Brackley and Hinton-in-the-Hedges Union (1962: The Apocalypse)

History
The following article is impart based on rumours, victims' accounts and defectors' reports about the hermit state and is thus unreliable.

Doomsday
It is known that no atomic devices had hit the territory in the Soviet attack, but a Soviet bomber did crash near Brackley after dropping it's bombs elsware. The crew were killed in the crash.

After Doomsday
A severe famine and a cholera outbreak hit the region, killing many people during 1963 and most of 1964. The Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), also known among farmers as 'blue-ear pig disease' also killed some pigs in late 1966.

A British soldier called General Steve Fletcher took control of Brackley in 1965 in the wake of a post war cholera outbreak.

The Union had forcibly assimilated many nearby tribes and villages over the early years, but this ended when Steve died in 1972 and his son Nicolas took over.

Several independent Northamptonshire villages were no longer being intimidated into joining the union and appreciated they were to be being honestly helped.

Fist Contact
Friendly relations started with the Daventry and Woodford Halse Union in 1972 and hostile relations began with Buckinghamshire in 1989. Brackley was discovered by Mercia in 1986, but it remained isolationist in nature. It defeated an attempted invasion by a raiding party from the Southern English Republic in 1990.

1990 to today
Brackley joined The Provisional Republic of the UK in 2006, but remained largley autonamouse; after the death of its ageing, isolationist and right wing warlord in a dysentery outbreak. His son Rodger then took over as leder.

Politics
The nation was once an authoritarian, isolationist and centre-right wing dictatorship. It became a democracy in 2004 and freely elects a 7 man advisory council to the warlord.

Military
It is largely armed with swords, billhooks, machetes and bows. A few guns have also been found.

Economy
Brackley’s economy is largely dependent on agriculture and stone exports to East Anglia and the Provisional Republic. The Brackley ironstone and sandstone quarrys are the leading source of employment.

Transport
Travel is mostly by horse and bicycle, since there are few motor vehicles.

Media
A once monthly 3 page news sheet is issued.

Health care
Thyroid cancer ceased to be a problem in the late 1970’s.

Also see

 * 1) 1962:Doomsday- How it all began.
 * 2) List of surviving nations (1962: Doomsday)
 * 3) Editorial Guidelines- (1962: Doomsday)