The Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society Recordings

This House Would Separate Religion From Politics

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-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 Would Separate Religion From Politics".

Speaking for the Proposition were Ash Kaur, Liz Kelly, William Browne, and Rosa Ivory, and speaking for the Opposition were David Bingham, Tom McCormack, Jack Steele, and James Taylor.

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This House Would Restrict The Right To A Jury Trial

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:17:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-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 Would Restrict The Right To A Jury Trial".

Speaking for the Proposition were Luke Coyle, EJ Culleton, and Dhivyah Chandrasegaran, and speaking for the Opposition were Kíla Hall, Eóin O’Neill, and Henry O'Riordan.

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Dufferin Debate - This House, As God, Would Start Over

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:30:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-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 host the annual Dufferin Competition for Speaker of the Year, and to discuss the motion "This House, As God, Would Start Over".

Speaking for the Proposition were Elliot Dickie, Luke Coyle, EJ Culleton, and Ash Kaur, and speaking for the Opposition were Eóin O’Neill, David Martin, Addo-Obeng Opoku Agyeman, and Beth Lynam.

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This House Would Boycott The World Cup

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:23:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-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 Would Boycott The World Cup".

This House Believes Irish Culture Is Not A Costume

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:26:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-first 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 Irish Culture Is Not A Costume".

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This House Regrets The Rise Of BookTok

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:20:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twentieth 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 Regrets The Rise Of BookTok".

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This House Believes The US Is Beyond Saving

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:13:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The nineteenth 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 The US Is Beyond Saving".

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This House Has No Faith In The Labour Government

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:15:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The eighteenth 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 Has No Faith In The Labour Government".

Please note: during this particular meeting we experienced a number of technical difficulties with the recording apparatus, so the audio quality is not up to our usual standard.

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This House Believes Men And Women Can't Be Friends

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The seventeenth 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 Men And Women Can't Be Friends".

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This House Believes Money Is The Root Of All Evil

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The ninth 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 the fourth entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by the Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Society, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Money Is The Root Of All Evil".

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This House Would Reinstate The QUB Irish Language Signage

Mon, 9 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The sixteenth 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 Reinstate The QUB Irish Language Signage".

Speaking for the Proposition were Conleth O Meallain, Mark Emmo, Kwame Le Blanc, and Eoin O'Neill, and speaking for the Opposition were Ollie Eaton, Jay Basra, Harry Nicholl, and Beth Lynam.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!
(00:02:09) President's Questions
(00:09:56) Private Members’ Business
(00:27:19) Minutes
(00:34:11) Rules of the Debate
(00:36:07) Vote of Prior Opinion
(00:37:50) Conleth O Meallain, First Prop
(00:45:01) Ollie Eaton, First Opp
(00:51:42) Mark Emmo, Second Prop
(00:56:41) Jay Basra, Second Opp
(01:02:11) Kwame Le Blanc, Third Prop
(01:05:21) Harry Nicholl, Third Opp
(01:23:45) Eoin O'Neill, Fourth Prop
(01:20:45) Beth Lynam, Fourth Opp
(01:28:39) Questions from the House
(01:45:12) The Vote
(01:48:16) Announcements
(01:58:43) Meeting adjourned!

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This House Believes Digital Privacy Should Be A Human Right

Sat, 7 Feb 2026 16:20:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The seventh 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 the third entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by Lawyers Without Borders, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Digital Privacy Should Be A Human Right".

Speaking for the Proposition were John Magi, Akaash Lukev, and Jonathan Massey, and speaking for the Opposition were Saffron Leaves, Rosa Ivory, and Luke Coyle.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!
(00:01:46) President's Questions
(00:06:47) Private Members’ Business
(00:26:06) Opening Remarks by President of Lawyers Without Borders
(00:28:29) Rules of the Debate
(00:30:08) Vote of Prior Opinion
(00:31:09) John Magi, First Prop
(00:38:20) Saffron Leaves, First Opp
(00:45:04) Akaash Lukev, Second Prop
(00:52:30) Rosa Ivory, Second Opp
(00:59:39) Jonathan Massey, Third Prop
(01:07:22) Luke Coyle, Third Opp
(01:15:24) Questions from the House
(01:27:33) The Vote
(01:29:16) Closing Remarks by President of Lawyers Without Borders
(01:31:13) Announcements
(01:32:34) Meeting adjourned!

