Walpole had an interesting discussion with a friend over the past weekend on the subject of past pupils and what…
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The Conservatives will win the next election
Here’s a wild and probably erroneous prediction for you: the Conservative Party will win a solid parliamentary majority at the…
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There are double standards in Human Rights protection and Western countries must do better
I think when looking at human rights one shouldn’t look at it from a global perspective but from a narrow…
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Human Rights are not adequately protected across the world
I believe that there is generally a lack of protection of Human Rights across the world, and this is as…
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First Past the Post and the structure of UK party politics
I roundly support Nick P’s excellent blog post in support of our Westminster First Past the Post electoral system. I…
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FPTP remains the best system for UK General Elections
I believe that we should use First Past the Post in all UK elections. The first and most obvious reason…
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Its time to change our tired, old electoral system
Currently the UK use the First Past the Post system for elections. However, I believe that this is not the…
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Why ‘no deal’ should not be taken off the table
Another week of Brexit chaos has passed. Unsurprisingly, Theresa May’s EU deal was rejected by The Commons by a very…
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Should Parliament accept Theresa May’s Brexit deal or should there be a 2nd referendum?
On the 20th of February 2016 David Cameron announced that a referendum would be held on the 23rd of June…
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Multiculturalism is the enemy of liberalism.
At the annual schools politics conference earlier this week I was struck by the prevalence of identity politics. What do…
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