Imperial Novices 2026

1. Round 1This house would mandate national service in EU CountriesPractise this motion
2. Round 2This house supports the growing anti-tourism movement in CornwallPractise this motion
3. Round 3This house believes it is in the interest of animal rights groups to prioritise calling out abuses in the meat industry over advocating for veganismPractise this motion
4. Round 4This House would require all criminal defendants to use state-appointed public defendersPractise this motion
5. Grand FinalThis house believes that AI will lead to a catastrophic-level event for humanityPractise this motion
6. Silver FinalsThis house prefers a world where the US lost the American Revolutionary WarPractise this motion
7. Non-schools FinalsThis house, as the people of Gotham, would rather have the Punisher as their hero over BatmanPractise this motion

1. Round 1THW ban tourism to large ecosystems (eg the Amazon rainforest, Antarctica, the Barrier Reef, Galápagos Islands etc)Practise this motion
2. Round 2THW go to the D1 university over the Ivy League universityPractise this motion
3. Round 3THW prohibit the media from reporting on the identity of criminals or those accused of crime (eg their name, race, gender, beliefs, age, medical status etc)Practise this motion
4. Round 4THBT developed countries should adopt degrowth as an economic model rather than pursuing perpetual growth.Practise this motion
5. Gold FinalThis House, as Miley Stewart would reveal her identity as Hannah Montana to the worldPractise this motion
6. Silver FinalsTHW allow defendants to explicitly argue for jury nullification.Practise this motion
7. Bronze FinalsTHW destroy the "Lazareon"Practise this motion

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1. Round 1THBT environmental groups should prioritise advocacy for individual actions over policy-level changesPractise this motion
2. Round 2THP political party leaders to be elected by their MPs as opposed to members.Practise this motion
3. Round 3THW abolish trial by jury.Practise this motion
4. Non-Schools FinalsTH regrets the commercialisation of social movements (e.g. the inclusion of pop cultural icons, financial and corporate sponsorship of pride events etc.)Practise this motion
5. Silver FinalsTHW abolish the International Statute of Wizarding SecrecyPractise this motion
6. Gold FinalTHR the popularisation of the idea that you should ‘follow your dreams’.Practise this motion

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