Blog and updates
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15 May 2023
Social media and voting behaviour
Some say that the Labour attack ad on crime is another example of the media affecting voting behaviour. Is it?
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15 May 2023
Would more devolution benefit the English regions?
Yes, but only if carried out properly. So says a new report.
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9 May 2023
Differing fortunes for UK minor parties
At the recent locals, the Greens did well. But Reform UK, not so much. How come?
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8 May 2023
Concerns about an end to peaceful protest
The pre-coronation arrest of anti-monarchy campaigners has raised concerns about civil liberties
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5 May 2023
Extinction Rebellion move away from direct action
Article from the Financial Times would serve as an excellent stimulus for class use on pressure groups
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4 May 2023
A major step forward for the Greens?
There is speculation that the Green Party could win overall control of a council for the first time
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28 Apr 2023
Y13 revision - electoral reform
Public support - another argument in favour of ditching first past the post for Westminster elections!
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28 Apr 2023
Pressure group success - the CBI
The ongoing turmoil at the key business group is a good case study in PG success
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25 Apr 2023
Voter ID and democracy
There has been a good deal of coverage about the extent to which the new laws are anti-democratic
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14 Apr 2023
House of Lords reform debated again
The old chestnut of what do with the UK's second chamber was front page news this week
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12 Apr 2023
Role of an MP: large number of independents in the Commons
Incredibly the number of MPs without a party in the Commons equals the number of Lib Dems
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10 Apr 2023
Downside of devolution: the latest from Scotland
Back in my home town of Edinburgh for a few days and news of the police investigation into the SNP's finances completely dominates discussion of domestic events here.
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6 Apr 2023
American third parties and electoral success
Whichever way you slice it, it's still a two party system
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