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Bishop Wordsworth's School
Joined November 2013
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We are so going to miss our wonderful Year 13 @BWordsworths Politics Students. We wish them all of the best in their exams and future lives. So sorry you’re not in the photo Mr Stamp!
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Y12 - great example for power of backbenchers, party unity, power of PM (or not!)
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6m…
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A useful read for A Level Politics students! (Core Ideologies, conservatism, One Nation)
Died #OTD 1881, Benjamin Disraeli, two times Conservative Prime Minister.
Dr Henry Miller explores Disraeli's association with the phrase 'One Nation', its relevance to his career and its political legacy.
historyofparliament.com/2025…
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Y12 - a really helpful four-page briefing here, great for elections and democracy topics. Remember always to link your answers to a *type* of democracy and feature (rep, lib, etc.)
'Is First Past the Post Undemocratic?'
I've written a policy brief responding to the common claim that the system we use to elect MPs in Britain is 'undemocratic'.
TLDR: It depends what you want in your democracy. Proportionality or accountability?
qmul.ac.uk/mei/policy-hub/qu…
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Y12 - we've just finished this unit, so this is a very timely read. Get to it, and get practising your noting (Parliament, Scrutiny, PM topics)
NEW BLOG: Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?
Ahead of a related Constitution Unit event next week, Meg Russell summarises her recent article in Public Law which crunches the numbers on parliamentary scrutiny over time.
constitution-unit.com/2025/0…
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Y13 - I have a few examples backlogged to post, but lets start with this one. In, out, in, out...useful for power of the President and the role of circumstances for presidential power
Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement ow.ly/HwfQ105XlAJ
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US government avoids a Christmas Shutdown by signing a new funding bill. Technically it was Shutdown for 38 minutes as that's when the Senate signed the bill in a show of bipartisanhip 85-11. It had passed the house earlier 336-34
news.sky.com/story/us-govern…
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🕰️2024 in review - The British Politics and Policy top 10 blog posts. Read our most read posts of the year, featuring @ProfTimBale, @Laura__Serra, @chouliaraki_l, @thom_sampson, @ndrlee, and others. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp…
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Great Xmas present for those of us studying Congress!
Why government shutdowns seem to only happen in US bbc.in/403LyfQ
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Tesla lobbied new Labour Government to charge petrol drivers more and push the sale of electric vehicles a FOI request has revealed.
Great example of #Lobbying and the use of #FOI
Elon Musk's Tesla lobbied UK to charge petrol drivers more bbc.in/49tH8Sx
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Abolishing the 92 hereditary peers will be debated in the HoL today. Will they vote to finish the job Tony Blair couldn't?
From 11am, #HouseOfLords holds main debate of the #HereditaryPeersBill.
➡️ Find out more parliament.uk/business/news/…
📺 Watch on Parliament TV parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
ALT House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, second reading
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Biden requests money for Ukraine which is rejected by Republican Speaker Mike Johnson. If no agreement can be reached we are heading for another Christmas Government Shutdown
#PowerOfThePurse
#ChecksAndBalances
politico.com/live-updates/20…
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Y12 - Scottish Budget yesterday included scrapping two-child benefit cap. In July, the same thing was suggested as an amendment in Parliament and led to Labour suspended 7 MPs when they voted for it (and were told not to). A great comparison for your devolution topic! Read below.
ALT Labour suspends 7 MPs in July 2024
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Y12 - useful for a bunch of topics (Parliament - scrutiny, representation, legislation, role/power backbenchers, etc plus Parties, Democracy and Pressure Groups topic).
But also a fabulous super-curricular opportunity for students. Get stuck in!
Lots of questions are being raised about the Assisted Dying Bill.
- Should it be a Bill from a backbench MP?
- Was it published early enough?
- Why is there no Impact Assessment?
- How long will it be debated?
Get the answers at our webinar - book now!
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🚨 NEW: The appointment of Heidi Alexander now means the Cabinet, for the first time in history, is now entirely state-educated
[@georgeeaton]
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Y12 - Assisted Dying Bill passes second reading. Useful for Parliament (legislative process, private members' bills, role of Parl), PM (cabinet unity), Pressure Groups, Parties (ideology, unity), Democracy (Rights) & lots more. Huge case study for you!
theguardian.com/society/2024…
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A good difference on policy for devolution bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6k…
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Tomorrow the House of Commons will debate the Second Reading of the Assisted Dying Bill. But MPs will need to vote on more than just the Second Reading.
How many times will MPs vote tomorrow? And what will they be voting on? 🧵
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What happens during a Private Members’ Bill debate? Get the facts before tomorrow's assisted dying bill discussion in Parliament.
Our guide explains it all.
👉 buff.ly/49fJDYj
#HouseOfCommons #AssistedDying
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Collective ministerial responsibility
Free votes
Private members bill
theguardian.com/society/2024…
