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ButcherDr Jim Butcher
Reader in Geography of Tourism, School of Social and Applied Sciences
Canterbury Christ Church University
Jim is the author or three books and numerous papers and articles on tourism and culture, most recently ‘Volunteer Tourism: The Lifestyle Politics of International Development’ (Routledge, 2015) with Pete Smith. He has written for THES, spiked and has appeared on TV and radio commenting on the tourism industry and its critics. Jim is a defender of mass tourism and a critic of the inflated claims made for eco-alternatives. He is a member of the American Association of Geographers and the Royal Geographical Society. In his spare time, Jim follows the mighty Derby County and occasionally blogs.
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DEBATING MATTERS HISTORY
Championship: Kent 2019
DEBATE: Green belt (revised 2017)
Qualifying Round: East Kent 2015/16
DEBATE: HS2
Qualifying Round: East Kent 2015/16
DEBATE: Religious Freedom
Qualifying Round: Canterbury 2010/11
DEBATE: Sportspeople as Role Models
Qualifying Round: Canterbury 2010/11
DEBATE: Scepticism and Science
Qualifying Round: Canterbury 2010/11
DEBATE: Monarchy
Qualifying Round: Folkestone & Dover 2009/10
DEBATE: BNP
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.