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Pick a hub — every topic inside is explained in plain English, at the depth each reader chooses.
Elections & VotingHow voters pick who's in charge6 topicsParliamentWhere laws get made and argued over8 topicsGovernment & the PMWho runs the country day to day7 topicsParties & PoliticiansWho's who, and what they want8 topicsPolitics BasicsThe words and ideas the rest of politics builds on7 topicsThe Crown & the ConstitutionThe King's role, and a rulebook with no single book8 topicsNations & DevolutionWho decides what across Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England8 topicsLocal GovernmentCouncils, mayors, and who runs each local area8 topicsLaw, Rights & JusticeCourts, judges, and the rights everyone has8 topicsHow We Got HereThe events and changes that shaped politics today8 topicsThe Wider WorldThe UK's place among other countries and systems8 topicsMedia & the NewsHow news is made, funded and checked6 topicsMoney & the EconomyWhere tax comes from, where it goes, and how the economy works8 topicsPublic Services & WelfareHow the NHS, schools and benefits actually work8 topicsPolitical Ideas & the SpectrumLeft, right, and the ideas behind the labels8 topicsGetting InvolvedPetitions, protest, and how to be heard between elections6 topicsBig DebatesThe arguments in the news right nowComing soon