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Cranleigh School Blogs / Politics Department Blog / Articles by: Guy S (LVI)

Author: Guy S (LVI)

People in the UK are used to voting online for Love Island and other TV shows. It is time to introduce online voting for UK elections.

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 | UK Politics | Guy S (LVI)

14 different countries now have the right to vote online and many are now rightly saying that it’s about time…
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Compulsory voting is anti-democractic and would not work in the UK.

October 5, 2019November 15, 2023 | UK Politics | Ruairi J (LVI)

Making voting compulsory is a civil liberties violation and would be an indictment upon the rights of our people. This…
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Oh Lib Dems…..you’ve done it again!

September 19, 2019November 15, 2023 | UK Politics | Walpole

There are few certainties in life. Death. Taxes. Steve Smith scoring a century. Mr Leeke carrying an umbrella no matter…
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A playlist for Liberalism

September 15, 2019November 15, 2023 | Political Theory | Walpole

Summer has been and gone, and whilst this blog has had a wonderful vacation, the political turmoil in Westminster continues.…
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Should the government ban Huawei from competing for 5G infrastructure contracts?

June 28, 2019November 15, 2023 | van Hasselt Award | Olivia M IV

VH Award Runner Up – Summer 2019 I believe we are in a world orientating around the internet and telecommunications,…
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When is it right to engage in acts of civil disobedience?

June 28, 2019November 15, 2023 | van Hasselt Award | Henry M- LVI

VH Award Winner – Summer 2019 “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws” – Martin Luther King Jr. Martin…
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The Court of King Boris

June 21, 2019November 15, 2023 | UK Politics | Walpole

As our wonderful panel of experts predicted on our podcast on Wednesday, the final two contenders in the race to…
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Good and bad referenda

May 20, 2019November 15, 2023 | UK Politics | Von Hayek

Students and teachers alike will be well aware that the politics A-Level course has been changed, its content updated, increased…
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An election created this mess. Only another election can solve it. Time to send for Arya Stark!

May 14, 2019November 15, 2023 | UK Politics | Walpole

Warning, this article contains a spoiler from Game of Thrones Season 8! It is not often that I find myself…
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Don’t tell anyone, but I’m voting for Nige.

May 14, 2019November 15, 2023 | UK Politics | von Hayek

I shall be voting for Nigel Farage’s Brexit party on 23rd May. It will feel naughtily enjoyable. No-one can ever…
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