Blog and updates
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21 Aug 2017
‘Third strike for Westminster’s voting system’
The Electoral Reform Society has published their report on the June 2017 General Election.
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21 Aug 2017
Communicating rather than governing
Trump’s presidency is much more about communicating with his supporters than actually governing according to this article in Vanity Fair. Can much the same be said about Theresa May?
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17 Aug 2017
Bot Armies and Fixing Elections
Allegations of election interference from outside agencies grow each year. This BBC Inquiry Special Reportlooks at the impact of "bot armies" on electoral processes and results.
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16 Aug 2017
Rogue States: Kim Jong-un’s Leadership Approach in North Korea
A useful short video introduction here from the New York Times explaining the leadership style of Kim Jong-un.
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10 Aug 2017
Brexit - Why Britain Voted for It
Well worth a watch - although you'll need an hour. A superb presentation drawing on survey evidence collected over more than a decade in which Matthew Goodwin explains why a majority of British...
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9 Aug 2017
Meet the Young People Who Support the DUP
A fascinating insight here into the views of some young people who support the DUP.
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9 Aug 2017
Making the Argument for Anarchism
A short, thought-provoking video here ideal for those studying anarchism as part of optional ideologies.
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8 Aug 2017
Prospect of a new UK political party
Can he be serious? Janan Ganesh from the Financial Times has been thinking about the prospect of a new political party emerging from the uncertainties and divisions of the Brexit shenanigans.
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7 Aug 2017
Political disengagement in the UK
Which groups in the UK are politically disengaged and why? This House of Commons Research Briefing provides plenty of background evidence.
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3 Aug 2017
How China's Growing Nationalism Changes Views of the West
As Xi Jinping moves China in new directions, national pride among 20 and 30-year-olds in China is growing and the perception of the West is changing.
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3 Aug 2017
Bognador's Four Reasons for Expecting a Second Referendum
Professor Vernon Bognador argues in this piece in the Guardian that the probability of a second referendum on the terms of a post-Brexit agreement grows stronger by the day.
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1 Aug 2017
How Remain voters switched in the 2017 General Election
Data from the British Election Study is reported here in this article from Ed Fieldhouse and Chris Prosser at the University of Manchester.
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26 Jul 2017
The Inside Story of Election 17
A superb programme on Radio 4 hosted by Anne McElvoy talks to key figures from Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, and find out what really went on in May and June as the General...
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18 Jul 2017
Where in the World is Censorship most Oppressive?
An interesting discussion question and one that the Economist decided to pose to a variety of people in London.
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16 Jul 2017
Did Cambridge Analytica play a role in the EU referendum?
BBC Newsnight investigates whether the EU referendum was highjacked by data analytics company Cambridge Analytica.
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14 Jul 2017
Impact of Lowering the Voting Age to 16
The size and shape of the UK electorate has not changed markedly since 1969 when the voting age was cut from 21 to 18. What effect on individual constituencies might happen if the voting age is...
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10 Jul 2017
Measuring Political Engagement in the UK
Here is a super-useful blog from the House of Commons Second Reading blog on different ways of measuring political engagement.
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22 Jun 2017
Record number of female MPs in 2017
A record number of women MPs were elected at the 2017 UK General Election but how many women stood, and were they in winnable seats? This briefing blog from the UK House of Commons Library gives...
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21 Jun 2017
Has the press lost its power?
BBC Newsnight looks at arguments that the mainstream newspaper media is losing political influence. Lionel Barber, the editor of the FT believes that, relatively speaking, newspaper influencing is...
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14 Jun 2017
Voter Turnout in Elections
Here is a handy graphic to use in lessons on elections. The United Kingdom had a turnout of 68.7 percent in the May 2017 general election, marginally higher than France when Macron was elected...
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