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Scottish Elections 3 May 2012 Thursday 3 May 2012 saw the second STV election to be held in Scottish local authorities. The elections across 32 local authorities produced some fascinating results with some excellent examples for those who take Study Theme 1D Electoral Systems, Voting and Political Attitudes.
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MSM002 Out Now MSM is essential reading for all that is happening in the world of Modern Studies. It can be read for free online. Also, beautifully produced paper copies are available to purchase. Why not use MSM to promote Modern Studies? Think of course choice coming up. Parents' night, queues outside the classroom, have these lovely magazines available to browse. And, honest, the print copies are lovely; high quality images on the best paper available. MSM003 will be out in October. It will feature issues and debates at the heart of Modern Studies. Contributions from school/college students are particularly welcome. Thinking of a career in law, journalism, media? Think of how good a published article can be for a university application, head boy/head girl or job interview? Or even just for the thrill of seeing yourself in print. Make your mum and dad proud! So, get yourself published, promote your views on any aspect of Modern Studies. If you'd like to be in MSM003, contact us.
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The ANC at 100 The ANC recently celebrated its 100 birthday. President Zuma has been at the forefront of the R100m (£7.9m) festivities, set up to extol the party's victory over apartheid and almost twenty years in power. But, not everyone is happy. There are deep divisions within the party, exemplified by the expulsion of Youth Leader Julius Malema. Others, most notably Nobel Award winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have strongly criticised the ANC leadership. In a furious denunciation he proclaimed that he "prays for the downfall of the ANC" saying that Zuma's leadership is "as bad as the apartheid Government". Millions of South Africans continue to live in poverty and there is growing anger at the distance between the lives of the ANC-connected elite and the poor. As one commentator put it, why did they not spend the R100m on 100 schools or 100 health clinics?
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Two in a Row? Will Obama be re-elected? November will see President Obama seek a second term as President. His Presidency has been a troubled one; the financial storm of the credit crunch has meant cuts in the services many of his supporters rely on. The 2010 mid-term elections gave the Tea Party influenced Republicans a majority in the House of Representatives and the confidence to oppose the President at every turn. In this article we assess how much of what he promised has been delivered. We also assess the prospects of his Republican challengers as the Primary season kicks off.
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Modern Studies in the Moment

Last Updated on Saturday, 19 May 2012 06:41 Written by John McTaggart

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2012 - 2013 Subscriptions

Last Updated on Friday, 11 May 2012 09:40 Written by John McTaggart Thursday, 03 May 2012 14:07

Hope the 2012 Higher Modern Studies exam went well for you.

As always, keen to hear your views on the papers.

Thanks for subscribing last year and I hope you'd like to re-subscribe for 2012-13.

Please let me know your Study Themes again and I'll get your updated power points to you for August.

Over the summer I plan on adding some content for N4/N5 on to the site, starting with Social Issues, prioritising Crime and the Law, for those of you who are choosing to do this option.

I'm also going to put some documents for AH on the site.

As you'll know, the ethos of the AH course doesn't lend itself to the kind of intensive support required for success at Higher but a number of teachers have mentioned a role for posting up government reports etc and that all seems very do-able and useful.

I'll do a blog article explaining my thinking in more detail.

   

Higher Revision Book 2012

Last Updated on Thursday, 03 May 2012 14:15 Written by John McTaggart

Delighted to say that our 2012 Revision Book is selling well.

Somewhat immodestly titled, The Ultimate Higher Modern Studies Revision book, is the most up to date text on the market.

Reassuring as well as informative, it is a friendly companion for the student keen to do well on May 11.

You can view sample pages here.

The book is available direct from our online store, Blackwells bookshop in Edinburgh, Amazon and Kelvin Books in Glasgow and, of course, all Waterstone's (except Aviemore)

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Change of Address

Last Updated on Thursday, 03 May 2012 14:12 Written by John McTaggart Sunday, 21 March 2010 15:57

The PO Box address has been discontinued since January.

Our new address is 3 Hawkcraig Road, Aberdour KY3 0UP

if you think an order has been lost in the post (as a few have) please get in touch.

   

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Modern Studies is one of SQA's most popular National Qualifications.

The subject is taught throughout Scotland and is respected by employers and universities, especially faculties of Law and Humanities.

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