| Elizabeth has contributed the education section to the 2006 edition of
Whitaker's Almanack.
 Whitaker's Almanack is an authoritative and comprehensive work of reference
with unparalleled breadth and depth of content, an essential reference tool
for every home, business or classroom. Updated annually, it contains
hundreds of facts and figures on the UK and the rest of the world including:
summaries of the year's news; in-depth profiles of every world country;
expert overviews on a range of subjects from Art to Sport; and overviews of
the social, economic and political infrastructure of the UK. Areas of
coverage also include: government and politics, astronomy, communications,
education, transport, utilities, societies and institutions, the legal
system, royalty and peerage, social welfare, IT, religion and environment.
You could find out: an MP's salary; who won last year's Grand National; your
annual tax allowance; how many acres are in a square mile - or even on what
day Easter fell in 1940!
New for the 2006 edition:
- Complete 2005 election results for every constituency in the UK
- Manifesto summaries and general election statistics
- Comprehensive coverage of the UK's social, political and economic infrastructure
- In-depth profiles of every country covering geography, demographics, history and politics, economy, transport infrastructure, defence, communications and culture
- Reviews of the last year in archaeology, architecture, art, broadcasting, business, dance, film, literature, classical and pop music, opera, science, theatre and politics
- Directory listings of UK education bodies, societies and institutions, trade unions, clubs, media and sports organisations
Also Available- Whitaker's Concise Almanack 2006  Whitaker's Concise Almanack is the definitive reference guide to the UK. A shorter, softback
version of its big sister, Whitaker's Almanack, the Concise edition is packed with thousands of UK-centric facts, figures and statistics on a wide range of subjects. Whether you need to answer a crossword clue, find out the name of an MP or help a child with homework, Whitaker's Concise Almanack 2006 will tell you everything you need to know about the UK - Areas of coverage include: the local, regional and central government of the UK; a summary of the year's news; education; religion; courts and law offices; health and social welfare; royalty and peerage; environment; conservation and heritage.
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