Comments for UoB Debating

Comment on National Security Public Debate by Edgar M. Sullivan

Edgar M. Sullivan — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:38:03 +0000

· No role for nuclear weapons in international affairs. To realize President Reagan’s vision of “a world free of nuclear weapons,” the immediate agenda should be to devalue nuclear weapons and minimize their role in international affairs.

Comment on The Birmingham IV by amandam_xym

amandam_xym — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:22:23 +0000

Hi Shoaib,

Our weekly workshops are targeted at University debaters, so it will be quite tricky for you to be involved in them. However, we do run a Schools’ tournament in November, at which you would be welcome (although even there, you may find yourself at the younger end of the range!). You would need to find a debating partner, as the format of the competition requires teams of two. Do email debating@guild.bham.ac.uk for more information.

Another suggestion is that you contact some local schools: a number of Birmingham schools run debating clubs, and it would be more enjoyable for you to compete against people your own age than against Uni debaters.

Amanda

Comment on Israel / Palestine Question Time by Raphael Eiten

Raphael Eiten — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:49:06 +0000

You can check The BICOM document and it’s scandal in Wikizionism documents.
http://www.wikizionism.org/AddArticle/tabid/147/Page/Britain-Israel-Communications-and-Research-Centre-BICOM/NoRedirect/1/Default.aspx

Comment on Public Debate: Prisoners’ Right to Vote by wulgulmerang

wulgulmerang — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:22:29 +0000

Update: the General Assembly is tomorrow. Saturday 22nd October at 12.00pm. Here is a link to the Facebook page. It would be fantastic if you could be there Best Wishes, Dave.
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=223617657702049

Comment on The Birmingham IV by Shoaib Latif

Shoaib Latif — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:09:20 +0000

Hi, my name is Shoaib, I’m 11 years old and I am being homeschooled. I would like to know more about your debating society and how I can get involved in your workshops.
I would love to hear from you.

Thanks,
Shoaib.

Comment on Funding Large Scale Physics Experiments – Who cares about the Higgs Boson? by harry

harry — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:08:27 +0000

“….a sound argument that can justify the money spent in my research area relative to, say, relieving Third World debt. ”

# nah, keep the money in science. Instead of spending on $5billion on a Super Hadron Collider, pick a disease you no longer want to have and cure it. I’d suggest that old physicists could do without colon cancer in their future, eh?

Comment on Coalition Betrayal Destroys Chagos Dreams by Rachael Twumasi

Rachael Twumasi — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:04:09 +0000

In 1970 America traded our Government an $11 million submarine technology subsidy for the lease of the ‘uninhabited’ Chagos Island, placing a value on the some 1,800 people living there at about £300 each. In this age of globalisation where we rely on the labour, resources and protection of people from countries all around the world it is important that we recognise the value placed on any citizen by a government in such a prominent position as our is, represents the value that government places on it’s own citizens; there is no us and them. This Government has lied to the people of the Chagos, this Government has lied to the people of the UK and I have a feeling that this Government is lying to itself. I sincerely hope there is an alternative offer to the unfulfilling banquet of broken promises presented by the ConDem coalition when election time approaches.

Comment on Vice Chancellor Breaks 100 Years Of Debating Society Tradition by Rachael

Rachael — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:12:21 +0000

Thanks Daniel, I’ll change that figure. These sorts of expenses are ridiculous, especially from a person who doesn’t seem to be fulfilling the role their job entails.

Comment on Vice Chancellor Breaks 100 Years Of Debating Society Tradition by Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:11:29 +0000

David Eastwood’s salary is actually £342,000 per year not £240,000. He also charges the university for a personal gardener and cleaner for his house as well as the chauffeur driven car.

Comment on “I Should Have The Choice To Buy Traditional Lightbulbs…” by Bryn

Bryn — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:40:45 +0000

I’m not too fussed about whether or not people’s bulb-acquiring autonomy is curtailed, but it does raise an interesting point. Where is the philosophical distinction between curtailment of that action and curtailing of any other which promotes the good? Why not curtail any action which fails to promote optimal good within the world?

Moreover, if I should be curtailed in any instance wherein my action harms others, why should I be free to withhold potential good from others? Why should I be free to prevent the good from occurring by wasting, keeping or burning the resources which I have already? Isn’t the logical conclusion of this argument that I ought to be forced to hand over the money I was going to spend on a mars bar to buy an antibiotic for a child in Sudan? Can you provide a meaningful acts/omissions distinction to refute this conclusion?