Blog and updates
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2 Feb 2021
Examples of direct action pressure group success are like London buses!
The case of Black Lives Matter and Britain's past history of colonialism and racism
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1 Feb 2021
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 01 February 2021
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz.
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31 Jan 2021
The power of the PM waxes and wanes
A presidential style of leadership is a double-edged sword. The case of Boris Johnson
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29 Jan 2021
Excellent devolution resource
'Has Devolution Worked?' from the Institute for Government is essential for anyone teaching or studying this key topic
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28 Jan 2021
Factors considered by the PM when choosing their Cabinet
Pointer towards a great article on the lack of experience in Boris Johnson's Cabinet
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27 Jan 2021
Brexit: "Taking back control"?
A couple of quite good articles recently about the extent to which leaving the EU has enhanced UK sovereignty
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27 Jan 2021
Another good example of direct action by pressure groups (with video clip)
The latest actions by anti-HS2 protestors can be used by students of British Politics in answers on this very popular topic area
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25 Jan 2021
A good example of how Parliament checks the government
A headline in today’s paper quoting directly the chair of the Education Select Committee
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25 Jan 2021
The latest goings on at Holyrood
Another example for students of the negative outcomes of devolution
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25 Jan 2021
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 25 January 2021
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz.
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24 Jan 2021
Rebels continuing to give the PM a headache
Useful article in the news this weekend on Tory backbenchers unhappy about the government’s covid strategy
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24 Jan 2021
The US President in films
Nice little feature in today's Observer from the film critic Guy Lodge with some suggested watches
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24 Jan 2021
Heads up: recommended viewing for American Politics students
While it may not be Trump The Movie tonight's final part of the BBC series is worth watching
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22 Jan 2021
I would encourage Politics students to engage with this long read
Trump's useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys
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21 Jan 2021
Frequent leaks from government illustrate importance of the doctrine of ministerial responsibility
And this suggests that the convention is not necessarily a constitutional fiction, as some critics suggest
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21 Jan 2021
Universal credit: successful use of Opposition Days by Labour?
Functions of Parliament examples
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19 Jan 2021
Biden's cabinet: the importance of diversity
This blog entry takes a quick look at the balanced nature of representation in the cabinet of the 46th POTUS.
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18 Jan 2021
Heads up: recommended viewing on Tuesday night
One the eve of the inauguration of America’s 46th POTUS, there is a whole evening of viewing to get stuck into on BBC Four.
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