Lord visits Bushey students (From Watford Observer)
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Lord Fink visits The Bushey Academy’s Sixth Form students
10:30am Monday 4th March 2013 in News By Kathryn Snowdon, Reporter
Lord Fink spoke to students for an hour about the work and role of the House of Lords.
A member of the House of Lords visited The Bushey Academy’s Sixth Form students last Friday.
Lord Fink spoke to students for an hour about the work and role of the House of Lords.
The talk was designed to encourage students to engage more with the political and parliamentary process.
The Bushey Academy’s Assistant Principal, Andrew Bilton, said: "This was a fantastic opportunity for our students to interact with someone who knows the parliamentary system inside out, as it can sometimes seem far removed from their daily lives."
The visit was arranged through the Lord Speaker’s "Peers in Schools" programme, which has been running since 2007.
For further information visit www.parliament.uk/lordspeaker
Roy Stockdill says...
1:21pm Mon 4 Mar 13
He's a hedge fund millionaire and I can't help wondering also if he mentioned in his talk that there were calls for him to resign last year when he used his