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  London - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union.
The city is an international transport hub and a popular tourist destination, counting iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace amongst its many attractions, along with famous institutions such as the British Museum and the National Gallery.
Constituent colleges have their own admissions procedures, and are effectively universities in their own right, although all degrees are awarded by the University of London rather than the individual colleges.
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 Wikidpedia - The free online encyclopedia - City of London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The City of London is the historic core of London from which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew.
The size of the City was originally constrained by a defensive perimeter wall, known as 'London Wall’, which was built by the Romans to protect their strategic port city.
The City of London is England's smallest ceremonial county by both population and area covered and is the second smallest British city in both population and size, after St David's in Wales.
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 Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blackburn is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency encompasses the town of Blackburn in the North West of England.
The electoral wards in the Blackburn seat to be fought at the next UK general election in either 2009 or 2010 are entirely within the district of Blackburn with Darwen.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blackburn_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (369 words)

  
 FT.com - Special Reports / UK Election 2001
In City of Chester, the very model of a new Labour constituency, the prospect of UK entry into the euro seems to be meeting a profound indifference.
Belying the popular image of northern cities as dependent on a declining manufacturing base, a third of the prosperous Chester economy is retail and tourism, helped by the walled city's Roman past and its world-famous zoo.
The UK Independence Party is putting up a candidate - but it may well poll fewer votes than the head of the Chester City Football Club independent supporters' association, who is standing as a candidate to express outrage at the behaviour of the club's chairman.
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 Southampton - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
It is the closest city to the New Forest and lies at the northern-most point of Southampton Water approximately halfway between Portsmouth and Bournemouth.
There are three members of parliament for the city: Rt Hon John Denham (Labour) for Southampton Itchen (constituency for the east of the city), Dr Alan Whitehead (Labour) for Southampton Test (the west of the city), and Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat) for Romsey (which includes a portion of the north of the city).
The city was the birthplace of hymn writer Isaac Watts.
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 Ripon - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The city had a population of 15,922 at the 2001 census, making it the fourth smallest city in England after Wells, Ely and the City of London (in the rest of the United Kingdom, St David's, Bangor, and Armagh are also smaller).
It is pleasantly situated at the confluence of the streams Laver and Skell with the River Ure, which is crossed by a fine bridge of nine arches.
Ironically, the city's bypass, completed in the mid 1990s, utilises part of the railway line's course just to the east of the city, and crosses the River Ure just yards from where the railway used to.
www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Ripon   (2033 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ellesmere Port and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)
Ellesmere Port and Neston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The City of Chester wards of Elton and Mickle Trafford
The constituency was formed in 1983, largely from the southern parts of the former Bebington and Ellesmere Port and Wirral constituencies.
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 Medical Marijuana - CannabisPhotography.com | The Green Stock Photo Collection
London (pronounced /ˈlʌndən/) is the capital city of England and de-facto capital city of the United Kingdom.
The City of London does not have a conventional local authority, but is governed by the historic Corporation of London which is elected by both residents and businesses, and which has existed more or less unchanged since the Middle Ages.
A plan for a comprehensive network of motorways throughout the city (the Ringways Plan) was prepared in the 1960s but was mostly cancelled in the early 1970s due to vociferous objections from the population and the huge costs.
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 City Mayors: Ken Livingstone - Mayor of London
City Mayors examines the importance of urban tourism to city economies.
City Mayors questions those who govern the world’s cities and talks to men and women who contribute to urban society and environment.
Having being passed in Parliament in 1999, the first elections were scheduled for May 2000, with the onus then on the parties to select candidates for this historic post.
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 Cambridge information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire.
The city's name is pronounced "Came-bridge", as opposed to another Cambridge in Gloucestershire, England, which is pronounced "Cam-bridge": as it is spelt.
Cambridge is a non-metropolitan district, with a city council.
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 Lichfield - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Lichfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Cathedral city in Staffordshire, central England, in the Trent Valley, 25 km/16 mi northeast of Birmingham; population (1996 est) 31,800.
Substantial military barracks are located on the edge of the city.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Lichfield   (319 words)

  
 Wells - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Wells is a small cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, nestling in the Mendip Hills.
The City was a Roman settlement but only became an important centre under the Saxons when King Ine of Wessex founded a minster church in 704.
Wells is part of the UK Parliament constituency of Wells, the current Member of Parliament is David Heathcoat-Amory of the Conservative Party.
www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Wells   (1104 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Programmes | BBC Parliament | Prime Minister's Questions
He explained it would be impossible to renegotiate the treaty without withdrawing from the European project altogether, but that the UK did retain some form of veto.
He highlighted the importance of the UK leading Europe and the World in promoting a comprehensive green policy, including reducing air travel.
John Bercow (Buckingham, Conservative) spoke of a talented Thalidomide victim in his constituency and asked for all payments from the Thalidomide Trust to be tax free.
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 City of Chester (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
City of Chester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers the city of Chester, and parts of the surrounding City of Chester district, including the villages of Aldford, Capenhurst, Christleton, Guilden Sutton, Pulford and Saughall.
Much of the city of Chester itself is residential of varying characteristics, with more middle-class areas such as Upton and the large rural council estate of Blacon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/City_of_Chester_(constituency)   (358 words)

