Should some reality TV shows be banned?
The Big Debate is a regular Badger feature which brings the spirit of competitive debating to the printed page. Two…
Does the University do enough to help integrate international students?
YES Bogdan Gherasim Brighton is a completely new world for me! Even though I heard about it and saw it…
Should cosmetic surgery be banned?
**Warning some people may find the following image disturbing** The Big Debate is a regular Badger feature which brings the…
Should we still listen to Michael Jackson’s music?
YES Alice Gledhill Sometimes, bad people create great things. This does not redeem them, but nor does it reduce the…
Brighton: If you haven’t got the means, is it the ends?
In this article Comment Editor Rebecca Spencer and Comment Sub-Editor Louis Johnson discuss their perspectives of living in Brighton. Rebecca…
Could Brexit become the start of a left-wing national revolution?
YES Luke Schofield The short answer is, yes. However this is an answer in two parts; what has already happened…
Is the UK ready to legalise cannabis?
YES Max Morris-Edwards The idea that cannabis should be legalised for recreational use is rapidly growing in popularity across the…
Should there be a more radical approach to SU politics?
Yes Johnbosco Nwogbo There is a need now, more than at any other time, for the kind of radicalism and…
Should students support the strikes?
Yes Johnbosco Nwogbo Universities are part of society. They don’t sit above society, nor do they transcend society. Problems in…
Should the monarchy be abolished?
YES William Cronk Since the time of Alfred the Great, this country has had a monarch of some form or…
Comment Cast: The US is leaving the Paris Climate Agreement- but does it really matter?
In this episode Will and Julian debate whether or not the US leaving the Paris Climate Agreement really matters. Thanks…
The US is leaving the Paris Climate Agreement: but does it really matter?
Yes Jonny Garwood On the 7th August 2017, America made clear its intentions to withdraw from the climate agreement enforced…
Should Black History Month be Abolished?
Yes William Cronk African, Caribbean, and Asian history should form a large part of the history taught in schools…
The Big Debate: Torture by the state can never be justified
For The definition of torture is ‘the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or…
Big Debate: Do too many students go to university?
Yes (Giles Goodwin): “It’s a good job that new humanities factory opened in Porthcawl” is my usual snarky response…
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…