UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2015


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Featuring information and analysis of recent events in UK politics, UK Government & Politics Annual Update provides you with topical material to draw on for tasks throughout your course, and for answering examination questions. Written by an experienced teacher and examiner and edited by an acknowledged expert in the field of UK politics, this is the book you need if you are aiming for the highest grades at AS. - Reviews all the key events and developments in UK politics that you need to know - Up-to-date examples and data to help you present knowledgeable and persuasive arguments - Written by an experienced teacher and examiner who knows what you need to know to get your top grades - The perfect update for your textbook, bringing you right up to date with all the topical material you need to achieve your best in your exams Contents 1. 2014 Euro-elections: an earthquake in British politics? 2. Scottish independence referendum: why did the 'No' campaign win? 3. Devolution: where now for devolution? 4. 2010-15 fixed-term parliament: has it worked? 5. Liberal Democrats: closer to Labour or the Conservatives? 6. Pressure groups: have the internet and social media affected their activities? 7. The Cabinet reshuffle: a ruthless display of prime ministerial power? 8. Prime Minister's Questions: more than just a pantomime? 9. Ed Miliband: the wrong brother? 10. Briefings




UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2016


Book Description

Featuring information and analysis of recent events in UK politics, the Annual Update provides you with topical material to draw on for tasks throughout your course, and for answering examination questions. Written by an experienced teacher and examiner and edited by an acknowledged expert in the field of UK politics, this is the book you need if you are aiming for the highest grades at AS. - Reviews all the key events and developments in UK politics that you need to know - Up-to-date examples and data to help you present knowledgeable and persuasive arguments - The perfect update for your textbook, bringing you right up to date with all the topical material you need to achieve your best in your exams Topics covered include: - Jeremy Corbyn: a new kind of politics? - The 2015 general election in perspective (1.): why were Cameron and Sturgeon the two winners? - The 2015 general election in perspective (2): the constitutional implications. - Devolution: is a federal UK inevitable? - The EU referendum: a defining moment in UK politics? - The Liberal Democrat Party: the end or can Tim Farron save them? - George Osborne's Northern Powerhouse: a new era in local government? - The welfare state: is it in danger? - Green Politics: now established in the UK? - Civil liberties: are they under threat in the UK?




UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018


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Topical reading essential for exam success. - Review all the key developments in UK politics from the last year, with expert analysis you can draw on both throughout your course and in the exams - Go beyond your textbooks to build a bank of up-to-date examples and data, helping you develop knowledgeable and persuasive arguments - Know how to hit the highest grades with guidance from experienced teachers and authors, Neil McNaughton and Eric Magee Contents Chapter 1: The 2017 general election: an earthquake or just a tremor? Chapter 2: After the 2017 general election: governing without a majority Chapter 3: City and regional mayors: how much power do they really have? Chapter 4: The Central Executive: what happened to collective responsibility? Chapter 5: Pluralism: Does social media enhance or threaten democracy? Chapter 6: The Supreme Court: is it too powerful? Chapter 7: Pressure groups: three contemporary case studies (the Fawcett Society, the Taxpayers' Alliance, UK Finance) Chapter 8: Time for a British Bill of Rights? Chapter 9: European Union: what are the key issues for Brexit? Chapter 10: Scotland: is nationalism in terminal decline?




UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2014


Book Description

Featuring information and analysis of recent events in UK politics, UK Government & Politics Annual Update provides you with topical material to draw on for tasks throughout your course, and for answering examination questions. Written by experienced teachers and edited by an acknowledged expert in the field of UK politics, this is the book you need if you are aiming for the highest grades at AS. - Reviews all the key events and developments in UK politics that you need to know - Up-to-date examples and data to help you present knowledgeable and persuasive arguments - Written by experienced authors who know what you need to know to get your top grades - The perfect update for your textbook, bringing you right up to date with all the topical material you need to achieve your best in your exams Contents: Chapter 1 2013 elections: who won and does it matter? Chapter 2 UKIP: a new political force or merely a protest group? Chapter 3 Political parties: are they ideology-free zones? Chapter 4 Welfare reform: real change or just cost-cutting? Chapter 5 Lobby and all-party groups: a threat to democracy? Chapter 6 E-petitions: a form of democratic renewal? Chapter 7 Boris Johnson: Britain's next Conservative prime minister? Chapter 8 Select committees: are they effective? Chapter 9 'Civil servants advise, ministers decide': fact or fiction? Chapter 10 Rights: is the European Convention on Human Rights Chapter 11 Briefings




UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017


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Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJEC Level: A-level Subject: Politics First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: June 2018 Topical, up-to-date and essential reading for exam success. Featuring information and analysis of recent events in UK politics, UK Government & Politics Annual Update provides you with topical material to draw on for tasks throughout your course, and for answering examination questions. Written by an experienced teacher and examiner and edited by an acknowledged expert in the field of UK politics, this is the book you need if you are aiming for the highest grades. - Reviews all the key events and developments in UK politics that you need to know - Up-to-date examples and data to help you present knowledgeable and persuasive arguments - Written by an experienced teacher and examiner who knows what you need to know to get your top grades - The perfect update for your textbook, bringing you right up to date with all the topical material you need to achieve your best in your exams Contents Chapter 1 The EU referendum: why did 'Leave' win? Chapter 2 Referendums: a triumph for popular democracy or a flawed democratic process? Chapter 3 Theresa May: how and why did she become prime minister? Chapter 4 David Cameron: a verdict on his premiership Chapter 5 Brexit: will it lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom? Chapter 6 The Labour Party: time to split? Chapter 7 The 2016 elections to devolved administrations: does PR work? Chapter 8 Elected mayors: a new start for local democracy? Chapter 9 The Liberal Democrats: do they have a future? Chapter 10 Public opinion polls: time for regulation?




UK Politics Annual Update 2023


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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




UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2012


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Featuring information and analysis of recent events in UK politics, this book provides you with topical material to draw on for tasks throughout your course, and for answering examination questions. Written by experienced teachers and examiners, and edited by an acknowledged expert in the field of UK politics, this is the book you need if you are aiming for the highest grades at AS.




The Politics and Practice of Occupational Health and Safety Law Enforcement


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This book takes a critical approach to examining British and Italian occupational health and safety enforcement policies and questions the legal and political principles that underpin them. The book undertakes a comparative critical analysis of these two jurisdictions’ health and safety regulatory enforcement practices by focusing on the causes and consequences of the under-criminalisation of these crimes. It explores the fundamentals of these two jurisdictions' criminal justice systems and political practices, policies and traditions and exposes how these translate into pragmatic social inequality and injustice for victims of occupational health and safety crimes and, more generally, citizens. Findings are drawn from qualitative interviews conducted with front line occupational health and safety enforcement officers. This book offers an account of the challenges encountered when attempting to scrutinise public institutions responsible for policing crimes of the powerful. The comparison of the political and criminal justice system practices, polices and traditions of the British and Italian legal systems offer a valuable critical contribution to the anglophone literature on the subject and, more generally, on regulatory enforcement policies and practices.




UK Politics Annual Update 2020


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This course companion offers you all the information, analysis and topical material you need to draw on for tasks throughout your course, and for answering examination questions. - Review all the developments relevant to A-level specifications in UK politics from the last year, with examples linked closely to specification points - 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 - Learn to hit the highest grades with guidance from experienced author, teacher and Politics Review editor Nick Gallop Chapters include coverage on: - The 2019 general election - Relations between Parliament and the Executive - Relations between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet - Brexit and the constitution - 20 years of devolution




US Politics Annual Update 2022


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This US Politics Annual Update will help students: - Review all the relevant developments in US politics from the last year, with examples linked closely to A-level specification points - Develop their confidence with expert analysis they can draw on both throughout their course and in the exams - Enhance their knowledge to build a bank of up-to-date examples linked to the specifications, helping them to develop persuasive arguments for their essays - Learn more about the US government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Biden's first year as US President, and how to put them into context - Make connections between the latest developments and the political context of the US, with our focused links between the topic, the context and the exam content - Use our updated exam skills feature to clarify how to use the information they have just learned in their exam US Politics Annual Updates 2022 Chapters 1. The growing challenge of federalism 2. Representation in the 117th Congress 3. President Biden's first year 4. Biden's Cabinet 5. Supreme Court: The impact of appointments on its future 6. The Supreme Court 2020-21: An exercise in fluidity 7. How united are parties in the US? 8. Insurrection at Congress: January 6th, 2021