The Big Debate: It is selfish to focus disproportionately on terror attacks in the West
Agree Devin Thomas In a world of increased connectedness and supposed solidarity, the fact that terror attacks that occur closer…
The Big Debate: Should media be sanitised to protect citizens?
Agree William Singh The classic problem with any motion containing words like “sanitised” is it’s almost impossible to argue that…
The Big Debate: Positive discrimination in employment is unfair
Agree Georgia Grace Undoubtedly we have a problem in this country with cisgender white men having greater employment opportunities than…
The Big Debate: We should separate the personal live of actors and artists from their creative work
In Favor William Singh When addressing this difficult subject, it is usually taken as the default position that a reprehensible…
The Big Debate: Should degrees with higher funding demand higher tuition fees?
In Favor Libbie Bohlen As a humanities student, I am used to seeing my payments to the University redirected away…
The Big Debate: We need to privatise the NHS
In Favor Fraser Coppin When the words “privatization” and “NHS” are uttered in the same sentence, it’s not uncommon to…
The Big Debate: Drug culture is a detriment to student life
Agree Rodnick Brugnara Every student at our University has had a night out completely ruined by drugs. Maybe not a…
The Big Debate: Should we protest the results of democracy?
Yes Georgia Grace The aftermath of the 2015 General Election may retrospectively be seen as the beginning of the current…
The Big Debate: The LGBTQ+ movement is now more about image than change
Agree Georgia Grace When I moved to Brighton last summer, one of the many things that excited me about my…
Big Debate: ‘Is globalism a failed project?’
Proposition Will Cronk Globalism is a wonderful force which does an extraordinary amount of good for an extraordinarily small number…
The Big Debate: Should Bob Dylan have won the Nobel Prize?
Yes: Miles Fagge (Theatre Editor) I want to start this by stressing that I am not seeking to argue that…
The Big Debate: student politics are frivolous
The Big Debate is a regular Badger feature which brings the spirit of competitive debating to the printed page. Two…
Do history months promote recognition or exclusion?
This month is LGBTQ+ History month, and over twenty events are taking place at Sussex, making it the university’s biggest…
The Big Debate: Should “Jihadi John” have been given a fair trial?
Yes Is bombing the hell out of an executioner really the ‘right thing to do’? An executioner only acts on…
The Big Debate: Should the House of Lords be abolished?
Yes The House of Lords is the UK’s unelected second chamber. Before any legislation can become law in the UK…
The Big Debate: Does viewing pornography corrupt our sexuality?
Yes For a start, I am not going to discuss this question by using the term ‘corrupt.’ This word carries…
The Big Debate: Should grammar schools be abolished?
Yes Should grammar schools be exterminated or expanded? EXTERMINATE! When I’m elected Prime Minister, on the biggest landslide result…
The Big Debate: Should Sussex University divest from fossil fuels?
Yes The University of Sussex is renowned as a progressive institution, however it continues to invest in fossil fuel exploration…
The Big Debate: Is the British monarchy a viable institution in the 21st century?
Yes As Queen Elizabeth II’s reign surpasses that of her great-grandmother Queen Victoria, it seems that anti-monarchist feeling has reached…
The Big Debate: Should Britain have an “open-door” policy towards refugees?
Yes Before I begin my side of this debate – which is, of course, ‘yes’ – I would like to…