Welcome to the new term! Try these 10 multi-choice questions on UK politics news stories from the last week.
What is international relations (IR)?
And can any examples be provided of what kinds of topics or questions it looks at? Yes, there was a good example of an key IR theme in the paper recently...
Excellent MOOC on American Government
In fact, it's now a series. But when I did it it was one entire course. And it is excellent.
Death of Shirley Williams - Co-Founder of the SDP
Shirley Williams, a former Labour Cabinet Minister and a co-Founder of the Social Democratic Party has dies at the age of 90.
Direct action by pressure groups
Extinction Rebellion and breaking windows at the bank
A highly recommended Politics podcast
This week I have started listening to Talking Politics
Links between ex-government ministers and business
It goes further than Cameron and the Greensill lobbying saga, and raises important questions about democracy in the UK
Good example of constituency obligations of an MP
Quite often we think of MPs as servants of a party machine, or as a check on the government. But looking after the people who they are elected to represent may override these aspects of the job
Devolution: London to go its own way on drugs?
Reports today that the current London Mayor is likely to set up a new commission on drugs policy
Another new party in British politics
It simultaneously plays on northern stereotypes, but claims to be completely serious
The president as legislator in chief
The case of Joe Biden's infrastructure and jobs bill
The Scottish elections
This year's poll is very likely to have important ramifications for the Union
More devolution success
The Manchester Mayor is to press ahead with reforms to the city's bus network
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Good luck!
British Politics essay writing example
Further to an earlier posting about British Politics essay writing tips...
Interested in justice - from an American standpoint?
The issue of solitary confinement - BBC documentary
How to write a British Politics essay
With many students facing important assessments in the coming weeks, here are some top tips...
Judges and civil liberties - the Clapham Common case
The decision by a High Court Judge not to intervene in the dispute between protestors and the Met
House of Lords on the front page this weekend
Yesterday's Sunday Times devoted its front page to an in-depth report on the hereditary peers