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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/University of Cambridge
Cambridge is a collegiate university, with its main functions divided between the central departments of the university and 31 colleges.
Cambridge is a member of the Russell Group, a network of research-led British universities; the Coimbra Group, an association of leading European universities; the League of European Research Universities; and the International Alliance of Research Universities.
Cambridge’s status as a University is further confirmed by a decree in 1233 from Pope Gregory IX which awarded the ius non trahi extra (a form of legal protection) to the chancellor and universitas of scholars at Cambridge.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/University_of_Cambridge   (4565 words)

  
  CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The parliament is bicameral, with an upper house, the House of Lords, and a lower house, the House of Commons.
Parliament evolved from the early medieval councils that advised the sovereigns of England.
Parliament controls the executive by passing or rejecting its Bills and by forcing Ministers of the Crown to answer for their actions, either at "Question Time" or during meetings of the parliamentary committees.
encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=British_parliament   (7275 words)

  
 Cambridge
Cambridge is best known for the University of Cambridge, which includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, the King's College chapel, and the Cambridge University Library.
The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital in the far south of the city.
The main distinguishing point between "Castleford" and the real Cambridge is that this "Castleford" does not have a university, apparently because the author wanted the readers to think of the town in itself, and she felt that Cambridge was too closely associated with its university in the public imagination for this to be possible.
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/ca/Cambridge.htm   (2041 words)

  
 Why England Needs A Parliament
And his constituents needn't give a toss because what he chose to do on the domestic front in England would not affect them at all.
Quite a lot is in English waters and the maritime boundary was tweaked by the UK Government some years ago, without consulting the English, to give "the Scottish sector" more of the oil.
England, a country discriminated against by the UK Government (you can die in England for want of medication available on the NHS in Scotland and prescriptions are free in Wales, but have just risen in price in England) is not to be allowed to celebrate itself or even to recognise its own existence.
englandparliament.blogspot.com   (7119 words)

  
 University of Cambridge - 教育百科   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Cambridge is a member of the Russell Group, a network of large, research-led British universities; the Coimbra Group, an association of leading European universities; the LERU (League of European Research Universities), and the IARU (International Alliance of Research Universities).
Cambridge is a collegiate university, with its main functions divided between the central departments of the university and a number of colleges.
Cambridge’s status as a University is further confirmed by a decree in 1233 from Pope Gregory IX which awarded the ius non trahi extra (a form of legal protection) to the chancellor and universitas of scholars at Cambridge.
wikiedu.cn /wiki/index.php?title=University_of_Cambridge   (4156 words)

  
 European Parliament Summary
In this way, the Parliament itself established the practice formally introduced by the Amsterdam Treaty (signed in 1997), according to which a commission president must receive the support of the EP before assembling his or her team of commissioners.
Thus the European Parliament is sometimes informally referred to as the 'Strasbourg Parliament' and Strasbourg as the democratic (opposed to bureaucratic) capital of Europe.
Moreover, the European Parliament´s secretariat (administration), which employs the majority of its staff, is located in Luxembourg, which itself used to host plenary sessions of the parliament.
www.bookrags.com /European_Parliament   (2976 words)

  
 An analysis of the European Parliament’s electoral arrangement(s). A uniform procedure for the elections to the ...
In each constituency, the voter is presented with a ballot paper bearing the names of a number of individual candidates, mostly supported by a given party, and indicates with a cross his preference for one or other candidate.
Thatcher’s (UK Prime Minister) obstinacy with regard to giving the EC more supranational characteristics was well known (Dinan, 2004) and her party members made this clear in their voting.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision amending the Act concerning the election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976.
www.ethesis.net /european_parliament/ep.htm   (11613 words)

  
 CEN News : Region-wide : Gorgeous George is mad about the House
Andrew Lansley, MP for South Cambridgeshire, said: "It's a disgraceful abrogation of his duty to his constituents who he should be serving instead of pursuing his media career.
But Tom Woodcock, a member of the Cambridge branch of Mr Galloway's party Respect, defended his Big Brother appearance and said it was "nothing short of bizarre" a cat impression had provoked such interest.
Cambridge Newspapers is not responsible for the content of any external links.
www.cambridge-news.co.uk /news/region_wide/2006/01/16/3c579687-d57e-42b0-82b5-fd6ab469038c.lpf   (631 words)

