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  • This house supports Jonathan Haidt's policy proposals

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    In the book The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt proposes a series of policies to protect young children from social media. The policies include no smartphones before high school, no social media before 16, and phone-free schools. The premise of the policy proposal is that children should have smartphone-free childhoods.

    Malaysia Online Debate Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-08

  • This house believes that the US should employ a strategy of naturalization of illegal immigrants as opposed to deportation to combat migrant crime.

    Infoslide

    Naturalization is the legal process by which a person becomes a citizen of a country other than the one they were born in

    JUSTICE 1.0 · Round 2 · 2025-03-07

  • This house prefers a world where this technology exists.

    Infoslide

    There is a technology that allows mental illnesses and disorders to be physically visible in humans. Different mental illnesses will result in different physical manifestations and the degree of harm it does to the individual will similarly be reflected in the degree of physical deformity/prominence (more harm leads to greater physical manifestations). Once used, this technology cannot be reversed.

    JUSTICE 1.0 · Round 4 · 2025-03-07

  • This house supports prenups

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    A prenuptial agreement, or prenup, is a written contract between a couple outlining how their assets will be divided in case of divorce.

    St Andrews Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-01

  • This House Supports Javier Milei's economic policy in Argentina

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    Javier Milei is an Argentinian anarcho-economist and has been the president of Argentina since 2023. His economic policies include abolishing the Argentine central bank, dollarising the economy, and eliminating bureaucratic red tape among others. Since taking office, inflation in Argentina has reduced, but the poverty rate has increased significantly.

    Lancaster IV 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-01

  • This house believes that it is in the interests of the Conservative Party to actively rehabilitate the image of the Cameron Years (e.g. by ceasing attacks on their record in 2010-16; promoting their achievements in Government; promoting Cameron-aligned MPs to Cabinet)

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    The Cameron Years refer to the period 2005-2016 where David Cameron was the leader of the Conservative Party. In these years, he sought to modernise the party, passing Marriage Equality in 2013 and actively promoting women into prominent cabinet positions. During his time as Prime Minister (2010-16) Cameron led a both coalition and majority governments. His governments embarked on a sustained austerity package in the wake of the financial crash; tended to favour military interventions; and gave Britain a referendum on EU Membership (with Cameron supporting Remain).

    St Andrews Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-01

  • This house regrets the rise of 24 hour culture in cities.

    Infoslide

    A 24-hour city is an urban city that remains active and accessable around the clock, with businesses, public transport, entertainment, and essential services operating 24/7 with a focus on the night time economy. Examples of these cities are New York City or Tokyo.

    Queen Mary IV 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-01

  • This house would attempt to run away to the secluded community

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    You live in a society where once you reach 18, the state mandates cosmetic surgery to become beautiful. This surgery also pacifies you, making you shallow, unintelligent and erases certain memories in order to make it easier to control the population. 3 months before your birthday, you discover there is a secluded community of “uglies” who hide from the government and refuse surgery. You do not want to partake in the surgery and the person you are in love with suggests attempting to run away to the community. Success is not guaranteed and previously those who have attempted to run away and been caught have been executed.

    Lancaster IV 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-03-01

  • In white collar sectors, This house prefers companies using qualitative measures rather than quantitative measures when assessing employee performance

    Infoslide

    A white-collar worker is a professional who works in an office setting, performing administrative or managerial tasks. There are two key methods to assess employee performance in white collar sectors. Qualitative measures include customer satisfaction reviews, peer feedback, and effort monitoring, among others. This contrasts from quantitative measures which includes revenue generated, hours worked and errors made, among others.

    European Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-02-28

  • In cities with prominent car usage, This house would introduce congestion pricing in central districts

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    Congestion pricing is a transportation policy that imposes fees on vehicles traveling into or within designated areas. Examples include the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) in Singapore and Ecopass in Milan.

    European Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-02-28

  • Assuming that bodily features (face, height, skin color, body shape) still differ from individual to individual, This House Prefers a world where everyone has the same self-presentation (same clothes, same hairstyle, same accessories)

    Kampala Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-02-23