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The Royal British Legion: 90 Years of Heroes

By: Matt Croucher,The Royal British Legion

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The Royal British Legion: 90 Years of Heroes

By: Matt Croucher,The Royal British Legion

The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921. It is now the country’s leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to those who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces and their dependants. The RBL is behind the annual Poppy Appeal, the highest profile charity appeal in Britain.

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HarperCollins UK

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0007441541

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9780007441549

The Armed Forces Bill

special report of session 2010-11

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill,James Arbuthnot

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The Armed Forces Bill

special report of session 2010-11

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill,James Arbuthnot

The Committee was tasked by the House of Commons to scrutinise the Bill (Bill 22, session 2010-11, ISBN 9780215557469) which makes various changes to existing Military law. The Committee has taken evidence from a range of witnesses and made several visits to military establishments around the UK. The Report notes the complex debate surrounding the Military Covenant, and outlines the Committee's findings on a range of matters, including the work of the Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces.

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The Stationery Office

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0215556828

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9780215556820

The Review of the BBC's Royal Charter

1st Report of Session 2005-06

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the BBC Charter Review

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The Review of the BBC's Royal Charter

1st Report of Session 2005-06

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the BBC Charter Review

The Committee's report examines the Government's proposals for the future of the BBC, as set out in the Government's Green Paper ("A strong BBC, independent of government") published by the DCMS in March 2005 for consultation. The Committee's conclusions include i) that the BBC's mandate and structure should be defined in statute rather than by Royal Charter; ii) the licence fee is the best way to fund the BBC over the next decade, although the system for agreeing the cost of the fee should be more transparent, with the BBC bid subject to independent investigation by the NAO; iii) the Government, rather than the licence fee payer, should fund the costs of the analogue switch-off; and iv) the Government's proposals for reforming the governance and regulation of the BBC are confusing, misguided and unworkable. A further report is due to be published by the Committee in Spring 2005 which will focus on the role of the BBC in the nations and the regions, the BBC World Service and the broadcasting of sport and religion.

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The Stationery Office

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0104007508

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9780104007501

The Children of Castletown House

By: The Hon. Sarah Conolly-Carew

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The Children of Castletown House

By: The Hon. Sarah Conolly-Carew

Castletown House, Ireland's largest and earliest Palladian-style house, was built between 1722 and 1729 for William Conolly, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and the wealthiest commoner in Ireland. In 1967, the house was bought by the Hon. Desmond Guinness, founder of the Irish Georgian Society and opened to the public. In 1994, ownership of the house was transferred to the State, and it is now managed by the Office of Public Works. Castletown House, a history, is the story of that house, written by the children who grew up there, Baroness Diana Wrangle Conolly Carew, the Hon. Sarah McPherson & their brother, the Hon. Gerald Edward Ian Maitland-Carew. In this fascinating history, the character of the house is brought to life through its former residents, together with stories of their Olympic medals, the chance survival of the house through the Civil War, and tales of visiting royalty to the greatest of Ireland's great houses.

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The History Press

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0750962453

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9780750962452

The Incomplete Framley Examiner

By: The Editors

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The Incomplete Framley Examiner

By: The Editors

In 2001, fans of the internet were introduced to scanned pages from spoof local newspaper The Framley Examiner. Packed with humdrum and preposterous news stories, classified ads, local business features and headlines that seemed to have been typed while asleep, it skewered the banal madness of small-town existence, perfectly encapsulating the British national character. Framley’s strange yet familiar community – stuffed with its own cast, insane geography and rich local history – struck a chord with those who recognised their own home towns in its reflection. The website was loved and shared by an eager public as well as famous fans from Little Britain, The Simpsons and the Cambridge Centre for Theoretical Cosmology (Professor Stephen Hawking was a Framley enthusiast). Marking the twentieth anniversary of the website's first appearance The Incomplete Framley Examiner combines the pages of the original book, published in 2002, with all the pages published online in the years since and brand new material for a bigger, more luxurious, toilet-proof compendium for the annals of history.

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Unbound Publishing

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1800180837

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9781800180833

Final Discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Report with Evidence; 3rd Report of Session 2005-06

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the BBC Charter Review

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Final Discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Report with Evidence; 3rd Report of Session 2005-06

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the BBC Charter Review

The Committee's final report on the BBC Charter Review highlights issues of concern in relation to the Government's White Paper ('A public service for all: the BBC in the digital age', Cm 6763, ISBN 0101676328) published in March 2006. Amongst the issues of concern raised, the Committee recommends that the BBC should be established by statute rather than Royal Charter with greater parliamentary scrutiny of the process for setting the level of the licence fee; and that the National Audit Office should be involved in scrutinising the BBC's bid and have autonomy to undertake other value for money reviews. This final report follows on from two previous Committee reports published in November 2005 on the Government's proposals for the future of the BBC (HLP 50-I, session 2005-06, ISBN 0104007508) and in March 2006 on issues relating to the BBC Charter, including the current bid for the TV licence fee (HLP 128-I, session 2005-06, ISBN 0104008245).

