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Reform Party case study: GE 24 manifesto launch
Students are expected to know about a couple of emerging/minor parties
Excellent short article by an academic in the Guardian recently
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 17 June 2024
Here's our final weekly politics news quiz of the academic year.
The Hester case and funding of UK political parties
More concerns about a big donor to the Conservative Party
Green Party: minor party case study
Manifesto launch this week is a good opportunity to analyse the Greens
Is it an end of the Sun Wot Won It?
Interesting article about the decline of newspapers
Focus on George Galloway's time as MP for Rochdale
A good mini case study on the role of minor parties
Good opinion polls article
Opinion polls, as part of the effect of the media, are on the A Level course
More downsides of devolution
More trouble in the Celtic fringes raises questions about the success of devolution
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 10 June 2024
Here's our weekly politics news quiz.
Who are the voters that might decide the 2024 election?
This video featuring Prof John Curtice is politics gold
Video clip and questions on TikTok
More on the impact of media on voting behaviour
Sunak accused of lying by Starmer in election campaign
Further cracks appear in the Tory campaign, and there's a bit of the UK's uncodified constitution in here as well
Farage makes a splash
A couple of videos featuring early assessments of the Reform leader's impact on the 2024 GE campaign
The return of Farage
What does this say about the role of minor parties in the UK?
Forget Cambridge Analytica: some social media tactics may not be as effective as previously thought
Good article on how UK parties are moving on from 'microtargeting'
More strike action by doctors
11th strike in 18 months, and now another just before the election
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 03 June 2024
Here's our weekly politics news quiz.
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 27 May 2024
Here's our weekly politics news quiz. We have 8 questions relating to news items from the previous 7 days.