Is the UK losing its global significance?

• UK's political role

  • world bank, WB, made at the end of WWII to help rebuild Europe, developing policies to tackle issues like governance.
  • united nations, UN, founded in 1945 to maintain peace and resolve internal conflicts, helping countries achieve sustainable growth.
  • north Atlantic treaty organisation, NATO, a group of 28 countries who work together to ensure their own security and prevent conflict by promoting cooperation resolving military and political conflict.
  • group of seven, G7, seven of the wealthiest western countries discuss relevant issues and come to economic agreements.
• UK resolving conflict in Somalia

  • Somalia had no government for 20 years, caused fighting between rival warlords.
  • drought and famine killed 500,000 people due to lack of government.
  • in 2012 an internationally backed government was established, some stability returned.
  • but this left Somalia as one of the poorest and unstable country in the world.
  • UK sent aid, money and troops in a bid to help regain stability in Somalia.
  • several UK NGO's like Oxfam work in Somalia to reduce poverty, helping 700,000 people.
• Media exports

  • the UK exports film, television programmes, books, magazines, plays and video games.
  • the UK media industry is work £85 billion a year, generating £80,000 per minute for the UK economy.
  • 1.9 million people are employed in this industry.
  • for example, the Harry Potter books sold 400 million copies in more than 200 countries.
• Contribution of ethnic groups in food

  • ethnic groups have introduced aspects of their own culture such as music, food and fashion into UK culture.
  • this encourages specialised ingredient shops to open and stock ethnic food aisles.
  • large scale migration from Bangladesh to the UK during the 1970's to Birmingham caused a boom in curry houses.
  • 1960, there were 300 curry restaurants but by 2011 there were 12,000 serving 2.5 million customers a week.
  • the Batali triangle is an area of Batali houses clustered along the south of Birmingham.