  
 CEN News : City Edition : Jobs at risk over drug restrictions
JOBS at one of Cambridge's biggest companies are at risk - because of a Government clampdown on drugs.
The Science Park falls in the constituency of South East Cambridgeshire MP Jim Paice, who said: "I have taken this up with the Government, and I'm waiting for a reply.
Cambridge MP David Howarth said he too was taking up the problem.
www.cambridge-news.co.uk /news/city/2006/07/13/636531d0-4d51-45ed-bb8d-64cd6931e364.lpf   (546 words)

  
 IDEA :: International Debate Education Association
Who is actually elected to sit in that parliament is usually decided by means of party lists, where the party lists its candidates in order; if it wins 34 seats in parliament, the first 34 candidates on its list are elected as members of that parliament.
In a constituency system many seats are dominated by one party and many people see no point in voting as their ballot will make no significant difference to the local or national result.
Much of the work of an MP is constituency business, resolving problems encountered by constituents and raising the particular concerns of their geographical area with the government.
www.idebate.org /topic_details.php?topicID=48   (899 words)

  
 H-Net - H-Albion Discussion Network
There are sections on constituencies and elections, the members, the organization and business of the House, as well as appendices with a wealth of information on the activities of MPs both in and outside the Commons, from their membership of committees to their criminal and immoral predilections.
The parliaments of 1690-1715 not only saw the perfection of England's first party system, but also the beginning of the fact of Parliament as a permanent, perennial mechanism of the Constitution rather than an _ad hoc_ and occasional debating club, dependent on the monarch's whim.
Clearly, the old charge that History of Parliament biographies were limited in usefulness by their nearly exclusive concentration on parliamentary, or at least high political, activities cannot stand the evidence of these entries.
coursesa.matrix.msu.edu /~albion/threads/history_of_parliament.htm   (6458 words)

  
 Misuse of 'Cambridge Uinversity' by Indian Leader Sonia Gandhi Petition
We earnestly request Cambridge University to bring this to light and clarify to Indian Public whether 'Lennox Cook School' is associated with Cambridge University also it will serve as a lesson to all rogue leaders.
We, the undersigned, ask Cambridge University to issue a statement on this issue and throw light to 1 Billion Indian people who are kept in dark by rogue Indian Leaders,by using your esteemed university as marketing tool by telling lies.
The Misuse of 'Cambridge Uinversity' by Indian Leader Sonia Gandhi Petition to Cambridge University, UK was created by and written by (radhikasingh70@yahoo.com).
www.petitiononline.com /soniaeq/petition.html   (373 words)

  
 Parliament (Pepys' Diary)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Parliament now consists of the House of Commons http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/292.php and the House of Lords http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/293.php
Perhaps the last vestiges of the old system were the university seats for Oxford and Cambridge, which survived until the middle of the last century.
It will search by constituency (so that, for example, the entries for all members who sat for the parliamentary constituency of King’s Lynn in the periods covered can be called up within seconds); and by place of origin (calling up entries for all members who originate or reside in King’s Lynn).
www.pepysdiary.com /p/334.php   (516 words)

  
 Azara Blog: home page
International students coming to the UK will have to pay more for their visas - but the increase is not as large as universities had been fearing.
The UK ruling elite are just now about to successfully smash smokers (you can for now smoke at home, but that is bound to change soon enough).
Like Cambridge, Utrecht is flat and has dreary weather (well, the same is true of much of East Anglia from Cambridge up to the Wash, and of most of Holland).
www.cambridge2000.com /azara_blog   (8392 words)

  
 introduction to franchise discussion documents - abelard
All of these qualifications were in addition to receiving the vote for being a householder, or paying £10 or more rent per year.
Plural voting continued in the UK until 1948, when the then Labour government was able to pass an act abolishing all examples of plural voting.
Oxford and Cambridge were the first English universities to benefit, and this was gradually extended to other universities: Dublin, London, Glasgow, Aberdeen, St. Andrew, Edinburgh, Queen's University, Belfast, National University of Ireland.
www.abelard.org /iqedfran/iqedfran_intro.php   (654 words)

  
 CNN.com - U.S. support for UK extremists - August 31, 2001
Griffin himself, standing in the Oldham East constituency, gained 16 percent of the vote, a result that even he admitted was a surprise.
Any larger donations received during an electoral campaign must be registered with the UK Electoral Commission on a weekly basis.
In Britain, meanwhile, the BNP could be facing an investigation by the UK Electoral Commission.
archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/08/31/britain.extremism   (1083 words)

