St Andrews Open 2026

1. Round 1THO the valorisation of historical figures (e.g., Washington, Churchill, Mandela, Lee Kuan Yew, Einstein, Picasso)Practise this motion
2. Round 2THBT during widespread medical emergencies, healthcare administers should heavily prioritise the most vulnerable over 1st-come-1st serve for healthcare and resource allocationPractise this motion
3. Round 3TH predicts that Sanae Takaichi's premiership will do more harm than goodPractise this motion
4. Round 4THW enter a lavender marriage.Practise this motion
5. Round 5THBT the SACU should welcome trade deals with ChinaPractise this motion
6. SemifinalsIn the law governing the duties of company directors, THP the 'stakeholder value' model over the 'shareholder value maximisation' modelPractise this motion
7. Grand FinalTHW argue for the former friend's entry into heaven rather than their entry into purgatoryPractise this motion
8. Novice FinalsTHW Kill BunnyPractise this motion

1. Round 1THS prenupsPractise this motion
2. Round 2THBT progressives should portray bigots purely as victims of social and political narratives, rather than as individuals entirely cognisant of the formations of their ideologiesPractise this motion
3. Round 3THBT ECB should adopt the dual mandatePractise this motion
4. Round 4THBT it is in the interests of the Conservative Party to actively rehabilitate the image of the Cameron Years (e.g. by ceasing attacks on their record in 2010-16; promoting their achievements in Government; promoting Cameron-aligned MPs to Cabinet)Practise this motion
5. Round 5This house prefers a world where religious beliefs and teachings are not codified into scripture or doctrinePractise this motion
6. SemifinalsTHBT Latin American countries should prioritise import substitution industrialisation over export oriented industrialisation.Practise this motion
7. Grand FinalThis house prefers a world where severance is universally implementedPractise this motion

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1. Round 1THP a world where small, locally devolved government (ie in towns, cities etc) is the norm.Practise this motion
2. Round 2THO the use of game-based assessment as an elimination factor in job applicationsPractise this motion
3. Round 3THW legalise wildcat strikes.Practise this motion
4. Round 4THP a world where people believe free will exists to a world where everyone believes in a deterministic god (not necessarily the same one).Practise this motion
5. Round 5THO consociationalism.Practise this motion
6. SemifinalsTHS the buying and selling of pollution permitsPractise this motion
7. Grand FinalTHW destroy the AIPractise this motion

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