the United Kingdom | Project group 6DJorn de Ruijter - 3813894David de Vos - 3805638Franceska Toader - 3726177Ruben Verdoorn - 3833259 | Supervisor: A. van den BergCourse: Institutional Economics (ECB2IE) | 28-10-2012 | 1 Introduction The UK Government transferred the ownership of the British Airports Authority from the Government to the private sector on the first of April 1987. After 25 years‚ more than 50% of the British airports became privatized. There has been a lot of political debate
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Banking Industry in UK 1.0 Introduction The UK Banking sector is the world’s third largest in terms of Return on capital & efficiency after USA and Japan. Around 3.5% of the total UK’s workforce is working in banking sector and it is providing services to 95% of the population. UK is considered as Investment Hub for Private Banking & Investment in the international Market. 2.0 Size and Importance of Banking Industry to National Economy The UK Banking sector is one of the largest sectors to the
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years ago‚ Sainsbury ’s used to have the top spot but their loyal shoppers started turning their heads towards Tesco and better value for money later on in the nineties. I will analyse the United Kingdom ’s grocery industry‚ involving a P.E.S.T. analysis‚ which is a way of evaluating different parts of a business. (Political‚ Economical‚ Social‚ and Technological.) Political The government can basically decide how a business is run; by all the laws and safety acts it can impose. Nowadays there
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Vlad Gordeev To what extent is the UK a Liberal Democracy? [25] Liberal democracy is a political ideology and a form of government in which representative democracy operates under the principles of liberalism. The liberal aspect of the term is derived from the fact that elections as well as political processes are done freely and in a fair form. The democratic aspect of the term is derived from the idea of people power‚ the citizens having the right to choose representatives and participate in political
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democratic is the UK? Democracy is a difficult concept to define‚ but as a simplification and a conventional definition‚ it is the people’s right to choose and the right to say how the country is run. Democracy falls into many categories and comes in various different forms. One form is when power is in the hands of the population as a whole and political decisions are made themselves‚ this is known as direct democracy. An example of a direct democracy currently present in the UK is a referendum
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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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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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Macro environment influences – PESTEL Analysis The external environment is influenced by certain factors that in turn affect the overall industry and the company as a unit. Hence the PESTEL Analysis of Sweden is used in detail according to Figure 01 in the Appendix. Political – Legal environment IKEA has throughout the years‚ received the utmost support from its own country’s government officials. The company has always complied with observing the laws and regulations of its home country. Now
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as the products are popular in the UK market. More than 90% people in UK have consumed Biscuits last year but consumer behaviour has changed during the last few years into a healthier lifestyle. Healthier and low fat Biscuits represent the largest sector of the market. Sales through foodservice and the market for fresh‚ frozen and chilled cakes are not analysed in this report. (Keynote‚ 2008. Annual report on Biscuits & Cakes 2008). Market Size Total UK Biscuit Market by Value (Graph 1)
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How Democratic is the UK? Democracy is a very general term used to describe various political systems that are organised on the basis that the government should serve the interests of the people. It is expected in a democracy that citizens should influence decisions‚ make decisions themselves and that the government is accountable to the people. It is also expected that the freedoms of citizen’s are protected‚ minorities are protected‚ governmental power is controlled and dispersed more widely
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