This House Believes Capitalism Has Failed The West

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fifteenth 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 Capitalism Has Failed The West".

Speaking for the Proposition were Hugh Child, James Tourish, Maeve Gee, and Jonathan Massey, and speaking for the Opposition were Ollie Eaton, Natanya Mordani, Rea Thien, and Elliot Dickie.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:02:21) President's Questions

(00:15:56) Private Members’ Business

(00:30:16) Minutes

(00:36:58) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:38:45) Rules of the Debate

(00:40:32) Hugh Child, First Prop

(00:48:13) Ollie Eaton, First Opp

(00:55:15) James Tourish, Second Prop

(01:02:25) Natanya Mordani, Second Opp

(01:09:19) Maeve Gee, Third Prop

(01:16:22) Rea Thien, Third Opp

(01:23:45) Jonathan Massey, Fourth Prop

(01:31:50) Elliot Dickie, Fourth Opp

(01:38:36) Questions from the House

(01:51:41) The Vote

(01:53:25) Announcements

(02:03:06) Meeting adjourned!

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This House Would Rather Be A Traitor Than A Faithful

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fourteenth 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 Would Rather Be A Traitor Than A Faithful".

Speaking for the Proposition were Leon Mewse, Lyra Morgan-Burst, and Luke Teggart, and speaking for the Opposition were Tom McCormack, Beth Lynam, and Rosa Ivory.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!
(00:02:03) President's Questions
(00:06:49) Private Members’ Business
(00:22:21) Minutes
(00:29:47) Rules of the Debate
(00:31:22) Vote of Prior Opinion
(00:33:25) Leon Mewse, First Prop
(00:40:48) Tom McCormack, First Opp
(00:49:21) Lyra Morgan-Burst, Second Prop
(00:55:12) Beth Lynam, Second Opp
(01:03:10) Luke Teggart, Third Prop
(01:10:54) Rosa Ivory, Third Opp
(01:18:36) Questions from the House
(01:33:30) Vote of Speaker Ability
(01:34:50) Announcements
(01:45:48) Meeting adjourned!

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This House Believes It's Embarrassing To Have A Boyfriend

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The thirteenth 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 It's Embarrassing To Have A Boyfriend".

Speaking for the Proposition were Luke Coyle, Ash Kaur, and Jack Steele, and speaking for the Opposition were Eniola Isaax, Elliot Dickie, and EJ Culleton.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:02:15) President's Questions

(00:08:55) Private Members’ Business

(00:19:26) Minutes

(00:28:23) Rules of the Debate

(00:30:13) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:31:50) Luke Coyle, First Prop

(00:38:40) Eniola Isaax, First Opp

(00:45:31) Ash Kaur, Second Prop

(00:52:46) Elliot Dickie, Second Opp

(00:59:51) Jack Steele, Third Prop

(01:08:01) EJ Culleton, Third Opp

(01:15:37) Questions from the House

(01:27:23) Vote of Speaker Ability

(01:28:58) Announcements

(01:34:01) Meeting adjourned!

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LitTalk: A Dialogue With The Archbishops Of Armagh

On Tuesday, 25th November 2025, at 19:00, the Chapel in the Union Theological College hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's first LitTalk of the 177th Session. The event was an ecumenical dialogue between the two Archibishops of Armagh: from the Catholic Church Eamon Martin and from the Church of Ireland John McDowell.

During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an discussion between Abp. Martin and Abp. McDowell that was facilitated by Literific Events Officer James Tourish. Following the discussion, attendees were given the opportunity to pose questions to the Archbishops.

This House Would Defund The BBC

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The second special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this occasion the House convened to hold an emergency debate to discuss the motion, "This House Would Defund The BBC" and was joined by the student newspaper at Queen's, The Gown.

Speaking for the Proposition were Bakaer Noble, Luella Coley, and Eoin O'Neill, and speaking for the Opposition were Luke Collins, Michael Cairns, and Dáire McConville.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:01:14) President's Questions

(00:08:21) Private Members’ Business

(00:12:08) Minutes

(00:20:59) Grand Campus Tourney Introduction

(00:22:54) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:24:08) Rules of the Debate

(00:25:35) Bakaer Noble, First Prop

(00:32:01) Luke Collins, First Opp

(00:39:36) Luella Coley, Second Prop

(00:45:44) Michael Cairns, Second Opp

(00:52:22) Eoin O'Neill, Third Prop

(00:59:36) Dáire McConville, Third Opp

(01:07:15) Questions from the House

(01:17:58) Vote of Speaker Ability

(01:21:54) Announcements

(01:26:32) Meeting adjourned!

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This House Would Separate The Art From The Artist

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twelfth 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 Would Separate The Art From The Artist".

Speaking for the Proposition were Ash Kaur, Leon Mewse, and Luke Coyle, and speaking for the Opposition were Rosa Ivory, Louise Calder, and Ella McMullin.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:01:30) President's Questions

(00:06:37) Private Members’ Business

(00:17:39) Society Trust Business 1

(00:19:26) Minutes

(00:28:13) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:29:29) Rules of the Debate

(00:31:38) Ash Kaur, First Prop

(00:39:46) Rosa Ivory, First Opp

(00:47:20) Leon Mewse, Second Prop

(00:52:50) Louise Calder, Second Opp

(00:59:50) Luke Coyle, Third Prop

(01:07:44) Ella McMullin, Third Opp

(01:15:37) Questions from the House

(01:29:01) Vote of Speaker Ability

(01:30:30) Society Trust Business 2

(01:31:49) Announcements

(01:38:24) End of Year Presidential Address

(01:42:17) Meeting adjourned!

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