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"The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. ..."
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Birthplace of
Auberon Herbert, on 18 Jun 1838
Liam Neeson, William John Neeson, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on 7 Jun 1952
Jonathan Pryce, in Holywell, Wales, on 1 Jun 1947
Robert Shaw, in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, on 9 Aug 1927
Deathplace of
William Ewart Gladstone, in Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales, on 19 May 1898
Auberon Herbert, on 5 Nov 1906
Measures of Freedom
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World
2009: 7.71 (out of 10)
2009: 7.71 (out of 10)
United Kingdom | Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2012
2012: Status: Free, Political Rights: 1, Civil Liberties: 1
2012: Status: Free, Political Rights: 1, Civil Liberties: 1
Articles
Child Labor and the British Industrial Revolution, Part 1, by Lawrence Reed, Freedom Daily, Sep 1999
Better Them Than Us, by Scott McPherson, 19 Jan 2004
Related Topics: Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Brazil, John R. Lott, Jr.
Related Topics: Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Brazil, John R. Lott, Jr.
Government Interventionism in Ireland, Part 1, by Scott McPherson, Freedom Daily, May 2004
Related Topics: Ireland
"In 1914, Britain ... was experiencing the tremendous material benefits of a century of laissez-faire economic policies. In Ireland, the most visible advantages of 19th-century capitalism could be seen in Ulster, where industries thrived and living standards soared, relative to the rest of the country."
Related Topics: Ireland
"In 1914, Britain ... was experiencing the tremendous material benefits of a century of laissez-faire economic policies. In Ireland, the most visible advantages of 19th-century capitalism could be seen in Ulster, where industries thrived and living standards soared, relative to the rest of the country."
Our Elective Monarchy, by Sheldon Richman, 16 Jun 2004
Related Topics: United States, United States Presidents
"Great Britain's government is a parliamentary system under a monarchy. Thus the head of state and the head of government are different people. ... The Parliament's vigorous questioning of the prime minister is the most public manifestation of this feature of the British government. ... notwithstanding the jabber about 'of the people, by the people, for the people,' the State is in charge. ... What we [Americans] have is an elective monarch who, if we are to believe the current wearer of the crown, rules by divine right."
Related Topics: United States, United States Presidents
"Great Britain's government is a parliamentary system under a monarchy. Thus the head of state and the head of government are different people. ... The Parliament's vigorous questioning of the prime minister is the most public manifestation of this feature of the British government. ... notwithstanding the jabber about 'of the people, by the people, for the people,' the State is in charge. ... What we [Americans] have is an elective monarch who, if we are to believe the current wearer of the crown, rules by divine right."
Terrorism Comes with Empire, by Jacob G. Hornberger, 8 Jul 2005
Related Topics: Imperialism, Switzerland, United States
"... England['s] foreign policy in the Middle East can be summed up as follows: Whatever the U.S. government does, the British government supports and joins. Thus, the British government participated in ... a war against a sovereign and independent country that never attacked ... England or even threatened to do so."
Related Topics: Imperialism, Switzerland, United States
"... England['s] foreign policy in the Middle East can be summed up as follows: Whatever the U.S. government does, the British government supports and joins. Thus, the British government participated in ... a war against a sovereign and independent country that never attacked ... England or even threatened to do so."