Scotland (1983: Doomsday)

History
Doomsday

Scotland was spared the nuclear ravages of it's neighbour to the south England. Only two major nuclear strikes occur, one 200 KT device in Glasgow, which hit to the west of the city and spared the majority of the populace and one 200KT device to the capital city of Edinburgh this impacted in the general area of Leith Docks and caused a massive firestorm that swept the city over the next two days renedering it totally unihabitable.

The majority of UK military bases in Scotland got hit with tactical nuclear weapons with a yeild of 5-15 KT

Navel bases
 * HMNB Clyde (HMS Neptune), Argyll and Bute
 * Rosyth Dockyard (HMS Caledonia), Fife
 * DM Beith, Beith, North Ayrshire
 * HMS Gannet, Prestwick, South Ayrshire
 * RM Condor formerly HMS Condor, Arbroath, Angus
 * Loch Ewe

Royal Air Force bases
 * RAF Kinloss, Moray Firth
 * RAF Lossiemouth, Moray Firth
 * RAF Leuchars, Fife
 * RAF Buchan, Petershead, Aberdeen
 * RAF Benbecula, Benbecula, Western Isles
 * RAF Prestwick, Ayrshire

Due to the destruction of all governmental, military and police organisation the country quickly fell in chaos, to the west and south the former Republic of Ireland began developing the Celtic Alliance taking in the former north of Scotland and the Western Isles, however to the south of Glasgow the land remained chaotic.

Scottish Municipal Alliance
After the devastation of Doomsday, a few Scottish towns banded together to provide for one another. As the alliance developed Peebles became increasingly powerful and grew to dominate the surrounding towns. They built an armed forces and set about expanding. When they discovered the town of Lockerbie in 1986, it was absorbed. This was the alliances downfall. Lockerbie, though it had a large population, had descended into anarchy. Eventually a government was set up that only kept the city united by preaching against the Communist terror. After annexation this hatred spread through the Alliance causing conflict and death. Lynchings of those with Communist sympathies became widespread and these were only put down with military force. Eventually the Alliance fell, torn apart by violence in late 1989.

Scottish Republic
The Republic was born in Peebles out of anti-Communist sympathisers. They crushed the former Alliance and bought it to heel. It then became extremely isolationist and when a Celtic ship caught in a storm docked in one of their ports the Celts were turfed out. Anti-Celtishness spread through the population. Communists and Celt sympathisers were chucked out of the country or put into camps. The country was however still democratic and tended to have coalition governments. In the fevered political climate the New Party was born. Vehemently Anti-Celt and Anti-Communist, they struck a chord with the population. In a general election they got a majority and set about purging Celtic influence from their culture. So much money was put into this that the economy collapsed. The Scottish Republic suffered a civil war between two factions which began in 1995.

Scots Republic and Kingdom of Scotland
A Royalist-Republican Civil War broke out, the New Party swiftly forgotten. The Scots Republic was a democratic nation that still pandered to the ideology of the past. The Kingdom of Scotland was an interim state for when the monarchy was restored and as well as the old ideology was anti-republican as well. These two nation duked it out well into the late 1990's and the war only came to an end with the assent of a third country.

Scottish New State
The Scottish New State is anti-democracy, anti-republican, anti-monarchy, anti-Celt and anti-Communist. The nation was born out of a neutral zone to the North of the two battling sides. The neutral zone was home to vast prison camps where prisoners of war were stored. The remnants of the New Party had a stronghold here and began drawing escaped prisoners to them, using small aircraft to bombard prison camps with propaganda. In 2003, the Great Rebellion began. The prison camps revolted and the Scottish New State was established in the Neutral Zone in 2005. They now had access to a hardy, tough, experienced and large army. In two years the two other states were brought to heel and the age of Scottish fascism had begun. The leader at the time of the rebellion was Donald James Abbot who took power with the title of Chairman, however he died of a suspected heart attack at the base of operations in Pebbles in 2008 (rumours soon spread among the population that he had been assasinated) he was succeded by his deputy Stuart Michael Macintire.

The Fascist State
The New State government was not interested in the overtures of the Celts. They once again kicked out Celtic traders and Celt sympathisers. They then went on to 'encourage' minority ethnic groups to leave. Many went south to Cleveland or Northumbria. The police and military were officially merged and a culture of observation grew. To increase revenues, the Guilds were set up and each was to control a certain aspect of the economy. Over time these Guilds came to dominate Scottish politics.

