Blog and updates
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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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18 Apr 2017
5 Key Charts from the 2015 General Election
As news breaks of the 2017 General Election on 8th June, here are five key charts from the 2015 election that might be useful as we head into yet another campaign.
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9 Mar 2017
Interactive resource - the impact of Terrorism
Here's a quick interactive resource that you can set for your students or undertake in class as a group activity.
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31 Jan 2017
Executive Orders Explained
Many students will be looking at the torrent of executive orders flowing from the pen of the newly-installed President. This FT video explains what they are how they have been used in US political...
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27 Jan 2017
Tam Dalyell passes away
A Parliamentarian from a different generation perhaps most famous for asking the West Lothian Question.
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12 Jan 2017
RIP Professor Anthony King
Professor Anthony King, one of the most renowned academics in UK political science has sadly passed away at the age of 82. He was for many years a mainstay of the BBC's election coverage noted for...
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6 Jan 2017
A Report Card on Obama's Presidency
Here's a useful article from the BBC providing a "report card" on elements of Obama's presidency.
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6 Jan 2017
US Pressure Groups Free Resources
I think students either love or hate the pressure group topic, in both UK and US politics - it's often very popular in exams, but also often not done very well. Up-to-date knowledge is essential,...
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4 Jan 2017
Why Britain Joined the European Union
Politics students returning to the classroom after the New Year break and discussing the resignation of the UK's Ambassador to the EU might want to watch this classic clip from Yes Minister! Has...
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30 Dec 2016
The Rise of Strongman Politics
Lionel Barber, editor of the FT, and Gideon Rachman discuss the major political events of 2016 - the year of illiberal democracy.
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29 Dec 2016
Brexit 6 Months On
A new assessment has been produced on the state of play in Politics, Law and Economics six months on from the Brexit Vote.
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21 Nov 2016
Additional Member System Explained
In the last instalment of the Electoral System series we have the Additional Member System.
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14 Nov 2016
Single Transferable Vote Explained
Up next in our Electoral Systems series is the Single Transferable vote.
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9 Nov 2016
The US Presidential Election in Under 2 Minutes
After a hair raising night that echoes June 23rd and the Brexit vote, the polls are closed, Trump has crossed the line and the world begins to come to terms with the 45th President of the United...
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