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This House Believes Capitalism Has Failed The West

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:19:00 GMT

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

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT

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

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT

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

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT

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

Sun, 4 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT

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

Thu, 1 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT

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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Don't Hate, Debate! In Collaboration With Victim Support NI

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! A special event held in collaboration with Victim Support NI and hosted in the Crescent Arts Centre, titled Don't Hate, Debate!

In late 2025, it appeared that new hate crime legislation was likely to be tabled and debated in the NI Assembly, and Victim Support NI's position was that new legislation should be passed in order to better support victims. This event was held to explore the differing views on the topic and establish the best steps forward.

To that end two motions were debated, "This House Believes Hate Crime Legislation Is Not Fit For Purpose" and "This House Believes Communities Address Hate Crime Better Than The Criminal Justice System".

On the first motion, speaking for the Proposition were Beth Lynam, Lee Walker, and James Tourish, and speaking for the Opposition were Florence Dairo, Dhivyah Chandrasegaran, and Rosa Ivory.

On the second motion, speaking for the Proposition were Bakaer Noble, Nihal Bhatt, and Luke Coyle, and speaking for the Opposition were Maeve Gee, Mikayla Williams, and Rea Thien.

Timestamps as follows:

Debate one: This House Believes Hate Crime Legislation Is Not Fit For Purpose

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:00) Opening Remarks from the President, Daniel Devenney

(00:03:25) Rules of the Debate

(00:04:43) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:05:49) Opening Remarks from the Guest Chair, Professor Kevin Brown

(00:06:44) Beth Lynam, First Prop

(00:12:59) Florence Dairo, First Opp

(00:19:43) Lee Walker, Second Prop

(00:26:45) Dhivyah Chandrasegaran, Second Opp

(00:34:24) James Tourish, Third Prop

(00:41:31) Rosa Ivory, Third Opp

(00:49:06) Questions from the House

(01:00:27) Closing Remarks from the President

(01:01:24) Closing Remarks from the Guest Chair, Professor Kevin Brown

(01:02:29) The Vote

(01:04:04) Inter-Debate Segue by Mandy McAuley

Debate two: This House Believes Communities Address Hate Crime Better Than The Criminal Justice System

(01:04:44) Second Motion

(01:05:17) Intro and Rules

(01:06:06) Vote of Prior Opinion

(01:06:59) Opening Remarks from the Guest Chair, Mandy McAuley

(01:07:28) Bakaer Noble, First Prop

(01:12:53) Maeve Gee, First Opp

(01:20:06) Nihal Bhatt, Second Prop

(01:27:10) Mikayla Williams, Second Opp

(01:33:31) Luke Coyle, Third Prop

(01:41:08) Rea Thien, Third Opp

(01:49:01) Questions from the House

(02:08:20) Closing Remarks from the Guest Chair, Mandy McAuley

(02:10:16) The Vote

(02:11:12) Closing Remarks from the President

(02:12:29) Meeting adjourned!

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This House Would Abolish The Monarchy

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The eleventh 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 Abolish The Monarchy".