  
 University of Chester: Media Information University Status   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Chester is a wonderful place to live in, work in, and visit and now we can boast it is an excellent place in which to learn.
It will improve Chester’s profile as a place, it will add further strength to our economy and it will help people’s raise their own aspirations to acquire higher levels of skill.
Research shows University College Chester is one of the country’s most appealing places for students to apply for university courses.
www.chester.ac.uk /mediapack/quotes.html   (1685 words)

  
 The Electoral Commission : Election results
Elections were held for the UK Parliament on 5 May 2005.
The electoral system used for the UK Parliamentary general election is called 'first past the post'.
This means that within each constituency a single vote is cast for one candidate and the candidate who wins the highest number of votes becomes the elected MP.
www.electoralcommission.org.uk /election-data/index.cfm?epage=s   (139 words)

  
 chester - OneLook Dictionary Search
Chester : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
Chester : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Phrases that include chester: daniel chester french, chester alan arthur, port chester, arthur chester alan, chester a arthur, more...
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 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Editorial
HEN a joint session of Parliament passed the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), the government did not win; nor was the Opposition defeated—it was the nation which lost, temporarily, the battle for civil liberties.
It well known that the roads in the city are bumpy and most unsatisfactory material is used for levelling the roads as also for conducting repairs.
Now that the Parliament session is coming to an end and a cabinet reshuffle is being anticipated later this month, the grapevine has it that Minister of State for Coal Ravi Shankar Prasad may well get a more important portfolio.
www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20020505/edit.htm   (6734 words)

  
 In Parliament
All the people in this area are his constituents - that is he is directly accountable to them and is their representative to Government, Parliament and all other similar bodies.
A ‘backbench’ MP is a member of parliament who is not part of the Government ranks whether as a junior minister, parliamentary private secretary or a senior/junior cabinet minister.
However, when Parliament returned from the Christmas break the initial stages of the modernization of the House of Commons came into effect with a change in the times at which the House of Commons sits – from 11.30am until 7.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
www.marktamimp.org.uk /inparliament.htm   (963 words)

  
 PennTags /tag/Europe
Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data
This research project is based in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, UK, is part of the ESRC 'One Europe or Several?' research programme.
Constituency level results of parliamentary elections from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine are also available.
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 Wrexham
The Wrexham constituency elects members to the UK Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales.
The UK Parliament constituency of Wrexham has long been a safe seat for the Labour Party.
The UK capital of culture for 2008, Liverpool, has also donated £100,000 to a study of electrification of the Wrexham to Bidston line, and a possible rail link to the North Wales coast line.
www.globalguide.org /index.html?id=103344   (2868 words)

  
 Zimbabwe news
Priscilla Misihairambwi-Mushonga, a committed feminist and women's rights activist with a long history of association with women's organisation and who is seeking to represent the Glen Norah constituency in parliament on an MDC ticket, says if elected, she will focus not only on women's issues but on those which concern everyone else in the country.
In an interview with The Standard, last night, Dongo complained that the political playing field in her constituency was not level and she accused the office of the registrar- general of working as an election-rigging agent for the ruling Zanu PF.
Chester Mhende, an ex-Zanu PF, now independent candidate for the Harare North constituency, said it was amusing that Zanu PF's candidate for the constituency and sitting MP, Nyasha Chikwinya, had brought the First Lady to Hatcliffe Extension to "try and boost her flagging prospects for re-election".
www.zimbabwesituation.com /jun19a.html   (13769 words)

  
 Liverpool Walton (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Liverpool Walton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency is one of five covering the city of Liverpool.
It covers the north of the city, including areas such as Anfield, Everton, Fazakerley and Kirkdale as well as Walton itself.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liverpool_Walton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (250 words)

  
 Four More Years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
But in both the UK and Canada, all national broadcasters who benefit from a licence to broadcast have what is known as a "public service obligation" which obligation is, inter alia, to provide a given amount of airtime to news and current affairs.
Again, these were carried live in the UK (which meant we had to stay up late to watch them).
The average UK Constituency size is 68,000 so the average Parliamentary election expense limit is just £8,611 for an urban constituency or a little more in a rural constituency.
www.eurolegal.org /useur/fourmoreyears.htm   (11474 words)

  
 Jarrow
During the Great Depression, the people of the North East of England, who were mainly miners and shipworkers, suffered even more than the rest of the country from the prevailing unemployment and poverty.
This was the Jarrow Crusade (a term used on banners carried by the marchers) or Jarrow March.
Jarrow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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