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  London - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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.
Its constituents include multi-disciplinary colleges such as UCL, King's and Queen Mary and more specialised institutions such as Imperial, the London School of Economics, SOAS, the Royal Academy of Music and the Institute of Education.
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 Lichfield: Parliamentary representation | British History Online
LICHFIELD was represented by two members in the parliament of 1305, in most parliaments between 1311 and 1327, and in that of 1353.
In 1885 the electorate of the Lichfield parliamentary division was 8,842.
William of Lichfield, who attended the 1313 parliament, is probably identifiable as William the taverner, the representative in 1320 and town bailiff in 1308—9, (fn.
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 Lichfield - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Lichfield (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The writer Samuel Johnson was born in Lichfield in 1709.
SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
Johnson was born in 1709, the son of a bookseller in Lichfield.
encyclopedia.farlex.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Lichfield   (329 words)

  
 Parliament 2003, part 1, National Campaign for Firework Safety
Friend that the blind people from my constituency who visited Parliament yesterday, with their guide dogs, are extremely grateful to him for introducing this Bill, and they expect the House to ensure that it has a speedy passage.
My constituents complain that existing regulations are not enforced, so we need to ensure that the police, trading standards and council officials realise the importance of enforcing regulations introduced under the Bill, and that people selling fireworks to children or letting off fireworks in the street are prosecuted.
Gentleman said, I imagine that his constituent was in the middle of the road when somebody threw a firework in the street.
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 Lichfield, Burntwood & Tamworth Liberal Democrats - Members' Handbook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The constitution of the Lichfield Burntwood and Tamworth branch of the Liberal Democrats, in conformity with the constitution of the federal party, provides for an Executive Committee, with responsibility for the conduct of branch affairs.
The Lichfield Parliamentary Constituency had an electorate of 63,794 and the Tamworth Parliamentary Constituency had an electorate of 69,596 at the last general election in June 2001.
In addition the Lichfield Parliamentary Constituency also encompasses the Bagots and Yoxall wards which are administered by East Staffordshire District Council.
www.lichfieldlibdems.org.uk /handbook.htm   (1474 words)

  
 Medical Marijuana - CannabisPhotography.com | The Green Stock Photo Collection
London is a major tourist destination, with iconic landmarks including the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and the London Eye amongst its many attractions, along with famous institutions such as the British Museum and the National Gallery.
The British Parliament is often referred to as the "Mother of Parliaments" because it has been the model for most other parliamentary systems, and its Acts have created many other parliaments.
Most countries in Europe and the Commonwealth have similarly organized parliaments with a largely ceremonial head of state who formally opens and closes parliament, a large elected lower house and a smaller, upper house.
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 Burton (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The remaining small part of East Staffordshire (the area around Abbots Bromley and Yoxall) is in the Lichfield constituency.
Following a review by the Boundary Commission for England, at the next general election the boundaries of the Burton constituency will be amended slightly, with the Needwood ward (containing the village of Barton-under-Needwood) being transferred to the Lichfield constituency.
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 Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency includes the northern part of the Lichfield local government district, including the city of Lichfield itself, plus the south-western portion of East Staffordshire district around Yoxall and Abbots Bromley.
He was first elected for Mid Staffordshire, the constituency which formerly contained the city of Lichfield (in addition to Rugeley and Stone), in 1992.
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 Southampton - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
In particular, it is a primary port for cruise ships, its heyday being the first half of the 20th Century, and in particular the inter-war years, when it handled almost half the passenger traffic of the UK.
The outstanding harbour means it is the principal port on the south coast, and one of the largest in the UK.
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).
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 Liberal Democrats : Ian Jackson PPC, Lichfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
He established his political reputation in Lichfield as the chair of the Leomansley Action Group from 1992 to 2000.
He is also active in the local arts, serving as a director of Lichfield Mysteries from 1997 to 2003 (Chair 2000-2003) and singing bass in local choirs.
In May 2003 he was elected as a City and District councillor for the Leomansley ward of Lichfield City, and serves as deputy leader of the City group.
www.libdems.org.uk /party/people/mr-ian-jackson.html   (235 words)

  
 Ripon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The streets are for the most part narrow and irregular, and, although most of the houses are comparatively modern, some of them retain the picturesque gables characteristic of earlier times.
Ripon is part of the Skipton and Ripon parliamentary constituency.
Ripon was summoned to send two members to parliament in 1295, and occasionally from that time until 1328-1329.
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 Michael Fabricant
Twenty five MPs from 18 Commonwealth Parliaments including Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, India, South Africa, and Malaysia will be meeting Michael Fabricant at the George Hotel in Lichfield on the 8th March to hear about the work of a British MP in his constituency.
This visit is yet another step to put Lichfield on the international tourist map and it will build strong ties between Lichfield and countries of the Commonwealth".
Saturday morning will be spent with Michael Fabricant MP discussing 'the role of a Member of Parliament in his constituency' while Saturday afternoon will be spent sightseeing and shopping in Lichfield.
www.michael.fabricant.mp.co.uk /news-00272.ihtml   (319 words)

  
 Lichfield District Council - Central Government - Find out who your MP is and more....
Lichfield District Council - Central Government - Find out who your MP is and more....
If you're not sure which constituency your area is in you can use our online tool to enter your postcode and search theyworkforyou.com, which is a non-partisan, volunteer-run website which aims to make it easy for people to keep tabs on their elected representatives.
You can also use our tool to search 'Hansard', which is the record of everything said in parliament, to see if a subject you are passionate about or interested in has been mentioned in parliament.
www.lichfielddc.gov.uk /site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=622   (200 words)