Speaking for the Proposition were Maeve Gee, Emily Carter, Flynn Nugent, and Ella McMullin, and speaking for the Opposition were Tom McCormack, George Farnon, Elliot Dickie, and Beth Lynam.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:03:28) President's Questions

(00:07:24) Private Members’ Business

(00:19:59) Minutes

(00:30:03) Rules of the Debate

(00:31:32) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:32:41) Maeve Gee, First Prop

(00:40:13) Tom McCormack, First Opp

(00:48:25) Emily Carter, Second Prop

(00:52:51) George Farnon, Second Opp

(00:59:57) Flynn Nugent, Third Prop

(01:06:11) Elliot Dickie, Third Opp

(01:12:38) Ella McMullin, Fourth Prop

(01:20:02) Beth Lynam, Fourth Opp

(01:27:51) Questions from the House

(01:39:16) The Vote

(01:40:45) Announcements

(01:44:54) Meeting adjourned!

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Christmas Mini Debates 2025

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The Christmas Party of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! During a very festive visit to the House Bar on Botanic for Christmas Dinner, three motions were debated: "This House Believes Die Hard Is A Christmas Movie", "This House Regrets Christmas In November", and "This House Would Kill Santa".

On the first motion, speaking for the Proposition were Cormac Gallen, and Rea Thien, and speaking for the Opposition were Luke Collins, and Ella McMullin.

On the second motion, speaking for the Proposition were Ash Kaur, and Henry O'Riordan, and speaking for the Opposition were Daniel Devenney, and Jack Steele.

On the third motion, speaking for the Proposition were EJ Culleton, and Marc Ghaly, and speaking for the Opposition were Maeve Gee, and Oliver Eaton.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:02:00) First Motion

(00:03:29) Cormac Gallen, First Prop

(00:06:58) Luke Collins, First Opp

(00:13:53) Rea Thien, Second Prop

(00:20:31) Ella McMullin, Second Opp

(00:26:05) The First Vote

(00:28:08) Second Motion

(00:29:05) Ash Kaur, First Prop

(00:32:32) Daniel Devenney, First Opp

(00:41:57) Henry O'Riordan, Second Prop

(00:52:44) Jack Steele, Second Opp

(01:02:56) The Second Vote

(01:04:14) Festive Banter

(01:07:09) Third Motion

(01:08:20) EJ Culleton, First Prop

(01:17:25) Maeve Gee, First Opp

(01:26:29) Marc Ghaly, Second Prop

(01:32:48) Oliver Eaton, Second Opp

(01:40:28) The Third Vote

(01:41:10) Meeting adjourned!

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This House Supports Complete Nuclear Disarmament

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The tenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! This particular meeting was the annual Godkin Newcomers' Competition, and the House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Supports Complete Nuclear Disarmament".

Speaking for the Proposition were Zach Torley, Oliver Eaton, Ash Kaur, and Luke Coyle, and speaking for the Opposition were Marc Ghaly, Natanya Mordani, Nihal Bhatt, and William Browne.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:01:20) President's Questions

(00:12:53) Private Members’ Business

(00:22:24) Minutes

(00:28:54) Introducing the Competitors and Judges

(00:30:15) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:32:41) Rules of the Debate

(00:34:01) Zach Torley, First Prop

(00:38:56) Marc Ghaly, First Opp

(00:45:51) Oliver Eaton, Second Prop

(00:53:39) Natanya Mordani, Second Opp

(01:01:14) Ash Kaur, Third Prop

(01:08:33) Nihal Bhatt, Third Opp

(01:15:18) Luke Coyle, Fourth Prop

(01:23:11) William Browne, Fourth Opp

(01:31:48) Questions from the House

(01:44:43) The Vote

(01:48:34) Judges' Remarks

(01:52:29) The Results

(01:53:35) Announcements

(02:04:09) Meeting adjourned!

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This House Believes Beauty Is Pain

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:04:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The ninth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! This particular meeting was held in conjunction with the QUB Lore Society, and the House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Beauty Is Pain".

