Daisy’s excellent article on the current civil disorder in Chile hinted at some of the problems of producing a codified…
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Welcome to Cranleigh
The Cranleigh School Politics blog is a new initiative aiming at giving our students the chance to take a lead in political discussions and debates, in both domestic and global political affairs.
Post are written mostly by students, with some others by staff, with editorial oversight from Mr Will Davis (Head of History and Politics).
This is a great resource not only for current Politics A Level students, but also for anyone with an interest in current affairs, a desire to study in the future or if you just want a different perspective of what is happening in the world! Enjoy.
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The Chilean Spring
Recently, with all the confusion over Brexit and the various misdemeanors of our radical friend President Trump the political state…
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Should the UK use more referendums to help improve democracy in the UK
Referendums are a key part of democracy, they give the general population a voice and a stage to voice their…
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Do newspapers always have the right to publish stories about the private lives of celebrities or sports figures if they are deemed to be in the public interest?
VH Award Winner – Michaelmas Term 2019 Freedom of the press is undoubtedly a right vital for a society to…
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Should the government tax and regulate e-cigarettes in the same way as normal cigarettes or ban them?
VH Award Runner Up – Michaelmas Term 2019 Recently in the news there has been a sudden proliferation of deaths…
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Brexit and constitutional damage; how democracies die.
I read a book last year called How Democracies Die which was written by two American academics who had clearly…
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There is no reason for 16 year olds to be given the vote
In recent times, the Tory government has come under fire concerning their policy regarding a refusal to lower the voting…
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16 year olds should be allowed to vote in UK elections
In the U.K. we pride ourselves on being a democracy. A democracy in which everyone gets a vote and everyone’s…
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Online voting would cause far more problems than the current system. We should maintain the status quo.
Clearly Mr Stewart’s time spent glued to episode after episode of Love Island this summer would have been better spent…
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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.
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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