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| | Britannia Panorama: British Government |
 | | According to the law the Queen is head of the executive branch of the government, an integral part of the legislature, head of the judiciary, the commander-in-chief of all the armed forces of the Crown and the 'supreme governor' of the established Church of England. | | | The Lord Chancellor is the head of the judiciary branch of government. | | | Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, as head of the State. |
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http://www.britannia.com/gov/gov4.html
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| | Politics of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | It is the supreme legislative body (parliamentary sovereignty), and Government is drawn from and answerable to it. | | | The constitution is uncodified, and some is unwritten, being made up of constitutional conventions, and various elements of statutory law and common law which are collectively referred to as British constitutional law. | | | However, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 outlines plans for a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to replace the role of the Law Lords. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_government
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| | United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The British Isles is a term frequently used to refer to the archipelago that includes Great Britain and Ireland, and their associated islands, such as the Channel Islands, the Hebrides, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, Orkney, the Shetland Islands. | | | The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with executive power exercised by the Government (formally Her (His) Majesty's Government) drawn from Parliament, headed by the Prime Minister. | | | In the early years of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain", formed by the Act of Union of 1707, it was customary to refer officially to Scotland and to England and Wales as, respectively, "North Britain" and "South Britain", though the usage never really caught on. |
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| | HK Government: Sino-British Joint Declaration |
| | British Ministers also paid a series of visits to Hong Kong, to consult the Governor, the Executive Council and the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils and to keep in touch with opinion in the territory. | | | At the invitation of the Chinese Government the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs visited Peking from 15 to 18 April. | | | The importance of the issue was publicly stressed by the senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council in May 1982. |
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http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~pchksar/JD/jd-full1.htm
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| | The IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY |
| | In July 1972 republican leaders were flown to London for talks with British government ministers during a Truce between the IRA and the British army. | | | In 1949 in response to the British government's Ireland Act which reinforced partition all parties in the Irish parliament declared their unanimous opposition to partition. | | | Sixteen of its leaders were executed by the British government. |
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http://users.westnet.gr/~cgian/irahist.htm
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| | Communication from the German Government to the British Government - September 3, 1939 |
| | The German Government have received the British Government's ultimatum of the 3rd September, 1939. | | | All these violations of the Danzig Statute, which were well known to the British Government, were approved and covered by the blank cheque given to Poland. | | | Communication from the German Government to the British Government, Handed by Joachim von Ribbentrop, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the British Ambassador (Sir Neville Henderson) at 11:20 A.M., September 3, 1939 |
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http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/document/BRIT.htm
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| | CNN.com - British Columbia government apologizes to Indians - Feb. 12, 2003 |
| | Last year, the government held a provincewide referendum on treaty negotiations that was soundly criticized by Indians as an attempt by the majority to impose its views on a minority. | | | British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell said he met Monday with Indian representatives. | | | "Your government deeply regrets the mistakes that were made by governments of every political stripe over the course of our province's history," Lt.-Gov. Iona Campagnolo said in a speech on Tuesday. |
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http://cnn.com/2003/WORLD/americas/02/12/canada.indians.ap
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| | British Government |
| | The Feudal lord in essence is the government; it is dependent of the sharing of power between the lord and his subordinates. | | | Puts a great strain on government with no checks but Fairness is a hallmark of the judicial system for 2 reasons. | | | Parliament had truly established themselves as supreme, in that they had equal footing with the king and had established the trend of removing a king by force or otherwise. |
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http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/Staff/Hermansenjoel/bg.htm
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| | British Government Pledges £500m to Rebuild Faith Schools |
| | The announcement came as the cabinet is being formed by Prime Minister Tony Blair. | | | This will be welcome news to not only the existing Sikh school in Hayes, but a major help in building the new Sikh school in Slough. | | | It is reported that the current proposal would benefit 350 Roman Catholic schools, 130 Anglican schools, 23 schools ran by Christians groups, five Jewish schools, two Muslims schools, and one Sikh school. |
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http://www.panthic.org/news/124/ARTICLE/1319/2005-05-08.html?sid=dd66056e9bf...
