This House Believes America is So 20th Century

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The seventh ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Believes America is So Twentieth Century". Thanks for listening!

This House Would Check it's Privilege

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The eleventh ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Check it's Privilege". Thanks for listening!

This House Believes Abortion is the Man's Choice Too

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The tenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Believes Abortion is the Man's Choice Too". Thanks for listening!

This House Would Make Organ Donation Compulsory

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The ninth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Make Organ Donation Compulsory". Thanks for listening!

This House Believes Sex Education is a Parent's Responsibility

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The eighth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Believes Sex Education is a Parent's Responsibility". Thanks for listening!

This House Would Stop QUB SU Having Referenda

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The sixth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Stop Queen’s University Belfast Students’ Union Having Referenda". Thanks for listening!

Halloween Debate 2014 - Monster Battle

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The fifth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to have a monster battle! Thanks for listening!

UniLink Debate - This House Would Adopt Ulster University

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The fourth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Adopt Ulster University". Thanks for listening!

This House Would Create an EU Army

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The third ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Create an EU Army". Thanks for listening!

This House Would Impose Sanctions on Israel

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The first ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Impose Sanctions on Israel". Thanks for listening!

This House Would Get Naked

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The first ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Get Naked". Thanks for listening!

This House Believes Scotland Should Be An Independent Country

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The twenty-fourth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Believes Scotland Should Be An Independent Country". Thanks for listening!

This House Would Clone Extinct Species

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The twenty-third ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Clone Extinct Species". What an event this was. Between coup d'etatabbies and dinosaurs of both the extinct and political kind, this will surely be a debate to remember. This debate featured Mr. Vlad, Mr. Wright and Ms. Malcomson speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Brinza, Mr. Millington and Mr. Crosby speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

Dufferin Debate - This House Would Colonise The Moon

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The twenty-second ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Colonise The Moon". This was a special debate indeed! The format was a British Parliamentary style as this debate was for the prestigious Dufferin medal! This debate featured Mr. Murphy and Mr. Adair speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Rogers and Ms. Walker speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

This House Would Be a Student

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The twenty-first ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Be A Student". This was a doubly special occasion for not only did we have three special guests in the form of local comedians, but the President also saw fit to waive the standing order on obscenities! Needless to say, much hilarity ensued. This debate featured Mr. Quinn, Mr. Vlad and Mr. Dickson speaking for the Proposition and Cap'n Gallagher, Ms. Walker and Mr. Crosby speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

Annual General Meeting Of The 165th Session

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The annual general meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to elect the council for the next academic year. What an event this was. We all barely survived, including the inanimate objects. This meeting featured everyone. Except Mr. Kelters. Can you imagine...? Thanks for listening!

This House Would Frack in Northern Ireland

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The twentieth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Frack In Northern Ireland". The House invited a number of guest speakers to participate in this particular debate as it was thought that their expertise or experience in the area would greatly benefit the quality of the debate. Suffice it to say: the House was correct. This debate featured Dr. Ruffel, Dr. Goss and Mr. Beasant speaking for the Proposition and Ms. Patterson, Mr. Brown and Ms. Kontorravdis speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

This House Supports The Right to Die

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The nineteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Supports The Right To Die". A delicate subject matter, to say the least. However I believe that the debate was conducted in a very professional and respectful manner, so hopefully everyone should be able to enjoy listening, regardless of their opinion on the matter. This debate featured Mr. Wooding, Mr. Thompson and Ms. Gibson speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Wade, Mr. Cantley and Mr. Anderson speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

This House Believes Internment Was a Necessary Evil

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The seventeenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Believes Internment Was a Necessary Evil". Yet another Literific debate shrouded in contention! This debate featured Mr. Jones and Mr. Carruthers speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Waller and Mr. Adair speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

This House Would Make a Musical

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The sixteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Make A Musical". Unfortunately the audio quality of this recording is lower than our usual standards and the opening few minutes are missing, both as a result of unforeseen circumstances, however we hope you enjoy both the debate and the House rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody". This debate featured Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shannon speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Murphy and Mr. Finlay speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

This House Believes There is a God

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The fifteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Believes There is a God". This was a... heated... debate, to say the least. This debate featured Ms. Livingston, Mr. Cather and Prof. Glass speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Millington and Mr. Mallon speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

This House Supports Drone Warfare

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The thirteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Supports Drone Warfare". This debate marks the reconvening of the Literific after the Christmas break and what better way to kick it off than a debate featuring massive civilian casualties! Or something like that... This debate featured Mr. Horkan and Mr. Jones speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Adams and Mr. McAlister speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

This House Would Have a New Northern Irish Flag

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The twelfth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Have a New Northern Irish Flag". This debate was opened by a speech from Theresa Villiers, and featured many guest speakers on both sides of the table. This is what it looks like when I try to not openly criticise people. This debate featured Mr. Crosby, Dr. Bryan, Mr. Gallagher and Ms. McKenzie speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Macauley, Mr. Conneally, Mr. Ringland and Mr. Carruthers speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

This House Believes We Will See The End of HIV/AIDS

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The tenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Believes We Will See the End of HIV/AIDS". This was a notably serious debate, so much so that I believe it would be best if I simply encourage you to listen to this recording and not say too much else. This debate featured Mr. Millington and Mr. Cartry-Campbell speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Barnt and Mr. Hogan speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening.

Godkin Debate - This House Believes Too Many People Go to University

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The eighth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Believes Too Many People Go to University". This meeting of the Literific marks the 3rd (or 165th, depending on who you ask) annual Godkin debate, an event in which after all of the speakers have made their speeches a panel of judges convenes to decide which speaker most deserves to be given the Godkin award, arguably the most prestigious honour the Literific bestows. This debate featured Ms. Chadwick, Mr. Hogan and Ms. Sobey speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Murphy, Mr. Toleman and Mr. Adair speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

UniLink Debate - This House Would Ban Designer Babies

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The sixth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Ban Designer Babies". This was a very special debate indeed! Not only was there a guest chair, one Professor McClure, but the entire Opposition were guests in the form of Ulster University students! This debate featured Mr. Mallon, Ms. Sobey, Mr. Cantley and Mr. McAlister speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Greene, Mr. Catterson, Ms. Thomas and Ms. Smyth speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

Halloween Debate 2013 - This House Would Prepare for the Apocalypse

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The fifth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Would Prepare for the Apocalypse". Halloween is here and with it comes this truly 'spook-tacular' debate! (I apologise). This debate featured Ms. Fleming, Ms. Pouryahya and Mr. Allen speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Rodgers, Mr. Adair and Mr. Millington speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!

This House Doesn’t Mind Being Watched

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The fourth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and sixty-fifth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Doesn't Mind Being Watched". This particular meeting also involved the election of the First Year Representative, so there is plenty of speech-making in store for you to listen to! This debate featured Ms. Netto and Mr. Jones speaking for the Proposition and Mr. Martin and Mr. Adams speaking for the Opposition. Thanks for listening!