168th Session (2016-2017)

Introduction

Behold! The debates of the 168th Session of the Literary and Scientific Society! Minutes were written by Mr Rob Whitehurst HLM and debates were recorded by Mr Chris Spratt HLM. All minutes are PDF files hosted on Google Drive, and the recordings are .mp3 files hosted on Archive.org. All photos are hosted on Google Drive, and all videos are hosted on our YouTube channel. I hope you enjoy!

First Semester

This House Would Remain in the E.U.

1st Special Meeting
Date: 08/06/2016
Minutes
Recording

This House Would Hold a Second E.U. Referendum

1st Ordinary Meeting
Date: 22/09/2016
Minutes
Recording

This House Would Disaffiliate from N.U.S. / U.S.I.

2nd Ordinary Meeting
Date: 29/09/2016
Minutes
Recording

This House Would Classify Transgenderism as a Psychological Disorder

3rd Ordinary Meeting
Date: 06/10/2016
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Recording

This House Believes European States have a Moral Duty to Accept Refugees

4th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 13/10/2016
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Recording
Photos

This House Believes Black Lives Matter has done More Harm than Good

5th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 20/10/2016
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Recording

This House Would Ban the Burqa

6th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 27/10/2016
Minutes
Recording

2016 Presidential Election Debate – QUB vs UU

2nd Special Meeting, with Ulster University
Date: 03/11/2016
Recording
Photos

This House Would Scrap Trident

7th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 10/11/2016
Minutes
Recording

This House Would Bomb Hiroshima, 1945

8th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 17/11/2016
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Recording

This House Believes Chilcot’s Legacy Should Keep the West Out of the Middle East

9th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 24/11/2016
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Recording

This House Believes 2016 is the Best Time to Be Alive

10th Ordinary Meeting, and Godkin Novice Debate
Date: 01/12/2016
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Recording

This House Believes Capitalism Kills

11th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 08/12/2016
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Recording

This House Would Unionise Santa’s Elves

12th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 15/12/2016
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Recording
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2016 QUB IV Final: This House Supports the Advocacy of Men’s Issues Explicitly Independent of Women’s Issues

Recording

Second Semester

This House Would Allow Women Menstruation Leave Monthly

13th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 02/02/2017
Minutes
Recording

This House Supports a Post-Brexit United Ireland

14th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 09/02/2017
Held in the Great Hall and was attended by 107 members
Minutes
Recording
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This House Welcomes Stormont’s Collapse

15th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 16/02/2017
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Recording
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This House Would Oppose the Marketisation of Higher Education

16th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 23/02/2017
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Recording
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This House Believes Animals are Not A Commodity

17th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 02/03/2017
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Recording

This House Would Abolish Safe Spaces

18th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 09/03/2017
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Recording
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This House Would Keep the NHS Free at the Point of Use

19th Ordinary Meeting
Date: 16/03/2017
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Recording
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This House Would Reintroduce Capital Punishment

20th Ordinary Meeting – Literific VS. Law Society
Date: HMM
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Recording
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This House Would Abolish Grammar Schools

21st Ordinary Meeting
Date: 23/03/2017
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Recording

This House Would Introduce Supervised Injecting Centres for Drug Addicts

Dufferin Competition for Speaker of the Year
Date: 23/03/2017
Minutes
Recording
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This House Believes all Nationalism Leads to Xenophobia

22nd Ordinary Meeting
Date: 06/04/2017
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Recording

This House Believes Cultural Appropriation is Cultural Appreciation

23rd Ordinary Meeting
Date: 04/05/2017
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Recording