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The Stationery Office

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0104008776

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Armed Forces Bill

Special Report of Session 2005-06

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill

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Armed Forces Bill

Special Report of Session 2005-06

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill

Armed Forces Bill : Special report of session 2005-06, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence and official Report

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The Stationery Office

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0215028643

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9780215028648

Common Worship: Times and Seasons

By: The Liturgical Commission O. England

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Common Worship: Times and Seasons

By: The Liturgical Commission O. England

Provides all the essential seasonal liturgy for the Christian year, including material for using from Advent to Candlemas, and from Lent to Easter, as well as many other festivals and seasons throughout the year.

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Church House Publishing

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0715122630

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9780715122631

Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

report session 2010-12, Vol. 3: Other written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

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Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

report session 2010-12, Vol. 3: Other written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

The history of reform of the House of Lords has a long history since the Parliament Act 1911, and since the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the right of all but 92 hereditary peers to sit in the Lords, there has been a number of initiatives to further the debate on reform. The latest proposals are contained in the draft Bill (Cm. 8077, ISBN 9780101807722) published in May 2011, which was referred to the Joint Committee. In this report the Joint Committee acknowledges the controversial aspects of certain of the proposals and the members of the Committee reflect wider differences of opinion, many of the report's recommendations being decided by a majority. The majority supports the need for an electoral mandate, provided the House has commensurate powers. The current functions and role would continue, but the House would probably seek to be more assertive, to an extent that cannot be predicted. The Committee recommends a House of 450 members, 80% elected on a system of Single Transferable Voting (preferably that used in New South Wales, not the one proposed in the Bill) for a 15 year term.The main sections of the report cover: functions, role, primacy of the Commons and conventions; electoral system, size, voting system and constituencies; appointments, bishops and ministers; transition, salaries, IPSA, disqualification. The Committee recommends that, in view of the significance of the constitutional change, the Government should submit the decision to a referendum.

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0108475816

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9780108475818

Whitaker's Almanack 2002

By: Stationery Office, The

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Whitaker's Almanack 2002

By: Stationery Office, The

An indispensable reference for over 130 years, Whitaker's Almanack is filled with meticulous research and authoritative information on what's-what and who's-who in the world today. It aims to provide everything the reader might conceivably wish to know in a world driven by information.

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A&C Black

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0117022799

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9780117022799

West Point History of the American Revolution

By: The United States Military Academy

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West Point History of the American Revolution

By: The United States Military Academy

This is the definitive concise military history of the Revolutionary War and the fourth volume in the West Point History of Warfare series is packed with essential images, exclusive tactical maps, and expert analysis commissioned by The United States Military Academy at West Point to teach the art of war to West Point cadets. The United States Military Academy at West Point is the gold standard for military history and the operational art of war, and has created military history texts for its cadets since 1836. Now, for the first time in more than forty years, the Academy has authorized a new series on the subject that will bear the name West Point. The first three volumes of the West Point History of Warfare released to the public have received rave reviews (and an Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award) for their “superbly written” texts and their extraordinary maps, images, and data visualizations. The West Point History of the American Revolution is the last volume in this series of definitive concise military histories. Before it was a military academy, West Point was the most important fortress of the American Revolutionary War. Cadets at the Academy learn about the War of Independence in their “History of the Military Art” course, and now this text is available to the public so everyone can understand the birth of the United States Army, the military leadership of Generals George Washington and Nathanael Greene, and the failed British strategies that shaped the conflict. Award-winning military historians Samuel J. Watson, Edward Lengel, and Stephen Conway explain the military and political background to the war and its immediate causes, conduct, and consequences. Concise narrative and lucid analysis are complemented by an impressive array of artworks, contemporary cartoons, excerpts from participants’ letters and memoirs, and dozens of full-color maps prepared under the direction of West Point military historians. Authoritative, illuminating, and beautiful, The West Point History of the American Revolution belongs in the library of every serious student of the American Revolution.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476782768

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Book's by The Royal British Legion

The Royal British Legion: 90 Years of Heroes

The Royal British Legion: 90 Years of Heroes

The Armed Forces Bill

The Armed Forces Bill

The Review of the BBC's Royal Charter

The Review of the BBC's Royal Charter

The Children of Castletown House

The Children of Castletown House

The Incomplete Framley Examiner

The Incomplete Framley Examiner

Final Discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Final Discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Armed Forces Bill

Armed Forces Bill

Common Worship: Times and Seasons

Common Worship: Times and Seasons

Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

Whitaker's Almanack 2002

Whitaker's Almanack 2002

West Point History of the American Revolution

West Point History of the American Revolution

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