  
 The History of Parliament CD-ROM - Cambridge University Press
The History of Parliament is the official history of the British House of Commons from 1386, compiled by leading scholars and containing full biographies of all members, constituency surveys, and introductory surveys by period.
Bindoff (1982; with Secker and Warburg): Volume I - Appendices, Constituencies, Members A-C; Volume II - Members D-M; Volume III - Members M-Z. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1558–1603 ed.
Cambridge University Press is not responsible for the content of external websites.
www.cambridge.org /uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521629071   (662 words)

  
 Liberal Democrats : Nick Clegg MP, Sheffield Hallam
In 1999 Nick won election to the European Parliament as MEP for the East Midlands.
In the European Parliament he was the Liberal Democrats’ senior Trade and Industry spokesperson.
He stood down as an MEP at the 2004 European elections to contest the Westminster parliamentary constituency of Sheffield Hallam in succession to the Liberal Democrat MP, Richard Allan, in the General Election of May 2005.
www.libdems.org.uk /party/people/mr-nick-clegg.html   (464 words)

  
 CJO - Abstract
Building upon Poole and Rosenthal’s NOMINATE technique and Kalt and Zupan’s residualization approach, I seek to disentangle the influences of constituency interests, party and ideology on the votes of MPs in the famous Repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846.
I argue that while the Conservative party shared a distinct ideology, it was also a coalition of two interests-based alliances.
Before 1846, Peelites voted according to a general Conservative ideology, but in 1846 an abrupt change occurred: the pivotal Peelites appear to have eschewed Conservative party unity and their own personal ideology in favour more of the preferences of their constituents.
journals.cambridge.org /action/displayFulltext?type=1&fid=176108&jid=JPS&volumeId=33&issueId=04&aid=176107   (284 words)

  
 Voting Record — Anne Campbell MP, Cambridge — The Public Whip
Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).
This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.
This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same).
www.publicwhip.org.uk /mp.php?firstname=Anne&lastname=Campbell&constituency=Cambridge   (209 words)

  
 Cambridge - OneLook Dictionary Search
Cambridge : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Cambridge : The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy [home, info]
Phrases that include Cambridge: cambridge university, cambridge platonists, cambridge bay, cambridge city, cambridge style, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=Cambridge&ls=a   (225 words)

  
 Seeing the State - Cambridge University Press
The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York
Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.
We are also grateful to two anonymous referees for Cambridge University Press, and to our Editor there, Marigold Acland.
www.cambridge.org /catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0511128533&ss=fro   (1601 words)

  
 Cambridge Online - Cambridge & beyond - politics
Find your MP by postcode, address, name or constituency.
Keeping tabs on elected and unelected representatives in Parliament.
Click on 'Legislation' for the full text of UK legislation.
www.colc.co.uk /about/politics.html   (188 words)

  
 Hatley St George and East Hatley
Andrew Lansley is the Member of Parliament (Conservative) for Cambridgeshire South –; Hatley St George and East Hatley are in this constituency.
Andrew can be contacted at his constituency office.
Visit the UK MEP website for more details.
www.hatley.info /community/yourgov.asp   (123 words)

  
 Members of Parliament 2005 -
There is also a list in alphabetic order of MPs' names.
Click on the constituency name for the election result.
Click on the MP's name to send an email to that MP (please use this facility responsibly).
www.psr.keele.ac.uk /area/uk/mps.htm   (159 words)

  
 MPs in Cambridgeshire
The details below will help you to get in touch with the MP who represents you.
If you are unsure which constituency you are in, use the link on the right.
©Cambridgeshire County Council 2007 : Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Cambridge, CB3 0AP : 0845 045 5200 : Privacy Statement
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk /council/government/mpscambs.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&PrintFriendly=yes   (78 words)

  
 UK Parliament - alcm
Alphabetical List of Constituencies and Members of Parliament
This list was last updated on 20 July 2007 by the House of Commons Information Office
Links to e-mail and websites are also given where available.
www.parliament.uk /directories/hciolists/alcm.cfm   (127 words)

  
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Sponsored by UK Office of the e-Envoy and by OASIS.
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