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.
July 5th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Wimbledon Okey dokey. I reckon’s we’ve left the blog update long enough. We’ve copped enough abuse from people about lack of blog action that I thought I’d better write another one.
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June 30th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Wimbledon I have written often about my tendency to over plan my life. It really kicks in when Mom and Lynn come to visit as I want them to have a good time and to see as much as possible in the time when they ... 20 photos[full story]
June 24th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Wimbledon There are quite a few things and places I want to experience while away on this trip, one of the top ones is to go to Wimbledon. We can now tick that off the list. Shelley had heard from her workmates ... 7 photos[full story]
June 28th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Wimbledon There are few things more exciting than waiting at the airport to pick someone up. I love being part of the crowd and watching the reunions as people get off planes. As I am always standing at the i ... 10 photos[full story]
June 5th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Wimbledon i applogise for this entry, i am a bit limited on internet time, so this will be just a brief summarization of our time in the UK.
The morning of may 21st found me and caleb, intrepid explorers an ... [full story]
April 15th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » London » Wimbledon Well after a 12 hour flight on the plane we were knackered. All we wanted to do was get out into some fresh air. It was a good flight we were upgraded to seats with alote more leg room we could even p ... [full story]
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