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Happy New Year!
4th January 2014
Happy New Year to all politics students and teachers! 2014 is a big political year with it not only being the last full year before the General Election but it is also a year of elections, referendums, ideological battlegrounds and the start of the 2015 Election campaign. By the time the year is out we will know the future of Scotland, the hopes for Obama's last two years, and we shall all be well and truly getting in gear for the Election 2015! Read on for the political excitement that awaits this year!
The Political Calendar
| January |
| 14th/15th: Egyptian Constitutional Referendum |
| February |
| 2nd: Thai Elections to the House of Representatives |
| March |
| 7th-9th: Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 15th: South Australia State Parliament Elections 23rd: French Local Elections (Round 1) 30th: French Local Elections (Round 2) |
| April |
| 5th: Afghanistan Presidential Election |
| May |
18th: Greek Local Elections (Round 1) |
| September |
| 18th: Scottish Independence Referendum 21st-24th: Labour Party Conference 28th-1st (Oct): Conservative Party Conference |
| October |
| 4-7th: Liberal Democrat Party Conference |
| November |
| 4th: USA Midterm Elections |
There is of course far more happeneing in the political calendar but these should be of some interest to politics students of UK, EU and American Politics.
Some Political New Year Resolutions:
- Sign up to Electionista's Election round up for commentary, analysis and results of elections across the globe - Always a useful tool for politics students and teachers alike!
- Learn from your mock grades and see where you need to focus your revision for the real thing in May/June
- If you are considering Politics degree - start looking at open days!
That's all for now folks!
Scott is a student of Politics and History at Newcastle University