He disliked the atmosphere and the politics and at 18 he joined the Pacifier... hair of the Select Committee on Imperial Justice. Here he led an investigation into the IAO, identifying
Humphrey returned to the Colonial Office in 3183 where he headed the Personnel Services Division and per... nior civil servants in the Colonial Office. From there he moved to be the Principal Private Secretary to... blishments Officer for the Colonial Office. From there he became a probationary Senator and was appointe
