Workers in the Transport Sectors Should Be Banned From Going On Strike

Opposition introduction: In the Status Quo, there is in most countries a balance between the rights of employers and workers. We think that the ban of any kind of strikes by the workers, which in effect would be to force them to work, would unfairly tilt the balance in favor of the employers. We ...

Wild swimming is better than indoor swimming

Essentially swimming outdoors, 'wild swimming' normally takes place in rivers or lakes but can also include beaches, caves, and waterfalls rather than in indoor pools. Former politician Matthew Parris has recently courted controversy after swimming across London's River Thames, but is wild swimmi...

Should Wikileaks founder Julian Assange be arrested?

The US security services are not very pleased with Julian Assange and his wikileaks website in the wake of it publishing over 90,000 secret documents. He has been warned that if he returns to the USA that he could be arrested. While he may well be arrested it is not likely to be able to try him f...

China should be allowed more control over its own seas.

Since the financial crisis it has been increasingly obvious that while China is not yet as powerful as the USA the US is no longer the lone superpower. China is an economic power and is beginning to throw its weight around in its own neighbourhood. It is claiming the whole of the South China sea ...

ASEAN Should Suspend Burma's Membership Until It Holds Free Elections

We propose this motion that ASEAN should suspend Burma's membership until it holds a free demorcratic election which can be independently reviewed and approved by the United Nations.

The Americans And British Should Negotiate A Political Power-Sharing Deal With The Taliban

Summary: Mr.Obama has said that a power-sharing deal that may include the Taliban is in the works. However; he maintains that such a deal should be approached with caution and will in no way compromise American values of Freedom and justice. Even if the Taliban are not included; can Pakistan and...

The Indian Government Should Incentivise The Rearing Of Girls

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...

Heavy drinkers should be denied liver transplants

An important problem that many coutries face is the serious shortage of liver transplants. Many people are unable to use the advances of modern medical technology because of the unavailability of livers. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, more than 17 000 people in US are currentl...

Interest rates on personal lending should be capped by law at 20%

Team South Africa is over the moon to be proposing this most orgasmic of debate motions ;) The context is clear: the world is barely emerging from a banking crisis that caused near-irreparable damage in countless local economies, and the international banking system more generally. The causes,...

United Ireland: Yes or no?

Ireland has posed a major political issue for Britain for centuries. It has centred around the desire of nationalists for an independent country which still hasn't been settled. Northern Ireland over the past decade has found a strong basis for peace and has prospered massively economically. The ...

Delegates and leaders show their disregard for the issue of limiting emissions by arriving by plane

Most of the 11,000 delegates, 3,000 journalists and 22,000 observers attending the conference arrived by plane, and the leaders and ministers arriving over the next few days for the end of the conference are almost certain to arrive by plane as well, many of them will be on private planes rather ...

AoSIS will only sign if they get an ambitious deal

Dessima Williams the Chair of the Association of Small Island States stated that "AOSIS will not accept a made for television solution." They would "consider their options" if a legally-binding deal does not occur. This implies that some or all of the bloc of 43 nations might ...

Will the Digital Economy Bill Undermine our Basic Rights?

The Digital Economy Bill is about to be passed in the UK Parliament with almost no proper debate by MPs. This bill will allow a whole host of legal actions, including disconnection, to be taken against home and business internet users purely on the basis of an accusation. Should this bill, which ...

There should be a referendum on the UK’s continued membership of the European Union.

Britian membership of the EU has been one major political issues of recent memory. With the Lisbon Treaty recently being ratified many believe that questions have to be raised about our continued presence in the EU. Referendums are uncommon occurances in Britain. However, on a issue thats as toxi...

Does immediacy justify inaccuracy?

Several aspects of daily life exist where immediacy is favoured at the expense of inaccuracy. Such circumstances may relate to trivial matters from school children rushing through homework to enjoy a free weekend to impulse buys which are later regretted. On a more serious level, judges have be...

superstition is mainly grow for the educated person of the society.

Commonly in society we depend in some matters on educated people. but in the modern world, till day, some educated person behave like an uneducated person, so the general people who are depend on those person who are highly educated, are become aimless.

An international ban on shark fin soup is necessary to protect the shark from extinction due to illegal fishing.

Many species of shark are in danger of extinction. The demand for shark fin soup causes overfishing and this could be disastrous for the delicate balance of the ocean's ecosystem. We should ban shark fishing, even at the extent of destroying a piece of Asian tradition.

Arguing is good for you.

A recent study at the University of Michigan has shown that arguing is good for your health. Essentially having the argument is better than avoiding the confrontation. Avoiding the conflict more often lead to abnormal rates of Cortisol generation, causing more physical stress symptoms the next da...

Labyrinth sequel anyone?

There are a host of possible trailers for the sequel titled 'The return of the goblin King' on YouTube. Labyrinth(1986) seemed to end open-ended.