The Tory "five families"
The vote on the Rwanda bill provides a fascinating insight into factions within the Conservative Party - backgrounder and research task
Devolution problems: legal conflict between Holyrood and London
Trans rights law has caused a constitutional tussle
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 11 December 2023
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Tory party disunity over immigration
Internal party splits don't play well with the electorate
Keir Starmer: the party leader and factors affecting voting behaviour
Many people currently question what the Labour leader stands for
What would a Trump second term mean?
A great podcast from the FT looks at the prospects for election 2024
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 04 December 2023
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Geert Wilders and the debate over PR for Westminster
The outcome of the 2023 Dutch elections - another argument in favour of ditching first past the post for Westminster elections? If you didn't already know, the UK stands as one of only two European...
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 27 November 2023
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Record rebellion under Starmer
A great example of the independence of MPs
Supreme Court Rwanda ruling
Another example of the independence of the judicial branch
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 20 November 2023
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Why vote Trump?
Great video with interviews ofTrump supporters - excellent for a flipped classroom activity
Trump and the end of democracy in the US?
Some are predicting a dystopian future if Trump is elected for a second term
Sunak's Cameron gamble
This short video clip is the best analysis of the PM's reshuffle. Great for class discussion/flipped classroom on Cabinet appointments/power of patronage
Cabinet appointments
With a lot of talk in Westminster focusing on what many saw as inevitable, Suela Braverman’s exit from the Home Office, this is a good time to look at the reshuffle.
UK Politics Weekly Quiz | 13 November 2023
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Suella Braverman and the ministerial code
The Home Secretary is under increasing pressure to resign
Election 2023 significance
A great night for the Democrats but not necessarily propitious for Biden