The Guilds of Scotland
The Guilds of Scotland were set up in 2007 by the former Chairman Donald Abbot, these guilds regester every craftsman into a specific guild, if they are not registered they cannot legally work in the Scottish New State.

To become a member you must be born in the area covered by the former country of Scotland and must be of Scottish decent (have three previous generations born in Scotland)

Originally founded as a version of the trade union movement they have now turned into a more cartel (some say almost mafia type business) based system.

There are many Guilds in Scotland these include:


 * Merchants Guild.
 * United Farmers Guilds (including the Wheat Guild, Barley Guild and Oat Guild).
 * Carpenters Guild.
 * Stonemason and Brickmakers Guild.
 * Armourers Guild.

Discovery
The Scottish New State had been known to the Celtic Alliance for years. They had kicked out all Celtic traders in one of their many revolutions. Contact with the South only came after the Celtic Alliance opened relations with Cleveland. After that, more and more nations were discovered. They swiftly realised they could not survive isolated. They were not interested in the overtures of the Celtic Alliance, fearing their ultimate annexation. However, to the south was a variety of smaller states, equally disinterested in the influence of the Celts. In recent years, the New State has toned down some of their more vehement policies which they had pursued such as 'elimination' of immigrants and those of impure heritage. They have done this in an attempt to win favour with their Southern cousins.

Transition to Democracy
Under pressure from its neighbours to the South, Chairman Stuart Macintire announced a series of changes to the the New State. First of all the Chairman must stand for election every five years by the Chamber who can veto any of the Chairmans decisions by a simple majority. A democratic vote for members of the Chamber is to be introduced, but the vote has certain privileges attached and recognises the Guilds as the power in Scotland.

Government
The Scottish New State is run by the Chamber. With the leader of the Chamber being the Chairman.. The Chamber is made up of representatives elected from each Province of the Scottish New State.

The Chamber
There are 8 representatives in the Chamber, each is elected from his or her province every three years by a simple majority vote. In practice many provinces are more corrupt than others, many only having one person to vote for. To become a member of the Chamber the people must be twenty years old, a member of a Guild of Scotland and be of Scottish decent.

The eight provinces are:


 * Lockerbie.
 * Dumfries.
 * Tweeddale (includes the Captial Peebles).
 * Clydesdale.
 * Roxburgh.
 * Midlothian.
 * Carrick.
 * Livingston.

Although the names of the Scottish New State are the roughly the same as the former constituancies of Scotland they do not cover the same area. Many such as Livingston and Midlothian only cover a tiny part of their former range.

Since the September 2010 offensive there have been calls in the Chamber to increase the number of representatives to include representatives of the newly conquered lands to the west.

The Chairman
The Chairman is voted in every five years by the 8 representatives of the Chamber, he rules a virtual dictator however in recent years the ultimate power of the chairman have been reduced. These recent changes to the system do not turn Scotland into a democracy but instead place power in the hands of the Guilds, especially the Armorers and Merchents Guilds.

There have been two Chairmen of the Scottish New State

Donald Abbot was the leader at the time of the Great Rebellion in 2003, extremly hardline against anyone not of Scottish decent. Many people thought he was a borderline fascist, although very few voiced these fears, and those who did 'vanished' shortly after. Donald Abbot died in Peebles of a suspected heart attack in 2008, rumors began almost immediatly that he had been assasinated.
 * Donald Abbot - 2005 to 2008

Stuart Macintire had been the Deputy Chairman when Donald Abbot died, he was at home on the outskirts of Peebles when he died so any suspision of involvement in the death of the Chairman was not voiced.
 * Stuart Macintire - 2008 to present.

Since coming to power in 2008 Chairman Macintire has introduced many new laws and has begun to make the Scottish New State a more democratic country. He is known for his more libral attitude to non-Scots. Many citizens in the Scottish New State believe him to be the best leader for the times.

Military
The military of the New State is disproportionately large. A political refugee who made her way to the Celtic Alliance called it 'the Prussia of the 21st century, an army with a country'. Though primitive, armed mostly with crude firearms built in workshops, their numbers are enough to present a real threat.

2010 Offensive
In late May and early June 2010 reports being filtering through to the authorities in the town of Stranraer in the Celtic Alliance of a large number of military units gathering in the western part of the New Scottish State.

On the 22nd August 2010, under the flag of the New Scottish State approximatly 3000 men cross the border of the former A74 heading into the sparcely occupied unclaimed land west of the New Scottish State, they took the small southern town of Dumfries within 3 days due to their massive numerical advantage.

