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Good reading on Ukraine
As teachers and students we are constantly exposed to questions about the situation in Ukraine
His nuclear threat is not unprecedented, but pretty rare. A good lesson starter for a Global Politics lesson
Boris Johnson adds David Canzini to his inner circle
Canzini is the latest in a conveyor belt of appointments at number 10
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 28 February 2022
Our weekly UK politics quiz is back! We have a slightly different format but continue to have 10 multichoice questions based upon politics news events from the last 7 days. 'Classroom mode' exists...
Voting behaviour and age
Good article as a starter for voting behaviour by Paul Waugh in the indy
Cabinet split over covid suggests body still matters
What does the internal struggle among ministers suggest about the role of the modern cabinet?
Boris Johnson and the power of the PM: update
How does the PM's use of media fit with Foley's thesis?
The cost of living crisis and the red wall
And how this links to voting behaviour
Moving towards the US Supreme Court's first black female justice
Who will replace Justice Breyer, and how will it happen?
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 24 January 2022
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. The MP for which contituency is rumoured to be involved in the 'pork pie plot'? Which Conservative MP defected to the Labour Party? Who said to Boris 'in...
Boris bus plan has stalled
And the implications in terms of voting behaviour
House of Lords reform and the police bill
In defence of the Lords? We should separate its composition (bad) from the work it does (good)
Boris, partygate, and theories of PM power
How do we place recent events in the context of, say, the presidentialisation of the UK premiership?
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 17 January 2022
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. As seems befitting, all of the questions below include the word 'party'. Former football player Gary Neville has joined which political party? Which party...
What's the future for Boris?
In case you have been busy and want a round up, here is an idiot’s guide from this week's papers as to how partygate might unfold
Recommended podcast from the Economist
I've been promoting podcast listening with my Y12 today, both in terms of beefing up UCAS forms and their intrinsic educational benefit
Assessing Biden's first year
This week's marks the first anniversary of Joe Biden's arrival in the White House
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 10 January 2022
Welcome back! Here's our first UK politics news quiz of 2022. Qhat prompted the #FreeMichaelGove hastag to trend? What surprise healthcare policy announcement was made by the Labour Party? An...
Whither the Human Rights Act?
Dominic Raab, as Justice Secretary, has unveiled new and controversial plans