American third parties 2020
Who are they, and what's their role? And don't forget Kanye!
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 12 October 2020
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Good Luck!
When do Ministers Resign?
Where does ministerial responsibility lie with the current Education Secretary?
Checks and Balances: Useful US Politics Resource for A-Level Students from The Economist
Just a quick note to highlight what I think is a great free resource from the Economist which will help them keep up-to-date with US politics.
Pressure group theory and the case of Extinction Rebellion
A recent article in the Guardian argues that Extinction Rebellion represents a sort of template of how a new form of participatory politics might serve citizens better. This puts a new spin on the...
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 5 October 2020
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Good Luck!
Devolution differences: success or failure? A note on a major post 1997 constitutional reform in the UK
A visit to my home nation of Scotland this summer yet again highlighted how the two countries of Scotland and England are becoming ever more different.
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 28 September 2020
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Good Luck!
Media Monday - A Level Politics Teaching Idea
At the start of the Year 12 Politics course I start to introduce a weekly “week in politics” style lesson.
Three junior members of Keir Starmer's shadow front bench sacked for voting against the Overseas Operations Bill
Three Labour MPs were "stood down" from their front bench roles this week, as explained in this article. There's a degree of confusion and misinformation about events online so here's a quick...
Will there be a peaceful transfer of power after the US presidential elections?
Donald Trump appeared to refuse to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, should he be unsuccessful in the presidential elections later this year. He also went on to suggest that the Supreme Court...
Do we have prime ministerial or cabinet government? The case of Boris Johnson
The power a PM can wield, or the capacity to act in a presidential manner, is one which fluctuates. This ebb and flow is visible not only between premiers but within premierships.
Would the Overseas Operations Bill be incompatible with the Human Rights Act and ECHR?
In this article in the Guardian, former Shadow Attorney-General and Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti argues that the proposed legislation - designed to protect military personnel from "vexatious"...
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 21 September 2020
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Good Luck!
Is there sufficient parliamentary scrutiny of the government's Covid strategy?
Some Conservative backbenchers, including Sir Graham Brady as discussed in this BBC News article, are concerned that the government is "ruling by decree" when it comes to Covid, announcing new...
WTO: the USA's trade war with China breached international rules. What next?
The World Trade Organisation has concluded that tariffs imposed by the US on China were against its rules. This video considers this ruling and the different possible outcomes depending on whether...
As online party conference season is about to get underway in the UK: what role do conferences play today?
It is hard to imagine much excitement and drama at virtual party conferences this Autumn. But has there been very much in the real events in recent years?
Political Partisanship in the USA and COVID-19
Attitudes to COVID-19 in the USA are significantly shaped by political partisanship. Republicans respond to COVID differently from Democrats. This video explores this phenomenon in detail and what...
Boris Johnson's Internal Market Bill passes at Second Reading with comfortable majority
Some were expecting a significant backbench rebellion on the Internal Market Bill after ministers admitted that it broke international law. In the end only 3 Conservative MPs voted against the bill...