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Sixth Form Mercury Wilson’s School’s newest student-run publication Volume 1, Issue 4 - November 2010 Snow, Jon Snow Adam Worsley particularly want to mess up my first inter- one about his views on the legalisation of- view with a celebrity! drugs. This was interesting to me as I had just written an article about how the Gov- After subtly attempting to find the best in- ernment should legalise drugs and control terview technique, we settled on an infor- the supply themselves, and funnily enough mal style of questioning. Jon Snow was a Jon Snow agrees with me. Instead of leav- failure at school, gaining very poor results, ing the distribution of drugs in the hands of and took a gap year to pick himself up and criminals, he believes that it should be left see the world. When he finally got into uni- to the lesser of the two evils; the capitalist versity, he admits that he didn’t survive. It’s market. One of the main issues I have with hard to recognise how he feels about this, this view is that I doubt the government as Jon Snow is a man who keeps his emo- would take the U-turn and legalise drugs tions close to his chest. His first job in the after so many of the “just say NO” cam- media industry was with LBC working on paigns. However he believes that the legali- a late night phone in, dealing with “people sation of drugs is inevitable, citing Prop 19, too bonkers to put onto the air”. Unfortu- which was the legalisation of drugs in Cali- nately, and predictably, everybody was too fornia. However, that law was not passed, bonkers for the air so he quickly moved on either because the stoners were too lazy to to reporting work. get out of bed, or because ‘civilised’ society is not ready for it. Personally, I believe Prop To anybody reading this and dying to go 19 will be passed, but only after two puffs. Thanks to http://anyclip.com/actors/jon-snow/ into the media industry with your impres- I’d like to point out that neither Jon Snow, sive qualifications, Jon Snow is insistent nor this paper, condone the use of drugs, I arrived at the ITN building in London that landing a job in the industry is down but do condone the consumer’s right to with high hopes and sweaty palms. I gave to luck. However, if you get work experi- choose. On to the budget; fairly simply, Jon my name, and the reason I was there to the ence, and get to know people in the media Snow thinks it is impossible for the gov- receptionist, before sinking onto a plush who appreciate you, you may make it. It was ernment to make as many cuts as they said chair in the foyer. Moments later, a grey at this point I started considering alterna- they would. haired man strolled out into the foyer and tive career options; what if Jon Snow gives looked at its occupants. Was this Jon Snow? me a bad name, or even worse, forgets my As he mentioned in the talk with our Sixth Did he really look like this up close? Ner- name! Coincidentally, later in the interview, Form, the most impressive individual he vously, I Googled an image of Jon Snow he did just that! has ever interviewed was Nelson Mandela. on my phone. Of course it wasn’t him! He He holds Mandela in very high regard, wasn’t wearing a tie! Shortly, the real Jon Although the media has evolved rapidly quoting “I will forgive, but I will not for- Snow greeted me and led me to his office in the past decade, it has been easy to keep get.” Unfortunately, when it came to saying on the newsroom floor. Other than asking up with as it has done so in a very logical who the most boring person he had inter- where my partner was (“he’s at home, ill, way. There is no doubt that there are end- viewed was, he was obviously very silent on he sent me a very graphic text this morn- less possibilities of reaching the public, and the matter! No amount of persuasion could ing”), the first thing he commented on was Jon Snow is one of the forerunners. He change his mind, unluckily. my below average performance at school. has a popular blog, and is an avid Twitter Hugely embarrassed at this, I could only fan. Apparently not avid enough to reply Unlike most celebrities, Jon Snow doesn’t stutter out responses to his probing ques- to my thank you comment, though. His lie about his feelings on being well known, tions, and realised what a great interviewer blog is very interesting, and it covers a vast although, rather modestly, he doubts this guy actually was. I planned on getting spectrum of topics. Prior to our interview, I him back by giving him a gruelling inter- scoured through it looking for an interest- Continued on page three. view, but I had second thoughts as I didn’t ing post that jumped out at me, and I found 2 Sixth Form Mercury - November 2010 From the Editors Comment Welcome back from the half term holiday What’s and to the fourth edition of the Sixth Form Mercury. As usual we would like to thank America: to everyone who has written for us and helped. Inside? Most of the following articles were writ- the rescue ten before half term, which would inevi- Article Pg tably lead to a delay in publication! If you Snow, Jon Snow 1 want to see more of what you like to read again? about (and, hopefully, others would too) Nick White From the Editors 2 please do write for us. The Mercury is in- As most, if not every football fan knows, America: to the rescure tended as an open platform for the Sixth Liverpool has been successfully acquired by again? Form to express themselves in print, and the owners of the Boston Red Sox baseball we’ll print (almost) anything that’s on your To Autumn team. Times were looking good and it came mind. There’s no formal process to get your at the perfects time: just a few days before X Factor 3 work printed; simply email it to either of the Merseyside Derby; dubbed as the most the addresses below and we’ll aim to get it ...Jon Snow important ever. Liverpool fans were in high included in the next issue. The deadline is Can Someone Put an End spirits, hoping this boost would spur on the Tuesday A for Monday B publication. players and allow them to kick-start their to the Growing Ignorance? 4 season. However, lacklustre performances Now, how long is it until the Christmas The Long Gone Summer have been epitomised by the, again, noth- holidays? ing short of disgraceful Fernando Torres, who evidently has no desire whatsoever to Tom Sutherland and Matt Tijou be at Anfield. [email protected] WANT TO REACH AN [email protected] AUDIENCE OF 300+ ‘Inspirational’ leader, Gerrard, has been non-existent so far and Roy Hodgson, just 16-18 YEAR OLDS like Benitez, has been unable to find his best position, whilst also accommodating (AND THEIR PARENTS)? To Autumn another ten players into a system. I feel it’s only a matter of time before both Torres We are looking for sponsorship to O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stain’d and Gerrard have left Anfield in search of help make this magazine financially With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit glory. viable. If you are interested, please Beneath my shady roof; there thou may’st rest, get in touch for a quote. And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe, As for Liverpool, they need to spend large in the January transfer window, if they are And all the daughters of the year shall dance! Telephone: 020 8773 2931 to make anything of this season. To my Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers. Ask for the Sixth Form Office eyes, they aren’t being particularly missed “The narrow bud opens her beauties to in the Champions League, with perhaps Email: sutherlandt@wilsonsschool. The sun, and love runs in her thrilling veins; one of the most exciting starts to the group sutton.sch.uk Blossoms hang round the brows of Morning, and stage ever. Flourish down the bright cheek of modest Eve, Till clust’ring Summer breaks forth into singing, My opinion? Rebuild in January, focus on And feather’d clouds strew flowers round her a mid-table finish and look to win the FA head. Cup. My reality? Twelfth in the Premier League, quarter-finals of the FA Cup and “The spirits of the air live in the smells already out of the Carling Cup. Of fruit; and Joy, with pinions light, roves round The gardens, or sits singing in the trees.” STOP PRESS Thus sang the jolly Autumn as he sat, Gerrard scores a hat-trick against Napoli... Then rose, girded himself, and o’er the bleak game on again. Hills fled from our sight; but left his golden load. William Blake Sixth Form Mercury - November 2010 3 silent song - John Cage’s Review track 4’ 33” - has been Interview elected to ‘cage’ against the X Factor machine. The X Factor’s Facebook group already ContinuedJon fromSnow page one. has over 30,000 members. Oliback.