Background: Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe. A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999, but the latter is suspended due to bickering over the peace process.
February 4th 2003Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Acton Just a quick note to advise that I have arrived safely back in the UK and made it through my first 2 weekends and a week of work. Lets just say after 4 months off work proved a small shock to the sys ... [full story]
June 26th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Acton Hello again. Time for some more pictures and words.
This edition of our blog features details of our visits to London's 4 big sporting grounds.
Firstly, we went to Lords to watch the 4th day of ... 75 photos[full story]
June 25th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Acton Greetings
I can't really be bothered writing much this time round (I can hear you all gasp a collective sigh of relief) but the photos have starting piling up so we thought we'd better post some of ... 48 photos[full story]
May 19th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Acton After that weekend i had resighned myself to the reality that this was not only going to be a very tiering trip but an expensive one! the house that we were stying in was a steal at £5 a night to help ... 20 photos[full story]
June 1st 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Acton After all the turmoil of getting to London we finally arrived at Lachlan’s place in East Action about 15mins outside London via the tube. We arrived to a house FULL of friendly people, Tanya and ... [full story]
May 31st 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Acton Well, we are finaly off on our European Tour. We leave tomorrow at 6:30 in the morning. We already met four other people who are on the tour. Two girls from Vancouver, and then a couple from Tenasse ... [full story]
March 5th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » London » Acton Well we’ve now been in London for 2 ½ weeks so I’m guessing you’re all dying to know how its all going, right? Right? Well here is the lowdown.
We arrived at Kings Cross on Frida ... 56 photos[full story]
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