Warwick Open 2025

1. Round 1THBT video games should be included in literature curriculums at school.Practise this motion
2. Round 2THO the rise of self-deprecating humourPractise this motion
3. Round 3THW break up America's tech giants (Google, Apple, Amazon, etc).Practise this motion
4. Round 4THO the trend of athletes continuing to compete long after peaking in their performance.Practise this motion
5. Round 5THW ban religious arbitration courts.Practise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsTH, as LGBTQ+ movements, would prioritise using local myths to promote queer rights.Practise this motion
7. SemifinalsTHS the EU-Mercosur trade deal.Practise this motion
8. Grand FinalTHP a world where the ‘Anti-Cupid’ pill existsPractise this motion
9. ESL SemifinalsTH, as LGBTQ+ movements, would prioritise using local myths to promote queer rights.Practise this motion
10. ESL FinalsTHR the narrative that children are inherently pure and good, and are merely corrupted by their environments.Practise this motion
11. Novice FinalsTHP a world where all art is anonymous forever.Practise this motion

1. Round 1TH, as a state with an ageing population (Japan, France, Balkans...), would opt for policies that increase immigration (e.g. easing access to visas, financial incentives for companies employing immigrants, offering language courses) rather than ones that would increase natality (e.g. increasing parental leave, providing subsidies for childcare, tax breaks for parents)Practise this motion
2. Round 2THW ban the development and release of SoraPractise this motion
3. Round 3THO the glorification of youthPractise this motion
4. Round 4THBT governments of developing nations with high national or sovereign debts should pursue haircuts as the dominant debt management strategyPractise this motion
5. Round 5THO the collective suffering narrative in minority communitiesPractise this motion
6. ESL FinalTHP a world where absurdism is the dominant belief systemPractise this motion
7. SemifinalsTHW grant the ICJ independent jurisdiction to implement penalties against states that do not abide by rulings (e.g. fining states for non-compliance, expulsion from the ICJ, international recommendations of economic or military sanctions)Practise this motion
8. Grand FinalTHW redistribute global sadnessPractise this motion

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