The A Level Politics Show

Today's question: Evaluate the view that party success is determined more by party leaders than by any other factor 30 marks
This episode breaks up the answer into three themes:
Media influence versus party leadership
Party unity versus party leadership
Unforeseen events versus party leadership
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I'm also excited to announce the launch of POLITICS IN BULLETS, a revision notes service built upon the transcripts of the podcast. These revision notes update throughout your A Level. Head over to The A Level Politics Show's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a sample. You can buy revision notes separately for papers 1, 2 & 3 or purchase them as a bundle at a discounted rate.
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Today's question: To what extent is conservatism a united ideology? 24 marks
This episode breaks up the answer into three themes:
Human Nature
The State & the economy
Society
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I'm also excited to announce the launch of POLITICS IN BULLETS, a revision notes service built upon the transcripts of the podcast. These revision notes update throughout your A Level. Head over to The A Level Politics Show's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a sample. You can buy revision notes separately for papers 1, 2 & 3 or purchase them as a bundle at a discounted rate.
To easily search the podcast back catalogue and to get details of forthcoming shows, organised by topic, click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 
If you listen through Spotify, you can ask follow-up questions to each episode by clicking on the comment section in the show notes. And why not take part in episode-by-episode polls once you have finished listening.
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Happy listening, dear listener, and thanks for your support of the show.

Today's question: To what extent is feminism divided in its view on society? 24 marks

This pod divides up the question into three parts:
1. Current society
2. A perfect society (the end goals of feminism)
3. The method of achieving that perfect society (the means / method)

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I'm also excited to announce the launch of POLITICS IN BULLETS, a revision notes service built upon the transcripts of the podcast. These revision notes update throughout your A Level. Head over to The A Level Politics Show's ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a sample. You can buy revision notes separately for papers 1, 2 & 3 or purchase them as a bundle at a discounted rate. For the month of September 2026, use coupon code Early Bird September at checkout to get 15% off.
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If you listen through Spotify, you can ask follow-up questions to each episode by clicking on the comment section in the show notes. And why not take part in episode-by-episode polls once you have finished listening.
If a PLUS PLUS PLUS subscription is not for you at this time then no worries – rest assured that the latest episode of the show will remain free until the next episode comes out. 
One last thing: don't forget to leave a nice review wherever you listen to your podcasts so that more people can find out about us. 
Happy listening, dear listener, and thanks for your support of the show.

I'm excited to announce the launch of POLITICS IN BULLETS, a revision notes service built upon the transcripts of the podcast.

These revision notes update throughout your A Level. Head over to The A Level Politics Show's ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ for a sample.

You can buy revision notes separately for papers 1, 2 & 3 or purchase them as a bundle at a discounted rate.

To celebrate the launch of Politics in Bullets, a further 15% discount is on offer throughout the month of September 2026. Simply type EARLY BIRD SEPTEMBER in the coupon code box at checkout. This code can also be used for School and College Licenses.

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Prefer to listen instead of reading? That's fine too! Subscribe to PLUS PLUS PLUS! For just £1.99 per month you will receive access to every podcast episode and every transcript of the A Level Politics Show. That’s right, the full back catalogue for less than a price of a coffee. Furthermore, you can cancel anytime – no obligations or hidden costs. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started!

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If you listen through Spotify, you can ask follow-up questions to each episode by clicking on the comment section in the show notes. And why not take part in episode-by-episode polls once you have finished listening.

If a PLUS PLUS PLUS subscription is not for you at this time then no worries – rest assured that the latest episode of the show will remain free until the next episode comes out. 

One last thing: don't forget to leave a nice review wherever you listen to your podcasts so that more people can find out about us. 

Happy listening, dear listener, and thanks for your support of the show.

Hello dear listener! The number one request I have had is that transcripts be made available. Well, if you listen on Spotify, now they are! The A Level Politics Show now has transcripts of every episode! How about that! What’s great is that Spotify let’s you listen along and read the transcript at the same time as listening to it, or you could have the sound off if you don’t like the sound of my voice (my wife tells me that this is what she does). You can also just skip to the section in the transcript that you find most useful and start playback from wherever you want. 

 

How do you do this? Okay, follow these simply steps. 

 

1)    In the Spotify app, go to The A Level Politics Show podcast page. 

2)    Click on the episode you are interested in. 

3)    Scroll to the bottom of that page and tap on “Episode Transcripts”. And there you have it! 

 

 

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That’s it from me for 2023 – I hope that you all have a wonderful New Year!