Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 07 November 2024 > In the News
We had got used to election results that took days or weeks to arrive. Not this time. It came clear in the night after polling stations closed that Donald Trump would be returning to the White House, this time as the 47th President of the U.S.A. Although the final results won’t be in for weeks, … Continue reading “Back to the White House”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 26 September 2024 > In the News
Back at the beginning of 2024, it looked like this year’s presidential race was going to be very predictable, and somewhat boring, a replay of 2020. Boy, was that wrong! One candidate, Joe Biden, pulled out after a disastrous first TV debate, which was held untraditionally before the summer. Another, Donald Trump, has been the … Continue reading “The Rocky Road to the White House”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 25 September 2024 > In the News
All U.S. states are not equal when it comes to time and budget lavished on them by presidential candidates and political parties. Most of the focus is on states which are variously referred to as swing states, battleground states or purple states. In the presidential election, it’s not the national popular vote that counts, but … Continue reading “Red, Blue or Purple States: a Colorful Guide to U.S. Elections”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 25 September 2024 > In the News
Who will get out and vote, and for whom, in the U.S. Presidential elections? There has been a lot of interest recently in celebrities endorsing one or other of the tickets. Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Elon Musk’s endorsements of Harris-Walz and Trump-Vance respectively have made headlines. Celebrity endorsements of candidates are nothing new: Warren … Continue reading “Getting Out the Vote”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 10 September 2024 > Ready to Use
It’s not been the most typical U.S. electoral year, with the primaries counting less than usual in the process, and the late withdrawal of Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate. This article explains the basic system of how the U.S. President is elected and focuses on the 2024 candidates now they are finally settled, quickly … Continue reading “How to Elect a U.S. President”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 08 August 2024 > In the News
On 6 August, Kamala Harris announced her running-mate for the Democratic ticket for the 5 November presidential election. The vice-presidential candidate is Tim Walz, a former school teacher from the Mid-West who has been a Representative for Minnesota and is currently in his second term as the state’s governor. The announcement came somewhat as a … Continue reading “U.S. Election: Tim Walz”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 24 July 2024 > In the News
Kamala Harris has transformed rapidly from Vice-President to presidential candidate since Joe Biden withdrew from the race to the White House on 28 July. Harris, 59, was born in California in 1964. Her parents both came to the U.S.A. to continue their studies. (Her father is from Jamaica and her mother from India.) They divorced … Continue reading “U.S. Election: Kamala Harris”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 05 July 2024 > In the News
The British Labour Party won a landslide victory in the general election on 4 July. Labour Leader Keir Starmer was named Prime Minister on 5 July, replacing the Conservatives’ Rishi Sunak. Labour, which had been ahead in opinion polls for the last couple of years, was forecast to win but the results are even better … Continue reading “Labour Wins a Landslide in the U.K.”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 27 June 2024 > In the News
On 4 July, British citizens will vote in a general election. It is widely expected that the Conservative Party, which has been in power for 14 years, will be defeated. British voters knew they would be called to the polls for a general election at some point in 2024 but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised … Continue reading “The UK Goes to the Polls”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 25 June 2024 > Webpicks
General elections in the U.K. have a lot in common with French legislative elections. Here are some resources on the British system that can help pupils think about democracy and compare and contrast the British and French systems. The video on this page has a 1-minute explanation of how a general election works, written for … Continue reading “Teaching About the UK Electoral System”
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