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Head of Politics at Reigate College, UK, and host of The A Level Politics Show. All posts are my own opinions, all reposts or whatever are somebody else’s. https://open.spotify.com/show/0pdAY6egNBq0tFOLFjMk7O?si=MMIlVm-4TtaGemfx831Qng

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Ep. 200! Prime Ministerial power (Update) The A Level Politics Show · Episode

Episode 200! Are PMs too powerful? Find out on the next episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 200 pods. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/0gPa...

08.08.2025 06:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 198 Comparative: Lords & Senate The A Level Politics Show · Episode

On The A Level Politics Show today, we compare the UK House of Lords and the US Senate. If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 198 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/1cuz...

23.07.2025 09:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Voting age to be lowered to 16 in England and Northern Ireland 16- and 17-year-olds will be given right, already introduced in Scotland and Wales, as part of changes including easier voter registration

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... - at last

17.07.2025 09:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 197 Checks & balances = effective government? The A Level Politics Show · Episode

Does the US system of checks and balances produce effective government? Find out on the next episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 197 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/0xeW...

16.07.2025 09:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 196 Nationalism - a united ideology? The A Level Politics Show · Episode

Nationalism - more disagreement than agreement? Find out on the next episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 196 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/1P1n...

11.07.2025 08:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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E.G.4Me: Labour's welfare woes The A Level Politics Show · Episode

Labour woes over welfare after backbench rebellion on PIPs. Ten ways to use this example in your exam. Welcome to E.G.4Me, an A Level Politics Show service making sense of the news to help you with your essays. open.spotify.com/episode/0y6B...

02.07.2025 10:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 195 Socialism and equality The A Level Politics Show · Episode

Are socialists united on social equality? Find out on the next episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 195 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/51jS...

25.06.2025 11:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Here is the complete list of pods for The A Level Politics Show, organised by topic. It also details which topics/pods are due an update in 2025-26. I’ll keep updating throughout the year. Hope you find it useful and thanks for your support! 1drv.ms/w/c/07c6f17e...

11.06.2025 16:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 194 ONE. LAST. THING. Congressional Scrutiny (Update) The A Level Politics Show · Episode

ONE. LAST. THING! Is Congress effective at scrutinising the president?Find out on the next episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 194 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/3BJs...

07.06.2025 19:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 193 EMERGENCY POD! Imperial presidency The A Level Politics Show · Episode

EMERGENCY POD! Is the US president an imperial president? (Update) Find out on the next episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 193 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/2Xtv...

04.06.2025 15:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 192 English Devolution - which reform is best? The A Level Politics Show · Episode

English devolution - what is to be done? Find out on the next episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 191 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/3lnZ...

21.05.2025 11:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good luck to every A Level Politics student taking Paper 1 today!

20.05.2025 06:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 191 Conservative V Labour - which party is more divided? (Update) The A Level Politics Show · Episode

Which party is more divided - Conservative or Labour? Find out on the next episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 191 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/0N8s...

14.05.2025 10:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 190 Rights in the UK (Update) The A Level Politics Show · Episode

How well are rights protected in the UK (Update)? Find out on the next episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 189 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/0mSw...

07.05.2025 13:57 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Special guest today - does the UK protect rights? open.spotify.com/episode/0mSw...

07.05.2025 13:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 189 Backbench MPs - what is their most important role? The A Level Politics Show · Episode

What is the most important function of a backbench MP? Find out on the next (and free) episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 189 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy!
open.spotify.com/episode/7fpi...

30.04.2025 15:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 188 Emerging parties in the UK (Update) The A Level Politics Show · Episode

How important are smaller, emerging parties in UK politics? Find out on the next (and free) episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 188 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/0tL8...

23.04.2025 13:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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E.G.4Me: UK Supreme Court defines a woman The A Level Politics Show · Episode

The UK Supreme Court says trans women aren’t women in court ruling. Ten ways to use this example in your exam. Welcome to E.G.4Me, an A Level Politics Show service making sense of the news to help you with your essays. open.spotify.com/episode/0v09...

20.04.2025 19:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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E.G.4Me: UK government takes control of British Steel The A Level Politics Show · Episode

Labour gov takes control of British Steel - ten ways to use this example in your exam. Welcome to E.G.4Me, an A Level Politics Show service making sense of the news to help you with your essays. open.spotify.com/episode/4WSq...

15.04.2025 15:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 187 Is federalism dead? (Update) The A Level Politics Show · Episode

Is federalism under threat under Trump 2.0? Find out on the next (and free) episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 187 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/3z2I...

13.04.2025 14:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 186 Labour - still socialist? (Update)

Has Labour abandoned socialism? Find out on the next (and free) episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 186 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/43TK...

02.04.2025 10:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bondi Suggests Signal Chat Episode Is Unlikely to Be Criminally Investigated The attorney general said the focus should be on the success of the U.S. military strike in Yemen, not on military information being shared in advance in a group text among top officials.

Here’s an unctuous toady who has zero scruples around caring about what could have happened to troops due to the morons running national security and confuses luck with what her actual job is, which is making sure people don’t have to rely on luck to stay alive www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...

27.03.2025 17:53 — 👍 23510    🔁 5800    💬 2845    📌 639

I’ve left the Labour Party. In the words of Geoffrey Howe when resigning from Thatcher’s front bench… It is a decision that I’ve grappled with for perhaps too long. Cuts to carers allowance - not in my name. Cuts to overseas aid - morally and strategically stupid.

28.03.2025 07:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep. 185 UK Parties and representative democracy (Update) The A Level Politics Show · Episode

Do UK political parties help or hinder representative democracy? Find out on the next(and free) episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus. For £1.99pm get the full back catalogue of 184 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/4eFz...

26.03.2025 10:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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All you need to know about Twitter

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Ep. 184 US constitution - too tough to amend? The A Level Politics Show · Episode

Is the US constitution too tough to amend? Find out on the next (and free) episode of The A Level Politics Show! If you like it, subscribe to Plus Plus Plus - for £1.99 per month get the full back catalogue of 184 shows. Deets in show notes. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/2dLq...

19.03.2025 10:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Video posted by The Guardian's global affairs correspondent Andrew Roth shows Vice President JD Vance getting booed as he enters a concert hall at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. cnn.it/3DHEHjE

14.03.2025 13:17 — 👍 1076    🔁 169    💬 99    📌 46

Mitch McConnell would never Chuck Schumer... NEVER!!! WHERE IS YOUR RESOLVE?

13.03.2025 23:32 — 👍 9894    🔁 1792    💬 422    📌 139

@alfdubs.bsky.social Thank you for such an inspiring talk at the @poleconuk.bsky.social conference today! Your story and your message really resonated with our students.

10.03.2025 13:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s borderline criminal.

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