Politips... for A-Level Politics and Beyond

In this episode we talk to Simon Lemieux, an experienced politics teacher who has co-authored several A Level Politics textbooks and writes for Politics Review. We discuss the impact of UK general elections and the likelihood of electoral reform before considering likely future trends in UK politics.

Who is more powerful, Prime Ministers or Presidents? Presidents obviously. Yet within each system, the answer is more nuanced and complex. Join us in this episode to review the powers of Presidents and Prime Ministers and decide which is the more powerful position.

How significant is judicial review in the UK Supreme Court? This short episode of Politics Explains looks at how judicial review operates, and then explores three case studies; the Article 50 ruling of 2017, the Prerogation of Parliament ruling in 2019, and the gender ruling of 2025.

In this episode of Politics Explains, our series explaining important political concepts, we look at the historic sources of the UK constitution. What are the main milestones in the development of Britain's parliamentary democracy? How significant are they? Are they still relevant today? Listen to this episode to join the discussion.

Join our discussion on whether Donal Trump is an imperial president. We look at where the term first originated in the work of Arthur Schlesinger, before considering the presidency of Richard Nixon. We discuss whether or not the term had any real merit by 2016, before looking at how the two terms of Donald Trump are redefining and reinvigorating the concept.

In this episode we discuss five key things that we learnt about US presidential elections following the contest between Trump and Harris. How significant was money in determining the outcome? Was it all about the economy? Do demographics really matter? Join the discussion in this episode of Politips.

In the third episode of our US presidential elections mini series, we talk all things electoral college. What are the origins of the electoral college, how does it work today, and what states should we watch out for in a presidential election? We finish the episode with a discussion on electoral polls and whether we should pay them any attention.

In this second episode in our mini series on the US presidential elections, we explore the primaries and conventions process for each party. What are they, how do they work and how important is it to get an early lead as the first states decide? Join the discussion in this episode as we continue our comprehensive guide on how to become the President of the United States.

Welcome to the first episode of our new mini-series on how to become the US President. This series will run act as a guide to the mechanics of US Presidential elections; how they work and what you need to look out for. In this episode we explore both the official, and, more interestingly, the unofficial qualifications needed.

In this episode we analyse in full the general election; why was it called? what happened in the campaign? what do the results reveal? The election has resulted in a huge landslide victory for the Labour Party. But it is also an election that has set some new records. Under the first past the post electoral system, it has resulted in the most disproportional outcome in history when comparing seats to vote share. Meanwhile the Conservatives have suffered their worst ever defeat. A new party, Reform, now has five seats. Join Politips for analysis of how this all happened.