This House Supports A Single Unionist Party

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The sixth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Supports A Single Unionist Party".

The meeting was guest-chaired by Baroness Kate Hoey. Speaking for the Proposition were Peter Martin MLA, Jay Basra, Jeff Dudgeon MBE, and Grant Warren, and speaking for the Opposition were Timothy Gaston MLA, David Bingham, Moore Holmes, and Jack Steele.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:01:23) President's Questions

(00:04:23) Private Members’ Business

(00:13:38) Minutes

(00:27:50) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:29:32) Rules of the Debate

(00:31:52) Opening Remarks by Baroness Hoey, Guest Chair

(00:35:11) Peter Martin MLA, First Prop

(00:42:25) Timothy Gaston MLA, First Opp

(00:49:47) Jay Basra, Second Prop

(00:57:32) David Bingham, Second Opp

(01:05:15) Jeff Dudgeon MBE, Third Prop

(01:14:40) Moore Holmes, Third Opp

(01:23:31) Grant Warren, Fourth Prop

(01:30:55) Jack Steele, Fourth Opp

(01:39:04) Questions from the House

(01:50:58) The Vote

(01:52:58) Closing Remarks by Baroness Hoey, Guest Chair

(01:58:55) Announcements

(02:06:16) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Believes Masculinity Is Inherently Toxic

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fifth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Masculinity Is Inherently Toxic".

Speaking for the Proposition were Paul Cunningham, William Browne, Luella Coley, and Beth Lynam, and speaking for the Opposition were Luke Coyle, Brandon Foster, Marc Ghaley, and Ashkya Chan Kaur.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:01:22) President's Questions

(00:07:50) Private Members’ Business

(00:20:01) Minutes

(00:35:07) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:36:37) Rules of the Debate

(00:38:09) Paul Cunningham, First Prop

(00:45:25) Luke Coyle, First Opp

(00:52:52) William Browne, Second Prop

(01:00:49) Brandon Foster, Second Opp

(01:06:04) Luella Coley, Third Prop

(01:12:29) Marc Ghaley, Third Opp

(01:18:53) Beth Lynam, Fourth Prop

(01:26:27) Ashkya Chan Kaur, Fourth Opp

(01:33:38) Questions from the House

(01:40:11) The Vote

(01:42:05) Announcements

(01:47:50) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Supports A Wealth Tax

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fourth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Supports A Wealth Tax".

Speaking for the Proposition were Eoin O'Neill, Tina Barghi, Maeve Gee, and Jack Murray, and speaking for the Opposition were Tom McCormack, Elliot Dickie, Cormac McSparron, and Emma Jane Culleton.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:01:57) President's Questions

(00:07:57) Private Members’ Business

(00:16:07) Minutes

(00:26:05) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:27:43) Rules of the Debate

(00:29:17) Eoin O'Neill, First Prop

(00:37:05) Tom McCormack, First Opp

(00:44:50) Tina Barghi, Second Prop

(00:52:01) Elliot Dickie, Second Opp

(00:59:40) Maeve Gee, Third Prop

(01:07:02) Cormac McSparron, Third Opp

(01:14:14) Jack Murray, Fourth Prop

(01:20:46) Emma Jane Culleton, Fourth Opp

(01:28:09) Questions from the House

(01:42:00) The Vote

(01:44:08) Announcements

(01:50:35) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Would Vote (Stormont Mixer 2025)

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The first special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened for the annual Stormont Mixer to discuss the motion, "This House Would Vote".

Speaking for the Proposition were Peter Martin MLA, Luke Collins, Ashyka Kaur, and Tom McCormack, and speaking for the Opposition were Hugh Child, Nihal Bhatt, James Tourish, and Luke Coyle.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:49) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:01:48) Rules of the Debate

(00:02:58) Peter Martin MLA, First Prop

(00:10:23) Hugh Child, First Opp

(00:18:01) Luke Collins, Second Prop

(00:25:15) Nihal Bhatt, Second Opp

(00:32:53) Ashyka Kaur, Third Prop

(00:39:45) James Tourish, Third Opp

(00:47:08) Tom McCormack, Fourth Prop

(00:54:21) Luke Coyle, Fourth Opp

(01:02:33) Questions from the House

(01:10:44) The Vote

(01:12:07) Closing Remarks

(01:13:20) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Believes Love Is Blind

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The third ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Love Is Blind".

Speaking for the Proposition were Emma Jane Culleton, William Browne, and Beth Lynam, and speaking for the Opposition were Rea Thien, Elizabeth Noble, and Marc Ghaly.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:01:27) President's Questions

(00:05:57) Private Members’ Business

(00:13:36) Minutes

(00:23:36) Rules of the Debate

(00:25:38) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:26:55) Emma Jane Culleton, First Prop

(00:32:57) Rea Thien, First Opp

(00:40:26) William Browne, Second Prop

(00:48:07) Elizabeth Noble, Second Opp

(00:55:53) Beth Lynam, Third Prop

(01:03:26) Marc Ghaly, Third Opp

(01:10:33) Questions from the House

(01:17:02) The Vote

(01:18:34) Announcements

(01:24:48) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Believes Degrees Are Overrated

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The second ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Degrees Are Overrated".

Speaking for the Proposition were Ryan Hoey, Nihal Bhatt, Luke Coyle, and Jack Steele, and speaking for the Opposition were Jacob Bain, Rosa Dullaghan, Leon Mewse, and Ella McMullin.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:56) President's Questions

(00:05:48) Private Members’ Business

(00:15:06) Minutes

(00:24:59) Rules of the Debate

(00:26:46) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:28:17) Ryan Hoey, First Prop

(00:36:21) Jacob Bain, First Opp

(00:44:07) Nihal Bhatt, Second Prop

(00:51:09) Rosa Dullaghan, Second Opp

(00:58:26) Luke Coyle, Third Prop

(01:06:16) Leon Mewse, Third Opp

(01:13:01) Jack Steele, Fourth Prop

(01:20:35) Ella McMullin, Fourth Opp

(01:28:01) Questions from the House

(01:44:41) The Vote

(01:46:29) Announcements

(01:54:57) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!