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O'NeillBrendan O'Neill
Editor
spiked
Labelled “one of Britain’s sharpest social commentators” by the Daily Telegraph, a “libertarian ideologue” by the Independent, and a “Marxist proletarian firebrand” by the Guardian, Brendan O’Neill is editor of spiked, the “sassy, irreverent UK-based online magazine of news and opinion”, in the words of the San Francisco Chronicle. He started his career in journalism at spiked’s predecessor,Living Marxism, and has also written widely for publications on both sides of the Atlantic, including the New Statesman, the Spectator, the Guardian, The Sunday Times, Salon, Slate, the Chicago Sun-Times, the American Conservative and Reason magazine. He is author of the green satire Can I Recycle My Granny and 39 Other Eco-Dilemmas, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2008.
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DEBATING MATTERS HISTORY
National FInal: National Final 2009/10
DEBATE: Genetic Screening
Regional Final: London & South 2009/10
DEBATE: Ageing
Regional Final: London & South 2009/10
DEBATE: MPs expenses
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
Bernie Whelan, our DM coordinator, is raising money for Debating Matters.
To stage one of our Championships for six to 12 teams costs £6,000. Find out more on Bernie’s
Wonderful fundraising page.