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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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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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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Compulsory voting is anti-democractic and would not work in the UK.
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!
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
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?
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?
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
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
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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