Saturday 18 February 2012








(funnel)

1.The Senedd, which was opened in 2006.

2.'devolution' is similar to 'transference', give power to the other one.

3.You can see some buildings when i was standing in front of the Senedd ,such as St'David Hotel and pier head and penth.
4.The reception area of the Senedd is situated on the first floor.

5.The funnel in the Oriel which is use for reflecting natural light downwards into the Siambr. what is more, the funnel is similar to a tree, visitors can share their ideas under this big tree.

6.There are many headphones in public gallery,  which be use for people who do not understand the language.Visitors could have it translated through their headphones.

7.Plenary meetings takes place in the Siambr on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

8.Firstly,the glass walls is convenient for visitors so that they can view plenary the meeting inside.In additon,Welsh people can come and listen to their representatives make decisions on policies.

9.You can buy many different kinds of  souvenirs in the Assembly Shop, such as Clogau gold, Melin Tregwynt, Penderyn and books .

I was very interested in visiting the Senedd on Wednesday.Beacuse it was the first time that i had seen the government orgnazing the meeting closely. That was amazing! In China , citizens have less opportunities to see the government's meeting like this tour.

Reference
http://www.assemblywales.org/.

Sunday 12 February 2012

Parliament and Government

Parliament and Government




Parliament is the toppest legislature in Britain . Members of Parliament(MP) usually hold a meeting at Palace of Westminister , which is a ancient building in London. In addition , Big Ben is also associated with this building. The British government comes from the Parliament and is responsible for it. Parliament consists of two Houses, House of Commons and House of Lords , and they play an essential role in Parliament. The meeting is hold twice a year, the first session is from the end of March to the end of August, the second session is from the end of October to Christmas Day.



The parliament plays an important role in the UK. In the field of scrutiny and legislation.The most essential role of the parliament is examining and challenging the work of the government . The second one is debating and passing all laws.Additonally , parliament also enable the government to raise the taxes.


What is an MP 
A Member of Parliament is called by MP in UK. British citizens who want to be a MP, they should be over 18 years old and never did some illegal affair before. Meanwhile, they also are selected by native citizens. Each constituency chooses an MP to represent them. The MPs have to talk about the views of each area citizens in parliament.

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom



Currently, the Prime Minister of UK is Dacid Cameron, who is the leader of the House of Commons.
 The current Deputy Prime Minister is Nick Clegg, who is responsible for constitutional and political reform. He is a leader of the Liberal Democrats.


Reference
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/role/
http://www.channels.com/episodes/show/4362981/UKYP-at-the-House-of-Lords-introduction-#/episodes/show/4362981/UKYP-at-the-House-of-Lords-introduction-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom
http://www.parliament.uk/lords