  
 Information Policy: E-Activism
An International Centre of Excellence for Local eDemocracy (ICELE) was launched this week by the UK government, aiming to gather information from across the world on the most effective ways of using digital technologies to engage citizens in the civic and political lives of their communities.
This is to be funded by the European Union and implemented in 2007-2009, according to the Parliament Office, the author of the project’s draft.
The purpose of the ‘E-Parliament: Development of E-Democracy Measures in the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania’ project is to enhance the interaction between the Parliament and the public, as well as to improve the level of understanding and involvement of the public in the process of drafting and adopting parliamentary resolutions.
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 Michael Fabricant
In May 1997 I was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for the constituency of Lichfield and was re-elected with a much increased majority in June 2001 and with a still higher majority in the May 2005 election.
Prior to that, I had been Member of Parliament for Mid Staffordshire since 1992 until the Parliamentary boundaries were changed and the constituency was abolished.
Prior to his being elected to Parliament, he was Chairman of the Brighton Pavilion Conservative Association for three years and, before that, the Chairman of its Political Committee.
www.michael.fabricant.mp.co.uk   (845 words)

  
 Mickey Fab and the scandal of free shower caps | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
There would be "anger and incredulity" in Lichfield, Mickey said, and that while hospitals and police were being "slashed", the asylum seekers were being "put up in luxury accommodation" - at the Hilton hotel.
No doubt in another century, the new MP for Lichfield, Mr Wakil Ahmed, will be moaning about Inuits who arrive here in their birch bark canoes, scrounging off the welfare system, at a time when many Lichfield folk cannot even afford to buy private jets for their children.
While Mickey Fab was furious about their luxury hotel, no doubt featuring complimentary shower caps, shampoo, and minibars stocked with rancid goats' milk, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown was furious about the hostel where they are now staying in his constituency.
www.guardian.co.uk /parl/Story/0,,193586,00.html   (628 words)

  
 Cambridge information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
It is also at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen and is one of the major constituent parts of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.
The Queen Edith's and Trumpington wards, however, are in the South Cambridgeshire constituency, whose MP is Andrew Lansley (Conservative), first elected in 1997.
The university seats were abolished in 1948 and ceased at the dissolution of Parliament in 1950.
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 Fabricant, Michael | Aristotle | Guardian Unlimited Politics
Michael Fabricant says: On his proudest acchievement in parliament since 1997: "I have organised offices in Lichfield and Westminster which enable me to respond quickly and fully to my constituents problems.
Such is not the case in all constituencies!
I have helped more than 5,000 constituents in the last 4 years.
politics.guardian.co.uk /person/0,9290,-1642,00.html   (108 words)

  
 Constitution of the Lichfield, Burntwood & Tamworth Liberal Democrats"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Based on the model constitution as adopted by the English Council, 30th June 2001 and approved at the AGM of the Lichfield and Burntwood Liberal Democrats November 21
The timetable and procedure for selection shall be agreed by the Branch Committee and the Executive Committee, or where there is no Branch by the Executive Committee.
9.6 Where a Principal Local Authority covers more than one constituency the Executive Committees of the Local Parties concerned may agree to form appropriate joint arrangements to co-ordinate candidate approval and selection, campaigning and publicity and be responsible for the formulation of policy on that Authority.
www.lichfieldlibdems.org.uk /cnstitn.htm   (4505 words)

  
 Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bromsgrove is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency extends through North Worcestershire to the villages of Barnt Green, Alvechurch and Tardebigge plus the suburbs of Cofton Hackett, Wythall, Hagley and Hollywood.
Since its split with neighbouring Redditch, it has always returned a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bromsgrove_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (133 words)

  
 Burton-upon-Trent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The town, which has a population of 60,500 (2001 estimate), is the administrative centre for the borough of East Staffordshire, forms part of Burton (UK Parliament constituency), and lies within the National Forest.
Coors Brewers Limited: formerly Bass Brewers Limited, and now the UK arm of Molson Coors Brewing Company – a brewery from the United States – which produces Carling and Worthington Bitter
The Burton and District Cricket League has many notable clubs, including Lichfield Cricket Club.
www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /b/u/r/Burton-upon-Trent_4fd5.html   (933 words)

  
 Birmingham Hall Green (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Birmingham, Hall Green is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency is a suburban seat south of the city centre on the fringes of Birmingham and bordering Solihull in the east.
The number of non-whites (9.3%) is low compared to the rest of the city, as is the number in council homes (25.7%) but both figures are higher than national averages.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Birmingham_Hall_Green_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (344 words)

  
 Wells - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Elizabeth Goudge used Wells as a basis for the fictional Cathedral city of Torminster, in her book City of Bells
Wells is part of the UK Parliament constituency of Wells, the current Member of Parliament is David Heathcoat-Amory of the Conservative Party.
IThe area is part of the South West England European Parliament constituency.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Wells   (1222 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).
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 Liberal Democrats in your area (West Midlands Liberal Democrats) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Lichfield and Tamworth Liberal Democrats cover the Lichfield and Tamworth Parliamentary Constituencies within the Lichfield District Council and the Tamworth Borough Council areas.
Nuneaton and North Warwickshire Liberal Democrats cover the Nuneaton and North Warwickshire Parliamentary Constituencies within the North Warwickshire Borough Council Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council areas.
Wrekin and Telford Liberal Democrats cover the Telford and The Wrekin Parliamentary Constituencies within the Borough of Telford and Wrekin Council area.
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