The Bank of England should have overall responsibilty for financial oversight.

If the banking crisis has taught us anything, it has shown that an overhall of the regulatory system which provides financial oversight of the banking system must happen so that the banking crisis cannot happen in the future. The Conservatives have called for all regulatory powers to be stripped ...more...

The total hours allowed in a working week should not be decided by the EU

The French and the Europeans generally are stereotyped in Britain and the US as being much more fun loving and wishing to work shorter working weeks than ‘Anglo-Saxon economies’ such as Britain. However the European Union now has a big say over many areas of regulation that were previously the pr...more...

Resolved: In the United States, the principle of jury nullification is a just check on government.

basically is it just for a jury to override the law, considering the law is unjust or the circumstances of a case?more...

Man made climate change is a myth.

The view that climate change was man made had been gaining ground for the last twenty years. Governments were sitting up and taking notice. Policies were being implemented to reduce CO2 emissions and there were big international conferences culminating in the conference at Copenhagen last Decembe...more...

Estates less than £1million pounds should not be liable for Inheritance Tax

nheritance tax, often portrayed as the ‘death tax’ by its opponents. Everyone dislikes having to pay tax, but why should we be bothered about paying taxes on unearned wealth. An inheritance is a windfall so it makes no difference to those gaining the windfall if the taxman shares in the gain. Doe...more...

The Bank of England should have overall responsibilty for financial oversight.

If the banking crisis has taught us anything, it has shown that an overhall of the regulatory system which provides financial oversight of the banking system must happen so that the banking crisis cannot happen in the future. The Conservatives have called for all regulatory powers to be stripped ...more...

The number of MPs should be reduced by 10%

During this parliament many MPs have discredited themselves and the Houses of Parliament with their excessive expenses claims. While there have been reforms put in place to reduce these claims there are still a total of 646 MPs in the House of Commons. The House of Representatives in the USA has ...more...

People earning less than £10,000 a year should not have to pay Income tax

Currently the personal tax allowance over a tax year is set at £6,475. Many feel that this doesn't go far enough for those on the lowest incomes, and that people earning less than 10,000 pounds a year should be exempt from paying Income tax. The Lib dems have advocated raising the personal tax al...more...

All departments should bear the brunt of spending cuts to reduce the deficit

Both the Conservatives and the Labour party are promising to ring fence some areas from any spending cuts, areas such as international development and the NHS. However such ring fencing simply means that the cuts have to be bigger elsewhere in order to make up for the inability to cut in some are...more...

There should be a referendum on changing the electoral system for General Elections in the next P...

There should be a referendum on changing the electoral system for General Elections in the next Parliament. The current first past the post electoral system that we have in this country no longer interprets the people’s wishes very well. It is very possible that the conservatives may get a big...more...

All forms of gambling should be banned

We in Scotland believe that there is one nation that shines out to the world as a beacon of social justice. A nation that truly understands that the people need not just a daddy state, or a mummy state, but also a nanny state. This nation, ladies and gentlemen, is of course, Russia. On July 1...more...

Leaders of countries that use extra-territorial rendition should be tried for war crimes

We the proposition define the motion(LEADERS OF COUNTRIES THAT USE EXTRA-TERRITORIAL RENDITION SHOULD BE TRIED FOR WAR CRIMES) as:'Leaders are responsible for the practice,execution and admission/permission of extra-territorial detention.They are wary of the covenants that they or their predecess...more...

Assisted Suicide Should Be Permitted 2

A preliminary round to determine who will represent the U.S. in the World Online Debating Championship. Resolution: Assisted Suicide should be permitted.more...

The EU should impose a special Europe-wide tax on meat consumption to help save the planet

We on team proposition like the taste of meat. But we cannot deny that excessive meat consumption is a threat to the planet. In fact we are going to show that there is ample scientific evidence to support this fear. Meat production increases global warming, abuses the water supply and leads to a...more...

Give the Falklands back to Argentina?

The Argentineans are banging the drums over the Falkland islands or Malvinas as they call them. This is both because potentially large quantities of oil have been found within the waters near the islands so providing an economic motivation and because the government in Argentina is increasingly u...more...

Should Iceland compensate the UK and Netherlands for Icesave's collapse?

In 2008 the bank Landsbanki collapsed along with its Icesave counter part, the bank was then nationalised. Many Dutch and UK customers had to be compensated by their national Government and now these Governments seek compensation from Iceland. Whilst the Icelandic Parliament voted in a bill to pa...more...

2.6 million minutes spent on Facebook each day - we are wasting our lives!

Facebook, we all know, is the ultimate tool for procrastination, but is it entirely pointless? Don’t we need a period of relaxation in our overly hectic scheduled lives? Or are we all going just a poke too far?more...

Should Britain move towards a federal model of governance?

Should the UK complete the process of devolution and finally move towards a federal system of governance, as desired by the Liberal Democrats and seen as the best way to transfer powers away from Westminster.more...

Is a windfall tax on UK energy companies a good idea?

A one off tax on energy suppliers is being proposed by some MP’s to offset the homes in Britain classified as in fuel poverty. Fuel costs have been rising steeply since 2005, but since the credit crunch, people are calling on the government to stop allowing big companies to charge ever escalating...more...