United Kingdom currently has political stability; it has good bilateral ties with many countries but

currently has tensed relationship with European Union.

The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is the third largest economy in Europe after
Germany and France. Over the past two decades, the government has greatly reduced public
ownership and contained the growth of social welfare program.
The aging population, Ethnic and religious differences these days is concern for the UK government
but the literacy rate in UK is their power.
The European Innovation Scoreboard 2008 ranks the UK one of the innovation leaders, with
innovation performance well above that of the EU average and all other countries.
Since the early 1990s, the UK has made noteworthy progress in dealing with number environmental
pressures from economic growth.

PESTLE Analysis
Summary
When companies are looking to invest in different countries or locate offices in those countries, their
management will often seek to run a PESTLE analysis of that country. PESTLE stands for
political,economic, social, technological, legal and ecological elements within what is called an
"external macro-environment," which can range in size from a major city to an entire country.The UK
comprises Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and Northern Ireland. Politically UKfollows a
constitutional monarchy and parliamentary system where monarch Queen Elizabeth is Headof State
and Prime Minister David Cameron is the head of Government. The Great Britain countries
areassociated with UK but not constitutionally part of it. Currently UK is politically stable and there is
lessmilitary involvement in government decisions.UK is one of the largest economies in the world. As
in most other developed countries themanufacturing sector has been declining while services sector
is inclining in growth. The UK was hardhit by the global economic crisis in 2008-09 and again by the
Euro zone crisis. UK is also a member of United Nations Security Council and European Union.Socially
UK has a wide selection of people from different social backgrounds. In the UK, generally thereis a
high education level, meaning that people will be more demanding. Religion and culture are
alsoconsiderations within the social section. In the UK there are a variety of religions and cultures
includingChristians, Muslims, Hindus, Jews and many more.Technologically UK is a place of
innovation and research. UK government allows tax credit for thosecompanies who are investing in
Research and development. Universities of UK are top listeduniversities and are known for their
research program. The Internet is becoming more widespreadwithin the UK, with millions of people
using it every day within the UK alone.United Kingdom has three laws in it. First is English law for
England and Wales, second is NorthernIreland law and third is Scottish law. TheSupreme Court of the
United Kingdomis the highest court inthe land for all criminal and civil cases inEngland and Walesand
Northern Ireland, and for all civil casesin Scots law. According to the crime statistics report criminal
and civil crimes in England and Wales hasdecreased by 48% because of the strict legal
system.Environmentally, the UK is clean and green and worried about CO2 emission. They have made
some of the most ambitious pledges about going even greener. UK bodies have achieved their target
of 15%reduction of green house gases and now their target is to reduce it by 20%. UK bodies are also
workingon lowering the industrial waste disposal and want to recycle the household wastes.