Speaking for the Proposition and representing the Lore Society were Alysha Healy, Eilish Monaghan, Eniola Isaax, and David Martin, and speaking for the Opposition were Elizabeth Noble, Florence Dairo, Anya Saluja, and Emma Jane Culleton.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:02:14) President's Questions

(00:06:51) Private Members’ Business

(00:19:51) Minutes

(00:29:05) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:30:35) Rules of the Debate

(00:32:58) Alysha Healy, First Prop

(00:40:01) Elizabeth Noble, First Opp

(00:47:50) Eilish Monaghan, Second Prop

(00:54:33) Florence Dairo, Second Opp

(01:02:14) Eniola Isaax, Third Prop

(01:07:54) Anya Saluja, Third Opp

(01:14:41) David Martin, Fourth Prop

(01:20:17) Emma Jane Culleton, Fourth Opp

(01:28:07) Questions from the House

(01:34:53) The Vote

(01:38:12) Announcements

(01:45:19) Meeting adjourned!

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This House Would Love Thy Neighbour

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The eighth 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 Love Thy Neighbour".

Speaking for the Proposition were Reuben Cope, Chloe Cotton, Isabella Met, and Matthew Spratt, and speaking for the Opposition were Tom McCormack, George Farnon, Marc Ghaly, and Flynn Nugent.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:02:05) President's Questions

(00:07:20) Private Members’ Business

(00:20:55) Minutes

(00:29:55) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:31:27) Rules of the Debate

(00:33:06) Reuben Cope, First Prop

(00:39:15) Tom McCormack, First Opp

(00:46:59) Chloe Cotton, Second Prop

(00:54:08) George Farnon, Second Opp

(01:02:00) Isabella Met, Third Prop

(01:09:10) Marc Ghaly, Third Opp

(01:16:42) Matthew Spratt, Fourth Prop

(01:24:53) Flynn Nugent, Fourth Opp

(01:32:49) Questions from the House

(01:39:35) The Vote

(01:41:40) Announcements

(01:47:24) Meeting adjourned!

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This House Would Rather Be Feared Than Respected

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The seventh 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 Feared Than Respected".

Speaking for the Proposition were Rosa Ivory, Luke Coyle, and James Tourish, and speaking for the Opposition were Luca Barsalini, Nihal Bhatt, and Cormac McEntee.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:02:03) President's Questions

(00:09:14) Private Members’ Business

(00:23:07) Minutes

(00:31:36) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:33:05) Rules of the Debate

(00:34:45) Rosa Ivory, First Prop

(00:42:41) Luca Barsalini, First Opp

(00:50:25) Luke Coyle, Second Prop

(00:58:02) Nihal Bhatt, Second Opp

(01:05:52) James Tourish, Third Prop

(01:12:41) Cormac McEntee, Third Opp

(01:20:52) Questions from the House

(01:26:53) The Vote

(01:28:28) Announcements

(01:33:35) Meeting adjourned!

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This House Supports A Single Unionist Party

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:10:00 GMT

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!

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This House Believes Masculinity Is Inherently Toxic

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT

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

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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)

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:30:00 GMT

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

Fri, 3 Oct 2025 15:30:00 GMT

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

Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:28:00 GMT

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!

This House Believes Our Brains Have Rotted

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The first 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 Our Brains Have Rotted".

Speaking for the Proposition were Beth Lynam, Nihal Bhatt, and Rosa Ivory, and speaking for the Opposition were Luke Coyle, Mikayla Williams, and Henry O'Riordan.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:01:36) President's Questions

(00:06:09) Private Members’ Business

(00:11:28) Minutes

(00:21:11) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:22:28) Rules of the Debate

(00:23:53) Beth Lynam, First Prop

(00:31:37) Luke Coyle, First Opp

(00:39:17) Nihal Bhatt, Second Prop

(00:46:04) Mikayla Williams, Second Opp

(00:53:28) Rosa Ivory, Third Prop

(01:01:17) Henry O'Riordan, Third Opp

(01:09:33) Questions from the House

(01:19:29) The Vote

(01:21:13) Announcements

(01:35:56) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

LitTalk: In Conversation With Diona Doherty

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:00:00 GMT

On Tuesday, 13th May 2025, at 19:00, 0G/074 in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's sixth LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Diona Doherty, Northern Irish comedian and actor.

