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
Boris as PM - useful cut out and keep article
Here I am placing it in the context of Foley's thesis of spatial leadershipThis is a useful backgrounder to the troubles faced by the current government over the past year. It was published to...
A new poll of teachers published in The Independent says 92% of them think he should go
The real PMQs
In one of our online lessons this week we have been examining the effectiveness of the UK Parliament in carrying out its role as a check on the executive, emphasising the massive importance of the...
Great little resource for online learning
I came across OpenLearn, Free Learning from The Open University when doing some lesson preparation on legislatures. It is a taster site for the Open University, but offers a much more manageable...
Kamala Harris as veep
While the intention was to post a few blogs with recaps of developments in British politics last year, this is the second post on an American theme. But it’s not often that one comes across such a...
US Politics update: Georgia Senate polls
What is the significance of these contests?
Edexcel A-Level Politics Catch Up
Over 1,000 Year 13 students are now enrolled on Edexcel A Level Politics Catch Up - the self-paced online course designed to support students completing their Edexcel A-Level Politics qualification...