British Civil War

Overview
The British Civil War was a short but bloody war between the Service Unionist Party and their organizations against the rebel leader, ex-British Army member General Maxwell and his group of rebel soldiers, police officers and volunteers. The war lasted only a short time, and when it was finished no-one dared to ever start a revolution of the scale again. It is rumoured that some survivors of the rebel movement, Loyalist Britain, escaped the wrath of the Service and were the founders of Road to Freedom.

Why the war started
There was several reasons why the war started, the ones that were the most important are below

Removal of Citizenship
Declared by Andrew MacKimmey on behalf of General Sands, any residents of Britain who were not registered as being a member of the Service Unionst Party or related organization such as the State Police or Service Civil Authorities. This terminated all civil rights, and allowed the State Police to detain anyone without reason or trial.

Formation of the Service Army
The formation of the Party's own military force raised passions amongst the regular British Army, who had sworn an oath of loyalty to the Royal Family, even more so when it was announced that the British Army will now be subordinate to officers from the Service Army.

Termination of existing police forces and intelligence services
All police forces and intelligence services, such as MI5, were terminated and wiped from the records. To all intents and purposes, they do not exist. They were replaced with the SP and the SSO.

Forced emmigration of the Royal Family
On the 3rd of May, Service Army troops stormed Buckingham Palace, and produced a document to the Queen, forcing her to sign it. The document allowed General Sands full powers as head of state, and his first order was to order the execution of all members the Royal Family. They fled to the USA, assisted by undercover agents from American intelligence services and loyal members of the British Army. This was the last straw for many people, and riots broke out all over Britain.

Forces of the Service Unionists
The Service Unionists already had a strong power base which consisted mostly of the State Police, the party's private police force, regular police officers who were sympathetic with the Service Unionists, despite being left technically without an occupation. This group fell under the direct command of Lynne Haartze.

The Service Army was formed out of regular soldiers and officers of the British Army who agreed with the aims of the Service Unionists, and they found themselves appointed under ex-British Army Colonel, Christopher McCallum. This was a test for McCallum, as he had moved from commanding relatively small groups of soldiers in foreign wars and up to commanding an entire army.

The order for war was declared by Andrew MacKimmey on behalf of General Sands.