During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Ms. Doherty conducted by Jess Donohue, On-Air Deputy Head of The Scoop at Queen's Radio. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Ms. Doherty.

Thanks for listening!

175th Anniversary Alumni Reunion Bonus Content

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! A special binus recording of a gathering that occured during the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!

The House convened on Saturday the tenth of May 2025 as part of the 175th Anniversary Reunion Dinner festivities to observe a panel discussion on the past, present, and future of the Society! This recording documents what followed that panel and concluded the evening - toasts, many expressions of gratitude, and much drunken rambling!

Thanks for listening!

175th Anniversary Alumni Reunion Panel

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! A special recording of a gathering that occured during the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!

The House convened on Saturday the tenth of May 2025 as part of the 175th Anniversary Reunion Dinner festivities to observe a panel discussion on the past, present, and future of the Society! The panel was hosted by Secretary of the Society Trust Ryan Hoey, and featured Eternal Leader, Refounder of the Society, and President of the 163rd Session Paul Francis Shannon; Chair of the Society Trust, former Pro Vice Chancellor of QUB, and Professor-Emeritus of Education Tony Gallagher; and Outreach Officer of the 170th Session, Secretary of the 171st Session, former Vice President Campaigns and Engagement of QUBSU, and former NUS-USI President Chloe Ferguson.

Thanks for listening!

This House Believes Queen's Prepared Us For Life After University

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The third special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened as part of the 175th Anniversary Reunion Dinner festivities to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Queen's Prepared Us For Life After University".

Speaking for the Proposition were Jonny Finlay, Rebecca McMinn, Daniel Toft, and Olcan McSparron, and speaking for the Opposition were Matthew Sullivan, Cllr. Dr. Stephen Goss, Tailte McSparron, and Dermot Hamill.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Introductory video

(00:02:01) Order, order!

(00:02:53) The Eternal Leader

(00:05:03) Private Members’ Business

(00:07:40) Presidents’ Questions

(00:13:00) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:14:57) Rules of the Debate

(00:15:55) Jonny Finlay, First Prop

(00:24:07) Matthew Sullivan, First Opp

(00:31:58) Rebecca McMinn, Second Prop

(00:37:27) Cllr Dr Stephen Goss, Second Opp

(00:45:51) Daniel Toft, Third Prop

(00:53:45) Tailte McSparron, Third Opp

(01:00:16) Olcan McSparron, Fourth Prop

(01:07:48) Dermot Hamill, Fourth Opp

(01:16:57) The Vote on Speaker Ability

(01:18:02) Closing remarks

(01:19:23) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Believes the PSNI is Not Fit for Purpose

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 02:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-third and final ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes the PSNI is Not Fit for Purpose".

Speaking for the Proposition were Gavin Booth, James Tourish, and Rea Thien, and speaking for the Opposition were Jon Burrows, Fintan Lawlor, and Jonathan Massey.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:36) Minutes

(00:07:37) Announcements

(00:08:17) Private Members’ Business

(00:19:22) President's Questions

(00:24:54) Speaker Introductions

(00:26:07) Rules of the Debate

(00:27:22) Gavin Booth, First Prop

(00:36:50) Jon Burrows, First Opp

(00:44:47) James Tourish, Second Prop

(00:51:25) Fintan Lawlor, Second Opp

(00:58:19) Rea Thien, Third Prop

(01:05:17) Jonathan Massey, Third Opp

(01:13:29) The Vote

(01:15:02) Closing Remarks from President-Elect Daniel Devenney

(01:21:09) Farewell Address from President Dermot Hamill

(01:24:27) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Believes Trump's First 100 Days Have Been a Success

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-second ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Trump's First 100 Days Have Been a Success".

