Government

                                                          

                                               

                                                             A New Government

Now in britain has a  new government,After the election.The labour party which had been power since 1997 with, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as prime ministres.But  now it has been replased by Coalition between the Conservative party and Liberal Democrats.

                                 The new prime minister is the youngest prime minister in the UK  history,and he is the leader of Conservatives. He is  David Cameron.The Consevatives have tend to favour the free market,privatization and low taxation.The Labour party generally expressed a commitment to greater social economic quality and favoured a larger role for government and public spending.In the last 10 or 15 years both parties have  became moderate.  

                                In the british  election system the country is divided into 650 districts,in a each districts has one palimentarian.In the general election the Consevative won 36% of the votes,Labour won 29%,and Liberal Democratic won 23%.British parliment there are 650 seats.Consevative won 306 seats,Labour won 258 seats,Liberal Democratic won 57 saets. For the 1st time since 1974 no party had a majority. After that Coservative and Liberal Democratic  parties announced they would form a coalition.Understanabaly the Liberal Democratic argue that  the electoral system is unfair,many britsh people agree for that.In the en dthey had to settle for a compromise the Conservative have agreed to a national referendum on change to an alternative vote system for future general elections,which would be more proportional than the present syetem but still a  long way from full proportional representation.

     

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            Prime minister Mr David Cameron  

 Full List Of New Cabinet Ministers

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/13/full-list-of-new-cabinet-ministers

 Thursday 13 May 2010 08.20 BST

 

"Deputy prime minister: Nick Clegg, 43, Liberal Democrat

Chancellor: George Osborne, 38, Conservative

Home secretary: Theresa May, 53, Conservative

Foreign secretary: William Hague, 49, Conservative

Defence secretary: Liam Fox, 48, Conservative

Justice secretary: Kenneth Clarke, 69, Conservative

Health secretary: Andrew Lansley, 53, Conservative

Education secretary: Michael Gove, 42, Conservative

Business secretary: Vincent Cable, 67, Liberal Democrat

Chief secretary to the Treasury: David Laws, 44, Liberal Democrat

Work and pensions secretary: Iain Duncan Smith, 56, Conservative

Energy and climate change secretary: Chris Huhne, 55, Liberal Democrat

Local government secretary: Eric Pickles, 58, Conservative

Transport secretary: Philip Hammond, 55, Conservative

Environment secretary: Caroline Spelman, 52, Conservative

International development secretary: Andrew Mitchell, 54, Conservative

Northern Ireland secretary: Owen Paterson, 53, Conservative

Scotland secretary: Danny Alexander, 37, Liberal Democrat

Welsh secretary: Cheryl Gillan, 58, Conservative

Culture, Olympics, media and sport secretary: Jeremy Hunt, 43, Conservative

Leader of the Lords: Lord Strathclyde, 50, Conservative

Minister without portfolio: Lady Warsi, 39, Conservative"



                                                         European Union

The European Union was created after the second world war.The European Union is the unique about economic and political partnership between 27 european countries.European Union has launched a singal european currency.It is very use full for european economic,

Member states of the European Union

http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/index_en.htm

• Austria (1995)
• Belgium (1952)
• Bulgaria (2007)
• Cyprus (2004)
• Czech Republic (2004)
• Denmark (1973)
• Estonia (2004)
• Finland (1995)
• France (1952)
• Germany (1952)
• Greece (1981)
• Hungary (2004)
• Ireland (1973)
• Italy (1952)

• Latvia (2004)
• Lithuania (2004)
• Luxembourg (1952)
• Mala (2004)
• Netherlands (1952)
• Poland (2004)
• Portugal (1986)
• Romania (2007)
• Slovakia (2004)
• Slovenia (2004)
• Spain (1986)
• Sweden (1995)
• United Kingdom (1973)

                                                    The European Union

Ref-http://www.bized.co.uk

"The European Union (EU) is the organisation which integrates the countries listed below, both politically and economically. It is a customs union, which is an agreement amongst a group of countries to eliminate trade barriers between them on the movement of goods, services, labour and capital, and also to establish a common external tariff on goods and services coming into the union. The EU evolved from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), which was formed in 1951 as a response to the First and Second World Wars to try to ensure future peace in Europe. This became the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1965, which in turn became the European Union in 1992 following the signing of the Maastricht Treaty".

