Debaters are thinking people. They think about the world. They think hard. Then they debate. But only after they've thought a lot. Here are some ways of thinking about common debating topics.

The Overton Window

The Overton Window

How do you get from unthinkable to acceptable to policy?

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Sanctions and boycotts

Sanctions and boycotts

Do sanctions and boycotts work? Are they fair?

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The monarchy

The monarchy

Does the UK monarchy make any sense?

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Why do people commit crimes?

Why do people commit crimes?

Whose fault is when people do bad things? Theirs? Or society's?

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Should vaccines be compulsory?

Should vaccines be compulsory?

Vaccines save lives, ours and other people's. Should it be against the law to refuse them?

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Social liberalism vs social conservatism

Social liberalism vs social conservatism

Should society be closeknit, or open? Is freedom of choice more important than tradition? Which matters more, the community or the individual?

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Neo-liberalism vs social democracy

Neo-liberalism vs social democracy

How should we run the economy? An introduction to two key economic theories.

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Freedom vs Security

Freedom vs Security

Which is better? Freedom to or freedom from?

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Doing God

Doing God

An introduction to some of the key issues that arise when debating motions concerned with religion.

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What is democracy?

What is democracy?

What democracy is and what it isn't; how it works; how it might work better.

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What is the point of free speech?

What is the point of free speech?

What free speech is, and why it matters.

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What if free speech is not true?

What if free speech is not true?

What are, or should be, the consequences for not telling the truth?

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