Blog and updates
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2 Feb 2016
Joe Biden at the White House White Board
If you've not found the White House White Board playlist on YouTube then do take a look - it's a great source of information.
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2 Feb 2016
Key moments from the Iowa speeches
This short collation of snippets from the speeches of Presidential hopefuls following the Iowa caucuses would be a super lesson starter: click here for the BBC video.
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2 Feb 2016
Political biographies
The first biography of Jeremy Corbyn, Comrade Corbyn, has just been released -take a look at this short, fun BBC report on whether the general public wants to read such political biographies.
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2 Feb 2016
Iowa Caucus | The Results
Voters in Iowa last night took to the polls to cast the very first votes of the US Presidential Election. Here is the round up of the key results from the State of Iowa.
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1 Feb 2016
Explaining the Primaries
You may have realised that the US Primary season kicks off today with the Iowa Caucus and is followed next week by the New Hampshire primary. In case your knowledge about how the primary process...
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30 Jan 2016
Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn - Twins?
An interesting attempt here by BBC Political Reporter Brian Wheelerto draw comparisons between Democrat Bernie Sanders and Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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29 Jan 2016
Engaging Lesson Starter - Conveyor Belt Memory Game
Here's a fun and engaging lesson starter for your next Government and Politics lesson called 'Conveyor Belt Memory Game' (hat tip to Paul Hoang from Sha Tin College in Hong Kong for the...
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29 Jan 2016
How to become the Presidential Nominee
A pupil remarked to me the other day, that the race to the White House is a 'little over the top'. They are of course right, too many in the UK, when comparing the race to the our own, are rightly...
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28 Jan 2016
Will capitalism destroy democracy?
TED talks are always worth watching, and this one from Yanis Varoufakis entitled "Capitalism will eat democracy - unless we speak up" is no exception. The transcript is here, and you can watch his...
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28 Jan 2016
Votes for women in the UK - a brief history
The Parliament Education service has produced two short videos outlining the impact of suffragettes and their efforts in securing the vote for women.
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28 Jan 2016
The difference between the UK, GB and England
One of my biggest bugbears as a politics teacher was student confusion between the UK, GB and England, and misuse of the terms. This short video helps to clear up some of the confusion.
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28 Jan 2016
China's progression towards liberalism
The Economist magazine has put together a helpful chart that shows key dates in China's transition away from Mao's version of communism and towards the "social market" that it has today - useful...
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28 Jan 2016
1946 and the making of the modern world
If you've not yet picked up a copy of Victor Sebestyen's excellent book "1946: The Making of the Modern World", then it's worth adding to your wishlist, especially if you teach Ideologies or Global...
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28 Jan 2016
What is a caucus and how do they work?
Monday will see the first major step in the US Presidential Race the famous Iowa Caucus. However, except to those who participate within the caucus itself it can be a bit of mystery as to exactly...
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27 Jan 2016
Democrat Race 2016: Inside Bernie Sanders' Iowa Ground Operation
A fascinating insight here into the scale and detail of a campaign ground operation in a Presidential Race.
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27 Jan 2016
Road to the White House - Explained
This upbeat video from Sky News is a good scene-setter for students who will be studying and following the 2016 Presidential Race. The key dates and events are highlighted.
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27 Jan 2016
The National Rifle Association - the most influential pressure group in the world?
We often call the President of the United States of America the most powerful person in the world. That person is the leader of the biggest economy, biggest army and largest nuclear arsenal on the...
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27 Jan 2016
The European Union Explained
With the coming EU Referendum in Britain, and a deal potentially being reached next month, now is perhaps a good time to talk about the European Union. In this small mini-series of blog posts, I...
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27 Jan 2016
Should Parliament temporarily move out of London? Surely it's not that grim up North?
Further plans to relocate Parliament during a planned refurbishment of the Palace of Westminster have been revealed (click here for a new article from The Guardian). However, it would appear that...
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27 Jan 2016
Five Ways the 2016 Presidential Election Is Different From 2012
A thought-provoking short video here from the WSJ which compares and contrasts the 2012 and 2016 Presidential Race to identify significant points of difference.
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