Government to push forward with more devolution
The Local Government Minister announced plans in an interview with the FT this week
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 13 September 2021
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Who was accused of attending a meeting without any government officials present? Which is the 'quietest' day in the Commons? Which minister said that she...
Re-evaluating success of Extinction Rebellion (XR)
Interesting article on XR in the paper
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 06 September 2021
Our weekly UK politics news quiz is back! A warm welcome to regular and new users of the quiz. We have 10 multi-choice questions based upon news stories from the last 7 days. The SNP have gone into...
Friday fun: politicians dancing (or not!)
You may want to look away...
Devolution in the UK: success or failure?
A couple of examples from the same newspaper this week to add to a typical A Level question
Heads up - TV and film
Three great things to watch for Politics students to fill up the final moments of the holidays
Independents and third parties in the UK
Fascinating article on BBC about increased success of independent and third parties at local level in recent years
Pressure Group Activity - Focus on Direct Action
It's Extinction Rebellion again
Questioning the Effectiveness of the UK Parliament
His does the Afghanistan debate (August 2021) fit into this narrative?
Food for thought (Oxbridge prep material)
A couple of articles for students who want to take thinking about politics beyond A Level
Trump for 2024?
And what does this say about the American electoral process?
What direction lies ahead for civil liberties?
Article by Owen Jones today should help stimulate debate when studying topic for A Level
Is Boris Johnson a Thatcherite?
Great article in the paper today offering a revisionist view of Thatcherism
You may not agree with the thrust of the writer's arguments, but some good stuff in here
English regional devolution: the case of Yorkshire
A new survey on identity suggests a strong case for more devolution for England's best county
Electoral systems
Massive new report by the Electoral Reform Society highlights unfairness of first past the post
Tax cuts for the rich increase their income, but there are no boons for wider society...
In fact the net outcome can be considered as negative: a new research paper, the most expansive ever on the topic, finds that tax cuts boost the income of the top 1% but don't improve economic...
The 'week of chaos' may not be up there with the likes of Black Wednesday, but with hindsight it might be pivotal?
A couple of stories from the papers are likely to heap pressure on the PM