Third parties in America
It's quite easy to overlook the existence of third parties in a country dominated by two-party politics, but smaller "third parties" do exist. This Hip Hughes History mini lecture takes you on a...
How does IS target British teenagers?
I continue to be impressed by the BBC iWonder series - I spotted one today on the topic of how IS targets British teenagers - well worth a look in both the politics and PSHE classroom.
The Scotland Bill and the "no detriment" principle
Following the Scottish independence referendum result, Lord Smith of Kelvin was commissioned to write a report outlining how Scotland and the rest of the UK should move forward. The report stated...
Life Under ISIS Control in Raqqa
A short, but useful video here which uses secretly-filmed footage from Raqqa to help describe life under the currently ISIS-controlled city.
35 Years on from the SDP - Could the Labour Party Split Again?
Labour loses badly in an election and moves decisively to the left in choosing a new leader. Sound familiar?
The Litvinenko saga - still the Cold War?
Yesterday saw the publication of the findings of the inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko,leading to tense scenes in the House of Commons and a ramping up of frostiness in the...
The craziness of a US Presidential election
I really like this article from the BBC that identifies a number of the more entertaining / unbelievable / gripping elements of the US Presidential "Race to the White House" - a great lesson...
Could Voter Apathy Make Brexit More Likely?
The pollsters in the UK seem to find it hard to reach apathetic voters. They don't respond so easily to polling firms, and the evidence suggests that many of them are more disposed to vote...
Remember the Ed Stone?
It was for some the defining moment of the 2015 Election when Ed Miliband unveiled the Ed Stone, with the key policy pledges that Labour would introduce in the event of victory. It would have stood...
Have you got what it takes to be an MP?
Get a virtual taste of what it's like to be an MP.
Impact of mass media - are the BBC biased?
I suspect I could spend all day finding different examples of clips or news articles that may illustrate that the BBC are biased. For Government and Politics students, the impact of the mass media...
The American Empire?
Britain, France and many others have overseas territories, crown dependencies, and former dominions, yet it is rarely a term that is associated with the United States, or is it? Surely the USA is...
If Milliband wasn't one, what makes a great leader?
Okay, so it probably hasn't come as much of a surprise to find out that Ed Milliband was not seen by the general public as Prime Minister material. A report published yesterday by the Labour Party...
Trump-Palin 2016?
Former Governor of Alaska and Republican 2008 Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin has endorsed Donald Trump in his bid to become President of the United States. However, before it is dismissed...
UK MPs versus Donald Trump
Yesterday, MPs debated whether to ban Donald Trump from the UK. I really like this "mash up" from the BBC on the debate - it would make a great lesson starter for comparing UK and US politics:
Why the 2015 General Election Opinion Polls were wrong - the report
The findings from the inquiry into the poor predictions by opinion polls for the 2015 General Election have been published today - unrepresentative samples, combined with poor "statistical...
Why were UK election polls so wrong?
Remember the moment? The publication of the exit polls as voting ended in the May 2015 General Election was one of those occasions when millions of people took a sharp intake of breath.
Jeremy Corbyn on the UK's nuclear option
It's not news that the Labour party is well and truly split over the issue of maintaining the UK's nuclear capability by renewing the Trident scheme - but in a rare show of a possible compromise...
Analysis of Obama's final State of the Union address
It's always interesting to analyse the final State of the Union address of a particular President - the final year of an administration is often described as a "lame duck", so what can a President...