Politics Club – Fri 23/05/2008

The Politics Club will not run this Friday as it is the last day of the half-term.  I hope that you have a relaxing and well deserved rest!  Keep your eyes out for all things political to discuss after the one week break. 
Mr. Mithen

Clinton Wins West Virginia – but is it enough?

Senator Hillary Clinton has scooped over twice as many votes as her rival Barrack Obama in the Democratic Presidential Primary held in West Virginia.  She was widely predicted to win by a large margin, even by Obama himself.  But is this win enough to stabilise a declining campaign?  After all, Obama still leads the race. 
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Politics Club Meeting Today

Hey guys,
The Politics Club will still meet today in the library but will start a little later as I am going to a Training Day for English teachers and will then head straight over for the club.  We will meet from 4.20-5.00 will lots to discuss!
Mr. Mithen

10p or not 10p, that is the Question….

OK, so the pun on Shakespeare is cheesy but it worked because you’re reading this.  Gordon Brown’s premiership has sustained another blow after plans to scrap the 10p tax band was announced recently.  Since the controversy, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has stated that he ‘can’t re-write the budget’. 
So, what does this policy actually [...]

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 [...]