The Cambridge Union is the oldest debating society in the world, as well as the largest student society in Cambridge. It remains one of the highest-ranking competitive debating chambers worldwide, and hosts a range of speakers and topical debates each term. Since 1815 the Union has been committed to the principles of free speech and of fair, open, and honest debate. Founded at a time when the university authorities attempted to restrict these freedoms, the Union remains the centre of controv ...
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Oleksandra Matviichuk | Cambridge Union
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Oleksandra Matviichuk speaks in the Debating Chamber at 6:00pm on Friday 2nd February 2024. OLEKSANDRA MATVIICHUK Nobel Prize Winning Lawyer Named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Women in the World by the Financial Times, Oleksandra Matviichuk is a renowned Ukrainian human rights lawyer leading the Center for Civil Liberties in Kyiv. In 2022, Ol…
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This House Believes In A United States of Europe | Cambridge Union
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Thusday 22th February 2024 at 8:00pm in the DebatingChamber. The vision of a United Europe has long been a dream ofvisionary philosophers and thinkers, from Leibniz to Lafayette. Successive empires seemed close to uniting Europe- Napoleon chief among them- before they crumbled into oblivion. It was only after the carnage of the World Wars that such…
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Vuk Jeremic | Cambridge Union
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Vuk Jeremic speaks in the Debating Chamber at 6pm on Wednesday 31st January 2024. VUK JEREMIK Serbian Former Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic is the President of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), a global public policy think-tank, and Editor-in-Chief of the quarterly magazine Horizons - Journal of International…
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This House Would Be A Free Speech Absolutist | Cambridge Union
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Thursday 15th February 2024 aat 8pm in the Debating Chamber. This week’s debate will be led by all student speakers, meaning greater opportunity to make your voice heard. It should be a really engaging and lively debate! Freedom of speech and expression, especially on campus, has not ceased to be a hot button topic this decade. The line between hat…
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The Victims & Aftermath of Partition & Colonialism Internationally | Cambridge Union
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THE VICTIMS & AFTERMATH OF PARTITION & COLONIALISM INTERNATIONALLY Partition and the impacts of colonialism have deeply affected numerous countries, often marked with conflict and political division. This panel brings together international speakers from a range of backgrounds to speak on this issue and the victims of partition and colonialism and …
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This Debate took place on Monday 12th February 2024 at 8pm in the Debating Chamber. From Have I got News for You to Private Eye to SaturdayNight Live, political satire has enjoyed something of a renaissance. Since the grotesque portrayals of the loth century pioneered by Gilray and images that floated on the streets of Paris, Satire has often be an…
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This House Believes The Global Economy Is Still An Imperial One | Cambridge Union
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This debate took place on Thursday 8thFebruary 2024 at 8:00pm in the Debating Chamber. From the 17th Century to the 20th Century, global economicsystems were often forged from imperialistic structures- in its first wave, the exploitation of the Americas and the expansion of slavery, and in the second wave, the vast scramble for African and Asian te…
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This House Believes You Can Put A Number On Human Life | Cambridge Union
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This debate took place on Thursday1st February 2024 at 8:00pm in the Debating Chamber. As modelling and technological capacity improves, an oldproblem on morality is rearing its head, especially as we all were confronted with the grim graphs of the COVID-19 pandemic. Is morality and human life calculable, a hedonic calculus of pleasure or pain, and…
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The Great Industry Debate 2024 | This House Believes Our Industry Is Failing Its People | Cambridge Union
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Thursday 11th January 2024 at 8:00pm in the Debating Chamber. Do we still treat the industry as somewhere you have a job rather than a career? Is hospitality promoted as a legitimate career or education path at school career fairs? Are those choosing to work in our industry respected?Proposition: RACHEL BELLIERE-WILSONRachel is an inclusion educato…
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Sabrina Paterski speaks in the Keynes Library at 5:30pm on Wednesday 24th January 2024............................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: XXXXXXXXXXXX........................................................................................................…
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The Rt Hon Ali Sabry | Cambridge Union
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The Rt Hon Ali Sabry speaks in the Debating Chamber at 5pm on Tuesday 23rd January 2024.............................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: XXXXXXXXXXXX......................................................................................................…
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This House Believes Nuclear Weapons Have Made the World Safer | Cambridge Union
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Thursday 25th January 2024 at 8:00pm in the DebatingChamber. Following an intense atomic race between Nazi Germany and America, the Second World War ended in an atomic cloud of ash and glass. Through the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,Japan capitulated to America, and an intense atomic race kicked off between the Soviet Union and the Un…
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This House Believes That Labour Has Failed The Working Class | Cambridge Union
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This debate took place on Thursday 18th January 2024 at 8:00pm in the Debating Chamber. The United Kingdom faces a bitter general election this year, 5 years after losses in working class areas doomed Labour to its worstresult since 1935. Currently leading the polls is Labour, led by Keir Starmer, aggressively moderating the stance of the party and…
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Messages Through Music: Young Britain | Cambridge Union
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This panel event took place in the Keynes Library at 7:30pm on Friday 24th November 2023.Renowned author Hans Christian Anderson once wrote that when words fail, music speaks. This could not be more true today, with music being an avenue for important social and cultural commentary. This panel brings together some of the most critically acclaimed v…
