Today is the 750th anniversary of the meeting of
the first elected Parliament, organised by Simon de Montfort. You can read more
on the story here:
Students also may enjoy this “History of Parliament in 60
seconds” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yr1Dj8jKv8
and the BBC are celebrating “Democracy Day” today, assessing how democratic the
UK is and comparing it to democracies around the world, which links neatly to
some of the ideas from Ms Hartley’s assembly this week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-30734123
