The United Kingdom is a unitary democracy governed within the framework of a constitutional monarchy‚ in which the Monarch is the head of state and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by Her Majesty’s Government‚ on behalf of and by the consent of the Monarch‚ as well as by the devolved Governments of Scotland and Wales‚ and the Northern Ireland Executive. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Culture British culture today is the product of a shifting combination of tradition and experimentation‚ national identity and regional and ethnic diversity. These distinctive tensions are expressed in a range of cultural arenas‚ such as art‚ sport‚ journalism‚ fashion‚ education and race. This Companion addresses these and other major aspects of British culture and offers a sophisticated understanding of what it means to study and think about the diverse
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England Thousands of people gather in central London for New Year celebrations‚ including fireworks at the London Eye at midnight The United Kingdom’s celebrations are noticeably divided among the three nations that compose it: England‚ Scotland‚ Northern Ireland and Wales. In England‚ clocks symbolize the transition that occurs at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. The celebration in London focuses on Big Ben‚ the bell and by association‚ the clock housed in the clock tower at the Palace
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The history of the education system Why did it take the industrial revolution before the government intervened and made education compulsory? It took the industrial revolution before education was made compulsory because the revolution highlighted the issues of child labour and many different child labour protection acts were passed. These acts led to an alternative action of education for children instead and so the education act of 1870 was passed which gave education to all classes. How
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The impact of United Kingdom Tourism on the Employment rate. Source : Travel and Tourism Economic Impacts 2012 United Kingdom UK Tourism had generated 938‚500 jobs in 2011 which is 3.0% of total employment in the UK economy. The Tourism employment includes airlines‚ transportation service‚ hotels‚ restaurant‚ travel agents and leisure industries directly and indirectly supported by tourism. According to the data‚ there is a decrease from year 2002 to year 2005. Fords end 90 years of British
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Assess the sociological explanations for ethnic differences in educational achievement Studies have been done and the results show that the ethnic groups most likely to have degrees are; Chinese (31%) this may be because Chinese view education as a very important thing and the parents tend to be more strict for example with homework and behaviour. Then it’s the Indian race (25%) this could be because a lot of the Indian are middle class so they have the money to pay for top resources such as laptops
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PAPERWORK ENGLISH SMART CAMP 2012 ABSTRACT : English in Camp is the gathering of targeted students who are confined to a designated place to participate in the activities planned. While doing so‚ students are instructed‚ encouraged and motivated to use the English language in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. The objectives of the program include inculcating the love of the English language in the participants. Furthermore the program is engineered to stimulate the students’ interest in the
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To what extent can the period of Conservative dominance between 1951 and 1964 be viewed as ‘Thirteen Wasted Years’? The Labour government in their 1964 party election manifesto described the period of 1951-64 as the ‘13 wasted years’. This is in contrast to the historian Blake who referred this period of conservative power the ‘Golden Age’. The period did have periods of good and bad‚ spread especially across the areas of international‚ economic and social policies. The 1950s in hindsight
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documents in your essay Document 1 That this kingdom has the sovereign‚ the supreme legislative power over America‚ is granted. It cannot be denied; and taxation is a part of that sovereign power. It is one branch of the legislation. . . . Protection and obedience are reciprocal. Great Britain protects America‚ America is bound to yield [give] obedience. If not‚ tell me when the Americans were emancipated? When they want the protection of this kingdom‚ they are always ready to ask it. That protection
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Bank of England The Bank of England‚ is the central bank of the United Kingdom . Established in 1694‚ it is the second oldest central bank in the world‚ and the world’s 8th oldest bank if you include commercial banks. It was established to act as the English Government’s banker‚ and to this day it still acts as the banker for the U.K Government‚ the Bank was privately owned and operated from its foundation in 1694 but it was nationalised in 1946. The bank of England has about £156 billion pounds
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