Educational policy in UK

The government has pushed plans to allow universities to charge up from

£3,290 to£9,000 every year.

Universities wanting to charge more than £6,000 would have to undertake measures,

such as offering bursaries, summer schools and outreach programmed,

to encourage students from poorer backgrounds to apply.

The government will continue loan to students the fees. 

And the graduates have to start paying their loans would be raised from

£15,000 to £21,000.

Renerence:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11483638

Welsh students will be protected from increased tuition fees, the Welsh Assembly Government says.

Education Minister Leighton Andrews made the commitment as he outlined Wales' response to the UK government's plan to increase fees in England.

In Wales, basic tuition fees will rise to £6,000 per annum, or £9,000 in some circumstances.

But the assembly government will meet the cost of extra fees for students from Wales attending any UK university.

In a statement to the Senedd chamber, Mr Andrews said: "In other words, the increase in fees for Welsh domiciled students, whether they study in England or Wales or Scotland or Northern Ireland, will be paid by the Welsh Assembly Government.

"Welsh domiciled students will not have to find either £6,000 or £9,000 to study.

"The public purse will continue to subsidise higher education for Welsh domiciled students.

"Welsh students who go to university in 2012-13 will be paying the same in real terms as students who go to university in this academic year."

"I believe that the arrangements we've put in place are both fair, equitable and sustainable," he added.

From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11878033

Parliament and Government

If I want to be a parliament, my age must over 18, and I am not a bankrupt, lunatic, convicted prisoner, peer or state employee and I must join a political party.

In the politics of the UK, the Cabinet is the collective decision-making body of Her Majesty's Government.

Ministers of the Crown, and especially Cabinet Ministers, are selected primarily from the elected members of House of Commons, and also from the House of Lords,by the Prime Minister.

BONFIRE

1603, Queen Elizabeth I died. Catholic son of King James I to the throne.

Catholics believe that the King can support them. But in reality, they greatly disappointed.
Thus, in 1605, the 13 Catholics in England decided to revolt.

13 people's plan is simple.

They will use black powder to blow King and his ministers.
So, these 13 people soon collected 36 barrels of black powder.

Now, they just waiting the King to attend the meeting on November 5.

But the king knew about the incident.

In the November 5 morning, the King arrested these 13 people and the 36 of  barrels of powder.

So, the king had the reputation of a charmed life in November 5.

And they want commemorate this day, every year of 5 November the people will lit the bonfires.

And I find a Folk songs for this day.

    Remember, remember the fifth of November,

    gunpowder, treason and plot,

    I see no reason why gunpowder treason

    should ever be forgot.

    Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes,

    'twas his intent

    to blow up the King and the Parliament.

    Three score barrels of powder below,

    Poor old England to overthrow:

    By God's providence he was catch'd

    With a dark lantern and burning match.

    Holloa boys, holloa boys, make the bells ring.

    Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

    Hip hip hoorah!

Halloween-- Bad Night

I don't want talk more about the Halloween.

Because this night is Crazy and Pain.

I do not want to remember it.

This night is Crazy!!

Five people, three bottles of Tequila, Twenty bottles of beer.

This is begining. All guys are very Sober.

But, two hours ago.

This is me. Ye, you are right.

I fell.

This night wads most painful night when  I lived 21 years.

Halloween.

Crazy night.

In my opinion, why the Britain don't use the Euro

I think the Britain's economy is independent.

And it has strong foreign reserves and gold reserves.

The monetary value of sterling has been ranked first in the world.

If it joining the Euro, it will disadvantage the UK economy, so it is reduced the monetary value.

Since ancient times, the Britain people like independent.

And they very like used the pound. Most British people do not agree to join the Euro.

Although the British is in the Europe,

but in the economic and trade have maintained the trend of autonomous and independent.

So these, why the Britain used the Euro.

But in the future, the Britain joining the euro is inevitable.

Because the Euro is a symbol of the European integration.

If the Britain want played a greater role in the European Union.

So, it must be joining the Euro.

England Culture

England is a nation in northwest Europe and the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total population of the United Kingdom, whilst the mainland territory of England occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. Elsewhere, it is bordered by the North Sea, Irish Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and English Channel.

England was formed as a country during the 10th century and takes its name from the Angles — one of a number of Germanic tribes who settled in the territory during the 5th and 6th centuries. The capital city of England is London, which is the largest city in the British Isles, capital of the United Kingdom and one of the world's Global Cities.

England ranks as one of the most influential and far-reaching centres of cultural development in the world; it is the place of origin of both the English language and the Church of England, was the historic centre of the British Empire, and the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

The Kingdom of England was an independent state until 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union resulted in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.

England's National Day is St George's Day (Saint George being the patron saint), and it is celebrated annually on 23 April.

Wales History

The R omans invaded the British Isles in 43 AD. They called this wild land Britannia, and by 79 AD, Wales was mostly subdued and then partially controlled until the Roman Empire collapsed upon itself in 410 AD.
Over the next 200 years Christianity was introduced and Wales was divided  into individual small kingdoms and principalities. Regional wars became commonplace and the land grab was on.
The English Saxons applied pressures along its then disputed border with Wales, and in 770, the Saxon King, Offa of Mercia, built a dyke between England and Wales.
In some places it was 65 feet wide. The Saxons called the land on the other side of the dyke "Wales." People in that land called "Wales" referred to their land as "Cymru," and their individual cultures blended together, both economically and linguistically.

The Viking invasions in the 9th and 10th centuries actually bonded the Welsh together, making them stronger. When the Norman conquest of England began in 1066, it had little initial affect on Wales.
But then, after William the Conqueror established power bases along the Welsh border, the Normans easily controlled the south and began to covet the north.
In the north the story ending was much different as powerful Welsh princes successfully held the persistent Normans at bay. Llywelyn the Last was in fact named Prince of Wales by Henry III, but this victory streak of sorts for Wales would eventually end.

In 1536, the Act of Union brought England and Wales together, united into one. England grew rapidly, but Wales languished in the background, remaining isolated with zero population growth and a very weak economy.
In the mid 1700's the Industrial Revolution took hold, as the mining of coal and the production of iron and tin brought Wales springboarding back to life; the railroads arrived; population surged and small southeastern communities grew into larger towns - almost overnight.
In 1926, Plaid Cymru, the Welsh National Party was formed. However, in the early 1960's the coal and steel businesses all but collapsed and mass unemployment was a countrywide epidemic.


On the positive side, growing tourism revenues and high tech jobs have helped to restore some of the economy. In addition, the legal acceptance of the Welsh language, Cardiff declared the official capital, and Plaid Cymru continually holding seats in the British House of Commons, fan the fires of that positive trend.
Today Wales is certainly evolving, but some things here will never change, as the raw beauty of the land and the pride of the Welsh people will live forever.