The Windrush Scandal and Ministerial Responsibility
What might the political furore over the Windrush Generation tell us about the conventions of Ministerial Responsibility. David Lammy doesn't hold back here.
The case for a new centrist political party in Britain
How realistic is it for a new centrist political party to emerge in Britain? Two leading journalists from the FT consider the likelihood of such a development - would a new political party have...
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 11 March 2018
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How referendums break democracies
Tim Harford considers some of the flaws in the use of referendums in the month that the Dutch Parliament voted to abolish advisory referendums.
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 28 March 2018
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A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 21 March 2018
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A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 15 March 2018
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A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 7 March 2018
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A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 28 Feb 2018
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A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 21 Feb 2018
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UKIP, its leadership and minority and emerging parties
On Saturday, there will an extraordinary meeting of members of UKIP when a vote of no confidence will be held for its leader Henry Bolton. Should Bolton lose, UKIP will have to find a fifth leader...
Climate Change - how do we think about it?
The LSE produces some sterling podcasts on all manner of topical issues - here's a very recent one from two of my favourite economists / policy gurus on how we think about climate change.
The role of the UN - human rights interventions
It's worth building up a series of examples if you're planning on teaching the Global Politics option for Edexcel. The latest from the Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe detention issue in Iran is that the...
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 14 Feb 2018
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A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 2 Feb 2018
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Best And Worst Countries For Democracy
The Economist Intelligence Unit has published their latest rankings for the strength of democracies across the world. It will come as no surprise that North Korea languishes at the foot of the...
Minister resigns for being two minutes late!
A government minister resigns in the House of Lords for being 2 minutes late - ministerial responsibility in action! Remarkable scenes and reaction from those around him.
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 31 January 2018
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There was no 'youthquake' - latest research suggests youth turnout in 2017 General Election was similar to 2015
Latest research data released by the respected British Election Study suggests that there was no significant difference in the turnout of young voters (18-24 years) in the 2017 General Election...
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 22 January 2018
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