The latest actions by anti-HS2 protestors can be used by students of British Politics in answers on this very popular topic area
A good example of how Parliament checks the government
A headline in today’s paper quoting directly the chair of the Education Select Committee
The latest goings on at Holyrood
Another example for students of the negative outcomes of devolution
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 25 January 2021
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz.
Rebels continuing to give the PM a headache
Useful article in the news this weekend on Tory backbenchers unhappy about the government’s covid strategy
The US President in films
Nice little feature in today's Observer from the film critic Guy Lodge with some suggested watches
Heads up: recommended viewing for American Politics students
While it may not be Trump The Movie tonight's final part of the BBC series is worth watching
I would encourage Politics students to engage with this long read
Trump's useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys
Frequent leaks from government illustrate importance of the doctrine of ministerial responsibility
And this suggests that the convention is not necessarily a constitutional fiction, as some critics suggest
Universal credit: successful use of Opposition Days by Labour?
Functions of Parliament examples
Biden's cabinet: the importance of diversity
This blog entry takes a quick look at the balanced nature of representation in the cabinet of the 46th POTUS.
Heads up: recommended viewing on Tuesday night
One the eve of the inauguration of America’s 46th POTUS, there is a whole evening of viewing to get stuck into on BBC Four.
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 18 January 2021
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz.
Why would you need to know how tall the London Eye is?
In order to help pass the UK Citizenship Test. Would you pass?
This week in America
Some of the best reading on the new administration: from a fighting "comma-la" to Lady Gaga
Direct action activity
The student rent strikes are a good example - blog also contains a link to a short video clip
An update on a key British Politics topic
The ability of the legislature to check the executive
Corruption in the House of Lords appointment process
A couple of quite good articles to consider when looking at the old chestnut of reform of the upper chamber
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 11 January 2021
Happy New Year! Here's the first UK politics quiz of 2021.
The 50-50 Senate
What will this mean in terms of Biden's (progressive) legislative agenda? Let's look at voting behaviour factors within Congress