The joint report on the government's response to covid: the effectiveness of select committees
Yet again they prove that they are tremendously effective organs of executive scrutiny
American decline discussion for Oxbridge prep using the Harkness Method
I've just conducted another Oxbridge tutorial session via this method
Free period products in Californian schools
A good example of the advantages of federalism
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 11 October 2021
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. New Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries took a pop at which organisation? Boris Johnson has said that he is not in favour of including what act as a hate...
Devolution differences: the Welsh smacking ban
Wales is set to be the second country in the UK to make it illegal to smack children
The new elections bill: what's all the fuss about?
What is it, and why is it proving to be so controversial? With activities
I would strongly encourage all A Level students to watch it. It comes with the important caveat emptor, that is does contain some strong language.
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 04 October 2021
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Which former Tory MP attended the Labour Party conference? Who quit as a Labour frontbencher? Which party elected two new joint leaders? All this and...
Swiss same sex marriage vote
An example of the advantages of referendums?
The German elections and the system for electing MPs
Do events in Germany this week strengthen or weaken the case for electoral reform in the UK?
American decline: Global Politics and useful Oxbridge prep
One of the most interesting topics on the Global Politics route is the debate about whether American hegemony is over - includes videos
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 27 September 2021
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Who avoided the use of the word 'scum' whilst deputising for Keir Starmer at PMQs? Which city will not be getting an 8-storey high Union Jack on a...
Reworking referendums?
The Irish abortion referendum might be something of a template as to how future UK votes are handled
Pressure group tactics spectacularly backfiring
Does M25 protestor Liam Norton walking off morning breakfast show GMB strengthen or damage the case of Insulate Britain - includes video
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 20 September 2021
It has been a week of doing the hokey cokey in Boris Johnson's Cabinet so the re-shuffle dominates the news stories. Who was the last female Foreign Secretary before Liz Truss? Which remit has NOT...
Johnson's cabinet reshuffle: context and research exercise
You'd have to have been sleeping in a cave not to have heard about the game of musical chairs at the heart of government.
Another week, another example of direct action
Insulate Britain protested by blocking the M25. Why?