Dame Shirley Williams wows Cranleighans.

Baroness Williams of Crosby took time out of her busy Liberal Democrat election schedule to come and talk to Sixth Formers and staff about the importance of the 2010 election. After the Director of Studies, Martin Allison, introduced Shirley Williams to all those assembled, Baroness Williams gave a short 15-minute lecture on the state of British Politics. She commented that Britain was at a crossroads and that the two things that all politicians need to deal with after the election will be the state of Britain’s financial crisis and the reform of the British Political system in the wake of the expenses scandal. She advocated a cross-party group to be formed on financial stability after the election and the changing of the voting system that actually rewarded parties with seats in proportion to the way people voted.

Shirley was then joined by Sue Doughty, Guildford’s Liberal Democrat Candidate at this election, to answer questions from Sixth Formers.  Despite only a further fifteen minutes Cranleighans managed to ask questions on the economy, education and training, the possibility of a ‘balanced (or hung) Parliament’ and about Britain’s nuclear deterrent.  Mr Allison finished off by thanking Shirley and Sue for their attendance and encouraged all those Sixth Formers who can vote for the first time, whichever party they support, to use their vote in eight days’ time.

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