The format and content of Politics Today remained virtually unchanged from Notes on Current Politics (for which, see above) which it superseded, with the exception that issues at regular intervals were devoted to the subject of 'Overseas Review' in recognition of the fact that it now incorporated the monthly publication Overseas Review which had been produced by the Conservative Research Department on behalf of the Conservative Political Centre and Conservative Overseas Bureau up to 1975. It also incorporated the occasional series of reports known as Old Queen Street Papers.

After 1975, specific monthly issues of Politics Today were devoted to discussing foreign affairs.

It ceased publication just before the 1997 General Election.