Welcome to the People's Republic of Mumsnet

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Hello everyone.
Welcome to the People's Republic of Mumsnet. The republic is currently without a government, so we'll need to start getting organised.

I invite you to put yourself forward for any given position, taking care to elaborate on why you consider yourself suitable for the role.

I've currently appointed myself as Republic Designer, a temporary role that expires as soon as a President is elected.

Positions we will need to fill:
President
Vice President
Minister of Culture
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Women
Minister of Snacks

Feel free to make your case for a role, propose new roles, and explore what other things we may need to put in place to become a well respected republic with international clout.

Sorry Rufus, I tried. :(

You could try appealing to the Great Negan charlatan.

knid

Nope its your fault i have a stain the shape AND APPROXIMATE BLOODY SIZE of Africa ....

And now fuzzy is annoyed

She'll have her attack cat set on me

Oooh look, my gavel came out in the wash and it's all nice and clean!

Ah, stop making a fuss. Wear a cat instead. There seem to be enough of them about.

And don't worry, I think fuzzy has just been eaten by a lion.

Fucksake!!!

Dammit....who drank the gin!!!

(That gavel came out of knids bum...fact )

It did indeed, Rufus. Was a tad uncomfortable.

Ahem. Might a diagram of cats whereabouts be helpful?

Minister for Compulsory Horizontal Breaks - where are the reclining chaises longues?

As Minister for MN Cliché's I'm afraid I have to inform you that you're coming across as "entitled".

My office is currently launching an enquiry to determine whether Gilead is "over-invested" in her gavel or whether the rest of you are over-invested in Gilead's over-investment in the gavel or both. It's going to be a long and complex investigation...gin will definitely be required.

That bloody gavel was over-invested in ME!

Aaaah

i can help with

Separation of powers folks, separation of powers. If mn is a state you can’t just stuff the executive with ministers for peppermints, kittens, men and agriculture - you need a legislature and judiciary. And civil servants too.

I hereby nominate myself to be the constitutional expert in the new state of mn.

I'm sure we had at least one civil servant...they're either out buying more gin, looking for the missing cats or have been emotionally blackmailed into visiting their MIL.

rjay I think that my joke flew over your head!

Maybe I should stick to running cults the church of Neganism rather than making jokes.

A referendum on a republic is needed before any of this can happen.

I have the result ready and will be happy to organise the voting

I have RTFT and am delighted to see that nobody has yet baggsied the position I'm applying for.

Minister for Jigsaw Puzzles!

I shall require a large unfurnished office with lots of natural daylight, preferably not right next-door to the Minister for Kittens' office.

A pantechnicon loaded with the essential equipment for my new role will arrive around 4.30pm. Nobody'll mind if I park it in the P&C space, will they?

Nobody'll mind if I park it in the P&C space, will they?

Youll have to borrow a small child

Is there a minister for the corralling of small children yet

Im not volunteering...its like herding cats

Oohh...hold on...FUZZY !!!

Here I am...cats...THIS WAY

Look kitties, lovely jigsaw puzzles to stomp all over and knock to the floor.

Eaten by a lion? Me? I am not Albert!

Having corralled small children in the past, I'm going to hide behind a pillar for this one. Cats are easier.

On a separate note, does the Minister for Weather also have jurisdiction over comfy warm stoves? We were caught out in a blizzard earlier and not a stove in sight! Nor comfy chairs!

fuzzy

Oh i love that poem

I used to recite it for the children with accents and everything

They were not impressed ... heathens

Oh Rufus all that effort for naught? Bad children! Poke them with a stick with a horse's head handle.
The cats love poetry though. Especially T S Eliot.

did I go missing?

Well named badkitten very well named

Has there been a coup?

Gon?

Gone

I think everyone been caught in that blizzard and are now seeking comfy chairs / laps.