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LSE Open 2026
Mar 7, 2026 · BP
Motions from this series
LSE Open 2026 (2026)10 motions
- Round 1This House Prefers a World where friendship groups widely use and implement social courts
- Round 2This House Opposes India's efforts to homeshore development initiatives
- Round 3This House, as the US, Would remove the debt ceiling
- Round 4This House, as a poor individual, Would become a pirate
- Round 5This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war
- QuarterfinalsThis House Supports ensmutification
- SemifinalsThis House, as the GCC, Would attempt to take permanent control of the Strait of Hormuz
- Grand FinalThis House Believes That the concept of the hero is obsolete
- ESL FinalsWhen fighting monsters, This House Would become a monster
- Novice FinalsThis House Would take the pill
LSE Open 2025 (2025)10 motions
- Round 1This House Supports the legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales
- Round 2This House Regrets the resurgence of conservative attitudes towards sex and marriage among Gen Z (e.g. more pro-marriage, less casual sex/one night stands)
- Round 3This House Believes That developed economies should heavily prioritise the elimination of their budget deficits
- Round 4This House Believes That women peace movements should embrace tactics which weaponise traditional gender norms instead of traditional peace tactics
- Round 5This House Would implement Pax Penguina in high-crime areas
- QuarterfinalsThis House Opposes the demonisation of selfishness
- SemifinalsThis House Welcomes the end of Pax Americana
- Grand FinalThis House Supports jury nullification in the trial of Luigi Mangione
- ESL FinalsFrom behind the veil of ignorance, This House Prefers to live a life of hedonism rather than a life of ascetism
- Novice FinalsThis House Believes That this ship is still the Ship of Theseus
LSE OPEN 2024 (2024)10 motionsCA: 🇬🇧 Josh A., 🇨🇦 Naomi P., Ramesh R.
- Round 1This House Would ban faith-based schools in Western liberal democracies
- Round 2This House Prefers a world with the mass replacement of human police officers with Robocops to a world with no Robocops.
- Round 3TH, as Putin, regrets Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022
- Round 4This House Believes that modern rap and hip-hop has done more harm than good for women
- Round 5THS the current economic decline of China
- QuarterfinalsTHBT European football leagues should require teams to include a minimum of five domestic players in their starting line-up
- SemifinalsTHBT Narendra Modi's tenure as Prime Minister has done more harm than good for India
- Grand FinalTHP a world where the natural ageing process is replaced with the Shani Ageing Process
- ESL FinalTHBT Narendra Modi's tenure as Prime Minister has done more harm than good for India
- Novice FinalTHW allow parents to be prosecuted for the crimes of their child
LSE Open 2023 (2023)9 motionsCA: Klaudia M., 🇮🇪 Jack S., 🇬🇭 Erasmus S., 🇷🇸 Janko D.
- Round 1TH Opposes the FIFA "non-interference" rule
- Round 2In countries with constitutional courts, TH Would replace the bill of rights with a free-standing right to justice
- Round 3TH Supports the continued increase of windfall taxes on energy companies who made high profits within the period of high energy prices
- Round 4TH Prefers a world where Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party won the 2019 British General Election
- Round 5Assuming feasibility, TH Would give all animals human levels of cognition and powers of speech
- Partial Semi-FinalsTH, as Job, Would keep the Faith
- SemifinalsTH, as France, Would withdraw from its former colonies in Africa
- Pro-Am FinalTH Prefers a world where all children are randomly reassigned to a new parent at birth
- Grand FinalTH, as Hamlet, Would kill Claudius.
LSE Open 2022 (2022)11 motionsCA: 🇷🇸 Milos M., 🇦🇺 Jessica M., Harish N., Mubarrat W.
- Round 1This House opposes left wing media (e.g. The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight) using mockery to cover the right
- Round 2This House believes that declining cities should be allowed to impose an "exit tax" on leaving businesses
- Round 3THBT Bruce should become a masked vigilante
- Round 4 (Closed)This House believes that the West should introduce a complete ban on the purchase of Russian oil and natural gas
- Round 5 (Closed)This House would ban the advertising of consumer goods and services
- QuarterfinalsTHO organised religion
- SemifinalsThis House would rather be a part of the "27 Club" than live an average anonymous life
- Grand FinalThis House believes that the International Criminal Court should prosecute US presidents for war crimes (including but not limited to: Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama)
- ESL SemifinalsTHO organised religion
- ESL FinalsThis House opposes the human desire to leave behind a legacy
- Novice FinalsTHBT the rise of online video streaming websites (e.g. Netflix, HBO Max, Disney + etc.) has done more harm than good
LSE Open 2021 (2021)9 motions
- Round 1THR modern medicine's prioritisation of longevity over quality of life (e.g. extending lifespan vs. palliative care)
- Round 2THP a world where, after COVID-19 is no longer a threat to public health and safety, remote work remains the norm
- Round 4THO 'political consumerism'
- Round 5THS the rise of private cities in the developing world
- QuarterfinalsTHW require no-fee brokerages (e.g. Robinhood) to introduce a minimum asset threshold for all investors
- ESL SemifinalsTHW require no-fee brokerages (e.g. Robinhood) to introduce a minimum asset threshold for all investors
- SemifinalsTHBT the election of Joe Biden is in the interests of Israel
- ESL FinalTHBT the election of Joe Biden is in the interests of Israel
- Grand FinalTHBT the LGBTQ+ movement should emphasise family values as a part of their activism, rather than adopt the view that family values do not matter
What gets set here
Social & Identity22%
Economics17%
International Relations14%
Politics8%
Law & Crime7%
Pop Culture5%
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Practice Social & Identity motions ›Read: Generating arguments ›Breaking here
18% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 80.5.
Last edition: 16 of 101 teams broke.
- 202111 pts · 81.5 speaks16/95
- 202211 pts · 79.1 speaks17/90
- 202311 pts · 80.9 speaks12/70
- 202410 pts · 80.4 speaks17/83
- 202511 pts · 80.8 speaks16/78
- 202611 pts · 80.6 speaks16/101
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break16 teams
- ESL break4 teams
- Novice break4 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Jack S. | DLO | This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war | 88 |
| 🇮🇪 Jack W. | LO | This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war | 87 |
| 🇧🇬 Alek S. | GW | This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war | 86 |
| 🇧🇬 Rumen M. | MG | This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war | 86 |
| 🇺🇸 Xiao L. | DLO | This House, as a poor individual, Would become a pirate | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Maximus P. | DLO | This House, as a poor individual, Would become a pirate | 85 |
| Tanay P. | LO | This House, as a poor individual, Would become a pirate | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Hans D. | DLO | This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Harvey O. | GW | This House, as the US, Would remove the debt ceiling | 85 |
| 🇧🇬 Alek S. | DPM | This House, as a poor individual, Would become a pirate | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Bharath A. | DLO | This House Prefers a World where friendship groups widely use and implement social courts | 84 |
| 🇮🇪 Jack S. | DLO | This House Prefers a World where friendship groups widely use and implement social courts | 84 |
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