Two in a Row? Will Obama be re-elected?

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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Joseph Glancy, Dunoon Grammar School

Chris Campbell, Kilgraston School, Perthshire

Jim Carmichael, Lecturer, Anniesland College, Glasgow

Clare Mason

Ros Houldsworth, parent

Kate Wilson, former pupil, George Watsons College, Edinburgh

Qasim Rafiq, pupil, Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow

Eva Georgeson Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh

Louise Blackstock Hamilton College

Brendan O'Neill St Thomas Aquinas High School, Glasgow