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 [...]

Early Results from Russian Election

Early results are coming in from the Russian Presidential election and it seems that Dmitry Medvedev is set to become the new Russian President after Vladimir Putin’s 8 year reign has ended due to a Constitutional stipulation that restricts a President from serving for longer than 2 terms in office.
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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 [...]