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Its probably as much fun as when the motions were open baring in mind one team ran banning whaling one year - didn't they Jason? Seriously, it is fun, there are cool people, it is great Euros prep - and I guarantee you can't drink all the Alcohol they provide - trust me, I have tried on five occasio...

Hard lines guys - I wasn't there (the temptations of Amsterdam being greater than Dartmouth House) but all reports seem to indicate that you did us all very proud. Regardless of the result I think that enormous credit is due both for being the first St Andreans ever to make the International Final, ...

You were very very drunk! It was fantastic and very very good fun and I had a cracking time! Although I still can't get over Alex Ward collapsing into hysterics as he tried to explain how on earth we got a 2nd in round two despite utterly taking the piss! [hr] When bad men combine, the good must ass...

I just wanted to thank Laura and everyone for a really enjoyable weekend. It was very good fun, and the way they managed to tread the fine line betweeen running rounds with the efficiency of a Swiss watch and allowing people to really enjoy themselves. And yes Jason, it was lovely to see you too! Al...

Firstly I thought the debate was very entertaining, and it was nice to see a few old warhorses come back and show us what we have been missing (or not). It was one of the most entertaining chamber debates I have seen in some time and I think everyone enjoyed it – and I wouldn’t want the last debate ...

Its only taken us 60 years. Well done! As has been said by all those who were there last night the only question when the judges went out was which St Andrews team would win, and I think enormous credit is due to all six of our speakers, especially Doug and Connie (who were excellent) Best of luck a...

As far as I am aware no formal tabs have been released, but some results from the ‘Granite City Weekend’. Aberdeen Open 1.) Catwoman and her Kitten (Beth Conner and Ewan MacDonald) 11pts (1st Opp) 2.) Tay Bridge Architects (Doug Cochran and Graeme Foggo) 11pts (2nd Opp) 3.) Edinburgh BD (Barney Ross...

I think Dartmouth House (ESU headquarters) run loads of show debates, have a look at the British debate website and that should give you details of what events they are running. Of course they are a little more serious than the potential trainwreck of this Wednesday! Quoting Mr Comedy from 12:00, 10...

ESU Scotland has established a debating society for those of us who have (or in my case should have) retired from active debating or who would quite like to come along to a debate but don't fancy being seven or more years older than the freshers. The opening debate of this year is to be held on Wedn...

For the information of anyone interested in Schools Debating, the Grand Final of the World Championships was held this morning in South Korea and was won by ... Scotland. They defeated Singapore in the Final, having knocked out England in the semi-finals. It is the first time they have won since 199...

Sorry double-post - shows how long since I have posted here!

Of course there is one other effect of this as well. If you disincentivise people having cars, you make it both more expensive, and less convenient for people to live outside of St Andrews. Which means places in the centre of town, for example University Halls of Residence, become more desirable, an...

Team (top eight broke to semi's) Team Speaker Pts Team Points 1 UCC Phil A 821 12 2 UCC Phil C 799 12 3 Team Law 783 12 4 Fat Children 799 11 Are Harder To Kidnap 5 Danny & Tits McGee 795 11 6 Sam Block's 782 11 Speech Writers 6 UCC Law D 782 11 8 Negative Externalities 798 10 9 Tabitha & Luke 763 1...

The Durham Open 2007 was won by UCC Phil C (Diarmuid Early and Ross Frenett) from second proposition. The other finalists were: Fat Children are harder to kidnap (Jason Vit and John Stewart), Sam Block’s Speech writers (Mhairi Murdoch and Daniel Warents) and UCC Phil A (Derek ‘Jimmy’ Doyle and Derek...

Quoting David Bean from 20:35, 5th Mar 2007 Quoting exnihilo from 19:04, 4th Mar 2007 Lmago: it might be classified as a disaster... if you're a moron. First of all I'm not quie sure what you mean by 'a Society gown', since the only one I'm aware of is the Convenor's (ever since the other one disap...

Quoting Kizzy from 09:24, 12th Dec 2006 Trust me, they'll be more fun than the common fisheries policy... Ahem, whose idea was it to make the kiddles debate CFP? [hr] When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. Ed...

I have to agree with Doug, the standard has increased considerably since my time (and Dougs year was much better than mine too!) After all, nobody mentioned dinosaurs, or sang Jerusalem this year. Well done to all, and I hope as many as possible stick with it as there is the potential for a lot of g...

Quoting Mr Comedy from 13:19, 2nd May 2006 cheers big ears! [hr] "I am in no way interested in immortality, but only in the taste of tea. " -Lu Tung Big Ears? Sounds like something got lost in the rumour mill :P [hr] When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an...

1 THW discontinue all manned space exploration 2 THB States should not provide funding for elite athletes 3 THW not negotiate with terrorist organisations who deliberately harm civilians 4 (only U15s) THW permit schools to stream children into either vocational education at a technical college or ac...

For the interest of all those who helped on the day, and to alleviate the embarrassment of our Swing teams, here are the results from the ICYD Finals day at Oxford. Those who were there on the day will know that the organisers have a little bit of a cock-up with age registration, so there were two c...