Home Ownership levels are dropping in Australia
The proportion of Australian households who own their home – either with or without a mortgage – has fallen from a peak of 71.7 per cent in the early 1990s to 68.7 per … Read the rest
Category: UK
Commonwealth Realms
The Commonwealth Realms are countries that have the head of the British Royal family as their own Royal head.
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Grenada
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint
Bank Overdrafts in the UK
When I was younger, and needed a bit of extra money from the bank, short term, this short term loan was called an overdraft, and the charge that I paid to set it up was called an Overdraft set up … Read the rest
Should Women be Treated as Equals to Men ?
The Independent Liberal Democrat Baroness Louise Tonge, apparently feels that Women should NOT be treated equally.
She has accused the new Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, about his year of insults and abuse that have been hurled at the last … Read the rest
GBP v AUD June 2013
The value of the British Pound at the moment is appearing to be very good in the eyes of many, especially those that are new to watching this particular currency comparison.
The next two graphs though show two very different … Read the rest
Scotland: Devolution and Self Rule
The Scottish independence referendum is scheduled for 18th September 2014, and will decide whether or not Scotland is to become an independent country. The planned date for independence, if successful is March 2016.
Have they begun to rebuild Hadrian’s Wall … Read the rest
Wales: Devolution and Self Rule
The current Welsh National Assembly has 60 members, with another 40 Westminster MPs sitting in the UK Parliament in England.
In the two Devolution referendums in Wales during the last century, the results changed dramatically in the 18 years that … Read the rest
How Many Countries in the World
I never realised how difficult some questions were to answer, but this one: “How Many Countries in the World” caused some stress in discussions. And some Internet sites were no help either.
Is England a country or NOT ? Is … Read the rest
Tuition: Definition of
Definition of the word: Tuition
American English
http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/…/american_english
- a sum of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school, college, or university:
British English
www.collinsdictionary.com/…/english
- instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually
The above is another … Read the rest
16 May 1943 Operation Chastise The Dambusters
Operation Chastise was an attack on German dams carried out on 16–17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, subsequently known as the “Dambusters”.
The Dambusters was an elite Lancaster bomber unit and the Operation Chastise raid was … Read the rest