P1 Describe the development and organisation of rugby in the UK Timeline (1200 1485) – People didn’t have time for sport. (1485-1714) – games and activities came about. (1714-1790) – sport was ignored by the government. 1790-1830 – horse racing‚ cricket and fighting came about. 1820-1830 – a version of rugby was created at Thomas Arnolds Rugby school. 1845 – First set of rugby rules were made. Clubs formed at universities in the US. 1851 – A rugby ball is made and is shown and the world’s fair in
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Should the UK leave the EU? The European Union made up of united countries whose governments work together. Each country has to pay money to be a member‚ and mostly do this by taxes to ensure they receive certain benefits. The money contributed by each country is used to change the way in which people live and do business in Europe. The intention of the EU is to unify people in Europe‚ however it is often debated whether or not being a member of the EU is beneficial for the UK. Many people believe
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August‚ 2010. 8. http://www.globalissues.org/article/537/immigration accessed on 22nd August‚ 2010. 9. http://www.globalissues.org/article/537/immigration accessed on 20th August‚ 2010. 10. http://www.HeadUp.org.uk forum #27 “Immigration and the UK: what effect has it had on Britain?” accessed on 30th July‚ 2010. 11. http://www.justice-explained.com/Immigration-problems.asp accessed on 20th August‚ 2010. 12. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=383 accessed on 20th August
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Over recent years the UK has become an extremely litigious country .’ In authoritative detail‚ evaluate to what extent you agree with the above statement. A popular public perception of the UK is that it‚ as the US has also been described‚ has become a ‘litigation nation’ meaning that the country has an extremely high number of court cases and the most minor of situations are brought through courts in order to resolve the issues that have arisen. It seems
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Outline the sources of the UK Constitution (10 mark) One of the main and most significant sources of our constitution include Statute Law‚ this is law made by Parliament also known as Primary legislation. However only the laws that affect the powers and responsibilities of governing bodies or the rights of citizens are of constitutional significance. For example the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011‚ this took away one of the prime ministerial powers as it introduced fixed term elections for the
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band concept‚ and of forming part of a new “British invasion” in the United States. One Direction’s first studio album‚ Up All Night‚ was released globally in early 2012 their lead and debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" bowed at number one on the UK Singles Chart‚ after becoming the most pre-ordered Sony Music Entertainment single in history. Their second studio album‚ Take me Home‚ was released in November 2012‚ the lead single‚ "Live While We’re Young"‚ released in September 2012‚ peaked inside
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Unit 1 UK Travel and Tourism Sector Three main types of tourism: Domestic tourism Domestic tourism is travelling in your own country for tourist purposes. For example a British couple going on a holiday in Brighton is domestic tourism. Organisations involved in domestic tourism are airlines such as Easy Jet and British Airways which often do discounts on domestic flights‚ also tour operators such as Contiki and Thomas Cook which are offering domestic holidays. Outbound tourism
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CASE STUDY OF THE UK HOTEL INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION The hotel industry‚ (despite its importance to the UK economy) has not received the attention that it deserves from the central government at Downing Street. A report by the British Hospitality Association in 2010 showed that it has grown over the years to contribute 45 billion pounds to the UK economy. The hotel industry also employs about 3.64 million people both directly and indirectly making it the fifth largest industry in the UK in terms of labour
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Climate change in the UK and Bangladesh Bangladesh is a LEDC (less economically developed country). It has a population of 148‚692‚130. In Bangladesh there are many different problems being caused by climate change. A massive problem in Bangladesh is flooding this is caused by higher precipitation levels for example snow (this could come from the Himalayas) and could increase river and sea levels. As well as this‚ most of the country consists of a huge flood plain. This high level of water
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Should the UK adopt the Euro? The movement from the sterling to the euro has been debate for a number of years. The transition has been overlooked in many factors including the economy‚ politics and sovereignty. There have been various views by many political bodies for and against the change over to the euro. ‘Joining the euro would almost certainly mean better conditions for businesses considering long-term investment in Britain.’ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3008201.stm). From the
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