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Cranleigh School Blogs / Politics Department Blog / Constitution

Tag: Constitution

How the 2019 election will reshape politics in the UK.

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 | UK Politics | George B - LVI

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.

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 | UK Politics | Sukai - LVI

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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The problems with codifying a constitution

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 | UK Politics | Von Hayek

Daisy’s excellent article on the current civil disorder in Chile hinted at some of the problems of producing a codified…
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The Chilean Spring

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 | Global Politics | Daisy F (LVI)

Recently, with all the confusion over Brexit and the various misdemeanors of our radical friend President Trump the political state…
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Brexit and constitutional damage; how democracies die.

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 | UK Politics | Von Hayek

I read a book last year called How Democracies Die which was written by two American academics who had clearly…
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No Deal is and has always been the only way to leave the EU

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 | UK Politics | Walpole

After much fanfare, Theresa May finally announced to the nation last week that she had managed to reach a deal…
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A defence of the House of Lords as it is

October 13, 2018October 13, 2018 | UK Politics | Von Hayek

I noted a blog post recently (“Is Britain a Democracy” by JD in the LVI) about how the UK cannot…
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Devolution and the EU have made Parliament less sovereign!

October 6, 2018October 6, 2018 | UK Politics | Alice A LVI

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?

October 6, 2018October 13, 2018 | UK Politics | James B LVI

I believe that there is point in having a ‘constitutional monarchy’,  as the monarch forms a vital part of British…
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The Magna Carta was the most significant moment in British democratic history!

September 24, 2018September 25, 2018 | UK Politics | Ben Fewings LVI

Throughout history there have been many actions taken to promote expanding the franchise in Britain, from the execution of Charles…
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