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Everything in UKOGB starts with a website account. You get one by verifying through the bot in Discord.

1. 1

   Join the Discord server

   Everything happens there and on this website. Use the Discord link at the top of every page.

2. 2

   Answer the questionnaire

   In the Verification channel, press "Answer the questionnaire". The bot sends you a few questions in DMs, one at a time: your roleplay name, your Roblox username, your age and what you are interested in. Type "cancel" to stop.

3. 3

   Or talk to a person

   Prefer to do it with someone? Press "Continue with a staff member" instead and a member of staff will DM you and make your account for you.

4. 4

   Get your access code

   When you finish, the bot DMs you an access code that looks like UKOGB-7KQ4-M2XD. It is your username on this website.

5. 5

   Log in and choose a password

   Log in with your access code and the password ChangeMe, then choose your own password. That verifies your account and gives you the Verified role in Discord.

Log inChange your password Join the Discord

Your account page is your identity in UKOGB. It is what other members see on your profile and on official documents.

1. 1

   Add your Roblox username

   Under "Your details" on your account page. Staff use it to make your portrait.

2. 2

   Get your portrait

   Once your Roblox username is set, open a ticket in the Tickets channel and ask for your portrait. Staff render it from your avatar and it appears on your profile, the Cabinet and campaign posts.

3. 3

   Check your signature

   Your signature starts as your name in handwriting. Upload your own on your account page if you like. It goes on every letter and press release you make.

4. 4

   Write your backstory

   Who your character is and where they came from. An admin approves it, then it shows on your profile.

5. 5

   Read the server rules

   They are in the Rules channel and on your account page.

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Parties fight elections, form the Government and the Opposition, and decide who stands where. You can also stay Independent.

1. 1

   Read the parties

   The Parties page lists every party with its leader, its MPs and its manifesto.

2. 2

   Ask to join

   Open a party's page and press "Ask to join". The leader or deputy leader accepts you. If the party has neither, you join straight away.

3. 3

   Or stay Independent

   Not ready to pick a side? You don't have to join anything. Independents can still stand for Parliament, and skip the party leader's approval.

4. 4

   Get involved

   Members can call for a leadership election, and a party with no leader can start one: two days of nominations, then two days of secret voting.

See the parties

The House of Commons has 32 seats. There are two ways in: apply for an empty seat between elections, or stand as a candidate when an election is held.

1. 1

   Find an empty seat

   The Constituencies page shows every seat and who holds it.

2. 2

   Apply for it

   On Apply for a seat, choose the constituency and your party (or Independent) and write a short statement about why you want it. You can have one application at a time.

3. 3

   The party leader approves

   Your party's leader backs your application first. Independents skip this. If the party has no leader yet, you skip it too, and you become the party's leader if you are successful.

4. 4

   The Electoral Commission approves

   The Electoral Commission checks it, and you take your seat.

5. 5

   Or stand at an election

   General elections fill every seat, about every 30 days. When nominations open, press "Stand as a candidate" on the election page. By-elections fill a single seat when it becomes empty; party candidates need their leader's backing.

6. 6

   Win the vote

   Every member votes at vote.ukogb.co.uk: one secret vote in each contested seat. A seat with only one candidate is won unopposed, and a tie is settled by the Electoral Commission.

Apply for a seatConstituenciesElectionsYour campaign page

Only MPs can put bills before the House, and every bill has a single reading and vote. Not an MP? Write to yours or start a petition.

1. 1

   Submit a bill

   MPs write the bill on Submit a bill. It gets the next number, such as HC Bill 12.

2. 2

   The Speaker opens the vote

   After the debate, the Speaker opens a division. MPs vote Aye, No or Abstain with the buttons the bot posts in the Commons Chamber channel. It usually stays open for 24 hours.

3. 3

   The result

   More Ayes than Noes and the bill passes. A tie falls. Party whips may tell their MPs how to vote, and rebels are shown on the bill page.

