The gap between rich and poor in the UK has decreased since 2000, an international survey has concluded.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says the decline in inequality in Britain has been "remarkable".
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Sunday, 19 October 2008
Friday, 17 October 2008
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Thursday, 9 October 2008
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Travel Pod nowledge of world cities
GAME to test world map knowledge
http://www.minijuegosgratis.com/juegos/hwdykyworld/hwdykyworld.html?fdef=85b4
Saturday, 4 October 2008
Monday, 29 September 2008
Through My Eyes
Read about the impact of being uprooted from home and family, of encountering the violence of conflict, of the desire to help, and the fight to build a new life.
Through My Eyes
Thursday, 25 September 2008
National Trust Names
Do you know where your surname comes from, or how many people you share it with? To find out more about your history, click on 'Search for a Surname'.
Welcome to the National Trust Names. website which presents the findings of a project based at University College London (UCL) that is investigating the distribution of surnames in Great Britain, both current and historic. It allows users to search the databases that we have created, and to trace the geography and history of their family names
National Trust Names
Sunday, 21 September 2008
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
A2 Climate Animations
Hadley cell profile, ITCZ, Pressure, Precipitation on a world map
slider allows different months to be chosen
http://daphne.palomar.edu/pdeen/Animations/23_WeatherPat.swf
http://www.wereldorientatie.net/SWF/Het%20klimaat.swf
Globe based on North and South America
Idealized Hadley cell, Tropical and midtropical components, High Latitude components, Upper atmosphere flow
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
How our villages are fighting to stay alive | UK news | The Observer
Rural communities across the UK are suffering as schools, banks, post offices, pubs and GP surgeries close. New research by The Observer reveals that more and more villages are at risk as rural life is eroded. Radical action is needed to reverse the terminal decline
95 per cent of village halls are struggling to stay open
27 village pubs are closing a week
800 village shops are shutting each year
400 garages and filling stations are closing each year
100+ churches of all denominations are closing each year
7 rural schools are shutting annually
90 cottage hospitals are under threat
How our villages are fighting to stay alive UK news The Observer
BBC - Bruce Parry's Amazon - Home
Bruce Parry, presenter of the BBC's Tribe, has travelled the length of the Amazon to film a major new series for BBC Two. Follow his journey online through exclusive blogs, video and much more. The series is on BBC2 on Monday nights at 9pm.
BBC - Bruce Parry's Amazon - Home
Monday, 15 September 2008
Sunday, 14 September 2008
Tuesday, 9 September 2008
BBC NEWS | Politics | New migrant worker rules outlined
The list of UK jobs likely to be open to workers from outside the EU has been unveiled as part of a new "points based" migration system.A panel of experts was asked by ministers to work out which type of jobs had shortages. The list includes skilled nurses and consultants, some engineering jobs, maths and English teachers.
Citizens of other EU states - except Bulgaria and Romania - are already entitled to work in the UK without restrictions.
Unskilled workers from other parts of the world are currently banned but highly qualified migrants or those with substantial sums to invest are allowed to live and work in the UK.
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) list refers to "skilled workers" - those with the equivalent of two A Levels or NVQ Level 3. They must also have a good grasp of English, a job offer with potential earnings of £24,000 and enough money to support themselves until their first pay cheque if they want to work in the UK.
Among the occupations on it are:
- Consultants and specialist nurses
- Some engineering jobs, including chemical and civil engineers
- Quantity surveyors
- Maths and English teachers
- Ship and hovercraft officers
- Veterinary surgeons
- Sheep shearers
- Jockeys and horse trainers
Doctors from outside Europe will no longer be able to work in Britain as salaried GP, under the new rules.
BBC NEWS Politics New migrant worker rules outlined
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