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Enrichment
Prime Ministers We Never Had - Michael Heseltine
Steve Richards profiles the Conservative politician Michael Heseltine who served as a cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher.
Prime Ministers We Never Had - Tony Benn
This is a profile of Tony Benn, one of the most gifted politicians of his age. Steve Richards provides his unscripted reflections and there is a superb impersonation of Tony Benn in here as well!
Prime Ministers We Never Had - Michael Portillo
Steve Richards reflects on the political career of the Conservative politician Michael Portillo.
Prime Ministers We Never Had - Neil Kinnock
Steve Richards discusses the political career of Neil Kinnock, former Leader of the Labour Party (1983-1992) who eventually lost out to John Major in the 1992 General Election.
Prime Ministers We Never Had - Ken Clarke
Steve Richards reflects on the political career of Kenneth Clarke who reached the position of Chancellor but never made 10 Downing Street.
A profile of socialist key thinker, Rosa Luxemburg
This video, shared widely on International Women's Day, provides a detailed profile of German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg.
Brexit - The Party Splitter
Steve Richards has this new unscripted talk on the impact of Brexit on British Party Politics. Having been to one of his 'Rock 'n Roll Politics' events at the Edinburgh Fringe this August I can...
Britain’s constitutional dilemma
This is superb! A one hour special discussion from the BBC Radio 4 Briefing Room in which David Aaronovitch asks who is running Britain and is it now time to have a written constitution?
Boris Johnson Political Profile
We often turn to esteemed political documentary maker Michael Cockerell when an profile of a major political figure is needed. Here he looks at the political career of Boris Johnson who became...
Theresa May’s legacy by Michael Cockerell
A superb video from Michael Cockerell on BBC Newsnight on May's rise to power and the difficulties of her three years in office.
Method to madness: political science in 2018
Here is the excellent 2018 overview of the salient British politics and policy research from the London School of Economics. Lots of contemporary research for ambitious students and their teachers...
Brexit Vote interactive simulator
This new Brexit Vote interactive simulator from the Guardian allows you to play with the different permutations of for/against based on the variety of tribes in the Commons. Few of the options look...
LSE Sixth Form Political Review Essay Competition 2019
LSEUPR is pleased to announce its 2018 essay competition is now open and accepting submissions from all incoming and outgoing year 12 & 13 students. Are you interested in politics, current...
Climate Change - how do we think about it?
The LSE produces some sterling podcasts on all manner of topical issues - here's a very recent one from two of my favourite economists / policy gurus on how we think about climate change.
The Death of Brexit - as Brexiteers Pass On?
A thought-provoking piece here from Times columnist David Aaronovitch who argues that the majority in support of Brexit will be reduced to zero as older voters are dying and new young voters become...
Are there good and bad causes of inequality?
"Economic inequality is a symptom of processes—some good, some bad—that drive the global economy. It’s the residue of a post-industrialized age." So argues Professor Angus Deaton in this excellent...
Has Brexit reshaped British Politics?
Professor John Curtice has a new paper out in which he claims that age not social class is now the main demographic dividingline in British politics.
The Conservative Party - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
Unmissable for Politics students and teachers? This is the first of a series of lectures on Britain's political parties from Professor Vernon Bogdanor.
How Important is Authenticity in a Political Leader?
A useful discussion here from the FT team exploring the importance of "authenticity" in determining the suitability of politicians to hold leadership roles.
Trump's Wall and the Battle for the Republican Party
Gabriel Gatehouse from BBC Newsnight visits Tombstone in Arizona to discover the battle within the Republican Party that is raging in Arizona, where the Mexican Wall is more than a concept.