The First Directive

Laura Marx, SRB President: First Directive
President Laura Marx

In the years following the establishment of the Socialist Republic of Britannia (SRB), historians and analysts have revisited one of the most pivotal documents in the nation’s founding: the 1954 High-Risk Citizens Report. Produced under the directive of Laura Marx and her closest confidants, this report served as both a scientific analysis and a covert manifesto for securing her dominance over the newly formed Communist Party of Britain (CPB).

The report’s conclusions were not only pivotal in shaping the structural reforms of the republic but also facilitated a ruthless political purge that ensured Marx’s uncontested ascent to power. Its clinical tone and ideological precision reflected the revolutionary fervor of its time while revealing the lengths to which the regime would go to enforce compliance and eliminate dissent.

The report was published, adopted and became known as The First Directive. It’s implementation was to become far further reaching than initially thought with many amendments being published, adopted and implemented over the coming months and years.

The document is presented in two distinct parts: The Study and The Implementation, each providing critical insight into the regime’s early strategies for consolidation.


Part One: The Study

A Report on State Security Threats and Demographic Analysis

Commissioned by the CPB during the fragile early days of the socialist revolution, the “High-Risk Citizens” report was designed to identify and categorize individuals or groups deemed threats to state security. Conducted under the close supervision of Laura Marx, the study sought to provide both a scientific basis and actionable recommendations for safeguarding the republic’s stability.

The study yielded several key observations regarding the reliability of different demographics:

Men in Authority: Across all fields, men were found to be unfit for positions of power or influence. This extended to education, management, medicine, law enforcement, and government. Their tendency toward corruption, insubordination, and ideological resistance posed an unacceptable risk to the nascent state.

Unattractive Women in Authority: Though smaller in number than men, unattractive women occupying leadership roles were similarly categorized as threats. Their perceived lack of compliance and alignment with state values marked them as unsuited for influential positions.

Attractive Women: This group emerged as the cornerstone of the state’s vision for a stable and loyal citizenry. At all age levels, attractive women displayed high levels of compliance, ideological purity, and support for state initiatives.

The analysis concluded that:

  1. Men, in general, posed an inherent risk to state stability, particularly in leadership roles.
  1. Unattractive women were similarly untrustworthy in positions of power.
  1. Attractive women were the least likely to disrupt the state’s vision of unity and order.

To address these findings, the report proposed:

  1. Removal from Authority: All men holding positions in education, management, medicine, law enforcement, and government should be relieved of their posts immediately. Unattractive women in similar positions were to face the same fate.
  2. Grading Systems for Citizen Suitability: A Women’s Attractiveness Grading System was proposed, ranking women on a five-tier scale to determine their eligibility for higher education and employment opportunities. A simpler Men’s Grading System, focused on physical fitness and utility for labor, would guide their assignment to manual or vocational roles.
  3. Reallocation of Opportunities: Leadership roles and higher education opportunities were to be reserved exclusively for top-graded women. Men and unattractive women would be redirected to labor-intensive or lower-tier positions in alignment with the state’s needs.

Part Two: The Implementation

Enforcing Revolutionary Order

Following the study’s publication, Laura Marx acted swiftly to implement its recommendations:

  1. Dismissals and Purges: All men in positions of authority were summarily dismissed. The purge encompassed educators, managers, doctors, police officers, and government officials. Unattractive women in comparable roles were subjected to the same immediate removal.
  2. Public Justification: The CPB framed these actions as essential to safeguarding the republic’s ideals. Public messaging emphasized the necessity of ideological purity and the dangers posed by reactionary elements.

The grading systems became central to the regime’s societal restructuring:

  1. Women’s Attractiveness Grading System: The five-tier scale was implemented nationwide, measuring physical appeal, demeanor, and ideological alignment. Only those achieving the highest grades were granted access to elite education and leadership roles. Lower-graded women were restricted to vocational roles or barred from employment altogether.
  2. Men’s Grading System: Categorized men into three tiers based on physical utility, assigning them to agricultural, industrial, or basic service work.
  3. Institutional Integration: The grading systems guided decisions on education, employment, and even housing allocations, ensuring alignment with state priorities.

Legacy of the Report

The 1954 “High-Risk Citizens” report became a cornerstone of Laura Marx’s strategy to consolidate power. Its recommendations institutionalized a rigid hierarchy that marginalized dissent while elevating a loyal elite.

The systematic purging of men and unattractive women from authority cemented Marx’s vision of the Socialist Republic of Britannia. The grading systems, while publicly framed as tools for meritocratic advancement, were weaponized to enforce ideological control and suppress potential opposition.

The report remains a chilling testament to the lengths the SRB went to in securing its revolutionary ideals. By intertwining pseudo-science, propaganda, and revolutionary zeal, Marx and her team created a framework that ensured her absolute dominance over both the CPB and the republic she built in her image.

First Secretary Laura Marx
First Secretary Laura Marx