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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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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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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Prisoners in the UK should be allowed to vote
This is a very contentious subject with many holding very strong views on the matter such as David Cameron, who…
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