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Cranleigh School Blogs / Politics Department Blog / Conservatives

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Will Michael Gove be able to handle our affordable housing crisis?

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 | UK Politics | Skye - LVI

Michael Gove’s current apparent solution for this issue is not enough. During the recent cabinet reshuffle the Prime Minister seemed…
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Night of the long knives part 2

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 | UK Politics | Walpole

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?

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 | UK Politics | Josh P - UVI

Well what was the result of the 2019 election vote? Boris Johnson and his Brexit disciples swept Jeremy Corbyn and…
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The Court of King Boris

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 | UK Politics | Walpole

As our wonderful panel of experts predicted on our podcast on Wednesday, the final two contenders in the race to…
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We are about to have a second referendum, it just won’t say it on the label

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 | UK Politics | von Hayek

He’s back! What a spiffing fellow, Enoch Powell’s cheerier heir, with his pint and his fags and his coat a…
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Javid is far more neo-liberal than One Nation in his conservative beliefs.

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 | UK Politics | von Hayek

I have a couple of things to add to Walpole’s post earlier this week on Sajid Javid’s manoeuvres regarding the…
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Sajid Javid’s gamble over the Shamina Begum case

March 7, 2019March 9, 2019 | UK Politics | Walpole

Walpole had an interesting discussion with a friend over the past weekend on the subject of past pupils and what…
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The Conservatives will win the next election

March 4, 2019March 9, 2019 | UK Politics | von Hayek

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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What did we learn from the Conservative Party Conference?

October 13, 2018October 13, 2018 | UK Politics | Walpole

During my first year of teaching, I was given some excellent advice by my mentor at the time.  There is…
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