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Parliament
In the UK, parliament is the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
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House of Lords reform debated again
14th April 2023
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Role of an MP: large number of independents in the Commons
12th April 2023
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Select committees and role of Commons: case study
20th March 2023
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Great podcast on Parliament and its representative function
16th March 2023
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Immigration and small boats - a rich vein of examples
15th March 2023
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Great academic article on Lords reform
8th March 2023
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Sunak and a Tory rebellion over Northern Ireland
21st February 2023
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"Mini" budget and role of backbenchers
4th October 2022
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Anti-monarchy protests and the debate over free speech
14th September 2022
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House of Lords - Controversy over the Early of Shrewsbury
31st August 2022
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Free online CPD from UK Parliament
12th July 2022
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Another look at PMQs
24th June 2022
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Resources on the UK executive and legislature
27th May 2022
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CPD opportunities on UK Parliament
18th May 2022
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Excellent resource, full of stats on Parliament
28th April 2022
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Partygate: to resign or not resign?
14th April 2022
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Good video from Ch4 on the House of Lords
21st February 2022
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House of Lords reform and the police bill
18th January 2022
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Is Britain drifting towards some sort of Orwellian dystopia?
8th December 2021
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Great article on Lords reform for class discussion
17th November 2021
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Is reform of the House of Lords long overdue?
16th November 2021
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Hear the one about the search for a Labour hereditary peer?
1st November 2021
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Select committees not always successful in scrutiny role
26th October 2021
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Is politics in Britain broken?
15th October 2021
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Teaching Activity: From the Source | Abolish the Lords?
Teaching Activities
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Questioning the Effectiveness of the UK Parliament
28th August 2021
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Electoral systems
1st August 2021
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How the government faced down a backbench rebellion
14th July 2021
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Excellent resource on UK politics - free!
20th April 2021
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House of Lords on the front page this weekend
22nd March 2021
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Why Brexit May Not Result in Brexit
16th June 2016
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Free course from Parliament about...Parliament!
19th September 2016
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Introducing the Parliament topic
12th October 2016
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Legitimacy
Study Notes
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Party System (organisation of politics)
Study Notes
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Parliamentary debate
Study Notes
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House of Commons
Study Notes
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House of Lords
Study Notes
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Is there sufficient parliamentary scrutiny of the government's Covid strategy?
21st September 2020
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Another example of Tory backbench dissent
28th February 2021
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Recommended politics podcasts
21st February 2021
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More evidence that select committees are the engine rooms of our legislature
16th February 2021
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Weakness of Parliament?
11th February 2021
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Another good example of the use of Opposition Days
9th February 2021
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Jeremy Hunt as chair of the health select committee
9th February 2021
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A good example of how Parliament checks the government
25th January 2021
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Rebels continuing to give the PM a headache
24th January 2021
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Universal credit: successful use of Opposition Days by Labour?
21st January 2021
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An update on a key British Politics topic
14th January 2021
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The real PMQs
7th January 2021
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Great little resource for online learning
6th January 2021
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The UK Parliament and its representative function
8th December 2020
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Rebels, rebels? The tiers are a mess
1st December 2020
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Does PMQs serve any real purpose?
7th October 2020
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The Fixed Term Parliament Act - Has it outlived its purpose?
17th December 2018
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Brexit Vote interactive simulator
17th November 2018
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Is the House of Lords 'thwarting Brexit'?
11th May 2018
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Powers of the Crown
20th December 2017
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How parliament matters more than people think
19th December 2017
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Record number of female MPs in 2017
22nd June 2017
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Should we temporarily move Parliament to Birmingham?
9th September 2016
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Queen's Speech quick summary for AS students
18th May 2016
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MPs expense claims - has anything really changed?
18th May 2016
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Best and worst MPs for Parliamentary Activity
25th February 2016
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Parliament's lobbies
22nd February 2016
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Have you got what it takes to be an MP?
21st January 2016
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Does 'English votes for English Laws' improve democracy?
14th January 2016
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No change to voting age in EU Referendum
15th December 2015
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John McDonnell's Little Red Book - political naivety?
26th November 2015
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The difficulty in passing a Private Members Bill
16th November 2015
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Canada's new, more representative Cabinet
9th November 2015
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How useful are e-petitions?
3rd November 2015
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Opposition Day - Tax Credits Debate
20th October 2015
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Teaching Resources from the Parliament Education Team
11th September 2015