Guest Student Editorial – David Rank (Lower 6th Form)

In an unexpected turn of events, Ireland has rejected the controversial Lisbon Treaty. Following a nationwide referendum, the Irish rejection has placed the future of the Treaty into disarray.
 
However, President of the European Commission, Manuel Barroso has since declared the Treaty is ‘not dead’ despite the necessity for a unanimous vote in each of [...]

London Mayor’s Drinking Ban Comes Into Effect

One of Boris Johnson’s election promises was to ban the consumption of alcohol (and the carrying of open containers of alcohol) on London’s Tube and Bus network.  The ban came into effect at midnight last night.
Members of social networking sites including (but not limited to) Facebook have been linked to the organisation of Tube parties [...]

News Flash: Tory Victory in By-election

The previously ’safe’ New Labour seat of Crewe and Nantwich is now in the hands of the Conservatives in another sign from the electorate that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is in some deep, deep trouble.  He is, in effect, up that political creek without a mandate. 
The new MP is Edward Timpson who secured a swing [...]

London Mayoral and Local Elections

Thursday May 1 is the day.  Polling booths are open from 7am-10pm.  The three ‘major party’ Mayoral candidates include the Labour incumbent (current Mayor) Ken Livingstone, Conservative challenger Boris ‘The Hair’ Johnson, and Liberal Democrat (and former Police Chief) Brian Paddick. 
Ever heard of any of them?  Want to know where they (and all the other [...]

Lay the Smack-Down on the US Primaries!

Who said that you can’t mix politics with wrestling (or ’sports entertainment’ if you follow the WWE)?  Well, I’m not even sure if anybody has said that, but it’s certainly not true.  The only question is, how effective can it be? 
For a number of years now, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) – formerly the World Wrestling [...]

Look-a-Like Competition Now Closed!

Thank-you to all who entered the Look-a-Like Competition on this blog!  The competition is now closed and each response has been published.  A winner will be announced on Monday 10th March on this blog.  In the event that the answer deemed to be the best has been submitted by a number of different entrants, each [...]

Look-a-Like Competition Update!

So far the response to the Politics Club Look-a-like competition has been great and there’s still time to win that 10 Pound HMV Voucher!  All you have to do is reply to this post with your answer to this question: ‘Which Portland Place School staff member do YOU think looks the most like Conservative Opposition [...]

Prince Harry on the Frontline in Afghanistan.

Late last week it was revealed that Prince Harry (second heir to the throne) had been on active service on the frontline in Afghanistan.  While the media in the UK agreed to a ‘blackout’ on the issue (agreed not to report it), an American website leaked the information online leading to the Prince’s withdrawal and [...]

Competition! Parliament Website – ‘What a Waste!’

Hello again!
Here is a link to a competition from the official Parliament website that I think you might be interested in.  Feel free to look at it!  Ask Mr Mithen if you’re interested in taking part! 
http://www.parliament.uk/holcompetition/
Oh, and don’t forget to enter the Politics Club Look-a-Like competition! (See previous posts for details).

Competition! Competition! Competition!

How would you like to win a £10 HMV voucher courtesy of your Politics Club?  It is very easy!  All you need to do is look at the ‘Look-a-like’ post on this blog and answer answer the question ‘Which member of the Portland Place School staff looks like the Leader of the Opposition David Cameron?’  [...]