How effective is Parliament in controlling UK government and representing citizens?
A superb SWOT analysis here from Artemis Photiadou and Patrick Dunleavy at the LSE evaluating the effectiveness of the UK Parliament in holding the Executive to account and representing citizens....
Powers of the Crown
This House of Lords Library Briefing contains a brief history of life peerages.
Has Brexit reshaped British Politics?
Professor John Curtice has a new paper out in which he claims that age not social class is now the main demographic dividingline in British politics.
How parliament matters more than people think
A new study from Meg Russell and Daniel Gover at the LSE looks at the six faces of Parliamentary power at Westminster.
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - Weekly Politics Quiz (UK Edition) 22 November 2017
Another quiet week in British politics (not). Were you keeping on top of the UK politics news? Try this week's quiz to find out...
A Week is a Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 15 November 2017
Here is the latest 10-question quiz on events in UK politics over the last 7 days!
The 2016 US Presidential Election - One Year On
Our good friend Professor Vernon Bognador on fine form again in a special lecture to mark the first anniversary of Trump's election win. A perfect primer for US politics students.
A Week is a Long Time In Politics - UK Quiz 7 November 2017
Another very busy week in British politics! Test whether you were keeping up-to-date on developments with this quiz!
A Week Is A Long Time - Global Politics Quiz - 7 November 2017
Here is the latest quiz on global politics - can you get all 10 correct?
A Week is A Long Time in Politics - UK Politics Quiz - 1 November 2017
Here are ten questions on UK politics news from the last 7-10 days. How many can you get right?
Inside Britain's 'left behind' towns
Will towns rather than cities shape the result of the next General Election? Sky News visits Wigan where many in the local community feel marginalised in economic and political life.
Countries Most & Least Satisfied With Democracy
Here is an infographic from Pew Research that you might want to use when teaching strengths and weaknesses of democratic processes and institutions.
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 18 October 2017
Here is the 7th in our new weekly term-time quiz for A Level Politics students. Ten questions on UK political news - give them a go!
The Conservative Party - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
Unmissable for Politics students and teachers? This is the first of a series of lectures on Britain's political parties from Professor Vernon Bogdanor.
Spain or Catalonia? The Historical Context for the Independence Battle
This short video from BBC News provides a concise and useful historical background to the dispute between Spain and the separatist government in Catalonia.
A Short History of the Democratic Party (US)
This six minute video from the excellent VOX team provides a concise history of the Democratic Party - very useful context for all students of US politics.
A story about money in politics
One for US Politics students and teachers on the power of lobbying.
Do You Know Your Shadow Cabinet? - "MatchUp" Activity
Match the eight named members of Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet with their roles. Be careful, you only get four attempts to get it correct!
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 11 October 2017
10 more questions on the UK politics news of the last 7 days. Can you get all 10 correct?
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 4 October 2017
Here is the fifth in our new weekly term-time quiz for A Level Politics students. Ten questions on UK political news - give them a go!