Blog and updates
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25 Nov 2015
Politics at the Movies - Bridge of Spies
Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance star in the newly-released Cold War film Bridge of Spies - this looks like a super film to take students to, especially if they are studying the Ideologies option at A2,...
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25 Nov 2015
Could tax credits be the new "poll tax" issue?
In the Chancellor's anticipated Spending Review today, we will find out exactly what he plans to do over the tax credits debacle. The BBC has posed an interesting question on this topic this...
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25 Nov 2015
Explaining the Syrian war
The Hip Hughes History Channel on YouTube is full of short and engaging briefings on key US politics topics and an increasing number of global politics topics too - there are over 300 videos for...
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24 Nov 2015
Effects of a Brexit on Europe
Much of the coverage surrounding the EU Referendum has been focussed on the impact on Britain, British people and British business, but what about the partners we may leave behind? Isn't it time...
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24 Nov 2015
What should we call Hillary?
There has been some hoo-ha this week in the more gossipy elements of the political media about Hillary Clinton's apparent "abandonment" of part of her name. During her time as First Lady (when...
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24 Nov 2015
Where do parties stand on Syria?
Last week, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed a resolution, drafted by the French, to "redouble" action against Islamic State (IS) in the wake of the Paris attacks. Throughout...
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24 Nov 2015
What does Donald Trump actually believe?
Trump's sketchiness with the details is common - what does he actually believe?
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23 Nov 2015
Politics and Social Networks
I found this report in this week's Economist on the link between social media "stars" and European political parties to be absolutely fascinating - and slightly worrying!
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23 Nov 2015
The differences between Democrats and Republicans
I really like this infographic which provides a visual guide to the differences between the Democrats and Republicans in US Politics.
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23 Nov 2015
Analysing the language of the State of the Union Address
Article II of the US Constitution requires the President to periodically provide information to Congress on the "State of the Union". Today, this is done in the form of a speech by the President to...
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21 Nov 2015
A Level Politics Makes the Politics News
It's not often that A Level Politics makes the Politics news. But, that's exactly what has happened as disagreements emerge about the place of feminism in the new A Level specifications.
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18 Nov 2015
George Osborne's Spending Review - winning and losing departments
Next week's Spending Review will set the spending limits of each government department up to the next General Election in 2020. Prior to 1998. departments used to set their budgets on an annual...
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16 Nov 2015
Why do Washington outsiders become President?
One trend dominates the statistics when analysing Presidential trends over the last 60 years - usually, the Washington outsiders, rather than the insiders, tend to win the Presidential election....
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16 Nov 2015
The difficulty in passing a Private Members Bill
A couple of weeks ago, yet more Private Members Bills were stymied in the Commons. A PMB is a bill that is introduced to the House by an MP who is not a government minister. There are effectively...
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15 Nov 2015
The changing nature of terrorism
The recent attacks by ISIS in Beirut (last Thursday), Paris (last Friday), the Russian airliner over Egypt a few weeks ago, and in Baghdad (also last Friday) seem to show a new wave and new form of...
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15 Nov 2015
Myanmar's election through infographics
On November 8th, Myanmar held its first national elections since 2011 when a nominally civilian government was introduced after 50 years of military rule. The BBC carries a detailed analysis of the...
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13 Nov 2015
Ballot Box Quiz - a quick quiz on voting systems in the UK
Here's a 10 minute multi-choice quiz on UK Voting Systems. It's a straight-forward quiz with 10 questions, four possible answers (with only 1 possible correct answer). Run this Powerpoint slideshow...
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13 Nov 2015
Countries most at risk from climate change
For students of the A2 Global options, climate change is an important issue.
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13 Nov 2015
Spitzenkandidaten - I'm sorry … what?
In an unusual departure from my normal blogging on the United States, I’ve taken a trip across the pond and landed in Brussels to blog about my other favourite political sphere, The European Union....
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12 Nov 2015
Has David Cameron Breached the Ministerial Code?
The Labour Party has written to Sir Jeremy Heywood, the cabinet secretary, arguing that David Cameron, who is MP for Witney, Oxfordshire, has broken the Ministerial Code, which requires ministers...
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