UK Politics Annual Update 2023 - E-book - ePub

- 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