Debate Topics

We have provided an extensive list of debate topics to get you started. Motions always start with ‘This house…’ which really just means ‘We, the team who are speaking…’ Motions are tagged to give an idea of what levels they are best for. Look out for our ‘Debate Hub favourite’ tag!

This House believes that academics and experts should not publicly debate conspiracy theorists

This House would implement upper age limits for public offices (e.g. for members of parliament, ministers, congresspeople)

This House regrets the Labour majority government

This house believes that the feminist movement should embrace traditionally feminine traits and activities as being empowering

This house believes that the US should choose their president through the popular vote instead of the electoral vote

This House opposes Kamala Harris’ decision to give an ‘it’s going to be ok’ speech in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory

This House, as a political activist, would not appear on ‘opinion networks’ (such as Fox News, GB news, etc.) that you disagree with

This House believes that social movements should advocate for the use of ‘Malicious Compliance’

This House would prevent MPs from having an alternative source of income

This House would abolish all forms of affirmative action

This House Would introduce blind voting in national elections

This house believes the west should covertly harm relations between India and China

This house regrets the media showing photos of drowned asylum seekers

This house would return all cultural treasures to their countries of origin

This house would offer dictators asylum in return for them giving up power

This house believes that the government should censor the media during times of war

This house would never negotiate with terrorists

This house would not give development aid to non-democratic governments

This house would allow children to vote on what they are taught at school

This house believes that government economic policy should prioritise the collective happiness and well-being of the population over economic growth

This house would weight votes such that the younger the voter, the more powerful their vote

This house opposes the rise of celebrities openly supporting politicians

This house believes that the voting age should be lowered to 16

This house would not allow Politicians to switch Political Parties while elected

This house believes that the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) should be restricted exclusively to government-controlled or funded institutions

This house prefers a technocracy over a democracy

This house believes traditional news organisations should not have an opinion section

This house would not allow opinion polls in the six weeks before an election

In 1973, the SCOTUS legalised abortion, although the majority of Americans opposed abortion at the time. This house regrets the decision

This house believes it is better for MPs to be selected by their local party members rather than by party apparatus

This house believes No Confidence votes in party leaders should be public

This house believes teachers should be allowed to express political opinions in class

This house believes the USA should remove all statues of slave owners

This house regrets the narrative of ‘levelling up’

This house, as an MP who personally opposes a law that 80% of your constituents support, would not vote for the law

This house believes party leaders should be elected purely by MPs, not party members

This house believes the LGBTQ+ movement should campaign for policy change rather than social change

This house would impose term limits on MPs

This house, as a KS3 student, would not follow news and current affairs

This house believes Ethnic Enclaves do more harm than good

Assuming it was one or the other, this house prefers career politicians

This house believes all citizens should have to pass a general knowledge test to be able to vote

This house would give more votes to young people