Debate
on Reduction Of Plastic Packaging
On the 2nd of April, Room 13 was
dramatically into a parliament debating chamber. It experienced an intense
debate between the government side ( Youth, Pumped and Merrangitans parties )
and the opposition ( #, Brighter Future and Cookie jar parties ). The bill
being discussed was the reduction of plastic packaging, and whether this should
be put in place. The government fully supported the idea but the opposition
thought otherwise.
The procession began as Izzy the Sergeant of Arms led
James the Speaker and Kieran the Clerk into the Debate Chamber ( also known as
room 13). The Speaker began by saying a prayer and calling the Clerk to state
the rules. After that it was a political warzone as both sides constantly bombarded
each other with powerful statements. Leading the Government was the P.M Ella K
and her party explained how animals are dying because of us and our plastic
packaging as well as there being so much plastic being thrown around that
plastic islands were being formed out at sea. Leading the opposition was George
and his party explained how would be much so inconvenient as the country would
have to resort to 60’s style paper bag lunchboxes. During the debate, Speaker
James felt many violated the rules and asked many to exit the building to
secure order. Although at the end around half the class had had to leave.
In the end the Clerk counted the votes and passed
them to the Speaker. The Speaker declared the Bill not to be passed as the
votes against had outweighed those for reduction of plastic packaging.
By Kieran
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