{"id":4962,"date":"2015-05-04T20:51:39","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T19:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4962"},"modified":"2015-05-04T20:51:39","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T19:51:39","slug":"britannia-village-gears-up-for-uk-general-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4962","title":{"rendered":"Britannia Village Gears Up For UK General Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Ship Ahoy by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/17368901952\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8882\/17368901952_16a5cd3927.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ship Ahoy\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the outside Britannia Village looks like a quaint British village. The river, the boat, the pub. However beneath the surface, and above the surface actually, there&#8217;s something else lurking.<\/p>\n<p>Britannia Village is also gearing up for this week&#8217;s UK General Election, and there&#8217;s a distinct Vote Labour feeling to their political persuasion.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Discussing Politics by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/17368879075\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7657\/17368879075_41a161b943.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Discussing Politics\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whilst wandering around I discussed the forthcoming election with a protest Gnome. Holding a Vote Labour placard he told me to beware Tory supporters who may be lurking in the strangest of guises.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Laredo Lowtide by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/17182840398\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8836\/17182840398_70484741ab.jpg?resize=499%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Laredo Lowtide\" width=\"499\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Outside a polling station, one of the leaders of Britannia Village, Lardeo Lowtide, looked calm and relaxed. When I asked him about Tory campaigners in strange guises he merely told me that he had no idea what I was talking about and that Britannia Village was a fun location.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Exterminate! by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16748686344\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7722\/16748686344_4998969867.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Exterminate!\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However on my visit I did stumble across a Dalek. Was the Dalek a Tory supporter? I didn&#8217;t hang around to find out, but as I made good my escape I did see a worrying sight.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Britannia Village by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/17343068216\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8755\/17343068216_4ef4e701c4.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Britannia Village\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the other leaders of Britannia Village, Kat Kassner soon appeared and as I stood in a safe hiding place, I noticed a Dalek approaching her outside The Guy Fawkes Inn. However I&#8217;m pleased to say that Kat wasn&#8217;t exterminated.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways it may seem odd that a region with The Guy Fawkes Inn at its heart is taking such an active role in democracy. However Britannia Village is a friendly place, where Timelords as well as Daleks roam the streets. There are also no shortage of Police Boxes, which double as a Tardis around.<\/p>\n<p>One word of warning though, this is an Adult Region and there are adult themes in some places.<\/p>\n<div id=\"sl-dg-widget\" style=\"border: 1px solid #2c2e30; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: auto; width: 450px; display: block; background-image: none; background-color: #2c2e30;\"><a style=\"border: none; color: #5cb192; display: block; margin: 0; padding: 5px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/guy-fawkes-inn?sourceid=dgw1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 440px; display: inline; border: initial none initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/img\/14422\/54f4d0479ec1d052444135.png?w=525\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #5cb192; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; padding: 6px 0px 3px 2px; margin: 3px 0px 0px 0px; border: initial none initial;\">The Guy Fawkes Inn<\/h1>\n<p style=\"border: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 7px 5px 0px; padding: 2px 0px 3px 3px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; color: #bbbbbb;\">The Guy Fawkes Inn is a British-inspired pub and nightclub, built by British Residents for an authentic experience. Set in the Britannia sim, the Guy Fawkes Inn is inspired by the London historical icon Guy Fawkes. Enjoy a beer at the bar, a dance in the club, or a beer in the sun out by the pond!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"sl-dg-widget-btn\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.496094) 0px 1px 3px 0px; background-color: #ff5c00; background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#FFB23F), to(#FF9A03)); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094); border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer; color: white; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: none; outline-color: white; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding: 3px 0 5px 0; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094) 0px -1px 1px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 100%; border-width: 0px;\">Visit in Second Life<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"dgw-pix\"><\/span><!-- End Second Life Destination Link --><\/p>\n<p>SLURL To Britannia Village : <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Black%20Hole\/115\/121\/23\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Black%20Hole\/115\/121\/23<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4962\" data-via=\"Ciaran_Laval\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the outside Britannia Village looks like a quaint British village. The river, the boat, the pub. However beneath the surface, and above the surface actually, there&#8217;s something else lurking. Britannia Village is also gearing up for this week&#8217;s UK General Election, and there&#8217;s a distinct Vote Labour feeling to their political persuasion. 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