Welcome to the blog set up by Pauline Schnapper, Professor of British Civilisation at the University of Paris 3.

Here, you will find material for the Second Year class in British civilisation as well as the M1 and M2 seminars, including class schedules, reading lists and documents. You will also find a summary of British politics, with a special emphasis on my 'favourite' topics, ie political parties, institutions, Europe and foreign policy, and links to useful sites.

jeudi 4 décembre 2008

Queen's speech

Yesterday, the Queen delivered her annual address to Parliament, in which she announced the government's legislative programme for 2008-2009. It turned out to be rather thin, fuelling renewed rumours of a possible general election next Spring. In particular, there was no constitutional reform. Crime and welfare reform were the most contentious bills announced. More detail on this. Gordon Brown also announced a plan to help homeowners hit by the economic downturn to avoid repossession of their homes: people losing their jobs or suffering a dramatic loss of income will be able to defer payment of their mortgage interests for up to 2 years.

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