The UK political system The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy: government is voted into power by the people‚ to act in the interests of the people. Every adult has the right to vote - known as ’universal suffrage’. Alongside this system‚ the UK is also a constitutional monarchy. This is a situation where there is an established monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II)‚ who remains politically impartial and with limited powers. General election: In a general election the adult population
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Social Class in UK The term “social class” is in UK is a controversial issue‚David J Lee said “ The use of the concept class in sociology has come under attack ”‚ which having many definitions. And as the tile shows‚ there are even disagreements over its very existence. Before we get into the details‚ at least‚ let us look at one definition. “Social class “is a set of concepts in the social sciences and political theory centered on models of social stratification in which people are grouped
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United Kingdom. There are local councils in England that put microchips on people’s garbage bins to k check if they are throwing out the right stuff. Scotland’s National Party’s long term plans to split off from the UK are on indefinite hold due to the economic downturn. Economically‚ the UK had too many eggs in one basket--too much of their economy is based on complex financial services--read U.S. sub-prime mortgages... and they are taking a worse hit to their economy than most developed countries.
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THE CONDOM MARKET IN THE UK. “A condom is a barrier device commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases. It is put on a man’s erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner”. Condoms are therefore medical devices which are used to maintain a good health care. It is in the government’s best interest to subsidise or provide them entirely free so that consumption is not limited
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In the UK legal system their are two types of lawyers; solicitor and barrister‚after a certain amount of years of experience if you want to you can apply to become a judge‚ if accepted you start from the bottom of the heirachy system and eventually as you gain more years of experience you get higher in the ranking. Keywords: UK‚ solicitors‚ barristers‚ judiciary‚ prosecutors‚ high court‚ superior and inferior judges‚ bar examinations. In this project we will look at how the two types of lawyers
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Nowadays a lot of young people prefer studying abroad‚ especially in UK. International students have a lot of problems they have to face when they come to a new country‚ such as problems with accommodation‚transportation and culture shock etc. So its important for students to find ways to help themselves overcome these problems. The first main problem this essay will discuss is culture shock. Many students suffer from home sickness: they miss their family and friends back home. This problem could
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Capital Punishment should be reinstated in the UK? Capital punishment is the legally authorized killing of someone that committed a crime. Many people agree with it as they believe that the death penalty is a deterrent to a crime‚ however many others would disagree with capital punishment and would not wish for it to return back to the UK. Religious believers may believe that capital punishment should be legalised in the UK again as they may believe in the moral ‘an eye for an eye’‚ this is
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different forms. They can be written or unwritten‚ rigid or flexible‚ federal or unitary in structure. Our UK constitution is unwritten however it possesses strong core constitutional principles‚ such as parliamentary supremacy‚ a responsible government‚ the rule of law and the separation of powers. It also has many key characteristics that shape it. As mentioned in Hilaire Barnett ’s statement‚ the UK constitution is largely unwritten. Unlike the USA we do not have a document that states the system in
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Democratic is the UK? When it comes to meeting the basic requirements for a modern democracy the UK is doing adequately. These requirements include guaranteeing basic human rights‚ separation of power between the institutions of state‚ freedom of opinion‚ freedom of religion‚ equal right to vote and good governance that lacks corruption. These are some of the key elements‚ there are clearly other factors that play a part in the definition of a democracy. Although the UK might seem like they
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Lifelong Learning UK is the Sector Skills Council responsible for the professional development of all those working in community learning and development; further education; higher education; libraries‚ archives and information services; and work-based learning. (Since January 2005‚ LLUK has taken over the work of three former national training organisations‚ FENTO‚ PAULO and isNTO‚ together with the NTO responsibilities of HESDA.) The role of Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) is to increase the skills
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