REGIONAL FINALS
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WINNER: Cardiff Sixth Form College
09:30-10:00 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
10:05-10:15 WELCOME
10:20-11:30 ROUND 1
"The UK should ban smacking of children"
GROUP 1
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Craig Fairnington
Academy of Ideas
Kate Miller
University of Bristol
Simon Nunn
National Housing Federation
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Joel Cohen
BeyondMe
Evan Fuery
Statoil
Jon Turney
science writer
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
11:30-11:40 CHANGEOVER
11:40-12:50 ROUND 2
"Commercial surrogacy in poorer countries is exploitative"
GROUP 1
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Richard Cooper
Lloyds Banking Group
Craig Fairnington
Academy of Ideas
Simon Nunn
National Housing Federation
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Joel Cohen
BeyondMe
Andrew Hawkins
ComRes
Jon Turney
science writer
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
12:50-13:50 LUNCH
14:00-15:10 ROUND 3
"Unpaid internships are exploitative"
GROUP 1
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Julia Lucas
H & JL Consulting Ltd
Kate Miller
University of Bristol
Mark Viney
University of Bristol
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Evan Fuery
Statoil
Andrew Hawkins
ComRes
Thomas Watt
Actor, writer and broadcaster
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
15:10-15:40 TEA & COFFEE
15:40-17:00 FINAL
"Attempts to extend radically the human lifespan should be welcomed not feared"
FOR:
WINNER OF GROUP 1
AGAINST:
WINNER OF GROUP 2
CHAIR
JUDGES
Richard Cooper
Lloyds Banking Group
Julia Lucas
H & JL Consulting Ltd
Mark Viney
University of Bristol
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
CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHIVE
Find a list of all our previous championship events here.
SUPPORT DEBATING MATTERS
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To stage one of our Championships for six to 12 teams costs £6,000. Find out more on Bernie’s
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