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UK: Schools and Colleges;

UK Article: What is happening with schools and exams in England? Primary Schools : According to government guidance, from January, Primary Schools would remain closed until the 8th of March at the earliest date, With the exclusion of vulnerable students or those under a select category such as those with front line workers, pupils wouldContinue reading “UK: Schools and Colleges;”

What is the UK government doing to help Businesses during The coronavirus pandemic?

Due to the pandemic many businesses were forced or advised to close by The UK Government, without certainty on their futures, many such as restaurants despite closing physical stores, kept delivery services open, operating on websites such as deliver or their own delivery service. Supermarkets and essential service stores were kept open, and began operatingContinue reading “What is the UK government doing to help Businesses during The coronavirus pandemic?”

5G:Hauwei?

5G is a new fifth generation wireless technology that the UK government plans to roll out across the UK. The countries that currently have or plan to have 5g are South Korea,United kingdom,Germany and the United states. One of the main private companies capable of rolling out 5g is Huawei, many countries have banned HuaweiContinue reading “5G:Hauwei?”

The UK leaves the European Union?

Following A Conservative party majority win (365/650 seats won) on the 14th of December 2019, The United Kingdom ‘left’ the European union on the 31st of January 2020. The Brexit party marked the withdrawal from the European parliament by waving British flags, Many others marked the occasion with protests or parties such as, a projectionContinue reading “The UK leaves the European Union?”

What does the EU do for international trade?

What are trade deals? Trade deals are agreements signed between two or more nations, they determine the tariffs and duties that countries impose on imports and exports. The most common type of trade deal is preferential (a deal that involves a trading bloc that gives preferential access to certain products from participating countries.Examples include:The NorthContinue reading “What does the EU do for international trade?”

Nationalising the UK Trains

Currently in the UK the railways are privately owned by a firm called Govia. They were privatised under a conservative uk government in the 1990s.As a part of the Labour party’s manifesto, they want to renationalise the trains. Why do they want to do this? Ticket prices are rising, it is becoming more expensive toContinue reading “Nationalising the UK Trains”