Data from the British Election Study is reported here in this article from Ed Fieldhouse and Chris Prosser at the University of Manchester.

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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...

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An interesting discussion question and one that the Economist decided to pose to a variety of people in London.

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BBC Newsnight investigates whether the EU referendum was highjacked by data analytics company Cambridge Analytica.

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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...

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Here is a super-useful blog from the House of Commons Second Reading blog on different ways of measuring political engagement.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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Here's a quick interactive resource that you can set for your students or undertake in class as a group activity.

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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...

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27th January 2017

Tam Dalyell passes away

A Parliamentarian from a different generation perhaps most famous for asking the West Lothian Question.

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Professor Anthony King, one of the most renowned academics in UK political science has sadly passed away at the age of 82. He was for many years a mainstay of the BBC's election coverage noted for...

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Here's a useful article from the BBC providing a "report card" on elements of Obama's presidency.

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I think students either love or hate the pressure group topic, in both UK and US politics - it's often very popular in exams, but also often not done very well. Up-to-date knowledge is essential,...

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Politics students returning to the classroom after the New Year break and discussing the resignation of the UK's Ambassador to the EU might want to watch this classic clip from Yes Minister! Has...

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Lionel Barber, editor of the FT, and Gideon Rachman discuss the major political events of 2016 - the year of illiberal democracy.

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29th December 2016

Brexit 6 Months On

A new assessment has been produced on the state of play in Politics, Law and Economics six months on from the Brexit Vote.

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In the last instalment of the Electoral System series we have the Additional Member System.

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