Echo 7-7. I am aware of the plan for the next few updates story wise for the Bret-Gallic war. If you could contact me on Skype, I'd be happy to discuss such with you.
As for the points suggested, I will speak on behalf of the War Cabinet. Regarding points one and three. They have yet to be discussed further by the war cabinet. Point one was shot down yes, by a Dev. Point three was not raised until we saw this thread go up. At this point in time, you could consider neither going through. Point two however, affects lone factions, which Bret is more than fair with going ahead on.