Over recent years the UK has become an extremely litigious country .’ In authoritative detail‚ evaluate to what extent you agree with the above statement. A popular public perception of the UK is that it‚ as the US has also been described‚ has become a ‘litigation nation’ meaning that the country has an extremely high number of court cases and the most minor of situations are brought through courts in order to resolve the issues that have arisen. It seems
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Outline the sources of the UK Constitution (10 mark) One of the main and most significant sources of our constitution include Statute Law‚ this is law made by Parliament also known as Primary legislation. However only the laws that affect the powers and responsibilities of governing bodies or the rights of citizens are of constitutional significance. For example the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011‚ this took away one of the prime ministerial powers as it introduced fixed term elections for the
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general taxation (including a proportion from National Insurance payments but the National Insurance is not enough to cover the whole system)[1]. The UK government department responsible for the NHS is the Department of Health‚ headed by the Secretary of State for Health‚ who sits in the British Cabinet. The NHS provides healthcare for residents in the UK with most services free at the point of delivery for the patient though there are charges imposed in response to financial deficits and it seems to
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Unit 1 UK Travel and Tourism Sector Three main types of tourism: Domestic tourism Domestic tourism is travelling in your own country for tourist purposes. For example a British couple going on a holiday in Brighton is domestic tourism. Organisations involved in domestic tourism are airlines such as Easy Jet and British Airways which often do discounts on domestic flights‚ also tour operators such as Contiki and Thomas Cook which are offering domestic holidays. Outbound tourism
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CASE STUDY OF THE UK HOTEL INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION The hotel industry‚ (despite its importance to the UK economy) has not received the attention that it deserves from the central government at Downing Street. A report by the British Hospitality Association in 2010 showed that it has grown over the years to contribute 45 billion pounds to the UK economy. The hotel industry also employs about 3.64 million people both directly and indirectly making it the fifth largest industry in the UK in terms of labour
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Climate change in the UK and Bangladesh Bangladesh is a LEDC (less economically developed country). It has a population of 148‚692‚130. In Bangladesh there are many different problems being caused by climate change. A massive problem in Bangladesh is flooding this is caused by higher precipitation levels for example snow (this could come from the Himalayas) and could increase river and sea levels. As well as this‚ most of the country consists of a huge flood plain. This high level of water
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Measure of a Genius Genius is a word which has different meanings. A genius is a person who has natural ability to use a higher mental capacity in uniquely creative or inventive ways. This ability is said to be given by Gods‚ which enable a person with the gifts to think abstractly. A genius conceptualizes ideas on a deeper level than that of an average thinker‚ giving him or her means to formulate ideas or solutions to problems that would otherwise be overlooked. In Burro Genius‚ written by the
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Should the UK adopt the Euro? The movement from the sterling to the euro has been debate for a number of years. The transition has been overlooked in many factors including the economy‚ politics and sovereignty. There have been various views by many political bodies for and against the change over to the euro. ‘Joining the euro would almost certainly mean better conditions for businesses considering long-term investment in Britain.’ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3008201.stm). From the
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over 130‚000. The service reaches over 93 per cent of UK households‚ through its 187 stores. Non-food online sales also continue to grow‚ supported by the introduction of Click and Collect service‚ in over 160 stores. This allows customers the freedom to pick up non-food items ordered online at a store and time convenient for them‚ rather than waiting at home for a delivery. In clothing‚ their TU brand is now the seventh largest in the UK in regards to market volume‚ which underlines their fashion
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Analyse the causes of Unemployment in the UK Introduction Unemployment means being out of a job and being out of work for many reason‚ which could include various reasons such as educational factors‚ willingness to work‚ inflation‚ recession and many other reasons associated with a person or the employer. It is made up of those who want work and excludes those who are retired‚ disabled and those who can work but are not seeking a position or job. Tong says (2012) ‘government collects labor statistics
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