Charlie Troup, Class of 2012 is currently studying a Masters in British and European History at The Queen’s College, Oxford. Here, Charlie shares his passion for learning, his thoughts on how today’s politics become tomorrow’s history and advice for young people looking for their ‘spark’. […]
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‘Bridge of Spies’ and Frank Meehan
[Extracts from this article, written by Second Master, Mr John Winter, first appeared in The Waconian magazine] In the extremely entertaining and tense Cold War thriller Bridge of Spies, directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 2016, Tom Hanks plays a savvy New York insurance […]

Washington DC: A Sixth Form Experience
It is a bright and chilly November morning on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, the day before the 2014 midterm elections. We are in Washington DC for one of Cheadle Hulme School’s biennial History and Politics trips and, although visiting …
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An Audience with UKIP’s Steven Woolfe MEP
UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe certainly headed off any hostile audience members from the start of his visit to Cheadle Hulme School’s Politics society, Think Tank , asking the back row whether they were preparing themselves to pelt him with rotten …
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International Justice Mission: Violence, Trafficking and Slavery
The first article of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states ‘all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights’ – irrespective of a person’s race, gender, sexual orientation or religion or political beliefs. Yet Hannah Flint, Development Executive for IJM– […]

Belgium Bound – An Audience with Chris Davies, Liberal Democrat MEP
It is more than a little strange to come face to face with a person who is employed to represent your views to a Parliament whose representatives span an entire continent. But it is even weirder when you are happily …
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Economics, Europe and UKIP
With the room flooded with green and blue blazers, the first meeting of Cheadle Hulme School’s Politics Society, Think Tank did not disappoint. In the wake of past talks from visitors such as Old Waconian (former pupil) Nick Robinson, John Whittaker, the ex-UKIP …
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Five Things You Need To Know About the Leveson Inquiry
History and Politics Teacher and Head of Year 10, Mr Michael Jones’s take-aways on last year’s Leveson Inquiry: 1. What was it? IT WAS NOT A SELECT COMMITTEE! It was a judge-led inquiry, set up by Prime Minister, David Cameron to …
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US Election Confirms Social Media Revolution
Old Waconian (former Cheadle Hulme School pupil) Alexandra Severn, now working in digital PR at http://www.miss-market.co.uk, assesses the importance of social media in the 2012 US election cycle: US ELECTION CONFIRMS SOCIAL MEDIA REVOLUTION Social media transformed the US presidential …
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Seeking Asylum in the Politics Department
Alexandra Williams’ observations on our first Think Tank of the year (Cheadle Hulme School’s Politics Society): “I am the next Charlie Troup” proclaimed Sam Watson, confidently plonking himself down on the front row of chairs. Swiftly reprimanded by the Head …
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