All about the upcoming RHS Election Day – Ayoola O
RHS, next week, is hosting its very own Mock Election Day on the 17th of November! If you are particularly interested in politics or want to understand what voting in an election will be like, this will be a great opportunity for you to have your say on who you want to run the country. It isn’t an event happening on one single day but this a week’s long event. The national UK Parliament Week runs from the 14th to the 20th of November. In that week, the History and Politics Department will be running a mock election in collaboration with the Year 12 and 13 Politics students who will split into four different political parties and will formulate their own manifestos which they will be presenting to you, to help you make your decision.
They will then prepare a speech for what is known as the hustings. Hustings is basically a meeting where the candidates will address the public before an election in order to convince them to vote for them. For instance, one of the most recent examples in the UK was during the race between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss for Prime Minister in the summer.
In the next couple of days, members of the International Relations and Politics club will be putting up posters and providing more information about the course of events to come.
This will provide an opportunity to analyse and question the ideas of each party and come to your own conclusions. This may serve as a great way to grow your curiosity in the world of politics and increase your political awareness. This is particularly important now more than ever that we as a younger generation continue to learn about the world around us and the issues which are impacting us all. For example, the energy crisis, the climate crisis, inflation, the cost of living crisis are just some of the domestic and global issues which are clearly having a widespread and detrimental impact on the way that we live our lives and even the decisions that we make on a daily basis. Being aware of how politics is framing how we go about addressing these issues is crucial for not only now but the future therefore this event may be a great starting point for you to develop your interests.
If you have any questions, feel free to speak to any member of the History and Politics department or a member of the International Relations and Politics society.
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