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Tom Aikens | Cambridge Union
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Tom Aikens speaks in the Keynes Library at 3:00pm on Friday 24th November 2023.............................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: Flo Tawns..................................................................................................................…
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Caroline Calloway speaks in the Debating Chamber on Wednesday 22nd November 2023 at 8pm. ............................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: Flo Tawns........................................................................................................…
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Hum Honge Kamyab: India Beyond Modi | Cambridge Union
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This Panel took place in the Debating Chamber at 7:00pm on Saturday 7th October.Many of Modi's supporters argue his focus on 'India first' has resulted in economic growth and prosperity since his election in 2014. Yet others accuse his government of stirring up ethnic and religious divisions, restraining press freedom, and increasing crackdowns on …
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This Panel took place in the Keynes Library at 6:30pm on Wednesday 4th October.The 'Being Class Act in Cambridge' panel is an attempt to showcase the experiences of staff and students at the University and examine whether Cambridge's reputation as an institution for the select few rings true today.We invited our panellists to discuss their experien…
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India Willoughby | Cambridge Union
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India WIlloughby speaks in the Keynes Library at 7:30pm on Monday 20th November, in aid of Trans Day of Remembrance.............................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: Nordin Catic..........................................................................…
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Sandi Toksvig | Cambridge Union
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Sandi Toksvig speaks in the debating chamber on Sunday 5th November at 7:30pm.................................................................................................................Sandi Toksvig, a much-loved radio and television presenter, began her comedy career whilst at Girton College, Cambridge where she found time to write and perfor…
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Stella Assange | Cambridge Union
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Stella Assange speaks in the Debating Chamber at 5pm on 3rd November..........................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: Reva Croft.........................................................................................................................Stell…
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Olga Borisova | Cambridge Union
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Olga Borisova speaks in the Debating Chamber on Friday 20th October 2023 at 6pm......................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: Jakob Schoser....................................................................................................................…
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In this special episode to celebrate his life, we look back at Sir Michael Parkinson's interview at the Union on the 20th of May 2009. Sir Michael was one of the greats of British television and his charm in our living rooms will be missed. This episode is a rare chance to hear him being the one answering questions.…
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Sam Altman | Cambridge Union Hawking Fellowship 2023
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Sam Altman accepts the 2023 Hawking Fellowship Award on behalf of the team behind OpenAI on Wednesday 1st November 2023 at 7:15pm in The Debating Chamber.The Union and the Professor Hawking Fellowship Committee are delighted to announce that the team behind OpenAI, the creators of Chat-GPT and DALL-E, have been jointly awarded the 2023 Professor Ha…
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Ben Shapiro | Cambridge Union
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Ben Shapiro speaks in the Debating Chamber at 8:00pm on 31st October 2023.Ben Shapiro is the co-founder and Editor Emeritus of The Daily Wire and host of The Ben Shapiro Show, the largest conservative podcast and radio show in the United States. Shapiro is the author of eight nonfiction books, including the #1 New York Times best-seller, The Right …
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Jojo Mehta speaks in the Keynes Lbrary at 6:30pm on 17th October 2023.This event was run in collaboration with CCS.....................................................................................................................Jojo Mehta is Co-Founder & Executive Director of Stop Ecocide International. Ecocide refers to th mass damage and destr…
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Millie B speaks in the debating chamber on Tuesday 10th October 2023......................................................................................................................Millie B gained popularity through the second Noisey documentary - Blackpool Grime: One Year On. Artist behind the most-used sound of all time on Tik Tok, her "M to…
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Gina Miller speaks at the Cambridge Union Society on Tuesday 25th April 2023 at 6pm in the Debating Chamber.Gina Miller is a businesswoman, political activist and the leader of the True & Fair Party, which advocates for systemic reform in politics to strengthen accountability, transparency and ethics. She is also well-known for winning two high-pro…
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Baroness Dambisa Moyo speaks on 11th April 2023 at 17:30 in the Union Library.Baroness Moyo is an influential economist and businesswoman. She serves on the boards of 3M, Chevron and Conde Nast as well as the Oxford University Endowment investment committee. She is the author of five global bestsellers including Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and…
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Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazović speaks in the Cambridge Union Library at 5pm on Thursday 27th April 2023.His Excellency Dr. Dritan Abazović has been the Prime Minister of Montenegro since 2022. Active in politics since his youth, impressively he is currently the third-youngest head of government in the world. Montenegro has excelled in…
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Recorded in the Chamber on 17th March 2023 at 6pm Beto O'Rourke, 2020 Presidential candidate & candidate for Governer of Texas, his unbroken spirit soldiers on with interesting and diverse ideals that catch the eye of many, particularly in controversial debate; He discusses his considerations for a better America for all. Artwork by Nordin Catic…
