• from the year 1972 in the United Kingdom. Monarch – Elizabeth II Prime Minister – Edward Heath (Conservative) 4 January – Rose Heilbron becomes the first...
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  • The 1972 United Kingdom miners' strike was a major dispute over pay between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Conservative Edward Heath...
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    The 1972 United Kingdom budget (also known as the dash for growth budget) was a budget delivered by Anthony Barber, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on...
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    The United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time (also known as Western European Time or UTC) and British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) (also known as Western European...
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    Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland...
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    Agriculture in the United Kingdom uses 70% of the country's land area, employs 1% of its workforce (462,000 people) and contributes 0.5% of its gross...
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    The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy which, by legislation and convention, operates as a unitary parliamentary democracy. A hereditary monarch...
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    Terrorism in the United Kingdom, according to the Home Office, poses a significant threat to the state. There have been various causes of terrorism in the UK...
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  • Religion in the United Kingdom is mainly expressed in Christianity, which dominated the land since the 7th century. Results of the 2021 Census for England...
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    The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density...
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  • list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in 1972. Acts passed since 1963 are cited by calendar year, as opposed to the convention used...
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  • Events from the year 1972 in the United States. President: Richard Nixon (R-California) Vice President: Spiro Agnew (R-Maryland) Chief Justice: Warren...
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    Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged, creating first the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and later the United Kingdom of Great Britain...
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    54.000; -2.500 The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The United Kingdom is made up of four...
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  • organised crime in the United Kingdom is concentrated around the cities of London, Manchester and Liverpool and regionally across the West Midlands region...
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  • (1,000) The Valley, Anguilla (1,169) Brades, Montserrat (approx. 1,000) List of cities in the United Kingdom City status in the United Kingdom List of...
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    Metrication is the act or process of converting to the metric system of measurement. The United Kingdom, through voluntary and mandated laws, has metricated...
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  • In the United Kingdom, access by the general public to firearms is subject to strict control measures. Members of the public may own rifles and shotguns...
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    Hinduism is the third-largest religious group in the United Kingdom, after Christianity and Islam; the religion is followed by over one million people...
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    1942 the United States has maintained air bases in the United Kingdom. Major Commands of the USAF having bases in the United Kingdom were the United States...
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  • The five techniques, also known as deep interrogation, are a group of interrogation methods developed by the United Kingdom during the 20th century and...
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  • In the United Kingdom censorship has been applied to various forms of expression such as the media, cinema, entertainment venues, literature, theatre and...
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  • Led Zeppelin's tour of the United Kingdom in winter 1971 shortly after the album's release, the symbols could be seen on the group's stage equipment; Page's...
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  • The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "Beg, Steal or Borrow", written by Tony Cole, Steve Wolfe, and Graeme...
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  • Government spending in the United Kingdom, also referred to as public spending, is the total spent by Central Government departments and certain other...
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    held in borough and district councils in the United Kingdom in 1972, during the life of the Conservative government of Edward Heath. They were the last...
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    Sport in the United Kingdom plays an important role in British culture and the United Kingdom has played a significant role in the organisation and spread...
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    Abortion in the United Kingdom is de facto available under the terms of the Abortion Act 1967 in Great Britain and the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No...
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    The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary...
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    Postal codes used in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies are known as postcodes (originally, postal codes). They are...
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