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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Michael E Porter’s Five Forces of Competitive Position Michael Porter’s famous Five Forces of Competitive Position model provides a simple perspective for assessing and analysing the competitive strength and position of a corporation or business organisation. Here is a brief introduction to Porter and his work in this space. American Michael Porter was born in 1947. After initially graduating in aeronautical engineering‚ Porter achieved an economics doctorate at Harvard‚ where he was subsequently
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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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SE-6021M European Political Economy Level 3 2012/13 Student Number: 09018133 Submission Date: Before 3pm‚ 30 April 2013 Words Total: The UK and the EU: in or out? Advantages and disadvantages of EU membership for the UK. How would a UK outside the EU look like? Introduction Since the first stage of the nation’s participation in the EU‚ Britain has viewed membership as a means to an end-namely‚ securing the upside of the welfare-enhancing trade
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analyzes the political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure in the UK. Each of the PESTLE factors is explored on four parameters: current strengths‚ current challenges‚ future prospects‚ and future risks. Summary Key findings The UK has a strong democratic system‚ but differences between coalition partners in the incumbent government pose a challenge The UK adheres to a democratic‚ parliamentary system of governance known as the Westminster system. This system
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Taxation: 2012/13 Lecture 1 - The framework of UK taxation Lecturer: Sara Closs-Stacey FCCA CTA Email contact: abs614@bangor.ac.uk Essential text “Taxation –policy and practice 2012/13” Lymer and Oats. ACCA Paper F6 Taxation complete text FA2012 Course text can be obtained from: www.taxstudent.com ; amazon university bookshop and Kaplan publishing website. Outline of lecture Discuss historical background of taxation Main features of UK tax today Collection systems‚ legal framework and
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Examine the ways in which laws and social policies affect family life Firstly in the UK‚ family is not controlled by regulations or law‚ compared with different societies such as China. Many Laws or social policies tend to encourage or discourage different types of families; however they do not actively enforce laws or regulations onto them like China’s one child policy. The Government or other agencies only take an active role on policing areas of family life when things are perceived to have gone
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The tax system is a complicated procedure. The purpose of task A is to provide features of the UK tax system in conjunction with any rules and regulations with regards to UK registered companies. It will also discuss the process in which the tax liability of an individual is implemented. The principle UK taxes will be explained clarifying the fundamental aspects of tax law. Task B analysis the UK tax system by contrasting it with USA‘s tax system to identify how a company is affected and operated
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Inequality changed in recent decades in the UK. Gender Inequality refers to the unequal and unjust treatment of individuals as a result of their gender. An ongoing social problem‚ gender inequality has been present in society for a multitude of years and has largely been practiced towards women around the world effecting different aspects of life. The aim of this project is to discuss how the ideas of gender inequality have evolved in recent decades in the UK. To achieve this‚ I will first give a historical
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The UK taxation system relevant to the typical tax paying resident within the UK consists of Income tax‚ Corporation tax and Capital Gains tax. In the past tax payers have tried to ‘evade’ paying tax‚ with some ludicrous plans to keep their own personal taxes to a minimum‚ if not have a tax liability in the negative. This is partly why the UK Government has had to implement tax laws to maintain and clarify the structure of the taxation system within its policies. The system relies on a number of
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