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| | British Army: 1939-45 |
| | The British government introduced conscription and by May 1940, British Army strength was brought up to 50 divisions. | | | On the outbreak of the Second World War, the British prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, agreed to send a British Expeditionary Army to France. | | | In the early stages of the Second World War the British Army purchased the Tommy Gun from the United States. |
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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWbritishA.htm
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| | AllRefer.com - Great Britain : Government (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia |
| | The constitution exists in no one document but is a centuries-old accumulation of statutes, judicial decisions, usage, and tradition. | | | AllRefer.com - Great Britain : Government (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia | | | You are here : AllRefer.com > Reference > Encyclopedia > British And Irish Political Geography > Great Britain |
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| | British Columbia - Colombie-Britannique |
| | Executive Council of the Government of British Columbia - from the website of the Office of the Premier - new Cabinet with biographies. | | | An internet-based legal guide to the unofficial early consolidation of the statutes and regulations of the province of British Columbia. | | | Less than a week after the privacy commissioner confirmed in his report that the USA Patriot Act is a real threat to the privacy of British Columbians, the Campbell Liberals are rushing in to sign, seal and deliver a deal!'" |
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http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/bcbkmrk.htm
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| | British Government and Legal Resources - Academic Info |
| | British and Irish Law, Education and Technology Association (BILETA) | | | Sections include: Conference Papers ; Technology in the Law School [reports] ; Responses to Government and Funders. | | | "...new gateway to information held by UK Government departments. |
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http://www.academicinfo.net/britgov.html
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| | Protocol & Events Branch, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat, Government of British Columbia |
| | Protocol and Events Branch provides leadership and coordination in Government ceremonial, protocol and diplomatic activities, work that is vital to the well-being and positive perceptions, both nationally and internationally, of British Columbia. | | | Protocol and Events Branch, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat, Government of British Columbia | | | planning and conducting official visits to the Province of the Sovereign, members of the Royal Family, the Governor General, heads of state and government, foreign ministers, heads of diplomatic missions and other VIPs; |
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| | British Government and Politics on the Internet |
| | British and Irish Legal Information Institute - over 75,000 documents in 14 databases including decisions by House of Lords, Court of Appeal, High Court searchable | | | Participation in Local Government Elections from the Electoral Commission | | | Excel Spreadshets, British General Elections 1906-2001 from Iain Outlaw |
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http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/ukbase.htm
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| | CIA - The World Factbook -- United Kingdom |
| | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena and Ascension, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands | | | head of government: Prime Minister Anthony (Tony) BLAIR (since 2 May 1997) | | | House of Lords (highest court of appeal; several Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are appointed by the monarch for life); Supreme Courts of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (comprising the Courts of Appeal, the High Courts of Justice, and the Crown Courts); Scotland's Court of Session and Court of the Justiciary |
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http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html
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| | Modern History Sourcebook: British Government Statement: Policy In India, 1946 |
| | This statement is made with the full approval of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. | | | (2) The Union should have an executive and a legislature constituted from British Indian and States representatives. | | | Any question raising a major communal issue in the legislature should require for its decision a majority of the representatives present and voting of each of the two major communities as well as a majority of all the members present and voting. |
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http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1946-india-ukpolicy.html
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| | Government House -- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| | This Office is designated under Canada’s Constitution to represent the ‘State’ of our province, with reserve powers dedicated to the unlikely necessity of providing for continuance of democratically elected government. | | | 1401 Rockland Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8S 1V9 | | | This website is a service to citizens who would like to know more about the legacy, functions and current activities of the Office of Lieutenant Governor. |
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http://www.ltgov.bc.ca
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| | British Government Plagiarizes MERIA Journal |
| | It was produced under the approval of Prime Minister Tony Blair and was highly praised by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. | | | Prime Minister Tony Blair’s office has apologized to Mr. | | | On February 3, 2003, the British government released a report, "Iraq: Its Infrastructure of Concealment, Deception and Intimidation" which was said to be based on high-level British intelligence and diplomatic sources. |
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http://meria.idc.ac.il/british-govt-plagiarizes-meria.html
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| | British Government Publications |
| | UKOP Online is a searchable catalog of official British government publications, ranging from 1980 to the present day. | | | Command papers are presented to Parliament by government ministers. | | | The United Kingdom's Government publisher is Her Majesty's Stationary Office (HMSO). |
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http://www.library.uiuc.edu/doc/british/britgov.htm
