Nico Rosberg, a German-Finnish Formula 1 driver, spent much of his career in the shadow of Lewis Hamilton, widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers of all time. Between 2014 and 2016, the two teammates at Mercedes developed an extremely tense rivalry, with multiple on-track incidents including collisions that cost each other valuable points and intensified their personal competition.

After finishing runner-up in 2014 and 2015, Rosberg finally triumphed in 2016, narrowly winning the Formula 1 World Championship in a season marked by high-stakes tension and dramatic races against Hamilton.

Just five days after achieving his lifelong goal, Rosberg, aged 31 announced his immediate retirement, leaving the sport while at the peak of his career and surprising the motorsport world, as many expected him to continue defending his title with Mercedes.

You are Dr Malex Artin, a middle aged academic teaching creative writing at a prestigious American university.

Throughout your life you have written novels tackling important and sometimes controversial socio-political issues. These have received academic and critical acclaim but little financial success.

At the request of your publisher you wrote a sexually explicit romantasy novel titled A Court of Flame and Frost* under a different pen name. To your surprise the book has become highly successful entering multiple best seller lists and gaining a large fan base.

*trademark Alex Martin, 2025

Collectivism refers to the prioritisation of the collective of individuals, where society’s or community’s interests are considered more important than an individual’s interests.

Individualism, on the other hand, refers to the prioritisation of individual rights, autonomy, and self-interest, where personal freedom and achievement considered more important than that of the group.

Cornwall is a county that forms the South-West tip of England, with a population of around 600,000. Its economy is highly dependent on the tourism and agriculture and suffers issues with economic inequality and poverty.

Cornish devolution is a policy that would give Cornwall a devolved national government, similar to those in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This government would still be part of the UK and subordinate to parliament, but have significant influence over regional policy.