United Kingdom Essay Examples

Many Catholic and Irish nationalist leaders attempted to advance their cause in the years 1801-1921, but to what extent they were effective, was dependent on the methods they adopted. However, some Historians have argued that the Economic and Political situation within Ireland, for example the Famine in 1845 and continued changing public opinion dictated how […]

There were many factors which made the Agreement in 1998 possible, incorporating different groups. These groups were the IRA, Sinn Fein, lead by Gerry Adams, SDLP headed by John Hume, Irish Government, the British Government who were primarily directed by the Conservatives and then the Labour Party in 1997. Also, the USA, with Bill Clinton […]

Catholics played a large part in sparking off anger which fuelled the events in 1969. It began in October 1968, with the forming of a civil rights movement, trying to follow the success of black people in America. At a march on October 5th 1968, peaceful marchers were met with violence from R. U. C. […]

Sources A, B and C are useful to an extent to somebody trying to find out the truth about the situation in Northern Ireland in January 1972 before Bloody Sunday. Sources A and B show the attitude the British had towards the Irish before Bloody Sunday. Source A is a cartoon showing how the British […]

The Easter Rising was a rebellion staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was an attempt by 1,500 brave IRB and ICA militant Irish men and women in their fight to win independence from Britain, it had been well planned out and it could have succeeded if the Irish weren’t heavily outnumbered and […]

The long term causes all started at the end of the 15th century when queen Elizabeth 1st confiscated land off the Catholics and gave it to the Protestants. This was a policy known as plantation and continued to happen for many monarchs after her reign. This caused great resentment in Ireland. The problems continued and […]

In 1801, the Act of Union between Britain and Ireland saw the closing of Irish Parliament and was therefore routinely denounced by all manner of Irish nationalists. Much of Ireland was owned by absentee protestant ascendancy landlords, which caused a lot of bad feeling among the ordinary Irish people who worked on the land and […]

The ‘Devil’s Decade’ casts a depressive and dark image of the 1930s and identifies it as a time of depression and struggle; when the evil overcame the good. The 1930s were also known as ‘ The Wasted Years’ and ‘ The Great Depression’ and such labels seem appropriate due to the fact that in the […]

English involvement can be traced back to the Norman English invading in the 12th century. Although there was some conflict by 1500 nearly all the people in Ireland shared a common culture, spoke the same language (Gaelic) and were all Catholics. During the reformation in the 16th century England became a protestant country while Ireland […]

Within this essay, the fundamental entirety of the tourist system (as described by Leiper in 1995) is explored with consideration to its relationship with the well-known Northern English seaside destination of Blackpool. The town has served as a holiday hub for the North of England and the industrial vacation destinations for textile mill workers since […]

LeisureThe leisure industry is one of the largest, most diverse, profitable, and ubiquitous, and fastest-growing industries in the world. In the United Kingdom it is estimated that, on average, almost one sixth of total household expenditure goes on leisure, with a 150 per cent increase between 1985 and 1995. The leisure industry employs approximately 8 […]

To assess the UK Government’s handling of migration, I will analyze the effectiveness of employer sponsorship. The high influx of immigrants from non-UK countries has raised alarm among the public, as the number has increased threefold between 1990 and 2006, an unprecedented scale in UK history. Immigration is a major public policy issue in the […]

This essay will seek to give examples of both effective and ineffective ways representation has been used in British politics to distribute power amongst Parliament. And whether representative democracy has contributed to a legitimate and equal system of power or if it has made political power unjust and imbalanced. Representative Democracy involves the selection of […]

Most of British popular and colourful customs come from early celebrations marking the passage of the seasons, such as those surrounding the advent of spring or midsummer at Stonehenge. Another source of British customs are festivities and rites associated with the Christian Church, such as Christmas and Easter. Some pre-Christian religious ceremonies have become so […]

The Cabinet consists of a body of ministers drawn from the party that possesses a majority in the House of Commons. As a collective body the Cabinet is responsible to the Commons for the conduct of the administration. A recognisable form of the current Cabinet system was born during the 18th century when the monarchy […]

The traditional view of the UK’s constitutional arrangement of power in government has been that decision making in the executive rests with the cabinet, with the Prime Minister acting as “first amongst equals”. However, this has been challenged by many recently, who argue Margaret Thatcher in particular challenged and now Tony Blair has almost eliminated […]

In this question we are concerned with the doctrine of Cabinet collective responsibility. In order to answer this question properly we are going to look at the following factors. What is the reason behind this doctrine? What are the legal rules and political conventions, which regulate this doctrine? What are the options available to the […]

The North/South divide is arguably one of the most important features in this country’s development. In recent years politicians, academics and many other members of society have outlined the country’s huge inequalities between the ‘rich and prosperous’ South and the ‘socially and economically depressed’ North. This essay will attempt to discover how this massive segregation […]

The topic of Britishness has gained significant attention in various aspects, including politics and cinema. This study explores the impact of British movies targeting a global audience on the ongoing discourse around Britishness representation, as well as representation in films directed at a domestic audience. The worldwide success of British films seems to be linked […]

Introduction Terms of Reference This report has been written with the purpose of providing a clear market research for Ben Sherman which would take consideration of launching standalone womenswear outlets in the UK. Insights will be shown the business environment – the fashion retail market, marketplace and competitors analysis and STP. On the other hand, […]

International companies enter foreign markets generally for two reasons, either they want to increase their profits or they want to keep up with their competitors. But before stepping into a new market, the companies have to consider the foreign market, especially the foreign culture. Not until they have adopted their strategy to the country, they […]

Main idea: To what extent Rowntree had to be more prescient in taking measures to prevent a hostile takeover? Although negotiations concerning an alliance with Nestle were already going on for over a year and although in less than one month time Jacobs Suchard owned 5% of Rowntree shares, both Suchard’s and Nestle’s raids came […]