Talking in the Library Episode 3: Sam Hughes interviews Liberal Democrat candidate Harrish Bisnauthsing. Blog Editor’s comment. The 2019 General Election has been very exciting and for Sam Hughes it is has convinced him to study A level Politics next year and to emulate his hero, Andrew Neil, by becoming a political interviewer. With no […]
Month: November 2019
Charles McLaren blogs about language at Business as GCHQ visit Stamford School.
Language in Business: GCHQ On Thursday 22nd November, Stamford students took part in a competition run by Business Language Champions and GCHQ. We, the Spanish team from Stamford (we had also entered a Russian and German team) had been preparing for about three weeks now, meeting up in either the girls’ school or the boys’ […]
Stamford Endowed Schools dominate, blogs Sophie! Our Equestrian team will represent Lincolnshire in National Championship!
On Sunday a squad of 7 riders from both SS and SHS made the trip up north to Epworth to compete in the County Showjumping qualifiers. Some up to height tracks in tight twisty arenas saw lots of riders come in stuck but everyone at SES rose to the test, rode very well, and in […]
Ahren Bailey asks if we need a digital services tax?
Digital Services Tax and Digital Permanent Establishment Reforms Overview As our modern world is constantly evolving and changing, current tax laws are struggling to keep pace with it. Businesses are becoming more digitalised and the current tax rules have not adapted to take account of such change. Digital companies are expanding and capturing profits created […]
Talvin Gill – Is immigration important for the United Kingdom’s economy?
Is immigration important for the United Kingdom’s economy? – Blog post An immigrant is defined as a person who permanently moves to a foreign country to live there. Immigration has been a controversial point for the UK especially with the arrival of Brexit. Immigration can and has impacted the economy in various ways and is […]
Nayana Mould explains the problems of privatising prisons.
The problem with privatising prisons First, what is the difference between a private prison and a public prison? The main difference comes down to money; “a private prison, or for-profit prison, is a place where people are imprisoned by a third party that is contracted by a government agency”. The UK, United States, New Zealand […]
Model United Nations. James Farrow his debate on Japan’s views on genetic engineering
Every Thursday the Stamford MUN runs a session and on 21st of November 2019 we discussed the matter of genetically engineering babies. This article was chosen as the ethical topic made sure for a colourful debate. I had chosen Japan as I thought it would be interesting to see an Asian perspective on the issue; […]