When asked whether the UK should replace Trident, without being told of the cost, 44 % of respondents said " Yes " and 46 % said " No ".

In the UK, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers put forward a slate of candidates in the 2009 European Parliament elections under the banner of No to EU – Yes to Democracy, a broad left-wing alter-globalisation coalition involving socialist groups such as the Socialist Party, aiming to offer an alternative to the " anti-foreigner " and pro-business policies of the UK Independence Party.

Its primary law-making powers were enhanced following a Yes vote in the referendum on 3 March 2011, making it possible for it to legislate without having to consult the UK parliament, nor the Secretary of State for Wales in the 20 areas that are devolved.

The triple compilation album The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection was released in July 2003 that reached number 10 in the UK charts, their highest-charting album since 1991, and number 131 in the US.

The Labour Party lost the General Election in 1970, but Callaghan returned to office as Foreign Secretary in March 1974, taking responsibility for renegotiating the terms of Britain's membership of the European Economic Community ( EEC or " Common Market "), and supporting a " Yes " vote in the 1975 referendum for the UK to remain in the EEC.

* Derek Fowlds, television actor ( Yes, Minister, Heartbeat ( UK TV series ))

With a 92 % " Yes " vote, the result is the highest of all BIDs in the UK to date.

The UK was one of the two main countries in the development of rock music, and has provided global acts including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Elton John, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Kinks, Yardbirds, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, The Animals, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, ELO, The Hollies, Sting, Annie Lennox, George Michael, Genesis, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Police, UB40, Ozzy Osbourne, The Smiths, Joy Division, Foreigner, Elvis Costello, Dusty Springfield, Status Quo, Cat Stevens, Judas Priest, Bonnie Tyler, Pet Shop Boys, Joe Cocker, T. Rex, Depeche Mode, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Roxy Music, The Jam, Rainbow, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Seal, Eurythmics, Free, King Crimson, Moody Blues, The Troggs, Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer, Cream, The Foundations, Herman's Hermits, Procol Harum, Yes, The Pretenders, Simple Minds, Marillion, Nazareth, The Sweet, Human League, Supertramp, Tears for Fears, New Order, Bad Company, Brian Johnson, The Stone Roses, Pulp, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Travis, Oasis and Blur.

It reached the number one spot in the UK Albums Chart, the first of two Yes albums to do so, for a total of two weeks.

The album was recorded at Chris Squire's home in Virginia Water, Surrey, UK, August – October 1974, with Yes and Eddie Offord as producers.

They followed up with " Just One Look " ( February 1964, UK No. 2 ), a song that had already had some success in the US for Doris Troy, and the hits continued with " Here I Go Again " ( May 1964, UK No. 4 ); the group's first self-penned hit, " We're Through " ( Sep. 1964, UK No. 7 ); " Yes I Will " ( Jan. 1965, UK No. 9 ); the Clint Ballard, Jr .- penned " I'm Alive " ( May 1965, the band's first UK No. 1, US No. 103 ); and " Look Through Any Window " ( Sept. 1965, UK No. 4 ) which also broke The Hollies into the US Top 40 for the first time ( No. 32, Jan. 1966 ).

Many of their other singles that had been hits in the UK, including " I'm Alive ", " Yes I Will " and " We're Through " were virtually ignored in the US.

The RMT announced in March 2009 that it would be standing a slate of candidates in the 2009 European Parliament elections under the banner of No to EU – Yes to Democracy, a broad left-wing alter-globalisation coalition which aims to offer an alternative to the " anti-foreigner " and pro-business policies of the UK Independence Party.

It featured Yes band members Alan White, Bill Bruford and Patrick Moraz and reached number 63 in the US and number 22 in the UK charts.

All the main UK political parties ( Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat ) supported the Yes campaign, though the local branch of the Conservatives supported the No campaign.

Upon its release in February 1971, The Yes Album peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and number 40 on the US Billboard 200, where it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

" Ticket to Ride " was released as a single on 9 April 1965 in the United Kingdom and 19 April in the United States with " Yes It Is " as its B-side, topping the Hot 100 for a week in the US and the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in the UK.

