REGIONAL FINALS
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WINNER: Queens’ School
09:30-10:00 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
10:05-10:15 WELCOME
10:20-11:30 ROUND 1
"It is wrong for countries to offer tax incentives to attract investment"
GROUP 1
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Tom Chatfield
author and broadcaster
Julie Gough
Oxford University Press
Michela Wrong
Writer and Journalist
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
David Bowden
ACCA
Elizabeth Rollinson
The Linnean Society of London
Patrick Stevens
Chartered Institute of Taxation
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
11:30-11:40 CHANGEOVER
11:40-12:50 ROUND 2
"The UK should renew Trident"
GROUP 1
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Tom Chatfield
author and broadcaster
Julie Gough
Oxford University Press
Beth Thompson
Wellcome Trust
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
Lilian Baylis Technology School
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Kishwer Falkner
House of Lords
Revd Dr Alan McCormack
Goodenough College; to the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of London
David Wembridge
People’s Trust for Endangered Trust
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
12:50-13:50 LUNCH
14:00-15:10 ROUND 3
"Britain should pay reparations for its role in the slave trade"
GROUP 1
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Helen Czerski
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London
Susan Foister
National Gallery
Michela Wrong
Writer and Journalist
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
AGAINST:
Lilian Baylis Technology School
CHAIR
JUDGES
Simon Chaplin
Wellcome Trust
Ann Furedi
British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Robert Peal
West London Free School
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
15:10-15:40 TEA & COFFEE
15:40-17:00 FINAL
"The UK should introduce a levy on sugary drinks"
FOR:
WINNER OF GROUP 1
AGAINST:
WINNER OF GROUP 2
CHAIR
JUDGES
Simon Chaplin
Wellcome Trust
Susan Foister
National Gallery
Phil Mullan
Epping Consulting
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
ALL INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
17:00-17:30 PRESENTATIONS & CLOSING COMMENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday 27 June:
Oxfordshire Championship at Oxford Union, in partnership with Magdalen College School and Oxford Festival of Arts
Friday 5 July:
North East Championship at Durham Sixth Form Centre
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