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| | 10 Downing Street website - Home |
| | Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Cabinet-Iraq | | | 10 Downing Street - the historic office and home of the British Prime Minister | | | The United Kingdom's EU and G8 Presidencies, the Gleneagles summit, Africa, climate change - and the latest news from the PM copyright |
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http://www.number-10.gov.uk
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| | Britannia Panorama: British Literature & Authors Online |
| | Quicklaw - Databases cataloging the decisions rendered by British and Commonwealth courts, judicial committees of government departments and the Times (of London) Newspaper Law Reports. | | | The Legal System - Civil and criminal courts in the British Isles. | | | Comprehensive listings of everything political in the UK, including local government sites as well as links to some political parties that you've probably never heard of. |
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http://www.britannia.com/gov
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| | BUBL LINK: British government |
| | Official information from the UK Government department responsible for political and constitutional matters as they relate to Northern Ireland, law and order, policing and criminal justice policy, and community relations. | | | Record of the former British Prime Minister and the 1990-97 administration. | | | It was founded by act of Parliament in 1838 to bring together and preserve the records of central government and the courts of law, and to make them available to all who wish to consult them. |
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http://bubl.ac.uk/link/b/britishgovernment.htm
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| | Welcome to Job Opportunities! |
| | The Province of British Columbia is committed to creating a public service that represents the diversity of the population it serves. | | | The public service is one of the largest employers in British Columbia and offers a broad range of career opportunities. | | | Send us your feedback and let us know what else you would like to see on this site. |
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http://www.postings.gov.bc.ca
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| | HOME PAGE - BC ARCHIVES |
| | Also featured are the British Columbia Historical Vital Event Indexes, which consists of searchable databases. | | | The BC Archives is the archives of the government of British Columbia, and provides research access to records of enduring value to the province for both the provincial government and public clientele. | | | Also available is a listing of holdings of British Columbia newspapers on microfilm. |
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http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca
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| | British Embassy in the USA: Consulate websites |
| | This site is produced and maintained by the British Embassy in Washington DC. | | | This Consulate-General aims to help US companies in the South Eastern states find the right British products and services which will increase your business. | | | Inquiries concerning US citizens should be directed to the US State Department. |
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http://www.britainusa.com/houston
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| | Autistic Society >> News >> BRITISH GOVERNMENT DENIES PLANS TO MAKE MMR COMPULSORY |
| | Growing numbers of parents are opting instead for single jabs in the belief that they are safer. | | | The British government has repeatedly stated that there is no evidence the MMR vaccine causes autism or gut problems. | | | The British Medical Association is compiling a report on whether vaccinations should be mandatory. |
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http://www.autisticsociety.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=15
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| | Wired News: Brits Launch Online Spy Network |
| | It also could help usher in an era of Orwellian surveillance, privacy advocates fear. | | | But absolutely nothing will be intercepted without a warrant, the British government insists. | | | Despite the government's assurances, legal experts warn that the system could be easily abused. |
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http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,36031,00.html
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| | British Government and Politics on the internet, including departments, acts and reports: plucked from the web by ... |
| | Drugs and the law: report of the Independent Inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Runciman Report) | | | British Government and Politics on the internet, including departments, acts and reports: plucked from the web by Sylvia Milne, a retired librarian | | | Keele University Directory of British Government and Politics Resources on the Internet: includes local government, election information, think tanks and pressure groups. |
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http://www.sylviamilne.btinternet.co.uk/plucked/gov.htm
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| | British Government Publications (University of York Library) |
| | This has come to mean a government policy statement on which early legislation is envisaged, issued as a Command Paper. | | | This series includes statements of government policy (white papers), reports of Royal Commissions, the annual reports of some government departments, and papers concerned with foreign affairs in the treaty series. | | | A colloquial term for what are officially known as Local and Personal Bills and Acts. |
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| | BRITISH LABOUR GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS HOMOSEXUAL ADOPTION |
| | The British Conservative Party is also supporting the gay adoption amendment. | | | The Associated Press reports that Alan Milburn, the Health Secretary, said the government would support amending the Adoption and Children Bill now before Parliament as necessary to bring about joint custody rights, on which it will allow a free vote. | | | "The government's objective is to increase the number of children to have the opportunity, through adoption, to grow up as part of a loving, stable and permanent family," Milburn said. |
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http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/may/02050807.html
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| | Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | British government responds to NEO task force report |
