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31 Dec 2015
Spotlight on Iceland
Whilst at sixth form college we were set the challenge to seek out politics in all the places we visited. It was up to us as keen politics students to visit Parliaments, look for posters, rallies...
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29 Dec 2015
Angela Merkel Named FT Person of the Year for 2015
Leadership. That is the key factor that led to Angela Merkel being named FT Person of the Year.
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17 Dec 2015
House of Lords Powers curtailed again
It has been announced the Government intends to further curtail the powers of the House of Lords following the Peers decision to slow down and, ultimately, prevent the Government's planned welfare...
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16 Dec 2015
What does a Christmas card say about a politician?
Here's a little activity inspired by a BBC news article on the Christmas cards sent by the major political leaders in the UK. As I read the story it struck me that the individual images of the...
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16 Dec 2015
A Video Timeline Explaining the Rise of ISIS
The origins of ISIS go back around 12 years and are very complicated. This video timeline by Bloomberg attempts to chart how the terror group was formed and grew into its current form.
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16 Dec 2015
How is ISIS Financed?
Is war more about money than arms? If so, this new piece of analysis into the financing of ISIS suggests that the battle against the terror group might prove to be quite a drawn-out affair.
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16 Dec 2015
Clinton to be US President says UK Politics Community
Last week the Tutor2u opinion poll asked all of the politics students and teachers to predict the results of three political races. The results are now in for the Democratic Nomination, the...
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15 Dec 2015
Voting Age in the UK - Lords reject call for 16 year olds to vote in EU referendum
Like many other countries, the UK Government's legitimacy comes from a transparent democratic process which is highly inclusive of its entire population. Part of this legitimacy comes from the age...
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15 Dec 2015
No change to voting age in EU Referendum
In November, peers in the House of Lords voted in favour of allowing 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the UK referendum on staying in the EU, but this was rejected by the Commons because,...
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15 Dec 2015
How can the Republicans distance themselves from Trump?
A brilliantly titled article from the BBC this morning (Dumping Trump) examines how the Republican party, and its presidential candidates other than Donald Trump, might distance themselves from...
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14 Dec 2015
U2 and politics
Yet another super BBC iWonder interactive graphic has cropped up - this one explores the relationship between U2 and politics. This graphic helps you to explore the Troubles in Northern Ireland and...
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14 Dec 2015
Whatever happened to the British Empire?
I really like this BBC iWonder interactive graphic with videos, podcasts, images and text about the rise and fall of the British Empire. The analysis of the Suez Crisis is particularly good, and a...
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14 Dec 2015
Every Student Succeeds replaces No Child Left Behind in a bipartisan success story
For a Republican President nominally opposed to "Big Government", George W. Bush managed to radically increase the reach of the Federal Government in a number of areas, including his No Child Left...
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14 Dec 2015
US gerrymandering and representation - in the hands of the Supreme Court
An important but little-reported case is being deliberated by the US Supreme Court at the moment. Back in 1964, the Supreme Court ruled in the Reynolds v Sims case that the principle of "one person...
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14 Dec 2015
The rise of far-right parties in Europe
Many in France breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as the results of the second round of voting in France's regional elections were announced. The French National Front, led by Marine le Pen, had...
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10 Dec 2015
A Day in the Life of the Prime Minister
Ever fancied yourself having the top job? Ever wondered what it would be like to be Prime Minister? Well wonder no more! In the run up to the election The Sun followed David Cameron around for the...
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10 Dec 2015
Calling all Political Pundits
Opinion polling is a difficult art to master as the UK proved in the run up to the 2015 General Election, however with that in mind it would be excellent fun to predict how the US Presidential Race...
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10 Dec 2015
Should Jeremy Corbyn leave 'Stop the War'
The pressure on Jeremy Corbyn to resign his members of the Stop the War coalition shows what happens when pressure groups and political parties collide.
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10 Dec 2015
What is anarchism?
The Hip Hughes History Youtube channel is full of lively explanations of key political topics. For students of the A2 Ideologies option, his "What is an Anarchist?" video is really helpful and snappy:
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10 Dec 2015
Top ten most powerful political speeches
Here is a super selection of some of the best political speeches ever given, handily collated by Top Yaps, with some unexpected surprises in there. The excerpts range from Socrates, to Oliver...
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