Task 1: Please watch the PPT and clips below:
While this is not a political history course - understanding of past political events and personalities are important. We will be referring to Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair's New Labour Governments during the course - so it is helpful that you have a basic understanding of modern political history
The big news over the Summer was obviously the General Election - make sure you follow as much of the news as possible over the next few weeks
Please watch the powerpoint I prepared during Lockdown 2020. You will also need to watch any relevant clips. I refer to a documentary series by Andrew Marr called the 'History of Modern Britain' - These are and the end of this page and are optional.
- 1991 - The Thatcher Revolution
1990 - 2010 - John Major and the New Labour Years
The Coalition Years 2010-2015
The Brexit years 2016-2019
The 2024 General Election
TASK 2: Written Tasks
Tony Blair was a better prime minister than Margaret Thatcher - do you agree?
Brexit was a terrible mistake - Do you agree?
The Conservatives lost the 2024 General election due to a terrible campaign - do you agree
for all three questions a detailed paragraph is expected
Mr Ingham
Optional Work - The following Andrew Marr series is excellent