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OlsteadJeffrey Olstead
Head of Publications
British Association for Shooting & Conservation
After attending Cambridge Jeffrey worked for daily regional newspapers and wrote for various arts magazines before joining BBC local radio as a reporter and producer. He then moved to Radio 4 where he ended up as a senior producer specialising in environmental issues, winning several national awards. He left the BBC to freelance, becoming a consultant for the Countryside Alliance and the nuclear industry. Jeffrey now edits the UK’s largest circulation sporting magazine plus books and assorted publications.
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DEBATING MATTERS HISTORY
Qualifying Round: North Wales 2012/13
DEBATE: Boozy Britain
Qualifying Round: North Wales 2012/13
DEBATE: Factory Farming
Qualifying Round: North Wales 2011/12
DEBATE: Burqa bans
Qualifying Round: North Wales 2011/12
DEBATE: Supermarkets
Qualifying Round: North Wales 2009/10
DEBATE: BNP
Qualifying Round: North Wales 2009/10
DEBATE: Boxing
Qualifying Round: Merseyside & Cheshire 2008/09
DEBATE: Private Lives
Qualifying Round: Merseyside & Cheshire 2008/09
DEBATE: Congestion Charging
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.