Lucy Penny and Mariam Khmaladze broke at Nottingham Trent IV.
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Christian Barrow and Jack Mellish broke at Birmingham IV.
Mariam Khmaladze broke at Yorkshire Novice.
James Dixon and Declan Leahy broke at Lund IV.
Katie Mornton and Helen Feord broke at Yorkshire Novice.
NAMDA: Katie McKellar and Laura Smith won the NAMDA Novice. Manchester broke 2nd and 3rd on tab and took 5 of the top 10 speaker places: 8th (Katie McKellar), 4th (Mariam Khmaladze and Laura Smith), 3rd (Conor Ardill), and 1st (Declan Leahy).
By-election results
The results of our Tuesday by-election:
Publicity: Becky Montacute
Secretary: Declan Leahy
Well done!
Becky Montacute and Henry Phipps broke to semis at the Edinburgh Cup
This house fears the rise of China
Motion: This house fears the rise of China #
Speakers:
Proposition:
Emma Bean, MDU treasurer
Chloe Romanis, MDU convenor
Opposition:
Dr Shogo Suzuki, Lecturer in Chinese Politics at the University of Manchester
Dr Yangwen Zheng Lecturer in Chinese History at the University of Manchester
Result: The motion was not passed.
Best audience question related to the rise of China and its environmental issues.
Photography: Manting Chen
Welcome Week: This house regrets the legacy of Margaret Thatcher
Motion: This house regrets the legacy of Margaret Thatcher #
Speakers:
Proposition:
Kim Singleton, General Secretary of the Socialist Labour Party
Graham Stringer, Labour Party MP for Manchester Blackley, Manchester City Council leader during Margaret Thatcher’s Government
Opposition:
Graham Brady, MP for Altrincham and West Sale and chairman of the 1922 committee
Jack Mellish, Externals Officer for the MDU
Result: Motion passed.
Best question from the audience: How far did Thatcher contribute to the demonisation of the unemployed?
Welcome Week: This house believes porn empowers women
Motion: This house believes porn empowers women #
Speakers:
Proposition: Dr Jude Roberts (University of London) and Renee Richards, former porn actress and 2008 Best Actress winner at the UK Adult Film and Television Awards
Opposition: Lisa Clarke (No More Page 3 campaigner) and Emma Bean (Treasurer of MDU)
Result: Motion passed.
Photography: Manting Chen
Welcome Week: This house would legalise all drugs
Motion: This house would legalise all drugs #
Speakers:
Proposition: Jack Mellish and Dominic Hardwick
Opposition: Lucy Penny and Christian Barrow
Result: Motion not passed.
Photography: Jennifer Ho via Instagram