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27 Jan 2016
How Bloomberg Could Shake Up the 2016 Presidential Race
Could Billionaire Michael Bloomberg run as an independent candidate in the 2016 Presidential Race?
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27 Jan 2016
The Barbarism and Violence of ISIS - Explained
Why does ISIS engage in such barbarism? This video from the BBC seeks to explain.
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26 Jan 2016
Primacy factors influencing the EU referendum
According to a UKIP spokesperson, ethnic minority voters are more Eurosceptic than people assume, so campaigners for Britain to leave the EU should seek their support.
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26 Jan 2016
Timing of EU Referendum important says Sturgeon
Scottish National Party Leader Nicola Sturgeon has warned David Cameron that any truth in the rumours that the promised referendum on the EU might take place this May would be a mistake and...
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25 Jan 2016
Third parties in America
It's quite easy to overlook the existence of third parties in a country dominated by two-party politics, but smaller "third parties" do exist. This Hip Hughes History mini lecture takes you on a...
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25 Jan 2016
How does IS target British teenagers?
I continue to be impressed by the BBC iWonder series - I spotted one today on the topic of how IS targets British teenagers - well worth a look in both the politics and PSHE classroom.
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25 Jan 2016
The Scotland Bill and the "no detriment" principle
Following the Scottish independence referendum result, Lord Smith of Kelvin was commissioned to write a report outlining how Scotland and the rest of the UK should move forward. The report stated...
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24 Jan 2016
Life Under ISIS Control in Raqqa
A short, but useful video here which uses secretly-filmed footage from Raqqa to help describe life under the currently ISIS-controlled city.
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24 Jan 2016
35 Years on from the SDP - Could the Labour Party Split Again?
Labour loses badly in an election and moves decisively to the left in choosing a new leader. Sound familiar?
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22 Jan 2016
The Litvinenko saga - still the Cold War?
Yesterday saw the publication of the findings of the inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko,leading to tense scenes in the House of Commons and a ramping up of frostiness in the...
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22 Jan 2016
The craziness of a US Presidential election
I really like this article from the BBC that identifies a number of the more entertaining / unbelievable / gripping elements of the US Presidential "Race to the White House" - a great lesson...
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21 Jan 2016
Could Voter Apathy Make Brexit More Likely?
The pollsters in the UK seem to find it hard to reach apathetic voters. They don't respond so easily to polling firms, and the evidence suggests that many of them are more disposed to vote...
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21 Jan 2016
Remember the Ed Stone?
It was for some the defining moment of the 2015 Election when Ed Miliband unveiled the Ed Stone, with the key policy pledges that Labour would introduce in the event of victory. It would have stood...
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21 Jan 2016
Have you got what it takes to be an MP?
Get a virtual taste of what it's like to be an MP.
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20 Jan 2016
Impact of mass media - are the BBC biased?
I suspect I could spend all day finding different examples of clips or news articles that may illustrate that the BBC are biased. For Government and Politics students, the impact of the mass media...
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20 Jan 2016
The American Empire?
Britain, France and many others have overseas territories, crown dependencies, and former dominions, yet it is rarely a term that is associated with the United States, or is it? Surely the USA is...
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20 Jan 2016
If Milliband wasn't one, what makes a great leader?
Okay, so it probably hasn't come as much of a surprise to find out that Ed Milliband was not seen by the general public as Prime Minister material. A report published yesterday by the Labour Party...
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20 Jan 2016
Trump-Palin 2016?
Former Governor of Alaska and Republican 2008 Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin has endorsed Donald Trump in his bid to become President of the United States. However, before it is dismissed...
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19 Jan 2016
UK MPs versus Donald Trump
Yesterday, MPs debated whether to ban Donald Trump from the UK. I really like this "mash up" from the BBC on the debate - it would make a great lesson starter for comparing UK and US politics:
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