STUDENTS GRILL POLITICIANS DURING QUESTION TIME

A lively debate took place in the school hall at Knights Templar School on the afternoon of Friday 30th January. For a question time with local politicans and journalists.

Chaired by Miss Sarah Barker, Deputy Headteacher at KTS, representatives from all the major political parties as well as John Francis, the editor of The Comet and our head teacher, were grilled on a wide range of questions from students.

There was a heated discussion on the planned building of up to 3,500 houses in and around Baldock and a frank exchange of views between Sir Oliver Heald (MP, Conservative) and Mario May (Green Party candidate), much to the delight of the 16 and 17 year old students in the hall.

Questions on topics such as the NHS, traffic congestion, costs of public transport and voting rights for 16 and 17 year old young people, were delivered from the very interested and informed student audience.

The panel’s responses were challenged by the audience - in particular John Francis’ suggestion that he would, "kick his children out of the house," if they didn’t vote.

He did clarify that he would kick them out to vote and not on a permanent basis!

We shall be running a full election campaign in school over the next few months with students representing all the major parties involved in the real general election that takes place on the 7th May.

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