Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    That we prefer a world where the ANC only accepted a settlement that included substantial economic reform
  • 2
    That we prefer a world where the UK and France intervened in favour of the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War
  • 3
    That, as the Goita Junta, we would offer the FLA regional self governance, conditional upon their continuous support in cracking down upon JNIM

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That we should break up the largest commodity trading firms
  • 2
    That we support a norm of founders stepping down from C-suite positions after a company's Initial Public Offering (IPO)
  • 3
    That, on application by taxation authorities, courts should be allowed to retrospectively declare acts of aggressive accounting, which exploit tax loopholes, illegal

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That we prefer a strong mayoral system to a weak mayoral system
  • 2
    That we should abandon cabinet collective responsibility
  • 3
    That, in response to legislative deadlock in nascent democracies, we prefer the appointment of technocratic administrators to temporarily govern rather than calling fresh elections

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That we support the use of freight equalisation policies in developing countries
  • 2
    That we would implement a cap and trade system among corporations for the total amount of automated labor
  • 3
    That we regret US policies aimed at homeshoring semiconductor production (e.g., through subsidies, tariffs, export restrictions)

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That we support the use of Clearview or other AI Facial Recognition Technology for law enforcement
  • 2
    That we regret the formation of the Commission
  • 3
    That, assuming equal manpower, we support measures that aim to increase the visibility of policing (e.g., reducing plain-clothed policing, increasing public patrols, communication and signage about operations)

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That, as Pope Leo, we would emphasise the moral influence theory of atonement rather than the satisfaction theory
  • 2
    That, where it is ambiguous, we prefer teaching classic literary texts as if they are purposeful critiques of the prejudiced representations they contain rather than perpetrators themselves of prejudice (e.g., Othello, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)
  • 3
    That, as an individual, we would prefer to be born with a predisposition to be less future-oriented (e.g., experience less anxiety or excitement about the future)

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That we prefer a world where football knockout matches used “next-goal-wins” rather than penalty shootouts
  • 2
    That we prefer the "collegiate" model to the "club" model for top level youth team sports
  • 3
    That we support boycotts (i.e., by athletes, families, alumni, and fans) of the sports programs of public universities located in southern US states whose governments are attacking African American voting rights