By-Election quiz - lesson starter
So, the by-election result for the Oldham West and Royton seat did not turn out to be such a political hot potato as many pundits thought. The Labour Candidate, Jim McMahon, comfortably retained...
Hilary Benn's Speech on Syria
If you've not seen it yet, then I highly recommend spending 15 minutes watching Hilary Benn's speech during the Syria debate yesterday. It is being widely praised, by people on both sides of the...
Wales organ donor opt-out - Federalism in the UK
AS Government and Politics students will know that the word 'federalism' is often used when discussing the changes to UK government and constitutional reform. The devolution of powers to Wales,...
Corbyn's leadership - a sea change in UK Politics?
Love him or loathe him, there is no doubting that Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party is having a significant impact on UK politics.
What is COP21?
This BBC 60 second Espresso video provides a handy introduction to the Climate Change talks taking place in Paris.
Bombing Syria - free votes
The Tories have reportedly spent the weekend scrabbling around trying to persuade enough Opposition MPs to back them in a Commons vote on whether the UK should engage in bombing Syria, following...
Oldham by-election - will Labour win?
The by-election in Oldham takes place this week (December 3rd) following the death of the long-standing Labour MP for the constituency, Michael Meacher (see here for an excellent obituary that also...
Trump vs Obama: who said what?
Who said what? is a fantastic teaching aid to challenge your students' perceptions of two very different political figures in American politics: Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
John McDonnell's Little Red Book - political naivety?
Yesterday's spending revue from George Osborne was big political and economic news. The scrapping of the tax credit cuts will be seen as a huge political move as Osborne attempts to sideline a...
Politics at the Movies - Bridge of Spies
Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance star in the newly-released Cold War film Bridge of Spies - this looks like a super film to take students to, especially if they are studying the Ideologies option at A2,...
Could tax credits be the new "poll tax" issue?
In the Chancellor's anticipated Spending Review today, we will find out exactly what he plans to do over the tax credits debacle. The BBC has posed an interesting question on this topic this...
Explaining the Syrian war
The Hip Hughes History Channel on YouTube is full of short and engaging briefings on key US politics topics and an increasing number of global politics topics too - there are over 300 videos for...
Effects of a Brexit on Europe
Much of the coverage surrounding the EU Referendum has been focussed on the impact on Britain, British people and British business, but what about the partners we may leave behind? Isn't it time...
What should we call Hillary?
There has been some hoo-ha this week in the more gossipy elements of the political media about Hillary Clinton's apparent "abandonment" of part of her name. During her time as First Lady (when...
Where do parties stand on Syria?
Last week, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed a resolution, drafted by the French, to "redouble" action against Islamic State (IS) in the wake of the Paris attacks. Throughout...
What does Donald Trump actually believe?
Trump's sketchiness with the details is common - what does he actually believe?
Politics and Social Networks
I found this report in this week's Economist on the link between social media "stars" and European political parties to be absolutely fascinating - and slightly worrying!
The differences between Democrats and Republicans
I really like this infographic which provides a visual guide to the differences between the Democrats and Republicans in US Politics.
Analysing the language of the State of the Union Address
Article II of the US Constitution requires the President to periodically provide information to Congress on the "State of the Union". Today, this is done in the form of a speech by the President to...
A Level Politics Makes the Politics News
It's not often that A Level Politics makes the Politics news. But, that's exactly what has happened as disagreements emerge about the place of feminism in the new A Level specifications.