An Observation on UK Crowd Funding By C.W.Hart 07/12/12 Table of Contents: Introduction 1. What is crowdfunding? 2. Crowdfunding and the Creative Industries 3. The Methods of a good crowdfunder 4. The rise and growth of projects 5. The UK and it’s ‘crowd’ Conclusion Bibliography 3 3 5 6 7 Introduction On the 12th of October 2012‚ renowned Oscar-winning filmmaker David Fincher – a man who Hollywood has financed an array of treasured features such as Fight Club and The Social Network – launched
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TYPES OF SCHOOLS IN UK The school system in United Kingdom is divided in to two main groups‚ which is divided into different stages it starts from early years education‚ primary‚ secondary‚ higher and further education. The children progress from nursery‚ reception‚ key stages 1‚2‚3 and 4. The two main groups of schools are: Maintained schools/ State schools Independent schools/ Private schools 1. Community schools: These state schools are also known as county schools in England and Wales and are
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Referendums are devices for obtaining extra legitimacy for policy proposals or for reducing internal party disputes over party alternatives. They tend to replace the normal role of parliament and are a form of direct democracy‚ although initiation comes from the government and not the governed. There is an indication of the growing frequency of the use of referendums as a way of legitimising policies or appealing to the public beyond divided party structures. What was seen as non-British‚ inconsistent
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wingfall tax and believe that the equality of opportunity means giving people better chances. Since it defined itself as Social Democratic party‚ the ideology of the party has been changed as accept value of market forces but also accept the idea that the UK is a community where is better work together rather than individually. b) Explain carefully 3 policy similarities between the modern Labour‚ Liberal-Democrat and Conservative parties (post in 1997). (10) Since 1990s‚ three main parties have their
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Assignment 3: Q: What is Flexicurity? Explore its meaning‚ principles and measures and explain what the governments of the European Union are seeking to achieve. Explore the degree to which they have been successful for business and for the workforce with special focus upon young workers. What is Flexicurity? Flexicurity is one of the social policies for the EU labour market. It aims to strengthen the flexibility and security for the employee and employer in employment. Wilthagen (1998)‚ defines
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Courts in UK Her Majesty’s Courts of Justice of England and Wales are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in England and Wales; they apply the law of England and Wales and are established under Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom does not have a single unified judicial system—England and Wales have one system‚ Scotland another‚ and Northern Ireland a third. There are exceptions to this rule; for example in immigration law‚ the
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The UK Furniture Industry Executive Summary The information in this report is largely based on data for 2011 which is the last year for which we have full and complete reporting. While 2011 saw difficulties in the furniture sector‚ 2012 has seen increased challenges and the industry continues to be a difficult one to be successful in. * Furniture and furnishing stores declined by 3% in current value terms in 2011 * The sector was rocked by the collapse of iconic furniture manufacturer
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Affairs in October 1991‚ during his first visit was the kind of breakthrough information for participants‚ opening the English Kazakhstan. Is held 20-23 March 1994 the second visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in the UK was mainly intended to provide the legal base of bilateral relations. During this visit‚ was signed by a number of important documents in various areas of cooperation. And as a concrete and practical steps to implement the results of such cooperation
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Contents 1. Structure…………………………………………………………………………….................3 2. Elite level team sports………………………………………………………………………….4 2.1 Football……………………………………………………………………………………….4 2.2 Cricket………………………………………………………………………………………..4 2.3 Rugby………………………………………………………………………………………...7 2.2.1 Rugby union…………………………………………………………………………..7 2.2.2 Rugby league………………………………………………………………………….7 2.4 Ice Hockey……………………………………………………………………………………8 2.5 Basketball………………………………………………………………………………….....9 2.6 Other team sports……………………………………………………………………………
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Political Institutions UK History of political parties The political history of the British Isles. Over the past 800 years has been largely one of reducing the power of the monarchy and transferring authority to a London based Parliament as the sovereign legislative body for all Britain. The original structures were monarchical‚ aristocratic and non-democratic. The growth of political parties and constitutional structures. The growing power of Parliament against the monarch in seventeenth
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