The character and scope of changes in UK higher education in recent years make it likely that when we as academics stop to think about teaching, we dwell on the pressures and the frustrations more than on the excitement and the pleasures. This article advocates personal reflection on teaching politics that takes into account institutional and national constraints and explores the space that is left for initiative and innovation.
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