United Kingdom – United States relations

current President of the United States. Sobolewska begins by discussing the fact that there is under-representation of ethnic minorities in parliament, thus each year, the number of candidates of an ethnic minority increases (165). According to Sobolewska, “13 per cent of British residents belong to a visible ethnic minority group” (165), yet ethnic minority MPs represent only 4% of parliament (165). This statistic is not surprising, considering 88% of the United Kingdom is of white ethnicity…

Charles (John Huffam) Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, United Kingdom ("Charles (John Huffam) Dickens." DISCovering Authors). Dickens had an overall harsh childhood with his father (John Dickens) constantly being sent to debtors prison for living beyond his means ("Charles (John Huffam) Dickens." DISCovering Authors). Since his father was imprisoned and his mother lived with her husband in prison, Dickens was forced to live in poverty and hunger in a rented room ("Charles…

came to be known as multiculturalism (Vertovec, 2007). The ‘Race relations act 1965’ was taken out to promote equality among different ethnic individuals to live in harmony, especially migrant. Discrimination was one of the key problems faced by migrants, and other ethnic minority people, this act was taken out to avoid such discrimination and to make individuals feel more part of the wider society. There is a “Life in the United Kingdom Test” which individuals’ take whom seek a definite stay…

On Thursday, June 23rd the people of Britain went to the polls and made a decision that will reshape history for the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe. The referendum vote to leave the European Union, commonly referred to as Brexit, is not one many people predicted would pass. However, a combination of factors––economic, social, and political––building up enough tension and anxiety in the British people, lead a very split electorate to the polls where the referendum vote was their outlet…

Leases over 3years must be registered with land register but a licence is terminated whenever requested by the owner. Unless a tenant has exclusive possession there is no lease but a mere licence. This can be shown in the case Street v Mountford [1985], where Ms Wendy Mountford had concluded an agreement with the landlord for exclusive residential occupation (of…

confused by the complicated conventional lines and bar graphs. Users can access the data straight from the website or download an offline version into their computer for convenience purpose. Gapminder data types ranged from health issues to economic relations. Category of data sets included economy, education, energy, environment, health, population, society, work. These are main categories that contained multiple subsets that covered specific topic. Users can access to the chart by clicked the…

“Brexit” and the European Union On June 24th, 2016, The United Kingdom voted in a historic referendum which caused the countries of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland to leave the European Union. “Brexit”, as the referendum was nicknamed, was strongly supported by England and Wales, while Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to stay within the European Union. Even in countries where the overall result was to support Brexit, the margins were small, with an overall split of only 51.9%…

The United Kingdom grants an interesting case study for wage equality development because of the extensive history of legislation present in the nation. Even though the United Kingdom is currently undergoing major changes with Brexit, much of the nation’s policies are still rooted deeply within the European Union’s policy. In 1957, the Treaty of Rome created the basis for gender equality in the United Kingdom. According to Article 119, all member states must legally provide equal pay for work…

history between the two countries. Furthermore, both countries were both colonized by the United Kingdom. Although, Canada mostly resembles its American counterpart, one can not overlook the fact that the United Kingdom heavily influenced it. As a result, both Canada and Australia, being part of…

relationship between the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) is made special by its virtual removal of the possibility of conflict between the two nations. It lives within an individualistic security system in which these states share collective meanings that provide them mutually understood identities and interests, increasing the possibility of collective action during a time of active threats. Because of this process of socialization, the United States and the United Kingdom have…