After much fanfare, Theresa May finally announced to the nation last week that she had managed to reach a deal…
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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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Globalisation has successfully helped to advance Human Rights across the world
Previously, human rights for everyone seemed something of a utopian ideal, with abuse of them rife in the pre-war years.…
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Women should have their own representatives in Parliament.
Women’s equality, although having improved greatly since the early 20th century, still has not been fully achieved. Even in the…
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Proportional Representation creates instability and is not a good system.
Proportional representation is a system where political parties got the same proportion of seats in parliament equivalent to as the…
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De-globalisation could lead to even more environmental problems.
Many environmentalists believe that globalisation is causing an increase in global warming. This is because with more interconnectedness and thus…
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Podcast – Deal or No Deal
Our Politics podcasts are back after a two year hiatus! We first started creating podcasts with our students in the…
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Video: Deal or No Deal
Each year the Political Studies Association runs a national short video competition for 6th form students focusing on current political…
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The nation state is returning as the major player in global politics.
Globalisation and the nation state work have a cyclical relationship, it is impossible for globalisation and the nation state to…
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Anarchism is certainly not the best form of government!
Hugo’s recent post regarding the merits of anarchism, or at the very least ardent libertarianism, made for good reading (if…
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A defence of the House of Lords as it is
I noted a blog post recently (“Is Britain a Democracy” by JD in the LVI) about how the UK cannot…
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