Blog and updates
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23 Apr 2021
Votes at 16 - lesson starter
A useful little video from the BBC to stimulate debate on the topic.
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20 Apr 2021
Excellent resource on UK politics - free!
I may be teaching the proverbial grandmother to suck eggs here?
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19 Apr 2021
Great backgrounder on the potential break-up of Britain
From the Economist, this video would be ideal as an intro on devolution, and/or the use of referendums
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19 Apr 2021
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 19 April 2021
Welcome to the new term! Try these 10 multi-choice questions on UK politics news stories from the last week.
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15 Apr 2021
What is international relations (IR)?
And can any examples be provided of what kinds of topics or questions it looks at? Yes, there was a good example of an key IR theme in the paper recently...
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13 Apr 2021
Excellent MOOC on American Government
In fact, it's now a series. But when I did it it was one entire course. And it is excellent.
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12 Apr 2021
Death of Shirley Williams - Co-Founder of the SDP
Shirley Williams, a former Labour Cabinet Minister and a co-Founder of the Social Democratic Party has dies at the age of 90.
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12 Apr 2021
A highly recommended Politics podcast
This week I have started listening to Talking Politics
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9 Apr 2021
Links between ex-government ministers and business
It goes further than Cameron and the Greensill lobbying saga, and raises important questions about democracy in the UK
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7 Apr 2021
Good example of constituency obligations of an MP
Quite often we think of MPs as servants of a party machine, or as a check on the government. But looking after the people who they are elected to represent may override these aspects of the job
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6 Apr 2021
Devolution: London to go its own way on drugs?
Reports today that the current London Mayor is likely to set up a new commission on drugs policy
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5 Apr 2021
Another new party in British politics
It simultaneously plays on northern stereotypes, but claims to be completely serious
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1 Apr 2021
The president as legislator in chief
The case of Joe Biden's infrastructure and jobs bill
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31 Mar 2021
The Scottish elections
This year's poll is very likely to have important ramifications for the Union
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30 Mar 2021
More devolution success
The Manchester Mayor is to press ahead with reforms to the city's bus network
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29 Mar 2021
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 29 March 2021
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Good luck!
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26 Mar 2021
British Politics essay writing example
Further to an earlier posting about British Politics essay writing tips...
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