Blog and updates
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3 Nov 2017
A Week is A Long Time in Politics - UK Politics Quiz - 1 November 2017
Here are ten questions on UK politics news from the last 7-10 days. How many can you get right?
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26 Oct 2017
Inside Britain's 'left behind' towns
Will towns rather than cities shape the result of the next General Election? Sky News visits Wigan where many in the local community feel marginalised in economic and political life.
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19 Oct 2017
Countries Most & Least Satisfied With Democracy
Here is an infographic from Pew Research that you might want to use when teaching strengths and weaknesses of democratic processes and institutions.
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19 Oct 2017
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 18 October 2017
Here is the 7th in our new weekly term-time quiz for A Level Politics students. Ten questions on UK political news - give them a go!
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17 Oct 2017
The Conservative Party - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
Unmissable for Politics students and teachers? This is the first of a series of lectures on Britain's political parties from Professor Vernon Bogdanor.
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16 Oct 2017
Spain or Catalonia? The Historical Context for the Independence Battle
This short video from BBC News provides a concise and useful historical background to the dispute between Spain and the separatist government in Catalonia.
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16 Oct 2017
A Short History of the Democratic Party (US)
This six minute video from the excellent VOX team provides a concise history of the Democratic Party - very useful context for all students of US politics.
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15 Oct 2017
A story about money in politics
One for US Politics students and teachers on the power of lobbying.
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12 Oct 2017
Do You Know Your Shadow Cabinet? - "MatchUp" Activity
Match the eight named members of Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet with their roles. Be careful, you only get four attempts to get it correct!
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11 Oct 2017
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 11 October 2017
10 more questions on the UK politics news of the last 7 days. Can you get all 10 correct?
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5 Oct 2017
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 4 October 2017
Here is the fifth in our new weekly term-time quiz for A Level Politics students. Ten questions on UK political news - give them a go!
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4 Oct 2017
Party Conferences 2017 - which leader said this......?
The Conference season is nearly over for the Labour and Conservative Parties. Each has had a key note speech from their respective leader but can you tell one soundbite from another? Play this...
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2 Oct 2017
A Week Is A Long Time - Global Politics Quiz - 29 September 2017
Here is the second Global Politics quiz of the 2017/18 academic year. How many of these questions can you get correct?
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28 Sept 2017
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 28 September 2017
Here is the fourth in our new weekly term-time quiz for A Level Politics students. Ten questions on UK political news - give them a go!
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22 Sept 2017
At Last - A Statue of a Woman in Parliament Square
It has taken too long, but at last there is to be a statue of a famous woman from our political history in Parliament Square.
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22 Sept 2017
Influence of the Media - the Growing Power of Memes
The June 2017 General Election in the UK and the 2016 US Presidential Election demonstrated the growing use and influence of memes on political discussion and engagement.
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20 Sept 2017
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 20 September 2017
Here is the third in our new weekly term-time quiz for A Level Politics students. Ten questions on UK political news - give them a go!
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19 Sept 2017
Executive Orders - Explained
A super 4 minute new TED video here explains the use of Executive Orders.
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14 Sept 2017
How Important is Authenticity in a Political Leader?
A useful discussion here from the FT team exploring the importance of "authenticity" in determining the suitability of politicians to hold leadership roles.
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14 Sept 2017
Inside Germany's Right-Wing Politics
The populist Alternative for Germany (AFD) party looks set to enter the Bundestag for the first time in Germany's national elections at the end of September 2017.
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