http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB296/index.htm
Offers a selection of seven declassified documents on phone conversations, memos, and telegrams exchanged by U.S., German, Russian, and British leaders on the fall of the Berlin Wall and plans for German unification. From the National Security Archive.
http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cmun/9780101523226/9780101523226.pdf
Speech delivered by Queen Elizabeth to mark the opening of the new session of Parliament. Presents the plans and promises of the Brown administration for the coming year. From the British Parliament.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/ashe1109.pdf
Presents statistics on hourly, weekly, and annual earnings, and on gender pay differences in Great Britain. Also covers earnings by public vs private sector, by region, and by occupation. From the Office for National Statistics.
http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm76/7666/7666.pdf
Full text of the draft immigration bill in Parliament. Large, slow-loading file. Command Paper Cm 7666. From the Secretary of State for the Home Department.
http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm77/7730/7730.pdf
Describes the latest effort by the British government to introduce a streamlined, more efficient system of immigration rules and regulations. Command Paper Cm 7730. From the United Kingdom Border Agency.
Annual compilation of statistics about the nature and topic of written complaints by the British about the National Health Service. Reports that complaints increased by 2% over the previous year, and that 73% of the complaints were resolved within the target time limit. From the National Health Service and the Office of National Statistics.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_182294
Announces ambitious plans by Great Britain to build up to 10 new nuclear power plants by 2025 to meet carbon reduction goals. From Directgov.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/evidence/statistics/environment/wastats/archive/mwb200809_statsrelease.pdf
Reports an increase in recycling from 34% to 36.9% and a decrease in total municipal waste of 4% or 1.2 million tons for England in 2008-2009. From the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/ukhs3-supp/UKHS2009.pdf
Covers general health, health-related behavior, preventive health care, pregnancy and childbirth, mortality and life expectancy, and international comparisons. From the Office for National Statistics.
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn345.pdf
Explains the reading process and the underlying basis of specific reading difficulties. Also summarizes different methods of reading instruction and examines their use in the context of current and possible future policy directions. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn344.pdf
Looks at the reasons why deforestation occurs and the impact it has on the environment. Also examines policies that might reduce the pace of deforestation. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.
