United Kingdom Ann Novelli and Ellen Piehl

Composition Four nations England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland

Quick Facts Capital – London Population - 60,943,912 Area - 94,060 miles 2 Population density people per miles 2

Government Parliamentary system Constitutional monarchy Two houses of parliament Upper House of Lords Lower House of Commons Coalition government Conservatives Liberal Democrats

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UK Terms Rational-legal authority – a system of well- established laws and procedures Collectivist consensus – cross-party support for the welfare state Thatcherism - a conservative, capitalist backlash to collectivist politics Third Way - attempts to transcend right-wing and left-wing politics through compromise

Nation A group of people who feel a sense of common identity through common bonds of ethnicity, history, language, and religion Wales Scotland England Northern Ireland Welsh Recording osettaproject_cym_vertext-1

State A political entity having sovereignty within geographic borders and in relation to other sovereign entities Territory and a population Government Recognition of its sovereignty by others United Kingdom

Legitimacy Tradition Monarchy and early limitations Rule of law “Constitution of the Crown” Nationalism Civic nationalism

Tuition Fees History Higher education free until 1990s 1997 Dearing Report Teaching and Higher Education Act of 1998 Instituted £ 1000 maximum fee per year Maximum fees around £ 3000 per year during Blair’s government

Current Fees Increases Based on October 2010 Browne Report Government has imposed a £9,000 per year cap Students pay back fees after graduation Payments based on student’s incomes Under £25,000, students pay nothing 25% will pay less than the current fees 60% will never pay the full fees

Pro Increases Government suffers from a lack of funds and a huge deficit Unfair to cut spending in other sectors and ignore education Universities need money No immediate financial burden on students Payments based on incomes after graduation Those who can afford to pay more Video Nick Clegg on Tuition Increases

Against Increases UK students view free or cheap education as a right No tradition of tuition fees being a family cost Students usually pay for their own education Increases amount to a tax on university students

Multiculturalism February 5, 2011 – David Cameron stated that multiculturalism has failed in the UK Multiculturalism “encouraged different cultures to live separate lives, apart from each other and apart from the mainstream” Weakening of the collective identity Cites the need for a shared national identity

David Cameron’s Speech Cameron explains that a liberal country believes in certain values and actively promotes them Immigrants should speak the language of their new home People should be educated in the elements of common culture National Citizen Service Video Islam Response

Current Events – Tuition fees birmingham http:// birmingham stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/ stm

Current Event - Multiculturalism http:// http:// and-transcripts/2011/02/pms-speech-at- munich-security-conference-60293http:// -and-transcripts/2011/02/pms-speech-at- munich-security-conference-60293

Multiculturalism http:// http:// Opposing Cameron’s speech