Nottingham Nottingham () is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England and is one of only eight members of the English Core Cities Group.Whilst the City of Nottingham unitary authority has a historically tightly drawn boundary which accounts for its relatively small population of 288,700, the wider Nottingham Urban Area has a population of 667,000 and is the seventh-largest urban area in the United Kingdom, ranking between those of Liverpool and Sheffield. Nottingham
Harlem Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African-American residential, cultural, and business center. Originally a Dutch village, it was organized by a Governor and Council ordinance on March 4, 1658, whose ground breaking was on August 14, 1658, whereby it remained independent of the City of New York until 1873. Harlem
National identity card (United Kingdom) The United Kingdom National Identity Card is a personal identification document that it is proposed will eventually be issued to all residents of the United Kingdom. The card requirement was established by the Identity Cards Act 2006. National Identity Scheme is now in procurement with contracts for ‘Card Design & Production’, ‘Application & Enrolment’, ‘Passport Design and Production’ and ‘National Biometric Identity Service’ expected to be awarded during 2009. National_identity_card_(United_Kingdom)
Reform (think tank) Reform is a London, United Kingdom based free-market think tank whose mission is to set out a better way to deliver public services and economic prosperity via private sector involvement and market de-regulation. Reform describes itself as independent and non-partisan. It was founded in 2001 by Nick Herbert (now a Conservative MP) and Andrew Haldenby (former head of the Political Section in the Conservative Research Department). Reform_(think_tank)
Nick Herbert Nicholas Le Quesne "Nick" Herbert (born 7 April 1963) is a British politician and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs. He is currently Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Nick_Herbert
IPOD generation This article refers to a report by the Reform think tank. For another definition (relating to the music player), see Millennial Generation.The IPOD generation stands for Insecure, Pressured, Over-taxed, and Debt-ridden. The term was first used in the Reform report 'The Class of 2005 - the IPOD generation', written by Professor Nick Bosanquet and Blair Gibbs.Due to diminishing returns for higher education, high-levels of taxation, and a demographic shift in welfare arrangements which will place ever greater burdens on the young, people under 35 are facing serious long-term issues which many governments are ignoring. IPOD_generation
Andrew Haldenby Andrew Haldenby co-founded and is now the Director of the think tank Reform. He was previously Communications Director at Business for Sterling, Director of Studies at the Centre for Policy Studies and Head of the Political Section in the Conservative Research Department.He is also the author of a chapter in The Future of the NHS (2006) (ISBN 1-85811-369-5) edited by Dr Michelle Tempest. Andrew_Haldenby
Leeds Leeds () is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the recorded history of Leeds can be traced to the 5th century when the Kingdom of Elmet was covered by the forest of "Loidis", the origin of the name Leeds. During the Industrial Revolution, Leeds developed into a major industrial centre for the production and trade of wool, Leeds
Business Services Association The BSA – The Business Services Association – is the body that represents UK outsourced service providers as they operate across the private and public sectors.The BSA works closely with government, politicians, regulators, the media and other stakeholders to promote the interests of the industry. Business_Services_Association