Blog and updates
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2 Jul 2024
GE24: the Farage effect
Nice clip from the Radio Times on how the Tories could be affected by the Reform Party
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1 Jul 2024
GE24: ethnicity and voting behaviour
Useful little clip from Sky News on this aspect of psephology
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27 Jun 2024
GE24: where do young voters stand?
Quite a good article and news clip to use as classroom stimulus on voting behaviour for this demographic
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26 Jun 2024
More on opinion polls. But should there be any more?
One writer consider an array of the latest polls, and another writes that he's had enough of them
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26 Jun 2024
GE24: more on social media
A nice little clip from Sky News with loads of facts and figures on the topic
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25 Jun 2024
GE24: the impact of new media
The Guardian asks in a fascinating article if this will be the first post-mainstream media eletion
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25 Jun 2024
Were you up for Portillo redux?
Will we see a repeat of that famous night in at GE97 when a host of big hitters lost their seats?
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23 Jun 2024
Voting behaviour at GE24: why Scotland matters
Events north of the border could be important this year
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22 Jun 2024
Voting behaviour: tactical voting GE24
What role could it play in influencing the outcome of this year's election?
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19 Jun 2024
Sky News clip a good starter for discussion on immigration
Doesn't link directly to A Level spec but I used this with my form group on this hot button topic for GE24
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19 Jun 2024
Is an electoral asteroid about to hit the Tories at GE24?
Fascinating interview with Rory Stewart on Australian news channel forecasting an electoral wipeout in July
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18 Jun 2024
Reform Party case study: GE 24 manifesto launch
Students are expected to know about a couple of emerging/minor parties
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17 Jun 2024
Idiot's guide to GE24
Think it's intended for adults but could be good for lower school as background for a mock GE
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17 Jun 2024
What damage could Reform UK do to the Tories at the ballot box?
Excellent short article by an academic in the Guardian recently
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17 Jun 2024
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 17 June 2024
Here's our final weekly politics news quiz of the academic year.
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15 Jun 2024
The Hester case and funding of UK political parties
More concerns about a big donor to the Conservative Party
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14 Jun 2024
Green Party: minor party case study
Manifesto launch this week is a good opportunity to analyse the Greens
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