The United Kingdom is a democracy and (thanks to the last election not producing a winner) has had it's first coalition government since 1977 which has lasted the full five year term.
An amendment is the name given to edit to a piece of law passing through Parliament. It becomes law if the majority of members support that edit and then approve the new amended law.
According to the 2011 UK Census, there is a population of 2,706,066 who identify themselves as being Muslims. According to that same data the borough of Blackburn and Darwen in Lancashire has the greatest number of people who identify themselves as Muslims.
The usual method of writing a British address is as follows: Name of person, Name of house / Number of house, Street Name, Town Name, County / Local Authority Area, Postcode.
Birmingham, the second city in terms of population in the United Kingdom, is a self governing city that has it's own unitary authority (which means that it deals with everything that local government deals with) and as such is not part of any province or state.
People writing to addresses in the council area usually use … Read more
She was "of her time". The UK had got a bit soft and lazy, (as a country perhaps, rather more than her people). After years of appeasement to (some would say, deliberately) destructive organised labour, someone, Maggie, stood up to them. I am of the "soft left", I hated Maggie, but what she did was … Read more
There are two types of power sharing in the United Kingdom. The first is the former Westminster coalition government between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats who came together to form a stable government following the 2010 general election. The other example is that of the Northern Ireland government where all the major parties have … Read more
Venus is the nearest planet to Earth, the furthest point in its orbit is 261 million km from Earth.
Despite their proximity, and theories that Venus may have once been "Earthlike" - Venus is not exactly a hospitable planet.
Temperatures reach 864 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius), and it's atmosphere it primarily made up of carbon dioxide … Read more
The Prime Minister holds an essential place of right from its creation till its final fall in a Cabinet shape of government. Tentatively all Ministers stand equivalent but in perform, the Prime Minister is most helpful and powerful as he can ask any Minister to quit. Prime Minister is base stone of the Cabinet curve. … Read more
In the case of the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister (otherwise known as First Minister) is the head of the government. They can be elected either as leader of the largest grouping in Parliament, by Parliament voting for a Prime Minister or taking over from an existing Prime Minister at a general election
