best universities for politics?

I think Oxford is the best in the world for debating. Oxford Union.

Best:
Oxbridge, LSE, York
Next:
Warwick, Essex, Sheffield, Aberystwith,
And then:
Manchester, Nottingham, Durham, Bath

+ the rest

Based on my opinion but also on what I've heard form my uncle that is a lecturer in Politics at Durham.

I think I should put my biases on the table, I've picked LSE as my firm (ABB) and Warwick as my insurance (ABB)

I haven't put any scottish uni's down, as far as I know none of them have quite reached the standard of those that I listed above. If you're prepared to go a bit further south, then apply to York. It's not only a lovely place, but according to my uncle and a few others it has the ebst Politics course in the country.

My offer is for Government which, despite what someone else has said on this post, is basically just the same as a regular Politics course.

A lot of people have rightly been mentioning Sheffield, however I have found out that from next year onwards their typical offer will be ABB, as opposed to this years BBB. Although, from my experience (I applied to Sheffield) and having spoken to the admission tutors, they accept almost everyone (only 10 rejected out of 250 this year!) and I think that they would probably accept you if you just missed out on the grades (i.e. BBB, as you predict yourself). I would recommend applying to Sheffield, it's a good uni and it's especially good for Politics.

If I were in your situation I'd pick my best subject and go for ABB. I am absolutely convinced that anyone who is determined and works hard enough can achieve a grade A. If you really want it then you can do it.

I would also recommend that you apply to some English universities, that would make finding the right course far easier!

Best of luck, tom