The UK Economy

She carried out an extensive programe of privatisation Throughout the 1980s.
Many state-owned enterprises became privately owned under this policy.
State-owned →→→ privately owned
★the Prime Ministership of Margaret Thatcher ★the ‘New Labour’ government came to power in 1997
Today
UK’s economy is one of the Europe’s largest system. It is a developed nation that now stands at a risk of being seriously affected by recession. Recent UK GDP economic data reveals a lot about Exports and imports how Global Economic Crisis of 2008 has AFFECTED its economy.
Inflation
Consumer price index annual inflation in UK was around 4.1% in November 2008.
Tips: CPI-consumer price index 消费物价指数 RPI-retail price index 零售物价指数
telecom
英国石油公司 Associated British Ports 英国联合港口公司

theuk和uk的用法
theUK是英国的官方名称，全称为the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland（大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国），通常缩写为UK。

而单独使用UK也可以代表英国。

在正式的文件和文章中，应该使用the UK来指代英国。

例如，“the UK government”（英国政府）、“the UK economy”（英国经济）等。

在非正式的场合，可以使用UK来指代英国，例如在日常口语中，“I’m from the UK”（我来自英国）。

需要注意的是，英国是指国家，而England（英格兰）、Scotland （苏格兰）、Wales（威尔士）和Northern Ireland（北爱尔兰）是英国的组成部分。

因此，在一些特定的情况下，需要使用这些名称来明确指代具体的地区。

例如，“the Scottish government”（苏格兰政府）、“the Welsh language”（威尔士语）等。

总之，在使用英国名称的时候，应该根据具体情况选择适当的表达方式，以避免产生歧义。

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Closing down of mines: a case in Newcastle upon Tyne
Miners
Heaton Park: Used to be a coal mine
· 4Y/2e/2s0t20erday: Don’t bring coal to Newcastle.
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Manufacturing
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The UK: A financial empire
➢ Agriculture is subsidised by the European Union"s Common Agricultural Policy.
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British Crops
• About two-thirds of the production being devoted to livestock, one-third to arable crops;
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UK economy: An introduction (2)
· Privatisation of state-owned enterprises under th Government of Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
· in recent years the longest period of sustained economic growth in every quarter since 1992.
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British Livestock
·The rise in commercial production of meats and poultry in recent years

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In the south-east of England and the lowlands of Scotland, grain, potatoes and sugar beet are grown.
In the south-west of England, the rich grass is ideal for feeding dairy cows.
Types of Farming: Arable(种植业) (growing of crops and cereals) pastoral (畜牧业)(rearing and production of animals including pigs, chickens, hill farming sheep, beef and dairy cattle) mixed farming (combination of arable and pastoral) horticulture (园艺)(production of flowers, fruit, vegetables or ornamental plants) market gardening (商品蔬菜种 Livestock products: 植业)(production of fruit and vegetables) Sheep,the most numerous livestock Poultry cattle, milk, viticulture (葡萄栽培)(grapes).