In my opinion state sovereignty is the biggest obstacle to successfully tackling climate change as it leads to a fundamental…
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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 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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Night of the long knives part 2
Was it a twist of fate, or pure coincidence that as LVI C Politics were discussing the famous ‘Granita Pact’…
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What does the recent election result tells us about the Conservative party?
Well what was the result of the 2019 election vote? Boris Johnson and his Brexit disciples swept Jeremy Corbyn and…
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Labour’s false consciousness
The Labour Party leadership contestants in the current race may speak much about “the party having a conversation with itself”,…
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The shape of things to come part 1: the environmental movement will turn violent
The recent Extinction Rebellion campaign used disruptive direct action, peacefully of course, and there is a long history of this…
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How the 2019 election will reshape politics in the UK.
Fundamentally, the election held on the 12th of December 2019 was of paramount importance to UK citizens and to the…
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The 2019 election will have a significant impact on how the UK is governed.
The Conservative party won the election with an 80 seat majority and gained 47 seats. They achieved 43.6% of the…
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What are the implications of the 2019 election
On the 12th of December the nation was united under a whopping 365 seats, as this is a clear mandate…
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