1986‚ stated that: Robertson continued by stating that the word only starts to mean something tangible in the modern world when it is prefixed with other political words‚ such as direct‚ representative‚ liberal and parliamentary. This belief is based on the right of every citizen over a certain age to attend political meetings‚ vote on the issue being discussed at that meeting and accepting the majority decision should such a vote lead to a law being passed which you as an individual did not support
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he People Four countries make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -- England‚ Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. Residents of any of these countries may be called "British." Use "English‚" "Scot" or "Scotsman‚" "Welsh" and "Irish" or "Northern Irish" only when certain of a person’s heritage. While the four countries share many customs‚ each has its own set of cultural nuances. In England‚ politeness‚ reserve‚ and restraint are admired. The English are courteous‚ unassuming
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Critically discuss the notion of labour as a “fictitious commodity”. Provide examples where necessary. This paper outlines the argument of labour as a “fictious commodity” using Polanyi’s work. This paper first define what commodity is and what fictitious commodity is before going into deep details of this topic. Conclusions have been drawn base on the main core of the topic and critiques of fictitious commodity by Polanyi. First‚ a commodity is a good or service that is actively produced
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Бордюк Л.В. ЛЬВІВ 2015 Structural components: UK LINGUISTIC ETHNOGRAPHY: A DISCUSSION PAPER Coordinating Committee UK Linguistic Ethnography Forum 1 December 2004 0. Preface 1. Linguistics & ethnography 1.1 Ethnography 1.2 Linguistics 1.3 Ethnography in tension with linguistics 1.4 The limits of ethnographic description 1.5 Ethnographies of discourse 2. Linguistic ethnography in the UK 2.1 Academic connections‚ influences and antecedents in the UK 2.2 Research trajectories and academic & political
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Corporate Tax‚ Cost of Debt‚ Cost of Equity and Capital Structure: A case study of REITs and conventional real estate firms in the UK University of Groningen Faculty of Economics and Business BSc International Business January 2013 Table of contents 1. Introduction 4 2. REITs 7 3. Literature Review 9 3.1 Capital Structure Irrelevance 9 3.2 Present Models 10 4. Data and Methodology 12 4.1 Regression 12 5. Findings and Discussion 16 6. Conclusion 20 7. Appendix
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Critically reflective essay Emma Purnell: 0522771 “Our planning (or worrying about) what’s happening next gives us little opportunity or inclination to examine what has just passed” Wallace (2005) Writing from a student teacher perspective I thought it was very apt to start with the quote above. I believe I‚ like many student teacher colleagues‚ spend so much time worrying about what I have to do next‚ that sometimes I need to have a gentle prod or reminder that I need to be critically reflective
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The Takeover of Animal Farm Animal Farm by George Orwell is a non-fiction novel based on the lives of a society of animals living on a farm. Although the name of the book puts forward the assumption that it is simply about animals‚ the story is a much deeper and complex take on behavior and human nature. The animals are puppets that exemplify how humans function‚ how misinformation was used by early powerful leaders such as Stalin‚ and how the result of control changed the behavior of citizens
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UK Hotel Sector 2014: A focus on new markets and trends Read the Report rbs.co.uk/corporate Following years of slow recovery the hospitality sector witnessed a strong appetite for growth in 2013‚ a trend that is set to pick up pace in 2014. Thanks to the improving economic backdrop‚ this year we anticipate seeing the highest levels of average daily rates (ADR)‚ occupancy and revenues per available room (RevPAR) since 20081. However‚ despite improvements‚ the challenges of an increasingly competitive
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Impact of Cost-benefit analysis on industry decision making: Transportation Cost-benefit analysis (CBA)‚ in essence‚ is a tool for decision making. It can be applied to almost any kind of decision in any kind of field. In its most pure form‚ a CBA will aggregate the pros and cons (positive and negative effects) of a proposal‚ and‚ if the pros (benefits) outweigh the cons (costs)‚ the proposal is viable. Usually‚ the analyst will assign monetary values to each of the costs and benefits‚ hence making
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To begin with‚ we have to consider the background of UK cigarette consumption. In the UK‚ cigarette consumption is 25% higher than the Europe Union average‚ The table on this slide presents percentage of smoking 20 or more cigarettes a day‚ on average‚ take up 10% of men‚ and 6% of women. While‚ in young group‚ 26% of young men and 25% of young women aged 16-19 were light smokers‚ but only 4% and 3% respectively were heavy smokers. Consumer spending on tobacco products in 2008 amounted to an estimated
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