Frequently I use tutorial sessions to work on specific A level questions. These are decided and prepared for in advance to form the basis of the tutorial session. From the discussions which follow I produce short lectures These are between 20-30 minutes and can be found on my YouTube channel ‘Bernard’s Essay Talk’. Below are some examples

Questions on political ideology

Liberalism

The Liberalism of Locke Mill & Rawls

(1 what is Liberalism)

The Liberalism of Locke, Mill and Rawls

(2 John Locke)

The Liberalism of Locke, Mill and Rawls

(3 John Stewart Mill)

The liberalism of Locke Mill & Rawls

(4 John Rawls)

Liberalism & democracy are a contradiction in terms

Have modern liberals departed from classical liberalism

To what extent are liberals divided over the role of the sate

Liberalism has no room for social justice

Conservatism

Is one nation conservatism a feature of modern conservative politics

Is conservatism an ideology of privilege

Is Conservatism is defined by its support of free-market capitalism

Socialism

To what extent have socialists favoured common ownership

How divided are socialists over how to achieve Socialism?

Feminism

Is Feminism defined by the quest for gender equality

Anarchism

Is anarchism an example of individualism or collectivism?

Is anarchism a utopian fantasy

Nationalism and Ecologism

Is nationalism a coherent philosophy

Can we speak of a ‘Capitalist Ecologism’

Questions on British Parties and party politics

Consensus has been the norm for Britain’s politics

Brexit reveals UK parties as unfit for purpose

Questions on British constitutional Politics

Is Britain's Supreme Court the equal to its American counterpart

Should there be electoral reform

Brexit demonstrates the value of referenda

Have constitutional change since 1997 succeeded in their goals

Parliament carries out none of its functions adequately

Has sovereignty has shifted from Westminster

Questions on American Politics

Presidential power: The constitution or political circumstance

Questions on History

Were Mao’s Education and Health policies successful

Did suffragette Militancy help or hinder the suffrage cause?

Are WSPU leaders responsible for the failure of Women to get the vote by 1914

How far did radicalism pose a threat to the British government between 1792–1819

Questions on Sociology

Evaluate Labelling Theory

Critically Examine Marxist view that the education system serves capitalism