Republican Presidential Nominee: Donald J Trump
Donald Trump has now delivered his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, declaring to be the Law and Order candidate. The speech itself is worth a watch but the key points have...
Day Three at the Republican National Convention
Our summaries continue from the Republican National Convention with Day Three. Days One and Two can be found on our blog too. Video is brought to you by The Young Turks.
May's First Prime Minister's Questions
Yesterday saw Prime Minister May take to the dispatch box in the House of Commons to complete her first instalment of Prime Minister's Questions. Theresa May proved her ability to handle a sombre...
Day Two at the Republican National Convention
Catch up with the action from Day Two at the Republican Convention, brought to you by the Young Turks. Incase you missed Day One, it can be found here
Day One at the Republican National Convention
The National Nominating Convention season is now upon us, if you think this is going to be like the Conservative or Labour party conferences, think again. These week long events are a key part of...
Prime Minister May's New Cabinet
Theresa May has appointed her first Cabinet. She has assembled a somewhat controversial team (particularly in relation to handling Brexit) as well as making a clear break from the Cameron / Osborne...
The Cameron Legacy - a quick quiz
So, David Cameron has gone and Theresa May is ushering in a very new and very different era of government. Cameron, in his final Prime Minister's Questions said that he thought that he had left the...
Politics Quiz of the Week
Here's a quick six question 'quiz of the week' for next Monday's Politics classes. The resource is a Powerpoint file with questions but also has all 6 questions on one slide if you preferred a...
Article 50 Explained
We'll all be hearing much about "Article 50" over the coming days and weeks as various leadership campaigns are played out. But what is "Article 50"?
Why Brexit Won't Happen
The UK has voted to leave the EU, but in the end it won't. Brexit will not happen. That's the view of the FT's Gideon Rachman, as outlined in this thought-provoking video.
Brexit Result analysis resource
Okay, so we all know the result of the EU referendum by now. We've had a couple of days to get used to the outcome but, if you're anything like me, trying to understand how the contest was won or...
Why Brexit May Not Result in Brexit
The Referendum next week is not the be all and end all, now this claim may be surprising to many, but as astute politics students will know, the referendum is not binding on parliament, as...
Social media impacting referendum voting intentions
I was delighted to see this post in the Guardian today about a good friend of mine, Nick Carter-Lando, who has taken to Facebook to set out some of the key points relating to the EU referendum next...
Is the UK's judiciary diverse enough?
Earlier this week the Judicial Appointments Commission published its latest figures relating to recruitment in the UK's court system from April 2015 to April 2016.
Brilliant opportunity to work in Parliament
Applications are open until Friday June 17th for paid internships on the Speaker's Parliamentary Placement Scheme for 2016/2017. These internships are open to anyone - school leavers, teachers,...
Last minute judicial review examples for Unit 2
Earlier today, David Cameron urged people to carry on continuing to register to vote in the upcoming EU referendum after a problem with the registration website meant some potential voters were...
Examples on the UK’s Constitution (Unit 2)
This blog post summarises some of the key examples you could use when answering questions relating to the UK's uncodified constitution - changes to conventions, statute law, and possible upcoming...
Videos on US Politics
If you're in need a quick recap of the key parts of American Politics then look no further. These videos created by Youtuber Es_Einsteinium who has taken a break from science to dabble in Political...
AS Politics Revision: Some Key Examples
This blog post contains some of the key examples and events from UK politics over the last 18 months, along with suggestions of how to link them in with key topics from the syllabus for both Units...
Which US presidential candidate do you support?
Here's a fun interactive online quiz from Isidewith to find out which of the US presidential candidates you are most closely aligned to.