Politics and society: English by topic

This topic is for anyone who wants to read the news and discuss public life in English. At B1 it starts with crime and the law: to commit a crime, burglar, witness, evidence, court. At B2, politics and society: election, referendum, manifesto, legislation, human rights. At C2, the language of diplomacy: sovereignty, to ratify, envoy, brinkmanship, persona non grata. The words of that last level are rarely needed in daily life, but they turn up often in analysis and reporting. If the news in English is still hard going, start at B1: words about crime and the courts appear in it at every turn.