Sports in UK

Rugby (Rugby). Rugby can be divided into two camps: Federation of Rugby (Rugby Union) and the Alliance Rugby (Rugby League), a general sense refers to rugby union Rugby (Rugby Union) Engaged in a rugby match 80 minutes, only the upper and lower half, half 10-minute break between. Each team has 15 participating players, striker 8, guard 7. Rugby's goal of English as a capital letter H, 2 doorpost 5.6 meters apart, at 3 m from the ground there is a beam. Shot, the ball is only through between the two goal posts, and the leap beams (over an opponents' cross bar), score be considered valid. Rugby touchdown was the highest score in a way: When the offensive player scored defensive side of the score touchdown zone, "touchdowns" get 5 points, the English called Try. In addition to Try a hand-scoring, the other three kinds of scoring Conversion kick (additional shots), Penalty kick (penalty kick shot), dropped-kick (drop kick shot) are to rely on foot to shoot to score. An additional shot, scoring 2 points; penalty kick shoot, score was 3 points; drop-kick shoot, score was 3 points. When the end of the game, to score more than winning the competition

The Monarchy

The monarchy is the world's oldest system of government. Has been in place since 1952, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain has been the summit, she is also a direct descendant of King Egbert. In his ruling, King Egbert in 829 AD in a unified Britain. In the parliamentary system prior to the birth, on the monarchy in Britain has existed for hundreds of years, during which only stopped once, in 1649-1660, when Britain adopted the system of the Republic. For centuries, the monarchy's absolute power has been continuously eroded and undermined Nevertheless, the sense of the Constitution as head of state, the monarch still retains an important symbolic significance. Over the past several hundred years, the reign of King on the personality characteristics of state affairs had a significant impact. Nine Year end of the century, King Alfred's Xisakesi beat Denmark by King Long Good led invaders, and Denmark's King Christian into, so that Britain's political map has undergone major changes, and Britain reunification of the Anglo - Saxon race laid the foundation. Years after King Henry VIII's rule led to significant social change. In order to achieve its objective of the establishment of the dynasty, Henry VIII of the reformed church, which after Protestant and Catholic differences between the fire laid, and strengthened the powers of Parliament. In the reign of Henry VIII, the aristocracy's economic strength is enhanced, which in subsequent Tudor internal struggle laid the foundation for the economy. In the second half of the sixteenth century, in the face of multiple crises at home and abroad, the ruling Elizabeth I proved to the world that he is a highly qualified, determined, resourceful and political leaders. In the nineteenth century, Queen Victoria in the rule, the United Kingdom on re-entry into the major social and political transformation period, and thus laid and the development of the British Empire in the world and influence. At the same time, Queen Victoria's husband Prince Elbert in Queen Victoria's long reign (from 1837 to 1901) to encourage the arts, science and industry, the British social development also had a profound impact. Britain in 2002 to celebrate the Queen Elizabeth II's golden celebration of 50 years in power. During this period, even though both Britain and the world has undergone tremendous social and technological change, Queen Elizabeth II has been the firm at the helm of British society, public services, public functions, and so on behalf of the sanctity of traditional values

The Welfare system

In 1948, the British basically realized the "welfare state", the world in establishing their own welfare system, we come to Britain to learn from their experience, thinking that his stones from other hills may serve to polish jade, but for Britain, the huge welfare system is just like chicken ribs, that they are not abandoned, eat too tired, really hard to dismount miserable.

From cradle to grave welfare system, indeed let the British have been very proud: young children thrive, the elderly enjoying their later years, but it like a double-edged sword, excessive social welfare, to economic has increased too much load. The early 20th century, the United Kingdom is still second to none in the world enjoy the "world factory" reputation may be, but 100 years later, its status is in decline in Europe, at best, can only be considered a second-rate country. Why did Britain and the decline by Sheng, speaking for many reasons, but the all-embracing welfare system, I am afraid to blame.

The British welfare system, this is a product of social contradictions reconciled. Every social change, victims are usually the lowest level of workers, peasants, in order to ease the contradiction between the welfare system came into being. Continuing 300 years of enclosure, so that farmers have no set stricken, ruin and death, full of hatred of the authorities has become a "trouble maker", this, the British Government to combine soft and hard, one hand high-handed policy to crack down on the other one hand to appease tame. 1601 enactment of "poor law" (poorlaw), established throughout the country workhouse, asylum relief to the elderly, orphans, the disabled. The 18th century, the industrial revolution, labor productivity by leaps and bounds, puts many workers tossed sea of bitterness of unemployment and promote the abyss of poverty, people hurry, and could rise up at any time, the ruler of the buildings crumbling. Blame for the civilian population, philanthropists who advocate lenient, vigorously promote welfare, the Government's relief surface wider: the children for free medical examinations and medical treatment, and poor students are given free milk, subject to compensation for work-related injuries, unemployment and get relief, 70-year-old the above low-income people, as long as 12 years have lived in the UK can take the pension.