This House Prefers a world where disadvantaged groups primarily mobilise around class rather than other identities.
Semifinals
This House Believes That it is in the interests of the European Union to create a standing army.
Info Slide
A standing army is a permanent, professional military force maintained by a state or organisation in peacetime and wartime.
Quarterfinals
This House Prefers a world where all pharmaceutical companies are publically owned.
Round 4
This House Regrets the reliance of influencers and celebrities on parasocial relationships for commercial gain.
Info Slide
A parasocial relationship is a one-sided emotional bond that an individual forms with a media figure, where the individual feels a sense of connection or intimacy, but the figure is unaware of their existence.
Round 3
This House Opposes undercover operations.
Info Slide
Undercover operations include members of the police force/intelligence forces infiltrating into criminal cells and masquerading as members of the group.
Round 2
This House Opposes the narrative that people should focus on and find meaning in a career.
Round 1
This House Prefers for all high schools to have a generalist curriculum (i.e. students learn a range of core topics) rather than a specialist curriculum (i.e. students choose between schools that specialise in different areas, such as the sciences or the arts).