Module Code: PM201 Module Title: Aspects of British Culture Society Assignment Title: Report
Project Title: In What Ways has being a Member of European Union Benefited the United Kingdom and its people? Student number: 23593 Group: NC2 Term: 2014 Tutor Name: Linda Eisenberg Date of Submission: 4th Dec 2014 Word Count: 1635
Index
1. Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------3
2. Positive Changes in British economy after UK joining EU -----------4
3. Further Benefits of British society from joining EU ---------------------5
4. Viewpoints of UK public about joining EU and staying EU------------6
5. Conclusion-------------------------------------------------------------------------8
6. Bibliography-----------------------------------------------------------------------9
In What Ways has being a Member of European Union Benefited the United Kingdom and its People
1. Introduction
The United Kingdom joined European Union (previously called European Economic Community) in 1973. Britain benefits a lot of after joining EU and these changes has made UK develops much more stable than before (El-Agraa, 2011). This paper is significant because there exist argument in Britain and not all British hold the view that they have benefited from EU. This report would be value to the UK public, especially for students who care about politics, for people who run international business, and the members from different political parties.
This report will aim to analysis how much benefits did UK acquire from being a member of EU. In order to achieve the aim of this report, it will attempt to answer the following questions; how the British economy benefit from EU? Secondly, what kind of positive changes came into being to British society after
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