Sussex (1962: The Apocalypse)

Doomsday
Only one strike occurred on Brighton, but the radioactive fall-out from London, Surrey, Hampshire and northern Belgium would cause trouble.

After Doomsday
Various local authorial figures met a few days later in Lewes and the Horsham, who created the 'National Presidium' later that month, led by the Horsham UDC councillor Philip Turner.

A severe famine and a cholera outbreak hit the north of the Sussex, killing many people during 1963, 1965 and in 1966.

Events on the Isel of Wight.
The Isle of Wight on the other hand was a fiercely independent and virtually self-sufficient in food and water needs. The Ryde councillor Joyce Marston would emerge as the islands lender. A major cholera and typhus outbreak hit the island, killing many people during 1963 and in 1966. Radiation sickness would also kill many.

Fist Contact
Fist contact was made with explorers from Kent and and the Isle of Wight in 1965.

The rebelion of 1995
As a result of the growing power of the National Praesidium, the locals chose to rebel or flee deeper in to the tribal lands of Surrey and Hampshire.

Present day
The ruling party is now much more pro-democratic.

Politics
With the fall of the 1 party state in 1997, national, local and presidential elections take place very year by the FPTP system, by all nationals over 16.

The national government that was elected in 2007 looked like this-

Military
They poses the following vehicles-


 * 6x Chevrolet RD 4x2 (USA) - Trucks
 * 4x T17E1 Staghound (USA) - Armoured Cars
 * 2x Leopard 1 Tanks
 * 4x Centurion tanks (2 are known to be in storage)
 * 1x Ferret armoured car

Economy
The economy is largely agricultural in nature, but is becoming more industrial around Crawley, Eastbourne and Chichester. Kimmerige oil and Walloon coal were a godsend and helped economic development greatly. There are some wind-farms to.

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

Media
The Littlehampton Gazette, West Sussex County Times and Isle of Wight Chronicle went back in to print in 1972 and went national in 1989. The nation opened 3 new local radio stations in Ryde, Chichester and Lewes in 1998 and a TV station for the Sussex mainland in 2011.

Healthcare
Thyroid cancers are no longer major issues, and are markedly less than they were before 1975.

Sports
Stoolball and Cricket the national sports. Sussex County Cricket Club is the national cricket club. The Vectis Ladies—which is a separate organisation from the I.W. aer the 2 national Hockey Clubs. Ryde Sports F.C., St Francis Rangers F.C.and Haywards Heath Town F.C. aer the 3 national Hockey Clubs.

Also see

 * 1) 1962: Doomsday
 * 2) List of surviving nations (1962: Doomsday)
 * 3) Editorial Guidelines- (1962: Doomsday)