Publisher's Synopsis
- 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
