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| Archived blog articles for April to June 2007 |
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Excellent new policy briefings from the CEP
Saturday, June 30, 2007 Timed for Blair’s resignation as Prime Minister, the CEP has published a series of policy briefings on aspects of the Blair decade. Some of these deal with his economic legacy and they look an excellent resource. tutor2u on Facebook
Thursday, June 28, 2007 The tutor2u group on Facebook gives you the chance to keep in contact with the many teachers and students who use tutor2u. Calling for Al?
Thursday, June 28, 2007 The man now most well known for his environmental message may yet end up being best remembered as a loser A classless society: a utopian fantasy?
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Anyone who has been listening to Radio 4 in the mornings this week will probably have heard the reports by John Humphrys on class in Britain. Swinging one way?
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 US Supreme Court is polishing off its docket, with some controversial decisions coming to light An indecent proposal
Thursday, June 21, 2007 Ashdown allegedly turns down a Brown advance, in one of the strangest stories of the year US revision articles
Thursday, June 21, 2007 A tale of two independents. Bloomberg and Nader in 2008 It's just not cricket
Monday, June 18, 2007 Ex PM, John Major, gives his side of events on the ERM crisis Is multiculturalism a failure?
Friday, June 15, 2007 Bagehot in this week's Economist examines this controversial theory Border controversy
Thursday, June 14, 2007 Scotland continues to plough it own tartan furrow, with potentially far reaching implications for the rest of the UK Britain's biggest ever deal comes under ethical and legal scrutiny
The £43bn Al Yamamah contract to supply arms to Saudi Arabia has always been controversial. Beyond the alleged shady dealing, should Britain be withdrawing from the world's markets for weapons? Primary frontloading
Thursday, June 14, 2007 A useful section in the Washington Post for students looking at the process for selecting American presidential candidates Shadowing the candidates
Monday, June 11, 2007 A suggested way to introduce students to study of American politics The primaries they are a changing?
Friday, June 08, 2007 The marathon campaign for the White House undertook a subtle twist today Revision Note: the judiciary
Monday, June 04, 2007 Explaining the principal ways judges can protect civil liberties Revision Note: weaknesses of Cabinet
Sunday, June 03, 2007 Cabinet government may not entail government by Cabinet Prime Minister and Cabinet updates
Friday, June 01, 2007 A useful story to help with last minute revision on this topic Revision Note: Examples of activity in the core executive
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 More material for Edexcel Unit 2 revision Revision note: Labour and constitutional reform
Thursday, May 17, 2007 Constitutional reform was very much a first term Labour project, but it is now back on the agenda. Useful for Edexcel Unit 1 and 3 Revision Note: Conservative Party
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 Political parties are surprisingly unpopular amongst students taking Unit 1 on the Edexcel route, but the Blog helps out with some ideas on the Tories. Revision Note: Cabinet appointments
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 What are the main factors that determine the appointment of ministers? Revision Note: parliamentary and presidential government
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Differences between the UK and US systems examined What has Tony Blair done for Business?
After 10 years as Prime minister, Tony Blair has announced a date when he will step down. A BBC article looks at his likely 'economic legacy' Edexcel Unit 2 Revision
Thursday, May 10, 2007 Should I stay or should I go?: A focus on the why and when of ministerial resignations Edexcel AS Revision: functions of Cabinet
Wednesday, May 09, 2007 The PM/Cabinet area is by far the most popular question on the Unit 2 paper and thorough preparation in this topic area is essential. Revision updates on elections and devolution
Tuesday, May 08, 2007 Recent elections in Scotland and Wales provide further insights into the impact of different electoral systems and devolution New Politics Resources
Sunday, May 06, 2007 A selection of new resources available for Politics teachers and students from political studies websites and organisations May polls
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 Election campaigning throughout the UK is in its final stages, with voters due to go to the polls tomorrow to decide the shape of the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly as well as local councils outside the capital. Labour's poor effort
Friday, April 27, 2007 An audit of measures to tackle poverty: developments within parties in the past 12 months from the press. Revision material for Edexcel Route A US Supreme Court
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 The court once again entered controversial territory with a recent decision upholding a ban on a method of abortion. This gives us another opportunity to examine whether the court is judicial or political and liberal or conservative Race relations in the UK update
Friday, April 20, 2007 Over the next few weeks the Politics Blog will provide updates on developments in UK issues. These can be useful for revision or stimulus for class debate. AS Politics Blogs by topic
Thursday, April 19, 2007 Before going on with updates, the Blog takes stock os AS articles previously posted. Devolution in the UK
Friday, April 13, 2007 Three very good articles on devolution in this week’s edition of the Economist. Bad news for Labour, good news for Politics students. Easter reading: Did things only get better?
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Barring some bizarre unforeseen event, the advent of May will mean that Blair will have occupied the premiership for a decade. A special supplement in this weekend’s Observer newspaper looks back at ten years of politics under Blair. A flawed process?
Sunday, April 08, 2007 Voters in the US do not elect the president directly; instead it is done indirectly via the Electoral College. Here we look at the pros and cons of the mechanism. Students could use the points and sources as part of their revision or they could be used as a starting point for a class debate on the issue. Scottish affairs
Thursday, April 05, 2007 The next set of elections are four weeks today. The blog reports on the latest developments Primary madness
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 The first set of fundraising numbers gives us a chance to reassess the method by which presidential candidates are chosen |
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