
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK or U.K.), or Britain, is a sovereign country in north-western Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland. Otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the …
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DDN: Dundurn Press · 4 February 2025 English
A provocative and revealing look at the scandals and corruption behind the Sweet Science’s greatest fights. Controversy is the one constant running throughout modern boxing’s history since its inception in …
still turned out for them con- sistently in the United Kingdom. These crowds often consisted of hard- drinking … such frauds were perpetrated throughout the United Kingdom and, later, in the United States and around …
Fraser Institute · 4 February 2025 English
Canada is experiencing historically low levels of economic growth that are contributing to an extended decline in Canadian living standards, yet current federal fiscal policy will only make things worse …
2001 to 2011, and high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016. During his tenure as premier …
Fraser Institute · 31 January 2025 English
The findings in Thinking About Poverty: Helping the Poor; What are the options? demonstrate that employment-based policies provide a more lasting solution to poverty than redistributionist government programs such as …
the social welfare systems in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, they are moving closer …
Fraser Institute · 28 January 2025 English
While health care is under provincial jurisdiction in Canada, the federal government wields considerable influence over provincial health care policy. Provinces must adhere to the Canada Health Act (CHA) in …
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 20 January 2025 English
In a landmark decision, the British Supreme Court ruled in Finch v Surrey County Council that planning authorities must assess "downstream" greenhouse gas emissions as part of the environmental impact …
always sound misleadingly small. Since the United Kingdom has many oilfields, each individually will …
CLD: Centre for Law and Democracy · 20 January 2025 English
the touchstone of all the freedoms to which the United Nations is consecrated.18 The UN Human Rights Committee, the independent body of experts established to monitor and oversee implementation of …
force 3 September 1953. 23 Handyside v. the United Kingdom, 7 December 1976, Application No. 5493/72, … %20TURKEY.pdf&logEvent=False. 32 Handyside v. United Kingdom, note 23, para. 49. The Centre for Law and … offence of sedition was finally abolished in the United Kingdom in 2009 by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 …
Fraser Institute · 14 January 2025 English
The federal government recently increased the capital gains tax inclusion rate from one-half to two-thirds for all capital gains realized by corporations, and for individuals realizing capital gains exceeding $250,000 …
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DDN: Dundurn Press · 14 January 2025 English
“Sharply observed, fiercely researched, starkly revealing, written with wit, verve, and insight, making room for the tragic ironies without ever taking its eyes off the comic ones, Catch a Fire …
world on its policy. Israel, Germany, the United Kingdom, Jamaica, the United States, and, yes, coun- …
CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 14 January 2025 English
Zealand, Peru, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, and the United Kingdom. The author joined a small group of strategic stakeholders who were invited by the Department …
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, and the United Kingdom. The author joined a small group of strategic … partnership, joining the U.S. with Australia and the United Kingdom in a partnership centred on technological sharing … alliance between Canada, the U.S., Australia, United Kingdom, and New Zealand. While FVEY is centred first …
Pathways to Prosperity · 11 January 2025 English
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refugees and asylum seekers; common barriers to United Kingdom accessing care and ways to address them; managing …