Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    That we, as the parent, would choose the gift of intelligence rather than the gift of charisma
  • 2
    That in post-colonial states, school curricula should be taught exclusively in the language of the pre-existing colonial power (e.g French in Haiti, English in Singapore)
  • 3
    That developing countries should disincentivise students from pursuing education overseas (e.g. offering more scholarships in domestic universities, job guarantees in state-owned enterprises)

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That Latin American countries should not cooperate with the United States' 'War on Drugs'.
  • 2
    That it is in the interests of Erdoğan to approve the NATO membership of Finland and Sweden
  • 3
    That we support the creation of an ad hoc tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for the crime of aggression

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That we should implement a no-fault compensation scheme
  • 2
    That, assuming it exists, police departments should use the Robocop
  • 3
    That we prefer legal systems which force each party in a civil trial to pay the cost of their own legal fees, as opposed to those which force the unsuccessful party to cover both parties' legal costs

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That, as the South African government, we would continue to participate in joint military exercises with China and Russia
  • 2
    That, as the United States, we would attempt to make first contact with Planet X alone.
  • 3
    That we prefer a world in which Joe Biden did not run for a second term

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That we support virtue signalling
  • 2
    That the environmentalist movement should advocate for investors to divest from fossil fuel companies as opposed to engaging in shareholder activism
  • 3
    That we support endangered species auctions

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That we support the rise of Robin Hood taxation
  • 2
    That we would prefer a jobs guarantee program over an universal basic income scheme
  • 3
    That we would abolish the private ownership of homes in major metropolitan areas

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That we should break up Big Pharma
  • 2
    That we should grant those diagnosed with terminal illnesses the right to access treatments that have not completed clinical testing
  • 3
    That we should ban at-home births