McAlmont and Butler's first single, " Yes ", was released in May 1995, and reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart.

The marketing of Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True included advertisements in three UK music papers from which a poster of Costello could be constructed, and the first 1, 000 pressings contained an insert headed Help Us Hype Elvis, which, if completed and returned to Stiff, ensured that a friend would received a free copy.

" This Is My Song ", performed by Petula Clark for A Countess from Hong Kong ( 1967 ), reached # 1 on the UK Charts.

* " My Telephone " ( May 1989 ) UK # 52

In September 2011, a new album called " My Heart " was released by Sony in the UK ; the American release came out in December 2011 distributed through City Hall Records.

Four years after Shepherd Moons she released The Memory of Trees ( 1995 ), another Top Five success in both the UK and Germany, as well as her first Top 10 album in the U. S. Singles released from the album were " Anywhere Is " and " On My Way Home ".

" Longtime fan Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins played guitar and sang back-up on the track " Turn My Way ", and in 2001 toured with the band on dates in the UK, US, and Japan for a short period of time.

He also scored a moderate UK hit in 1988 with a version of " He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.

* 1966: "( You're My ) Soul and Inspiration " — # 1 U. S. ( Gold ), # 15 UK

* 1987: "( I've Had ) The Time of My Life " with Jennifer Warnes — # 1 U. S. ( Pop and AC ) ( Gold ), # 6 UK

* 1988: " He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother " — # 25 UK

In 2008, she showed a large retrospective exhibition, Between The Sky And My Head, at the Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, UK.

In the UK, Call My Bluff is a popular daytime BBC television panel game based on Fictionary.

It was on one of his return visits to the UK in 1968 that he also brought back the late Tony Hancock's ashes to the UK in an Air France bag-“ My session with the Customs was a Hancock Half Hour in itself.

The release hit the top 10 in the UK and also charted in the US, spawning four singles: Losing My Mind ; Don't Drop Bombs ; So Sorry, I Said ; and Love Pains.

They are known in the UK for their hit songs " Cool for Cats ", " Up the Junction ", " Tempted ", " Labelled With Love ", " Black Coffee In Bed ", " Another Nail in My Heart "," Pulling Mussels ( From the Shell )" and " Hourglass ".

" That same year would also mark his biggest hit on the UK Singles Chart, a remake of " Don't Go Breaking My Heart " with Elton John, which went to number seven.

A new single, " Move in My Direction ", was released in July and hit the charts at No. 14 following playlist support from Radio 2 and many local stations, making this song the group's 24th UK Top 40 hit, and their first Top 20 hit since their 1991 single " Preacher Man ".

Her track " I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker ( With Flowers In My Hair )" reached number 1 on the UK charts on 2 June 2006.

On November 15, 2007, My Bloody Valentine announced three upcoming live gigs in the UK for 2008.

They enjoyed a minor UK hit with a cover of " I Don't Want To Go On Without You " ( No. 33 ) in February 1965, while the Pinder-Laine original " From The Bottom of My Heart ( I Love You )" ( No. 22 ) produced by Denny Cordell ( with a vocal choral sound towards the conclusion that anticipated their later more famous vocal sound on " Nights in White Satin ") was issued as a UK single in May 1965.

Further UK singles were: " Everyday " ( No. 44 ) in October 1965, another Pinder-Laine song, plus their later " This is My House ( But Nobody Calls )" ( Decca F 12498, 1966 ) and " Boulevard de la Madeleine " also issued in late-1966.

Hayward's " Voices in the Sky " charted as a single in the UK ( No. 27 ), as did Lodge's " Ride My See-Saw " ( No. 42, No. 15 in France ) – still their concert finale number today – which featured Pinder's non-album song " A Simple Game " as ' B ' side.

Lead single " Night In My Veins " was a minor success in the US, a mid-chart success in the UK, and a top 10 success in Canada.