Analysis of North Korea's latest missile test
Earlier this week, North Korea claimed that it had successfully deployed a long-range missile, following its apparent H-bomb test in January. If reports are to be believed, both of these tests are...
Britain's right wing press
A YouGov poll published this week shows that Britons believe their press to be the most right-wing in Europe, with only 32% of people saying that the media hits the right note. The charts below...
Winston's War-Winning Words
Winston Churchill realised the importance of great speeches and even greater oratory - many of his words from WW2 are still quoted today. Churchill wrote his own speeches, and was his own...
Donald Trump Will Never be President - His Mouth is Too Small
You won't find this kind of analysis in the A Level Politics textbooks.
The use of social media to drive political change
Social media - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc - is increasingly being used to drive forward political change, and is worth looking more closely at especially for students of global politics.
Measuring the impact of political advertising on TV in the US
This week's Economist contains an impressively-researched data chart, showing the relationship between the number of political TV ads (both positive and negative adverts) and the impact that those...
Civil Service statistics
How many people work in the Civil Service? Is the make up of the Civil Service fairly representative? What are their working patterns like? Find out every statistic you could ever possibly want to...
Charting Putin's Popularity
I'm a big fan of the Economist Daily Charts - this "timeline" chart, mapping key events in Russia since 2000 against the popularity of Vladimir Putin and the Russian Government, shows that Mr Putin...
What the EU thinks
With the publishing of the draft agreement between Britain and the EU, pollsters have surveyed opinion from across the nation. But, the EU leaders still need to vote on the proposals at the...
The US Judicial system explained
Another lively video from Hip Hughes History - this one is an 8 minute whizz through the key structures and roles of the US Judiciary, giving useful background knowledge for the Supreme Court topic...
Congressional Committees explained
Here is a short video from Crash Course on the role of Congressional Committees in US Politics - a useful starter to the topic.
Youth representation in Dubai
Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, has asked the country's universities to nominate three men and three women who have graduated in the last two years, or are in their final year...
Ten Minute Rule Bills
According to Parliament's glossary, Ten Minute Rule Bills are a type of Private Members' Bill in the House of Commons. It allows a backbench MP to make his or her case for a new Bill in a speech...
What Are the Greatest Threats to World Security?
The political / economic environment is packed with potential threats and risks? But, which of these genuinely pose a threat to world security?
Election Time in the Emerald Isle
In just over three weeks the Republic of Ireland will go to the polls to elect a new Dáil (Parliament). Irish Prime Minister or Taoiseach Enda Kenny, hopes to be the first Fine Gael leader ever...
Has Cameron got what he wanted in the EU deal?
There is heaps of analysis in the news about the so-called EU deal struck between David Cameron and Donald Tusk. So here is a reminder of what Cameron wanted from the deal, and a look at whether he...
Joe Biden at the White House White Board
If you've not found the White House White Board playlist on YouTube then do take a look - it's a great source of information.
Key moments from the Iowa speeches
This short collation of snippets from the speeches of Presidential hopefuls following the Iowa caucuses would be a super lesson starter: click here for the BBC video.
Political biographies
The first biography of Jeremy Corbyn, Comrade Corbyn, has just been released -take a look at this short, fun BBC report on whether the general public wants to read such political biographies.
Iowa Caucus | The Results
Voters in Iowa last night took to the polls to cast the very first votes of the US Presidential Election. Here is the round up of the key results from the State of Iowa.