Politics

The term nation is commonly used within political discourse and may be defined as a mass community who share an identity that combines elements of nationhood (such as a shared...

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For socialist internationalists, it is possible to build a better world based upon the twin goals of equality and social justice.

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One of the most important political theorists of all time is Thomas Hobbes. The influence of Thomas Hobbes derives from the book ‘Leviathan’ and his creation of a social contract.

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Internationalism aims to promote political, social and economic co-operation amongst peoples and nations. Internationalism is closely associated with rationalist-based ideologies such as liberalism and socialism. All internationalists believe that we...

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Here is an overview of some key results statistics for A Level Politics in 2018.

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Professor Vernon Bogdanor is on fine form in another of his series of lectures on the British party political system. In this lecture he studies in depth the roles played...

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Have we moved from a two-party to a multi-party system even with the result of the 2017 General Election? Here is a wonderful enrichment lecture from Professor Vernon Bognador - full...

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The classical liberal school of thought is opposed to an expansion in the role of the state. 

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Here is another quite superb lecture on political parties from Professor Vernon Bogdanor. In this lecture from February 2018 he discusses the history of the British Labour Party.

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Here's 10 multi-choice questions related to emerging and minority parties in the UK.  With this Card Drop activity, payers have to remove answers that they think are incorrect.  If they identify...

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In this activity the player is told the percentage turnout for different age groups in the 2015 General Election.  Using the dial, they must then 'guestimate' what they think was the...

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A superb one hour lecture from Professor Vernon Bogdanor on the history of the Liberal Party and the Liberal Democrats.

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Here's a 5 minute starter or plenary relating to results from recent General Elections.  The activity asks players to decide on who would win an imaginary 'tug of war' contest based...

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Introducing Present Drop Challenge - the tutor2u Politics Christmas game for 2017! There are two questions sets for you to try - Politics and Festive Trivia There are two versions...

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Here's an activity that tests some of the basic facts and philosophies surrounding the New Labour movement from 1997 to 2010. The activity starts by showing 10 facts about the movement as part...

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Try this activity on Voting Behaviour at the 2017 UK General Election.  Each of the 10 questions asks what proportion (as a percentage) of a group (e.g. by age, by socio-economic...

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The General Election of 1983 is famous today because of it being an electoral low-point for the Labour Party and the event that sowed the seeds of the New Labour reforms...

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This study note explores key features of the roll of the media in the 1997 General Election.

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Let's explore key aspects of gender, age, ethnicity and region in so far as they relate to the General Election of 1997.

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Let's look in this study note at some key aspects of social class and partisanship as they relate to the 1997 General Election.

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