A Level Politics Culture Vulture Recommendations
Things to watch and Read
In preparing for A Level Politics a good place to start is looking at what is in involved. Start with:
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As a politics student it will be really important that you are up to date with the news and able to use examples from recent political events. The websites below or a good newspaper will help.
Websites: It is always worth getting more than one take on the news https://www.bbc.co.uk/news https://www.theguardian.com/uk
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A Level Politics Culture Vulture Recommendations https://www.spectator.co.uk/ https://www.economist.com/ https://order-order.com/ (Guido Fawkes)
Here are some books you might like to read
Books ‘British Politics for Dummies’ by Julian Knight ‘Unspeakable: The Autobiography’ by John Bercow ‘WTF’ by Robert Preston ‘If only they didn’t speak English: notes from Trump’s America’ by Jon Sopel ‘How Democracies Die’ by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
And some TV and film you might like to watch
Films/TV As a starting point watch News programs and analysis such as News Night,
Andrew Marr offers a good weekly assessment on a Sunday morning.
It is also worth watching satire like ‘Have I got News for You’
Or watch some political drama.
Vice- Film about Dick Cheney
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A Level Politics Culture Vulture Recommendations
House of Cards
Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister
The West Wing
Designated Survivor
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