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16 Jan 2019
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 16 January 2019
Another quiet week in UK politics. Here's this week's UK politics quiz.
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15 Jan 2019
Global Politics: Verdict on International Justice - ICC acquits Gbagbo
An interesting development for those studying Global Politics is the acquittal by the ICC of the Ivory Coast's former President Gbagbo.
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15 Jan 2019
Political Idea: Socialism: Rosa Luxemburg Remembered
Rosa Luxenburg, the communist writer, pacifist and radical inspiration is one of the Key thinkers for Political Ideas Socialism topic. In Germany the 100th anniversary of her murder is being...
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15 Jan 2019
Brexit: Referendums - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?
Recumbent under the family oak tree the mysterious IS, was struck by an acorn, and then pondered on the laws of science, gravity already a given but he then reflected that the current state of...
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13 Jan 2019
How democratic is your country?
Here are updated details on the Democracy Index, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit which looks at electoral processes, political participation and culture and the quality of government.
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9 Jan 2019
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 9 January 2019
Happy New Year. Here's this week's UK politics quiz.
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28 Dec 2018
Method to madness: political science in 2018
Here is the excellent 2018 overview of the salient British politics and policy research from the London School of Economics. Lots of contemporary research for ambitious students and their teachers...
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24 Dec 2018
Brexit Body Language Dissected
This festive video from Sky News looks at the body language of many of the key players in the tortured Brexit negotiations.
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23 Dec 2018
Ex-Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown dies
For a decade, Paddy Ashdown was a charismatic leader of the Liberal Democrats helping to lift his party from the electoral doldrums and significantly expanding their parliamentary representation....
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17 Dec 2018
The Fixed Term Parliament Act - Has it outlived its purpose?
The Fixed Term Parliament Act was passed to give stability to the post 2010 coalition government so that it might stay the course. However, it now seems to have outlived the original purpose and is...
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14 Dec 2018
A Big, Bad Day in UK Politics
Wednesday's memorable vote on Theresa May's leadership of the Conservative Party, although a hollow victory of sorts for her, has thrown up even more questions.
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13 Dec 2018
UK Election Statistics: 1918-2018
Here is an absolute treasure-trove of electoral data for the UK over the last century in a superb document produced by the House of Commons Library. There is a spreadsheet to download and use when...
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12 Dec 2018
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 12 December 2018
Here's this week's UK politics quiz. I'll admit, we may need another quiz covering the next 24 hours tomorrow!
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5 Dec 2018
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 5 December 2018
Here's this week's UK politics quiz. Good luck!
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30 Nov 2018
Introducing the 2018 tutor2u Christmas Quiz...with a Politics bonus!
We're delighted to announce that the annual tutor2u Christmas Quiz for 2018 is now live!
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21 Nov 2018
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 21 November 2018
Here's this week's UK politics quiz. Good luck!
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17 Nov 2018
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 15 November 2018
Here's this week's UK politics quiz. Good luck!
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17 Nov 2018
Brexit Vote interactive simulator
This new Brexit Vote interactive simulator from the Guardian allows you to play with the different permutations of for/against based on the variety of tribes in the Commons. Few of the options look...
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7 Nov 2018
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 7 November 2018
Here's this week's UK politics quiz. Good luck!
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31 Oct 2018
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 31 October 2018
Here's this week's UK politics quiz. Good luck!
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