UK Politics Annual Update 2023

This course companion offers you all the topical material, analysis and evaluation you need to keep up to date with UK politics. You can use this Annual Update for tasks throughout your course and in-depth analysis of recent political developments.

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- Review all the developments relevant to A-level specifications in UK politics from the last year, with strong links between topics and focused suggestions for further reading
- Develop your confidence with expert analysis you can draw on both throughout your course and in the exams
- Enhance your knowledge of the news to build a bank of up-to-date examples linked to the specifications, helping you to develop persuasive arguments for your essays
- Use our updated exam skills feature to clarify how to use the information you have just learned in your exam

Chapters:

- Think tanks: how do they operate and why are they controversial?
- Rights in context: do we need a British Bill of Rights?
- Political parties: are the Liberal Democrats re-emerging as a political force?
- Devolved and divided? The causes and consequences of Northern Ireland's election
- The constitution: is the UK's uncodified constitution working?
- Parliament and the prime minister: did parliament contribute to a prime minister's demise?
- Prime minister and executive (1): Boris Johnson
- Prime minister and executive (2): Liz Truss
- Prime minister and executive (3): Rishi Sunak
- The Supreme Court: the impact of legislative reform and Lord Reed's presidency