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Recorded in the Chamber on 17th March 2023 at 7pm Sir Bradley Wiggins is a former track and road cyclist. He has achieved world titles in four cycling disciplines and has won eight Olympic medals, five of them gold, holding the title of Great Britain's most decorated Olympian until 2021. In 2012, Sir Bradley made sporting history when he became the…
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Recorded in the Union Library on 14th March 2023 at 5pm. Tasha Ghouri is a model, dancer and media personality who made history in 2020 as Love Island's first ever deaf contestant. Since then her popularity has skyrocketed; her notable fashion taste, as seen in the show led to her appointment as eBay’s first ever pre-loved ambassador. She is also i…
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Daniel Levy speaks in the Debating Chamber at 4pm on 14th March 2023. Daniel Levy is a prolific businessman and is the current Chairman of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur FC. He is currently the longest serving chairman in the Premier League and oversaw the design and construction of the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in recent years. Levy is …
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Recorded in the Union Library at 5pm on 7th March 2023. Simon Mann has done it all. A former SAS officer; his mercenary company Sandline International developed a reputation for efficiency, quelling uprisings across West Africa. In 1997, Sandline was called in to put down an uprising in Papa New Guinea, sparking a military revolt in the so-called S…
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Recorded in the Chamber on 7th March 2023 at 8pm.Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the head of United Transitional Cabinet and leads the Belarusian Democratic Movement; A global symbol for peace & struggle for democracy & female leadership. She has recieved numerous accolades, including a nomiation for the Nobel Peace Prize. Artwork by Nordic Catic…
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William Lenney, better known as 'WillNE' is a Youtuber from Whitley Bay, North Tyneside. Will's popularity exploded in 2016 with his witty videos about the 'BGMedia' grime channel, which highlighted his dow-to-earth personality and humour. In the six years since, he has been incredibly successful, with over - million subscribers across his two chan…
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Soma Sara is a multi-award winning activist, author, speaker and CEO of the charity 'Evervone's Invited'. In June 2020, Soma began sharing her experiences of rape culture on Instagram. In light of the overwhelming response from those that resonated with her story, Soma founded Everyone's Invited.Evervone's Invited is an anti-rape movement organisat…
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Jeremy Vine | Cambridge Union
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Jeremy Vine is a British television and radio presenter as well as a prolific journalist. He is the host of his own BBC Radio 2 lunchtime programme, and is also the host of the Channel 5 quiz show, Eggheads. Vine also presents for his current-affairs show, aptly named Jeremy Vine. His work has also been political - in 1999 Vine presented a report o…
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Rylan came to fame on The X Factor in 2012 and went on to win Celebrity Big Brother the year after before launching a professional career as a TV presenter and radio host. He currently hosts Strictly: It Takes Two and is part of the BBCs presenting team for the Eurovision Song Contest, as well as having his own radio show.Rolan's memoir, Ten, is ou…
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George ‘ Memeulous ’ is a Youtuber famous for his comedic commentary style videos. He has gained over 5.6 million subscribers across two Youtube channels, garnering a total of over 1.2 billion views, all while remaining totally anonymous. Appearing in videos with sunglasses, cap and mask to hide his identity. George drove the internet wild with his…
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Listen back to our interview with Dr Nguyễn Hoàng Long at The Cambridge Union on the 13th February 2023. H.E. Dr. Nguyễn Hoàng Long há bên the Ambassador of Vietnam to the United Kingdom since June 2021. Following a rapid rise through the ranks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Long became the country's youngest serving ambassador when…
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Listen back to our interview with Max Brandrett at The Cambridge Union on the 10th February 2023. Max Brandrett is the most notorious art forger in the world, and has forged over 500 paintings of artists from Caravaggio to Banksy. Brandrett was jailed three times for forgery and is banned from every auction house in London as well as eBay. He has n…
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Listen back to our interview with Yanis Varoufakis at The Cambridge Union on the 7th of February 2023. Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, politician and academic. He was Greece's Finance Minister during the debt crisis in 2015, facing off against the IMF, ECB and European Commission. In 2019, Varoufakis was re-elected to the Hellenic Parliament with…
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Listen back to our interview with Fawzia Koofi at The Cambridge Union on the 31st of January 2023. A former Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and a renowned women’s rights activist, Fawzia was the Afghan Parliament’s first-ever female Deputy Speaker and the only woman chosen by the US during the ‘Doha negotiations with the Taliban. As well as being the ex-…
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Listen back to our interview with Russ at The Cambridge Union on the 25th of January 2023. Russell James Vitale, aka Russ, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer. His latest albums have both peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200. With hits garnering hundreds of millions of views on YouTube. Russ is known for his versatile talent…
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Listen back to our interview with John Bercow at The Cambridge Union on the 24th January 2023. John Bercow is a political icon. Speaker of the House of Commons for over a decade and known for his booming voice, he became a figure above partisan politics, defending parliment in the face of an increasingly aggressive government. His legacy is mixed, …
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Listen back to our interview with Liv Boeree at The Cambridge Union on the 19th January 2023. Liv Boeree is one of the most successful poker players of all time. In 2010, she became the third woman ever to win the European Poker Tour, coming away with €1,250,000 in winnings, following up her success in 2017 by winning the World Series of Poker in L…
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