Our debate on whether to directly elect diplomats, whilst lending itself to an Opposition victory from the premise, was nonetheless entertaining and interesting and provocative points were raised on both sides of the house. Congratulations to Sulaiman (1st Opp) for winning best speaker.

This week, we turn our attention to domestic politics and a particular issue raised by David Cameron at the Munich Security Conference last week; This House Believes British Multiculturalism has failed. Is it true that “the doctrine of state multiculturalism” has lead to a “passive tolerance” that leads to the alienation of demographics throughout British society, or are there other factors that are of greater significance? This boils down to a conception of what makes an ‘equal’ in society, and should make for a very interesting debate. Below are a few links to help you get an idea of the bigger picture.

Cameron’s Full Speech / Majid Nawaaz in New Statesman / The Guardian / The Independent

As always, come along if you’d like to speak, listen, or take part in our preliminary discussion. We’ll also be hosting trials on the 2nd of March for the IV at Royal Holloway, which takes place on the weekend of the 13th of March, so save those dates if you’re interested in competing.

See you on Wednesday!