The Dulwich Debating Competition 2019The Dulwich Debating Competition was held on the 21st of September 2019. The motions for the day were: 1. This house would 2. This house would ban strikes in essential state services 3. This house regrets the rise of reality television 4. This house would allow rebel groups to form political parties in exchange for laying down arms Final motion Info Slide: “Yes” parenting is a new approach to raising one’s kids that involves saying “yes” to your children’s requests as much as possible. Barring danger or long-term harm, parents are encouraged to support their children’s interests and pursuits in every way. Motion: This House, as an individual parent, would adopt “yes” parenting Winners: Westminster OP Best Speaker: Johnny Heywood (Westminster) Best Novice Speaker: Richard Kim (Eton) CA Team: Rory Flynn, Sharmila Parmanand The Dulwich Debating Competition 2016The Dulwich Debating Competition was held on 24th September 2016. The motions for the day were: |
The Dulwich Debating Competition was held at Dulwich College on the 28th September 2013 The motions from the day were: Round 1: This House Believes that the media should not cover the private lives of public figures Round 2: This House Would require the military to recruit in direct proportion to the socioeconomic makeup of the country as a whole Round 3: This House Would require all graduates to work for at least 5 years in their country of origin upon graduation Round 4: This House Would give women (and only women) more votes in general elections Grand Final: This House Believes that the West should always attack any military force which uses chemical or biological weapons The teams in the final were: Eton ET (Harry Elliot and Toby Tricks) St. Paul's Girls A (Kate Dunbar and Roxana Legezynska) St. Paul's Boys LM (Joe Levin and Daniel Mobayyen) Westminster A (Ellie Shearer and Jessica Yung) The Champions were Eton ET, who were also the top team on tab. Congratulations also to Toby Tricks (Eton ET) who was top speaker on tab. The tab from the competition can be found here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByumI0N0QOcdSk52NXp5UEpBZmM/edit?usp=drive_web CA Team: Ben Woolgar, Harish Natarajan and Tasha Rachman |
The Dulwich Debating Competition 2012
The Dulwich Debating Competition was held at Dulwich College on the 22nd September 2012
The teams in the final were:
Westminster School A (Louis Willis and Itzhak Rasooly)
Westminster School B (Jessica Yung and Archie Hall)
City of London School for Girls A (Mercy Hadfield and Siofra Dromgoole)
St. Paul's Boys School E (Joe Levin and Ashpen Rajah)
The winners were Westminster School B, debating the motion "This House believes that governments should not consider the rights of the dead"
Other motions from the day included "This House would ban offensive depictions of religious figures" and "This House believes all sports teams should be mixed - male and female.
The top team on tab was Westminster A, and the top speaker on tab was Louis Willis (Westminster A)
The Dulwich Debating Competition was held at Dulwich College on the 22nd September 2012 The teams in the final were: Westminster School A (Louis Willis and Itzhak Rasooly) Westminster School B (Jessica Yung and Archie Hall) City of London School for Girls A (Mercy Hadfield and Siofra Dromgoole) St. Paul's Boys School E (Joe Levin and Ashpen Rajah) The winners were Westminster School B, debating the motion "This House believes that governments should not consider the rights of the dead" Other motions from the day included "This House would ban offensive depictions of religious figures" and "This House believes all sports teams should be mixed - male and female. The top team on tab was Westminster A, and the top speaker on tab was Louis Willis (Westminster A) |
The Dulwich Debating Competition 2011
The Dulwich Debating Competition was held at Dulwich College on the 24th September 2011
The teams in the final were:1st Proposition: Latymer A 1st Oppostition: Debate Mate A2nd Proposition: Crown Woods A2nd Opposition: Debate Mate B
The final panel was Melanie Pope (Chair), Tom O'Reilly, Lewis Iwu, Louise Best and Andrew Fitch, and after a short deliberation Latymer Upper were declared Champions.
The tab from the competition can be found here:
The Dulwich Debating Competition was held at Dulwich College on the 24th September 2011 The teams in the final were: 1st Proposition: Latymer A 1st Oppostition: Debate Mate A 2nd Proposition: Crown Woods A 2nd Opposition: Debate Mate B The final panel was Melanie Pope (Chair), Tom O'Reilly, Lewis Iwu, Louise Best and Andrew Fitch, and after a short deliberation Latymer Upper were declared Champions. The tab from the competition can be found here: |
The Dulwich Debating Competition 2010
The Dulwich Debating Competition was held at Dulwich College on 25th September 2010.
The motions throughout the day were:
Round 1: This House would punish the parents of children who commit crimes
Round 2: This House believes that the UK should take the lead in nuclear disarmament by scrapping its nuclear deterrent
Round 3: This House would introduce a quota for women in Cabinet
Round 4: This house would grant an amnesty to all illegal immigrants living in the UK
Final: This House would make burning or desecrating religious texts a crime
The teams in the final were:
1st Proposition: Haberdasher Aske's Boys' School
1st Opposition: Westminster School
2nd Proposition: St. Paul's Boys' School
2nd Opposition: Latymer Upper School
On a unanimous verdict from the judges the champions were Latymer Upper School.
The tab from the competition can be found here: |