Labour and the Lords: plus ca change? (Includes sample essay)
How likely is that an incoming Labour government would reform the upper house?
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 28 November 2022
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Brexit, the power of hindsight, and referendums
Is the use of a referendum a bad way to run a democracy?
Sunak (and Starmer) court the CBI
Good example of pressure group power
Should Dominic Raab resign?
Another ministerial responsibility talking point
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 21 November 2022
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UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 14 November 2022
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Labour’s New Plan for Constitutional Reform
The Labour Party's commission on constitutional reform is due to report soon. From what we know so far recommendations are likely to be radical and will be a prominent feature of the Labour Party’s...
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 07 November 2022
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Should Suella Braverman resign?
The Home Secretary's comments regarding asylum seekers divide opinion
Can Sunak lead the Tories to election victory?
Expert John Curtice gives his view
Direct action: helpful or harmful?
This is a good question for a class debate or a Politics Society discussion
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 31 October 2022
Welcome back to a new half term (and a new PM since the last quiz!). Here's our weekly UK politics quiz.
The End of “Elective Dictatorships”?
The extraordinary events of the last month have provided yet another example of perhaps the most striking feature of UK politics over the last six years: the eroding power Westminster governments...
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 17 October 2022
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Geopolitics of Ukraine and Russian sanctions
Two very good articles from the weekend papers, with contrasting opinions
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 10 October 2022
Here's our weekly UK politics quiz. We have 8 questions relating to news items from the previous 7 days.
Flipped classroom: collective responsibility
Excellent resource from the Institute for Government
Truss Cabinet split and collective responsibility
In terms of A level examples, this government just keeps on giving
"Mini" budget and role of backbenchers
A good case study of the power of Tory MPs and the profile of select committees