On Friday 16th January, in our school, an MP
called John Denham came to visit.
Year 4 asked him questions and he answered
all of them. One thing that we talked about was democracy. If you don’t know
what this means already, it is when people vote for the people who lead their
country. One question you might be thinking is if Springhill has democracy. The
answer is YES! Our school council is democratic because each class votes for
their member.
When everyone finished asking questions, Miss Duddy, our
class teacher, went towards the MP. “One boy in my class wants to be an MP or
Prime Minister and he would like to ask a question,” she told Mr Denham and all
of the children. I knew it was me! Since
everyone was looking at me, I knew I had to speak. With my most sensible voice,
I asked him a question.
“Have you ever went against your party on an important idea?”
I was surprised at his reaction because he thought it was an
excellent question as he had disagreed with his party. “Yes, I have- when I was
in cabinet, I disagreed with the Prime Minister so strongly about the war in
Iraq that I actually left government, “ he told us. I was quite surprised. I
suppose that would be like me leaving school council if I didn’t agree with
something they had decided to do!
Also, we learnt that in Britain, we have laws that mean
everyone gets treated equally. It doesn’t matter what colour or religion you
are, what country you come from or if you have a disability- everyone must be
treated with respect.
In Springhill, we have the same rules because our motto is “together
we will do our best for Jesus” and Jesus taught us to treat each other as we
would like to be treated.
To sum up, I really enjoyed Mr Denham’s visit as it has
inspired me even more to be a politician. It would be great if I did become an MP but I’ll stick to school council… for now!
Watch out, David Cameron, Alphen is coming!!!
Alphen
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