During my first year of teaching, I was given some excellent advice by my mentor at the time. There is…
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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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Was China’s One Child Policy a success?
The One Child Policy achieved its main goal; to reduce the growth rate of the population; it has prevented between…
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Anarchy is the best form of government
From a young age, we are all taught that democracy and capitalism are the best (and only) system of government…
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Devolution and the EU have made Parliament less sovereign!
Parliamentary sovereignty is a principle of the UK constitution and is ultimately the description of to what extent the Parliament…
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Is there any point in having a ‘constitutional monarchy’ if the monarch doesn’t really have any power?
I believe that there is point in having a ‘constitutional monarchy’, as the monarch forms a vital part of British…
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Is the UK Parliament really sovereign?
Parliamentary Sovereignty is the principle that Parliament can make, amend or unmake any law, and cannot bind its successors or…
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Three things we learnt from the Labour conference last week
Labour congregated in Liverpool last week, eager to put their miserable summer of antisemitism allegations behind them. With the Brexit…
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16 year-olds should not be allowed to vote!
In my opinion the voting age should not be lowered to 16. Firstly, in the eyes of many somebody is…
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Is Britain a genuine democracy?
Is Britain a genuine democracy? NO. In my humble opinion Britain is far from democracy; in fact the the elections…
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The Magna Carta was the most significant moment in British democratic history!
Throughout history there have been many actions taken to promote expanding the franchise in Britain, from the execution of Charles…
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