BPG British Politics And Government

These are the comprehensive notes that I made and used to revise for my BPG (British Politics and Government since 1900) finals exam. I achieved a 79 in this exam and these notes were a critical resource. They are very extensive and include key definitions, reading summaries, content structured in a thematic way, and essay plans. The topics covered are: the rise of the Labour Party; the Conservative Party in an Age of Mass Democracy; the Attlee Governments; Racism and Immigration in postwar Brit...

These are the notes I created for the BPG since 1900 paper for my PPE Finals in 2021. The notes cover, in a lot of detail, the following 5 exam topics: New Liberalism, the Rise of the Labour Party, Appeasement, the Conservative Governments 1979-1997 (Thatcher and Major), and New Labour. I achieved a First overall, and in the BPG paper a mark of 73, using these notes.

Oxford PPE tutorial essay answering: "Why did inter-war governments find it so difficult to reduce unemployment?". This was for the interwar unemployment week of the British Politics and Government since 1900 (BPG) module.

Oxford PPE tutorial essay answering the question: "In view of the economic conditions prevailing between the wars, how do you explain the failure of the Fascist and Communist parties?". This was for the British Politics and Government since 1900 (BPG) module for PPE.

Oxford tutorial essay answering the question: "How were the Conservatives able to maintain themselves as the dominant party in British politics from 1918-64?". I received a 79 in my final exam for this module. This was for the British Politics and Government since 1900 (BPG) module for PPE.

Oxford PPE tutorial essay answering the question: " ‘The best explanation for the rise of the Labour Party is the desire of the working class for a party of its own.’ Do you agree?". I received a 79 in my final exam for this module (British Politics and Government since 1900 or BPG).

Oxford tutorial essay answering: "Have governments had coherent responses to immigration since the 1960s?". This was for the British Politics and Government since 1900 (BPG) PPE module.

Wide-ranging, concise and neatly-formatted finals notes for BPG since 1900s. Contains historical background, secondary reading summaries, timelines and past paper questions. Headings include: 'the context of New Liberalism: why was there pressure for social reform?', 'New Liberal intellectual influences', 'key ideas of the New Liberalism', 'the transition from Victorian to New Liberalism', 'how much did this really differ from ‘old’ Liberalism?', 'was this merely proto-socialism?', 'the 1...

Wide-ranging, concise and neatly-formatted finals notes for BPG since 1900. Includes historical background, policy summaries, secondary reading summaries, contemporary thinkers, timelines and past paper questions. Headings include: 'policies and achievements of the interwar governments', 'challenges for the national interwar Conservatives', 'challenges for the local Conservative activists', 'what factors made the Conservatives so successful after 1924?', 'how did the Conservatives attract th...