GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS WEEKLY REVIEW - WEEK COMMENCING 30TH NOVEMBER 2020

THE BEST ARTICLES, PODCASTS, INTERVIEWS AND ANALYSIS – HELPING YOU KEEP UP TO DATE 1 https://jonbiggerpoliticstuition.co.uk/subscribe Contents

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2 Podcasts of the week!

Each week I select a sample of really good podcasts to help you with your studies. I listen to several each week and so these are the best of the best. There are three but you’ll only need two. I recommend all students listen to the UK politics podcast of the week. I’ve also picked out a podcast for each of the US Politics and Global Governance options so pick the one that is relevant to your studies!

UK Politics Podcast of the Week – Sunak’s Spending Review analysed. . US Politics Podcast of the Week – Americast provided the latest analysis on the election. Global Governance Podcast of the Week – The ’s World Review considered Biden’s Irish roots and what that might mean for

3 UK POLITICS

• The BBC profiled Allegra Stratton, the PM’s new press secretary. [audio] • The Home Office broke equality law with their ‘hostile environment’. The Metro reports. [article] • Baroness Sugg resigned from the government (collective responsibility) over reduction sin the aid budget. [tweet] • The Guardian laid out (and into) Sunak’s Spending Review. [article] • The FT looks at Johnson’s new Chief of Staff. [article] • Sky considered the legacy of Thatcher. [article]

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• Trump was keen to set a slightly different tone, whilst still claiming he conceded nothing. The BBC Americast team reports. [podcast] • The BBC set out the likely Biden cabinet. [article] • The Guardian set out the state of play regarding the various legal challenges of the Trump campaign

5 GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

• Defence News considers the relevancy of NATO. [article] • Who will lead the UN Human Rights Council? The New York Times takes a look. [article] • A 5,000 year old whale skeleton could teach us about rising sea levels, according to The Guardian. [article]

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