   Advantages and disadvantages of being a member of the European union

Ref-http://www.bized.co.uk/learn/economics/international/eu/notes/euindex.htm

Advantages

"Competition would be stimulated, benefiting the consumer as prices throughout Europe would be more 'transparent' - differences could not be masked by changes in the exchange rate.

Stability would increase as vulnerability to short term shocks would be reduced, (such as house price and interest rate rises), as would changes in the exchange rate which affect the level of exports

Reduction of opportunity cost, which may occur as a result of loss of investment and trade from eurozone countries. Small and medium sized businesses would be able to trade freely in the Single Market, perhaps for the first time.

Disadvantages

• In the present climate, it would be an unpopular decision, with the majority of Britons not being in favour of joining. This may lead to a lack of confidence in the economy. Many worry about the UK losing control over its own economy
• The UK would not be able to set its own interest rate. Instead, it would be set by the Central Bank for all eurozone countries. This reduces the government's ability to react to shocks in the market. Any change in the interest rate will benefit the eurozone countries as a whole, which may mean it benefits some countries more than others.
• Mortgages in the UK are different to those in the rest of Europe. In the UK, there is a high proportion of owner-occupiers with variable rate mortgages. In the rest of Europe, however, there is a higher tendency for long term renting, and those that do have mortgages are on long term fixed rates. Therefore, homeowners in the UK are more likely to be affected by interest rate changes than their counterparts in other EU states".

 The Welsh Government Introduce A New Law

 

Welsh government introduced the new law about the samacking children.It was pass on 19 oct 2011.Four partie members had free votes and debat about the new law.There were many ideas about the new law.Julie Morgan hilighighted the importanes of giving children the same protection as adults.Millar said " He feel parents have the right to punish their children to when they need."Williams said "Oldest and youngest both have the same right."Deputy minister said " Physical punishment was unacceptable."

The People Of Britain

                                          

British people live in the UK. They are people who live in England,Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. British people can also either be English, Scottish, Welsh, or Irish (from Northern Ireland only).

The British are said to be reserved in manners, dress and speech. They are famous for their politeness self-discipline and especially for their sense of humour. British people have a strong sense of humour which sometimes can be hard for foreigners to understand.

Britain is a country of mixed cultures. London has the largest non-white population of any European city and over 250 languages are spoken there. Therefore not all British people are White or Christians.

          
               

 

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"Facts and Statistics
Location: Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
Capital: London
Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Population: 60,776,238 (July 2007 est.)
Ethnic Make-up: white (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census)
Religions: Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
Government: constitutional monarchy."

    Ref-http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/UK.html

British Etiquette and Customs

Meeting and Greeting

• The handshake is the common form of greeting.
• The British might seem a little stiff and formal at first.
• Avoid prolonged eye contact as it makes people feel uncomfortable.
• There is still some protocol to follow when introducing people in a business or more formal social situation. This is often a class distinction, with the 'upper class' holding on to the long-standing traditions:
• Introduce a younger person to an older person.
• Introduce a person of lower status to a person of higher status.
• When two people are of similar age and rank, introduce the one you know better to the other person.

Gift Giving Etiquette

• The British exchange gifts between family members and close friends for birthdays and Christmas.
• The gift need not be expensive, but it should usually demonstrate an attempt to find something that related to the recipient’s interests.
• If invited to someone's home, it is normal to take along a box of good chocolates, a good bottle of wine or flowers.
• Gifts are opened when received.

Dining Etiquette

• Unlike many European cultures, the British enjoy entertaining in people their homes.
• Although the British value punctuality, you may arrive 10-15 minutes later than invited to dinner. However, if going to a restaurant be on time.
• Table manners are Continental, i.e. the fork is held in the left hand and the knife in the right while eating.
• The fork is held tines down so food is scooped on to the back of the fork. This is a skill that takes time to master.
• Remain standing until invited to sit down. You may be shown to a particular seat.
• Do not rest your elbows on the table.
• If you have not finished eating, cross your knife and fork on your plate with the fork over the knife.
• Indicate you have finished eating by laying your knife and fork parallel across the right side of your plate.
• Toasts are given at formal meals.
• When in a pub, it is common practice to pay for a round of drinks for everyone in your group.
• If invited to a meal at a restaurant, the person extending the invitation usually pays. Do not argue about the check; simply reciprocate at a later time.

  Ref-http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/UK.html