People - “Wow, it must be such an interesting time to be a Modern Studies teacher”

Me - *Flashbacks* I need a lie down

Me 2006: Leaves school having learned all the “rules” / “standard wisdoms” of politics / modern studies etc as things have always been.
2006 “yeah. Worlds your oyster. Nothing to see. Carry on. It’s all gonna be calm”

2007: “Hold up wait! Let’s mix it up. Bye Labour, here #SNP you won the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections! Scotlands not always gonna be #Labour country.

2008 “Hang on...you thought 2007 was a surprising result? Get ready...for Obama”

2009 “yeah, nah here’s a little bit of 1930’s for you. I know. We will call it the Great Recession”

2010 “oh my turn - haha I know. First Past The Post #FPTP means majority rule at #Westminster ....not anymore. Time for a #HungParliament #GE2010 #CoalitionGovernment

2011 “if we are rewriting expectations then - oh. The #ScottishParliament is not supposed to have a Majority Government under Additional Member System #AMS? Well now it can - there you go #SNP

2012 - “I give to you #IndyRef. Yes it’s happening, that’s right. Scotland’s going to decide if it wants to leave the #UK but!!! Not until 2014 - have fun that”

2013 “Well shoot. I don’t know I can beat that...erm what about a #Horsemeat scandal? Nah. Something nicer. Oh they said this would never happen but here. A bit of equality for you #EqualMarriage”

2014 - “Hey remember me!!! Yup. It’s #IndyRef time!”

2015 - “ok ok, look you can all settle down. This General Election we are going to go back to the way thing used to be. #MajorityGovernment for the #Conservatives and no more independence chat!”

Cameron “Lets have a Brexit vote”
2015 “Wait”
Trump “I wanna be prez”
2015:

2016: “Yall behave now”
SNP: “Nae more Indy chat unless England votes leave and Scotland votes remain in the #Brexit referendum”
England: “Challenge accepted”

2017: “Theresa, I’m looking at you to sort this out”
Theresa May “oh I know....

... Election!

2017 “dammit...”
Brenda from Bristol “.....

2018 “I can’t. Ten years. I’m exhausted. Let’s play nice. Theresa, you have a #BrexitDeal grand. That will be fine, I know your kinda ignoring what’s going on in Scotland which isn’t ideal but you have done a deal with the #DUP in #NI so it’s happening...go on Arlene”
Arlene “..

2019 “....”
Theresa “I have a deal!”
#Conservative “Never”
Theresa “But...
Tories “nah!”
Theresa “but this might mean no Brexit”
Tories “bring it”
SNP “ #IndyRef2”
Theresa “fine I quit”
Boris “mwhahahahahahaaaaaaaa ELECTION”
2019 “...

2020 “you know what. You didn’t pick a Labour government people of the UK. But your getting one.”
UK “Eh....”
SNP “IndyRef2
2020 “one word”
UK “um”
2020 “Ready?
UK “look Brexits happening..we are ignoring #IndyRef2
2020 “Look at China”
China “Eh why?...oh...”
2020 #Coronavirus

People “It’s a really interesting time now to study Modern Studies, must be really engaging for students a lot to talk about!

Me “....