Motions

Grand Final

  • THW break up persistently dominant political parties in developing democracies (e.g. ANC in South Africa, Barisan Nasional in Malaysia)
  • Semifinals

  • THBT when dealing with historically dis-privileged groups, we prefer economic reparations (e.g. direct payments, community investment, reappropriation of industry) to political reparations (e.g. additional vote-weighting, quotas in parliament, granting of autonomous control over land)
  • Quarterfinals

  • In cities and areas with rapidly increasing housing costs, THW tax new residents and use the revenue to subsidize housing costs for citizens already residing in the area
  • Octofinals

  • THBT authors from post-colonial countries should reject any literary awards associated with their oppressors (e.g. an Indian author rejecting a 'Commonwealth Writers Prize')
  • Round 4

  • THBT international organizations should make development aid conditional upon the adoption of feminist policies in countries with a high Gender Inequality Index
  • Round 3

  • TH, as the PCB, would enforce the 50+1 rule on PSL teams
  • Round 2

  • THBT the fight against Climate Change should include taking international action against sovereign countries (such as exclusion from international institutions, sanctions, military intervention, etc.), which allow environmental abuses through direct action or negligence
  • Round 1

  • THR Elon Musk's takeover of twitter.