Social security-The benefits system

Social security-The benefits system

The system in Cyprus has some differences from the system in the UK.In the UK the age of retire is 65 but the British government  is planning to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011.On the other hand, in Cyprus the retire age is 60 because there is a problem with many people who are not appointed yet.

There are several benefits basic for mothers in the UK if they have a child, such as:

• Statutory Maternity Pay\
• Maternity Allowance
• Health in Pregnancy Grant

In the United Kingdom Jobseeker's Allowance is a form of unemployment benefit that is paid by the government to people who are unemployed and seeking work.

References:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/

THE WELFARE STATE

THE WELFARE STATE

    A welfare state is a concept of government where the state plays the primary role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens.The BBC article is comparing the poverty rate with other countries and Britain has remained stubbornly high.

    The system of "cradle to grave" was devised  in 1940. It had been written by Sir William Beveridge, a highly regarded economist and expert on unemployment problems.




REFERENCES:
www.bbcnews.co.uk

Newspaper-Media

Newspaper and Media

    In Britain most newspapers are daily,they are publish every day.Other newspapers are published every Sunday.The difference between tabloids and the broadsheet is the size and the contents.Tabloids newspapers represent some shorts articles and too many pictures e.g.,Metro.However,the broadsheet newspapers   are more quality and represent big articles and more serious e.g The Guardian.

The headlines for three different newspaper on Wednesday (03/02/2011) were:

• The Guardians: "Egypt protests erupt in fresh violence"
• The Sun: "Blood on the Nile"
• Metro: "It is a pirate life for Doctor Who"  

    As we can see The Guardians which has more quality content, represents world news and said  about serious facts.On the other hand Metro and the Sun are more about gossip and more interesting news.There is also one similarity on the headlines which most newspapers do not use verbs.

References
http://www.thebigproject.co.uk/news/