government organisations that structure the UK tourism industry. It is important to look at the volume and value of the tourism industry first‚ so that the reader can appreciate the scope of tourism in the UK. Identifying the roles and policies of the public organisations‚ will show the nature of government involvement‚ and the section on VisitBritain will highlight the recent changes to tourism structure. This will give the reader a broader picture of the UK tourist industry‚ and will allow an understanding
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Arguments for and against the National Minimum Wage (NMW) in the UK: stop employees being taken advantage of by being paid unfair wages by their employers. set a standard of the minimum worth of a worker. This benchmark was set so that employers would be unable to hire any staff for less than the suggested hourly rate. reduce pay differentials between genders. What is the new minimum wage?: In October 2009‚ the NMW for workers increased from: £5.73 to £5
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Non-recognised UK qualifications and Overseas qualifications ARB does not directly recognise any qualifications from outside the United Kingdom‚ so I need to pass the Board’s own Prescribed Examination at the relevant level if I wish to progress towards registering as an architect in the UK. Examinations normally run every three months on the first Tuesday‚ Wednesday and Thursday in January‚ April‚ July‚ and October. Before dates for the examination are set‚ I must submit: • a completed
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Discuss two problems of comparing the economic growth of the UK and developing economies using GDP as a measure One problem with comparing the economics growth of the UK and developing economies using GDP‚ is that GDP is not an accurate measure of the output of an economy because of the black economy. This means that certain pieces of data are not included in the calculation of GDP‚ therefore undervaluing the real output. Secondly GDP cannot be an accurate measure of the entire economic growth of
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The current cabinet of the United Kingdom is the result of a coalition government formed after the 2010 general election. Headed by the Conservative leader David Cameron it combines Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs and has been subject of intense scrutiny by each of the parties. This has meant that David Cameron has had to keep to his parties traditional values (e.g. Thatcherism) in order to hold party loyalty but at the same time make policy concessions to the Liberal Democrats so that he can
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TIPS TO PEOPLE DO BUSINESS IN THE UK 1. Exchanging business cards: Timing: In the U.K‚ business cards are usually given at the end of a meeting or event. It is polite to offer your own business card in return as opposed to simply accepting the offered card. It is also acceptable to exchange business cards at the beginning of a meeting‚ although it is better practice to exchange cards when you have built up a rapport with the person involved. Expected Information: They should contain your name and
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Write a 1‚000 word review assessing the reasons why the French President‚ Charles de Gaulle‚ vetoed Britain’s membership of the European Community in January 1963. Please refer to relevant sources. FRANCE’S REJECTION OF UK EEC MEMBERSHIP. PRESS STATEMENT BY FRENCH PRESIDENT CHARLES DE GAULLE‚ 14 JANUARY 1963 This is an extract of General de Gaulle’s speech which cast a veto against the UK’s first application for EEC membership. . . . England is‚ in effect‚ insular‚ maritime‚ linked through
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London‚ an important global city and financial centre with the second-largest urban area in the European Union 3. The culture of the United Kingdom is the pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with the United Kingdom and its people. The UK has been described as a "cultural superpower"‚ and London has been described as a world cultural capital. If we explore the British culture through the lens of the 6-D Model‚ we can get a good overview of the deep drivers of British culture relative
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Marks & Spencer CSR Mark’s and Spencer’s (M&S) are one of the leading retailers in UK‚ there are more than 21 million people visit their stores every week. On 15 January 2007‚ Mark’s and Spencer’s launched the Corporate Social Activities that so-called “Plan A” which are improve the company’s environmental sustainability within 5 years time. As a Part of Plan A‚ M&S put a lot of responsibilities efforts such as cancer fundraising‚ recycling programs‚ beach- cleaning‚ and organic produce. M&S is
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Banking crisis To have a better understanding of 2008-2009 financial crisis we need to know where does it start and why it become global issue. The main reason for this financial meltdown of the economy was the Collateral debt obligation and rating agencies who rate them. CDO is acronym for Collateralized debt obligation. Longstaff and Arvind (2008) describe CDO as: “financial claim to the cash flows generated by a portfolio of debt securities or‚ equivalently‚ a basket of credit default swaps
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