Minister of Transport Mike Dinkley thinks the decision was rushed and worries about the short and long term effects.

Tea Land Privatises Transport

In a move of uncommon unity a majority of the parliament voted to open up the entire nation to private actors within the transport industry.

"Negotiations about public transport investments have stalled for years. It was time to do something about the problems," minister of transport Dinkley says. "I do worry about what a rushed decision like this can mean for the nation, but we're at a crossroads where we don't really have a choice."

The current liberal government has long sought to revive public transport which has languished under increasing cutdowns for the last 15 years. Both liberals and conservatives have been in government during this period of decline. "Our governments have been naïve about the effectiveness of re-organisations and efficiency measures," says logistics expert Anna Reinhart of Trothattan University. "There comes a point where you have to realise that fuel and staff cost money no matter how many corners you cut. We passed that point some time ago."

Meanwhile the conservative party is a lot more positive. "It's about time! Transport should not be run by public companies, as proven by the insolvency of these organisations. They're ill suitable for the job and a drain on our budget," says shadow minister of transport Kimberly Sinclair. She emphasises the effects of unreliable railway maintenance and lack of buses has on industries. "If people can't get to their jobs and producers can't move their products then logically everything grinds to a halt and brings the entire economy down with it."

Our prime minister focuses on the gains the party made in the compromise. In a statement from the press office she presses the fact that investments in cultural and sport events will be significantly higher in the coming three years, and that the reform will revive industry, tourism, and entertainment as people will be able to get to their intended destinations. Meanwhile critics, including Mike Dinkley who will now lead the implementation of this reform, mean that the bill should have included increased regulations around environmental protection and safety concerns. Areas which have previously not needed transport regulation as the public companies have worked under government policy about sustainable practices in public investments.

Historically a decision like this has been hard to reverse.

Quarndown Tigers qualify for Premier League. After a strong season which ended in an unprecedented winning streak the club enters the big league for the first time in 16 years. Fans and commentators alike are excited about the club's chances. "If they can retain current talent and keep up the pace, initiative, and team work shown lately they have a good chance of getting far. Maybe even the finals and eventually the cup," says Liv Jones of TLN Sports.

CEO of Accham Gold Bank arrested on charges of embezzlement as investigations into the sudden collapse of the oldest bank in Tea Land history continues. The police declines to comment an ongoing investigation, although deputy director of the National Reserve Baraka Mwajuma is more outspoken. "This travesty was a long time coming as the bank's funds were continuously drained. We now know that records and quarterly reports were falsified, but this is no excuse for not seeing it sooner. In retrospect it's obvious that watchdog organisations have been misled. We will learn and do better, and transparency in the financial sector will continue to improve," he says, adding that this sort of expansive falsifications could only be orchestrated from the very top and that more members of the bank's board of directors are likely to be involved.

Tea industry see increased demand, as well as investment. Tea Land's signature export product is facing an increasing global demand. The finer Tea Tea Deluxe made of tea leaves coming exclusively from Tea Land farms is widely regarded as the best tea in the world. As the long standing trend of opening tea houses spreads over the globe, even decades after its rise in popularity began, demand for quality tea keeps rising. And Tea Tea Deluxe is the most demanded of all both internationally and domestically.

Many producers point to logistics as being the bottleneck but are optimistic about the future. Producer may soon start catching up on their backlog of orders since millions of pounds have lately been invested in the sector. Many investment banks see a potential for growth and subsequent profits in the tea market.