Brexit - Why Britain Voted for It
Well worth a watch - although you'll need an hour. A superb presentation drawing on survey evidence collected over more than a decade in which Matthew Goodwin explains why a majority of British...
Meet the Young People Who Support the DUP
A fascinating insight here into the views of some young people who support the DUP.
Making the Argument for Anarchism
A short, thought-provoking video here ideal for those studying anarchism as part of optional ideologies.
Prospect of a new UK political party
Can he be serious? Janan Ganesh from the Financial Times has been thinking about the prospect of a new political party emerging from the uncertainties and divisions of the Brexit shenanigans.
Political disengagement in the UK
Which groups in the UK are politically disengaged and why? This House of Commons Research Briefing provides plenty of background evidence.
How China's Growing Nationalism Changes Views of the West
As Xi Jinping moves China in new directions, national pride among 20 and 30-year-olds in China is growing and the perception of the West is changing.
Bognador's Four Reasons for Expecting a Second Referendum
Professor Vernon Bognador argues in this piece in the Guardian that the probability of a second referendum on the terms of a post-Brexit agreement grows stronger by the day.
How Remain voters switched in the 2017 General Election
Data from the British Election Study is reported here in this article from Ed Fieldhouse and Chris Prosser at the University of Manchester.
The Inside Story of Election 17
A superb programme on Radio 4 hosted by Anne McElvoy talks to key figures from Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, and find out what really went on in May and June as the General...
Where in the World is Censorship most Oppressive?
An interesting discussion question and one that the Economist decided to pose to a variety of people in London.
Did Cambridge Analytica play a role in the EU referendum?
BBC Newsnight investigates whether the EU referendum was highjacked by data analytics company Cambridge Analytica.
Impact of Lowering the Voting Age to 16
The size and shape of the UK electorate has not changed markedly since 1969 when the voting age was cut from 21 to 18. What effect on individual constituencies might happen if the voting age is...
Measuring Political Engagement in the UK
Here is a super-useful blog from the House of Commons Second Reading blog on different ways of measuring political engagement.
Record number of female MPs in 2017
A record number of women MPs were elected at the 2017 UK General Election but how many women stood, and were they in winnable seats? This briefing blog from the UK House of Commons Library gives...
Has the press lost its power?
BBC Newsnight looks at arguments that the mainstream newspaper media is losing political influence. Lionel Barber, the editor of the FT believes that, relatively speaking, newspaper influencing is...
Voter Turnout in Elections
Here is a handy graphic to use in lessons on elections. The United Kingdom had a turnout of 68.7 percent in the May 2017 general election, marginally higher than France when Macron was elected...
5 Key Charts from the 2015 General Election
As news breaks of the 2017 General Election on 8th June, here are five key charts from the 2015 election that might be useful as we head into yet another campaign.
Interactive resource - the impact of Terrorism
Here's a quick interactive resource that you can set for your students or undertake in class as a group activity.
Executive Orders Explained
Many students will be looking at the torrent of executive orders flowing from the pen of the newly-installed President. This FT video explains what they are how they have been used in US political...
Tam Dalyell passes away
A Parliamentarian from a different generation perhaps most famous for asking the West Lothian Question.