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  • In times of economic crisis, This House Would implement fiscal central banking.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, "fiscal central banking" refers to an economic system that grants central banks the mandate to control circulation of money in the economy through fiscal policy in addition to monetary policy. Under this system central banks can define limitations for the size of the budget, but not its distribution. i.e. they can decide rates for various taxes and limit or increase overall government spending, but can't decide what the money is spent on.

    Oxford Charity Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-19

  • This House, as the journalist, Would take the bribe.

    Infoslide

    You are a journalist living in a democratic state with endemic corruption covering the upcoming elections. A local politician that is known to engage in corrupt actions has approached you to bribe you to focus on his opponents instead of scrutinising his actions. Agreeing to this would ensure a steady source of future funding for your journalistic career.

    Oxford Charity Open 2025 · Gold Final · 2025-10-19

  • This house believes that Samka should join the Pahang state government's land legalisation scheme

    Infoslide

    The Malaysian state of Pahang is the country's largest producer of durian. Many local farmers extended the durian plantations beyond legal borders following Malaysia's 1974 Green Book Plan encouraging the cultivation of state-owned land for agricultural purposes. However, the Green Book Plan did not confer guaranteed land ownership rights to the farmers. Today, these durian plantations are seen as "illegal" as they operate without formal approval from the Pahang state government who holds the lease over the disputed plantations via the Royal Pahang Durian (RPD) company. Between March and April 2025, RPD carried out aggressive enforcement operations to regain control over the plantations and establish a "land legalisation scheme" with the local farmers. Farmers who sign up for the scheme would be given the right to use (but not own) the land as "freelance workers", and must only sell the durian harvest back to the RPD at a price 3-4 times lower than market value. The farmers, collectivising as the "Save the Musang King Alliance” (Samka) refuse to cooperate, and have sued the state government over the issuance of eviction notices. Malaysia's durian exports are expected to exceed RM1.5 billion (~USD 355 million) in 2025.

    Malaysia Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-18

  • This house believes that Bulgaria should adopt a constructive vote of no confidence

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    A vote of no confidence is a vote by a legislative body as to whether the executive (i.e. the Prime Minister) is deemed fit to continue occupying their office. There are two types: (1) a destructive vote of no confidence, where an election to decide the next PM will happen after the vote succeeds; and (2) a constructive vote of no confidence, where the opposition should propose a candidate of its own to replace the current leader alongside the vote (i.e. on the same ballot to vote). In both instances, a vote needs a majority to succeed. The current Bulgarian government has faced five no confidence votes since it took office in January 2025. Currently, a no confidence vote in Bulgaria is a destructive vote of no confidence where after a vote of no confidence succeeds, either a majority party will form a new government or an interim government would be appointed in the case where no party is able to form a majority.

    Malaysia Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-10-18

  • This house would implement ethnic federalism in post-conflict states with ethnic fragmentation

    Infoslide

    Ethnic federalism is a form of federal system in which the federated regional or state units are defined by ethnicity. Ethnic federal systems have been created in attempts to accommodate demands for ethnic autonomy and manage inter-ethnic tensions within a state. In ethnic federal systems, each ethnic region tends to enjoy high administrative freedom and control over policy.

    Autumn Tournament 2025 · ラウンド4 · 2025-10-18

  • This house would implement a cultural dividend

    Infoslide

    A "cultural dividend" is a significant tax on the revenue of works that reference a culture the artist is not an immediate and direct member of. The cultural dividend would be paid to the culture's country of origin. For example, a white designer being inspired by traditional Malay batik prints would pay cultural dividends to Malaysia; Colombian born-and-raised singer Shakira who draws on her Lebanese heritage in her music would pay cultural dividends to Lebanon.

    Malaysia Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-18

  • This house prefers a centralized banking model to a decentralized model

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    A centralized banking model refers to a system where few banks operate within a country's financial sector. For example, three major mega-banks might account for the majority of lending to individuals and companies within that country. Conversely, a decentralized banking model involves a system with multiple small to medium-sized banks. While some mega-banks may exist under this model, their proportion of financial activity is not significant; the smaller banks, in sum, account for the majority of the activity.

    Autumn Tournament 2025 · ラウンド2 · 2025-10-18

  • This House would abolish politically appointed positions in Brazilian public administration.

    Infoslide

    Commissioned positions are understood as roles of direction, leadership, or advisory functions within public administration that are filled without a public competitive examination, through direct appointment by the competent authority. These positions are freely appointed and dismissed, and can be occupied by individuals from outside the public service. They do not include high-level political positions, such as State Ministers, State or Municipal Secretaries, which have a distinct legal nature and are linked to the formulation and implementation of public policies on behalf of the head of the Executive branch.

    Curitiba Week of British Parliamentary 2025 · Rodada 2 · 2025-10-17

  • This house believes that extra-terrestrial territories outside the Earth and its moon should be designated as terra nullius

    Infoslide

    Terra nullius (Latin for “land belonging to no one”) is an old doctrine in international law which asserts that any unclaimed territory may be acquired through two key elements: animus occupandi (or “intention to occupy”) and corpus possesionis (or “actual physical occupation”)

    Cebu Debate Open · Round 3 · 2025-10-17

  • This House Would allow political parties to designate some of their electoral promises as binding.* (*once a binding promise is broken, a new election is triggered)

    Oxford Schools 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-12