4. 4

   Royal Assent

   A bill that passes goes to the Sovereign for Royal Assent. Then it becomes an Act of Parliament and is listed on the Laws page.

Submit a billBillsLawsWrite to your MP

Anyone with an account can start a petition to ask the Government or Parliament to do something.

1. 1

   Write it

   Press Start a petition, give it a clear title and say what you want to happen and why.

2. 2

   Share it

   Post the link in Discord and get people to sign. Each member can sign once.

3. 3

   5 signatures

   The Government has to respond.

4. 4

   10 signatures

   The petition is considered for a debate in Parliament.

PetitionsStart a petition

Departments, public bodies, news outlets and companies all hire members. Jobs come with a salary, paid every day.

1. 1

   Look at the jobs board

   It lists every position with a free place, plus jobs at companies.

2. 2

   Apply

   Write a few sentences about yourself and press Send application. You can withdraw it while it is waiting.

3. 3

   The head decides

   The head of the organisation (or the company) accepts or turns you down, and you get a notification either way.

4. 4

   Get paid

   Your salary is paid into your UnbelievaBoat bank every day, with income tax taken off. Your payslips are on your account.

Jobs boardUniversal CreditJoin the staff team

Companies House, run by the Department for Business and Trade, keeps the register of every UKOGB company and its directors.

1. 1

   Choose a type

   A private limited company (Ltd), a public limited company (PLC), a limited liability partnership (LLP) or a sole trader.

2. 2

   Pick a name

   It must end the right way: "Ltd" or "Limited", "PLC" or "LLP". A sole trader just uses the name they trade under.

3. 3

   Say what it does and who runs it

   Describe the business in a line and tick any other directors. You are a director automatically, and each person you name has to confirm.

4. 4

   The Registrar decides

   The Registrar of Companies checks the application. Once registered, your company gets its 8-digit number and a page on the register.

5. 5

   Run it

   Hire members through the jobs board, bid for Government contracts and pay dividends. A PLC can list its shares on the UKOGB Stock Exchange with the FCA's approval.

Register a companyCompanies HouseGovernment contracts

If another member owes you money or has wronged you in the roleplay, you can make a civil claim against them.

1. 1

   File the claim

   Choose who you are claiming against, give the claim a title, explain what happened and how much you are claiming. Add links to evidence such as screenshots or Discord messages.

2. 2

   The defence

   The defendant is told and files their defence.

3. 3

   The hearing

   HMCTS lists the case for a hearing in front of a judge.

4. 4

   Judgment

   The judge decides for the claimant or the defendant, or dismisses the claim. Judgments are published as case law.

File a claimCivil claimsCriminal cases

Barristers argue cases in court. Solicitors advise clients and prepare their cases. Each has its own regulator.

1. 1

   Choose barrister or solicitor

   The Bar Standards Board admits barristers; the Solicitors Regulation Authority admits solicitors.

2. 2

   Take the entry test

   25 multiple-choice questions on the law and the profession's rules. You need 18 right within 30 minutes. A retake has different questions.

3. 3

   The character check

   Answer some questions about your record and why you want to qualify. The regulator reads them and decides.

4. 4

   Take on clients

   Members and the CPS can ask you to act for them. Barristers can appear in court at once; a solicitor needs the judge's approval to argue at a hearing.

Become a barrister or solicitorCase law

Your money lives in UnbelievaBoat in Discord. The banks on this website let you save it, borrow and invest it.

1. 1

   Earn it

   From a job (paid daily), Universal Credit, or your own company.

2. 2

   Open an account

   Four banks offer current accounts, savings, Cash ISAs and investment accounts. Their rates follow the Bank of England's Bank Rate.

3. 3

   Borrow

   Loans are approved automatically if your credit score is high enough. Everyone starts at 600, and payments are taken weekly.

4. 4

   Invest

   Buy shares in listed companies, bank funds and gilts from an ISA or investment account, or try Premium Bonds for a monthly prize draw.

Investment and BankingPremium BondsFind a financial adviser