How UK Government Works
The real institutions and processes behind the game, explained simply, and grounded in neutral, official sources.
How UK Government Works
The institutions and processes behind the headlines, explained simply, with no party-political spin.
How someone becomes Prime Minister
How a Prime Minister enters office, the role of elections and party leadership, and the ways a PM can lose the job.
What the Cabinet does
What the Cabinet is, why appointments matter, and how the most senior ministers run the government together.
Cabinet roles explained
A plain-English guide to the major cabinet jobs: Chancellor, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and the rest, and what each one does.
How general elections work
Terms, constituencies, majorities, hung parliaments and coalitions, and how a general election decides who governs.
PM, Cabinet, Parliament & the monarch
Who actually does what in the UK system, and how power is shared and constrained between the people and institutions involved.
Glossary
Clear definitions of the political terms you will meet in the news and in the game, from confidence votes to hung parliaments.
Behind the Simulation
How the game models real political choices, and what the mechanics are really standing in for.
Governing styles explained
What the transformational, pragmatic and popular governing styles mean in the game, and the real-world thinking behind each.
Political trade-offs in the game
Why focusing on one area means easing off another, and how delivery, public trust and cabinet unity turn choices into outcomes.
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