Oldham Cup 2026

1. Round 1THBT the increased availability of student loans for higher education has done more harm than good.Practise this motion
2. Round 2THBT China should establish a formal security umbrella in the Middle East (eg: signing defense agreements with key Middle East partners, promising rapid military support if those partners are attacked and keeping a regular naval and air-defense presence near major shipping routes, etc.)Practise this motion
3. Round 3THBT China should establish a formal security umbrella in the Middle East (eg: signing defense agreements with key Middle East partners, promising rapid military support if those partners are attacked and keeping a regular naval and air-defense presence near major shipping routes, etc.)Practise this motion
4. Round 4THW ban elective cosmetic surgery performed solely for aesthetic enhancement.Practise this motion
5. Round 5THR the trend of political outsiders running for top political offices.Practise this motion
6. Round 6THBT states should significantly slow down the development of AI (eg: by restricting AI companies' access to data, restricting the use of AI tools in certain sectors of society, restricting the establishment of AI data centres, etc.)Practise this motion
7. Round 7THS the narrative that in order to live a good life, one must live a long life.Practise this motion
8. Round 8THBT social movements in developing countries should heavily prioritise non-state solutions to social problems, over state-based solutions (eg: direct financial aid to impoverished communities over lobbying for increased welfare; helping undocumented migrants evade deportation over lobbying for immigration reform).Practise this motion

1. Round 1After minimum requirements are met, THBT universities should process admission applications for oversubscribed courses via a lottery system.Practise this motion
2. Round 1Assuming feasibility, THBT the UN should form a standing global armyPractise this motion
3. Round 1Assuming feasibility, THBT the UN should form a standing global armyPractise this motion
4. Round 1THW make the use of moral enhancement drugs mandatoryPractise this motion
5. Round 1In highly polarized societies, THBT the media should be barred from revealing the minority status of those accused of crimes.Practise this motion
6. Round 1THP a world in which all sports leagues adopted the relegation and promotion model over the franchise modelPractise this motion
7. Round 1THBT nations should actively disincentivise external tourism and instead promote the visiting of national and domestic places of interestPractise this motion
8. Round 1THW ban the research, production, and use of lethal autonomous weaponsPractise this motion

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1. Round 0This House would require all world maps to be drawn using equal-area projectionsPractise this motion
2. Round 1TH, as a vegan advocacy group, would focus advocacy on the environmental impacts of eating meat rather than on animal suffering.Practise this motion
3. Round 2THS the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used in the criminal justice system.Practise this motion
4. Round 3THS the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used in the criminal justice system.Practise this motion
5. Round 4THBT developing countries should adopt English as the primary language of instruction in schoolsPractise this motion
6. Round 5THBT governments should be able to access all encrypted user communications and data on tech platforms (e.g., Google, Apple, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.)Practise this motion
7. Round 6In authoritarian countries, THBT opposition movements should work within the system to reform the regime (e.g., lobbying, vote-trading, introducing court challenges), as opposed to working towards regime change (e.g., publicly criticising the government, engaging in mass protests, military coups).Practise this motion
8. Round 7THP a world where 'black and white' children's media is predominant, over a world where 'grey' children's media is predominant.Practise this motion
9. Round 8THO the aggressive adoption of free market policies in developing countries (e.g., removal of import tariffs, removal of protectionist policies for local industries, incentives for foreign companies to enter the country).Practise this motion

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