| | The lack of specific initiatives in the government response was criticized by some in Britain who had expected the government to take more action. | | | The three-person task force, created by the British government last year to study the NEO threat, issued 14 recommendations dealing not only with searching and tracking NEOs but also "mitigation" issues, such as ways to deflect an object on an impact trajectory or dealing with the aftermath of a NEO impact. | | | British government responds to NEO task force report |
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http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0102/26neo
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| | Office of the e-Envoy |
| | The Office of the e-Envoy is part of the Prime Minister's Delivery and Reform team based in the Cabinet Office. | | | It works to meet the Prime Minister's target for internet access for all who want it by 2005 and supports work across Government to develop the UK as a world leader for electronic business. | | | The primary focus of the Office of the e-Envoy is to improve the delivery of public services and achieve long term cost savings by joining-up online government services around the needs of customers. |
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http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk
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| | triate Network - For British expats worldwide |
| | Embassies and consulates -British and in Britain; the Offices of the UK Government; UK Government organisations etc. | | | Whatever your reason for leaving, Britnet is here for you. | | | Growing list of expatriate clubs and associations and international English language groups. |
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http://www.british-expats.com
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| | Government - Contents |
| | Produced in Poland by British Council &; 2004. | | | Students' Views - The British System of Government | | | The Quiet Revolution - Genies Out of Boxes? |
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| | Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel |
| | It is one of the most important parts of the Government's foreign policy. | | | It is designed to help British travellers to make informed decisions about travelling abroad. | | | During the 2003-04 financial year British nationals made over 60 million trips abroad. |
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http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390572
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| | BC STATS: Home |
| | BC Stats is the central statistical agency of the Province of British Columbia. | | | We have the provincial government's largest concentration of statistical products, services and expertise. | | | Presents an overview of hunting, trapping and wildlife viewing in British Columbia including key economic data such as estimates of GDP, revenue and employment. |
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http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca
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| | Nine British government agencies to test open-source software - Computerworld |
| | For more than a year, the OGC has been working on open-source trials that would yield real-world results, he said. | | | Nine British government agencies to test open-source software - Computerworld | | | The office was established in April 2000 to help U.K. government agencies get the best value for their money from vendors in everything from road building to property management and IT, he said. |
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http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2003/0,4814,85896,00.html
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| | British Government Launches Cyberalert System - Government Technology |
| | British Government Launches Cyberalert System - Government Technology | | | The service, a Home Office funded initiative, uses information provided by the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Center (NISCC) -- the government's center for cyberdefense. | | | "The purpose of this new government service is to ensure computer users are aware of the risks involved and how to deal with them easily and effectively without causing alarm. |
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http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php?channel=24&id=93175
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| | BC Government Directory Home Page |
| | The program and employee listings in this directory are provided for the purpose of enabling communication with individual provincial government programs and employees. | | | Directory information may only be used for communication related to government business. | | | Persons violating the Terms of use may be denied access to this directory and/or may have their communications blocked without notice. |
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http://www.dir.gov.bc.ca
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| | HM Treasury Home |
| | The Treasury is responsible for formulating and implementing the UK Government's financial and economic policy. | | | The UK has officially taken over the G7/G8 Presidency. | | | Chancellor publishes proposals for European reform to achieve growth and full employment |
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http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
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| | British Government |
| | Court Service -news and information, online access to the courts | | | Devolved governments of Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland | | | All the government resources that you could ever want are listed at the British Government information portal: UK Online. |
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http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/british-government.htm
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| | DCMS GAC |
| | Works of art from the Collection are displayed in British Government buildings both in the United Kingdom and around the world, playing a significant role in promoting British art and culture across diverse and international environments. | | | The Government Art Collection is a unique British cultural resource, which operates within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. |
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http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk
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| | Tourism BC Home Page |
| | US passports are not necessary at this time to visit British Columbia or other parts of Canada. | | | Itâs a free service available to anyone who needs help planning their British Columbia vacation. | | | Insider Tips and Last Minute Specials From The Staff at Tourism British Columbia. |
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http://www.hellobc.com
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