GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY: THE DIFFERENT LEVELS IN UK Contents THE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT The United Kingdom has different levels of government system; the function of this multi-level government system can be observed in brief from the figure given below: Figure 1: For the smooth and efficient running of the country and the public services there are different organizations and branches of government at every level. This ensures that the country runs in
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referendums held in the UK? Referendums are a popular vote where the people are asked to decide on an important or constitutional issue directly. The key features of a referendum are that they the questions usually asked are single questions and are put forward by the government. In a referendum the citizens make the decision and it is always a YES/NO answer. However the conclusive answer is not binding on Parliament. There are 4 main reasons why referendums are held in the UK. Firstly one reason
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Language is not the only problem faced by international students in UK. Nowadays with the growth of global economy‚ rising people are aware of the importance of education as well. As stated by Coughlan‚ there are a significant increasing number of students who are studying abroad in countries like UK where people think that they can receive high-quality education. Meanwhile‚ their study career in UK‚ although language probably will be a principal problem for international students to face‚ there
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There are five types of elections in the United Kingdom: • General elections • Elections to devolved parliaments and assemblies • Elections to the European Parliament • Local elections and mayoral elections Elections are held on Election Day‚ which is conventionally a Thursday. General elections have fixed dates‚ and must be called within five years of the opening of parliament following the last election. Other elections are held on fixed and well as well dates though
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The electoral systems existing in the UK today are currently under scrutiny with a call for reform for the First Past The Post (FPTP) with the recent AV referendum‚ in which people voted NO against a reform to the current system. However‚ in this political climate where people accuse the FPTP system of bias‚ being wasteful and being disproportional‚ the system for electing Members of the European Parliament‚ the Closed List System (CLS) has also been under question. In this essay I will explore the
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Since 1997 with the labour government in charge‚ the UK have adopted various electoral systems. However‚ there are a number of problems with each systems and some systems are more proportional than others‚ for example the List System has a higher degree of proportional representation than the First Past The Post system which is used in UK general elections. In spite of this‚ there are good systems in Northern Ireland‚ like AMS which is very proportional and provides a simple outcome. The First
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To what extent is there a democratic deficit in the UK? The most telling indicator of there being a democratic deficit in the UK today is the continuing decline of voter turnout at all elections for the past 60 years. There is a growing level of general apathy towards political issues in the UK which is not just damaging to the health of a democracy but fatal. The government requires a mandate to govern‚ if they do not achieve popular consent then how are they representative of the people? The
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housebuilding market. Output value of UK housebuilding in 2012 reached £35.02bn and representing increase 2.3% by last year (Key Note). The value of housebuilding is devised into two main activities: new building‚ and repair‚ maintenance and improvement (RM&I) in both sectors: private and public sectors. Demands of both social and individual house in UK still increased slightly outstrip supply in recently years. From 2009‚ nearly 50% house demand in UK was decreased. However‚ private sector
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Le système politique britannique Introduction : Dès 1215‚ le Royaume-Uni a constitué une exception politique en Europe. C’est une monarchie constitutionnelle‚ c’est-à-dire un régime qui reconnaît un souverain comme chef d’Etat‚ mais dont les pouvoirs sont limités par une constitution. Cependant‚ à la différence de la France‚ le Royaume-Uni ne possède pas de constitution écrite à proprement parler. Cette constitution repose sur des textes fondamentaux tels que l’Habeas Corpus ou le Bill of Rights
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