With a small occuping force holding the town, the main battleforce moved westwards reaching Dalbeattie by the 1st of September, although the town held out for over two days it too was taken by the 4th of September. Due to the town holding out many major building in the town were burned by the occuping forces. Here the forces held for over a week before moving again west and north, during this week the Celtic Alliance moved 1500 troups from the Isle of Man to the Stranraer area expecting the New Scottish State to try and take the town from the Celts.

However instead of heading further west and confronting the Celts, the battleforce turned north and began travelling up the former A713 heading for the coastal town of Ayr. The leaders of the town of Ayr, after being warned by the Celts of the oncoming battleforce, surrendered without a shot being fired on the 20th of September.

By late September the military of the New Scottish State had set up a fronter along the former A713 and A762. This involved setting up watchtowers every mile on the west side of the roadway and clearing one lane of the road to assist transportation of materials.

By the 7th of October a pallisade had begun to be built along the old roadway, made of split trees from the Galloway forest. The pallisade is 8-10 foot tall with a ditch 6 foot deep and 4 foot wide in front of the pallisade. Gateways have been set up every 10 miles for access to the celtic side of the new frontier. Celtic observers expect the pallisade to be finished by mid November.

On the 28th September 2010 Chainman Macintire declares to the Chamber that the unclaimed lands to the west of the New Scottish State are under Scottish control.

Information from the newly occupied Scottish lands are sketchy as best, however it is known that many non-Scots and opposition forces members are being rounded up and put into camps around the small town of Glenlee.

It is estimated that the 2010 offensive nearly doubled the land area of the New Scottish State, however due to the extreamly sparce population of the area the numbers of people now under Scottish control in the occupied land is only about 1700 people.

On the 1st of October, in a major move, the Chainman of the New Scottish State contacts the Celtic Alliance government via the leaders of the town of Stranraer. Over longwave radio he discusses the camps set up near Glenlee, and he asks that a ship is sent by the Celtic Alliance to Kirkcudbright Bay and that the New Scottish State will transport all non-Scots to the ship for removal from the area as he claims Scotland is for the Scots only.

Knowing the history of Scotlands treatment of non-Scots the Celts agree and the ship is due to arrive on the 3rd of October.

Early on the Morning of October 3rd 2010 the Celtic Alliance ship Hibernia enters Kirkcudbright Bay, two small fishing boat aproach the ship, once alongside a contingent of New Scottish State army personnel board the ship and search it, making sure that there are no military personnel aboard.

Captain Adams of Hibernia meets with the leader of boarding party and discuss how many persons he will be expecting, Captain Adams is surprised to find out there are 572 people ashore and the Scots are expecting them to board in one day. Through the rain and mist, and across the bay, he see's several fishing boats making their way to the ship. People begin boarding shortly after 9am and continue loading until all 572 people are aboard. New Scottish State troops leave the ship at 6pm. Hibernia leaves Kirkcudbright Bay just after sunset on the 3rd of October.

Proclamations of the Chairman
16th October 2010

Chairman Macintire announces in the Chamber that from 1st January 2011 the Scottish New State will be renamed ùr Alba meaning New Scotland in Gaelic.

From 1st January 2011 the national language will change from the current English to Scottish Gaelic. All schols will begin teaching Scottish Gaelic as their first language after the Christmas holidays.

Chairman Macintire adds that the change is to show that they no longer have links with the former rulers of Scotland, the English, and are moving towards a more civil relation with the Scottish lands and Islands currently being domineered over by the Celtic Alliance.

He also adds that it is the Scottish right to rule over all lands currently not claimed by any other nation.

Economy
The economy is quite weak as are most economies in the former UK. Like most small states, the economy is mostly agricultural, though a thriving arms trade keeps the industrial side afloat. After the discovery of countries like East Britain, which have a very weak and ill-armed military, the New State had found a whole new market for their armaments. The economy is mostly nationalised, but in the hands of the Guilds, each of which controls an aspect of the economy e.g the Guild of Wheat who controls wheat production.

Law and Order
Scotland is run like a police state. The police are often accused of arbitrary violence but are mostly acquitted. However the tyranny is not the worst it could be. In recent history there have been no stories of people disappearing during the night.

There are however powerful deterrents, punishments like public flogging, partial hanging, the stocks and the death penalty. The death penalty is rarely used since the population is low enough that the government doesn't want to kill their populace.