The Next General Election

UK Politics Digest – April 2024

In this course, Professor Andrew Blick (King’s College London) looks at recent events in UK politics from November to April 2024. In the first module, we look at the potential next General Election. Then we focus on the issue of collective cabinet responsibility. After this, we look at the connection between foreign policy and domestic politics in more detail. Following on from this, we explore the issue of racism and political extremism in UK politics. In the penultimate lecture, we look at the issue of immigration and asylum. Finally, we turn to look at the threat to democracy.

The Next General Election

In this module, Professor Andrew Blick (King’s College London) looks at the potential next General Election. In particular, we focus on: (i) the timing of the UK General Election; (ii) the impact of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act and its repeal on election cycles; (iii) the electoral strategy of the key parties and political landscape currently, including a look at recent polling figures; (iv) the potential shift in government from Conservative to Labour; and (v) the influence of Reform UK on next General Election.