During this pandemic, concerns of the aftermath of the ‘new’ world may seem insignificant but the question has raised a…
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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 lock-down laws are not a threat to our civil liberties
I do believe that to some extent police officers have really overstepped the mark in regards to their conduct during…
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There is no need to codify our constitution in response to the current crisis
In response to the blog written earlier by Abbas, I firmly believe that the flexible constitution is working well and…
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We need to codify our constitution to prevent another power vacuum in number 10
Some argue that the UK needs to reform its constitution to prevent power vacuums occurring in future to firstly, ensure…
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Sir Keir’s Secret Speech
So after what felt like an eternity, the Labour Leadership race finally came to an end this morning when Sir…
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The heir to Churchill?
There is a joke going around Politics teachers at the moment and it goes like this. “Have you heard that…
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the shape of things to come part 3: the EU will enter another period of radical integration
Brexit has arguably strengthened the integrationist agenda within the EU. This agenda has fallen away somewhat since its surge after…
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State sovereignty is the biggest obstacle to successfully tackling climate change
In my opinion state sovereignty is the biggest obstacle to successfully tackling climate change as it leads to a fundamental…
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The shape of things to come part 2: an internal crisis for China
The Coronavirus epidemic may yet have contagious effects which trigger a more underlying threat to the status quo in China.…
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Climate change denial is the biggest threat to the environment
Following the emergence of evidence surrounding the existence of sustained climate change as a result of human activity, in the…
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