companiesandmarkets.com/News/Leisure/UK-cinema-market-led-by-Cineworld/NI6625 UK cinema market led by Cineworld The UK cinema market has traditionally proved fairly resilient to recessionary forces. However‚ with consumers being squeezed by a combination of higher taxes‚ low earnings growth and high inflation‚ they are being forced to look again at all areas of their discretionary spending and cinema is bound to come under threat. January saw admissions to UK cinemas hit a total of 17‚081‚70
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MPC notes Monetary policy in the UK is controlled by the bank of England. In 1997 the Monetary Policy Committee was set up‚ with the sole task of setting interest rates in order to meet the government’s target rate of CPI inflation of 2% +/- 1%. The MPC is made up of 9 members‚ including the governor of the Bank of England‚ two deputy governors and a number of expert economists who bring knowledge and information from different areas and markets in the UK. The MPC meet monthly to set the base interest
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Polish Migration to the UK Polish migration to the UK began in the year 2004‚ when Poland joined the EU. People were moving from Poland to the UK in search of jobs and better pay‚ because there was shortage of work in Poland and the pay was not good‚ some people only being paid £4 a day whereas in the UK people were getting £400 a day. They were doing jobs that British people did not want to do such as plumbing‚ cleaning‚ building and driving‚ Polish people were generally very hard workers and
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When compared to other countries in the World‚ the UK is undoubtedly democratic because of the parliament which is a representative institution. This is a definitive guarantee that the voices of the people are heard throughout the government as the people’s wishes are properly represented. Due to public outcry‚ David Cameron’s proposal for military action to Syria was shut down in the houses of Commons. This illustrates the significance and power of parliament as it has direct control over all legislation
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How Democratic is the UK? (25) Democracy can be understood as a process of people governing their state and managing community affairs all together‚ based on consensus. The origins of democracy lie in Ancient Greece. The very term was constructed from two Greek words ‘demos’‚ which means ‘people’‚ and ‘cratos’‚ which means ‘power’. The UK is in many ways not democratic. Firstly‚ Britain‚ amongst many other countries‚ claims to be a democracy. This would suggest that UK citizens‚ have effective
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large problem in the UK. According to BBC News (2003)‚ binge drinking is costing the NHS around £1.7 billion a year. In addition‚ 17 million working days are lost each year due to hangovers and the government is spending billions clearing up crime and damage caused by anti-social behaviour due to drinking (BBC News‚ 2003). The UK government is considering increasing alcohol
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Causes of the Decline of Feudalism in England Introduction The Norman Conquest of England of 1066 brought about changes in the organization of the Kingdom when William the conqueror (r.1066-1087) adopted Anglo- Norman feudalism in England. This political system based on the granting of land by the king to his nobles in return for their military service‚ was weakened during the 14th and 15th centuries. Social disorder‚ economic decline‚ plague‚ and endemic warfare led to the decline of the system
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TAQ. 9 Why should we care about child poverty in the UK? Poverty means people are unable to live their lives to the minimum standard of the society in which they live. Inadequate income is the overall deciding factor of poverty when basic material needs cannot be met and people are excluded from taking part in their society because of this situation. Third world countries are the stereotypical places that people associate with poverty yet according to The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP‚ 2012)
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Three Strikes You’re Out Imagine that you are in high school and are thinking about playing one of the sports offered‚ like baseball for example. Certainly qualifying to be part of the team is not that simple if certain eligibility requirements are proposed. However‚ let us say you work you tail off in order to meet the requirements‚ do you get to be part of the team? Homeschooled students‚ when given the same opportunity to play sports as you‚ can affect your chances of taking a spot on the team
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