Speaking for the Proposition were Jonathan Massey, Veronica Lam, Liam Harte, and Matthew Shanks, and speaking for the Opposition were Hugh Child, Jack Murray, Thea Karkera, and Noah Ralphs.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:32) Minutes

(00:07:25) Announcements

(00:08:12) Private Members’ Business

(00:14:55) President's Questions

(00:22:17) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:23:45) Rules of the Debate

(00:24:50) Jonathan Massey, First Prop

(00:32:28) Hugh Child, First Opp

(00:41:00) Veronica Lam, Second Prop

(00:47:51) Jack Murray, Second Opp

(00:54:32) Liam Harte, Third Prop

(01:00:16) Thea Karkera, Third Opp

(01:08:34) Matthew Shanks, Fourth Prop

(01:15:53) Noah Ralphs, Fourth Opp

(01:23:51) Questions from the House

(01:31:45) The Vote

(01:33:05) Announcement Recap

(01:34:15) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

Annual General Meeting Of The 176th Session

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:00:00 GMT

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The annual general meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth 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.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:01:04) Presidential Report

(00:02:17) Constitutional Amendments

(00:37:54) Bestowment of Honorary Life Memberships

(00:43:03) Election for President

(00:53:26) Election for Vice President

(01:01:07) Election for Secretary

(01:06:38) Election for Treasurer

(01:20:44) Election for Internal Convenor

(01:31:43) Election for External Convenor

(01:41:11) Election for Schools Convenor

(01:51:02) Election for Events Officer

(02:09:14) Election for Social Officer

(02:18:45) Reopening of Bestowment of Honorary Life Memberships

(02:23:08) Closing Motion and Remarks by the President-Elect

(02:24:49) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

The Irish Times Debate Final 2018

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The Irish Times Debate Final hosted by the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The event took place on the evening of Friday the 23rd of February 2018 in the Riddel Hall, and was the first time since the refounding of the Literific in 2011 that the Society had the privilege of hosting the final round. On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Believes Ireland Has Failed Its Youth".

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Prof Adrienne Scullion, Opening Remarks

(00:03:24) Calvin Black, Timekeeper and Literific President, Opening Remarks

(00:05:48) Janine Ryan, Convenor, Opening Remarks

(00:10:18) Mr Lord Justice Ben Stephens, Chair, Opening Remarks

(00:11:44) Sandi Ndebele, First Prop

(00:19:30) Niamh Egleston, First Opp

(00:27:26) Cian Leahy, Second Prop

(00:35:33) Daniel Gilligan, Second Opp

(00:43:29) Russell Nairn, Third Prop

(00:51:13) Lewis Shanahan, Third Opp

(00:58:18) Amy Crean, Fourth Prop

(01:06:21) Patrick Lavelle, Fourth Opp

(01:14:10) Kevin Brennan, Fifth Prop

(01:22:28) Rory O'Sullivan, Fifth Opp

(01:30:23) Aodhán Peelo, Sixth Prop

(01:38:10) Ronan Daly, Sixth Opp

(01:46:58) Convenor Remarks

(01:56:05) Paul O’Neill, Closing Remarks

(01:57:41) Announcement of Winners

(01:59:30) Meeting Adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

The Irish Times Debate Final 2025

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The Irish Times Debate Final hosted by the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The event took place on the evening of Friday the 28th of February 2025 in the Elmwood Hall, and was the second time since the refounding of the Literific in 2011 that the Society had the privilege of hosting the final round. On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion "This House Believes Dialogue is Dead".

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:15) Prof Geert Dewulf, Opening Remarks

(00:04:15) Louise Cullen, Convenor, Opening Remarks

(00:08:04) Mrs Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan, Chair, Opening Remarks

(00:08:33) Matilda Brewe, First Prop

(00:16:10) David Rattigan, First Opp

(00:23:40) Stéphane de Bairéid, Second Prop

(00:31:40) Rob Fitzpatrick, Second Opp

(00:39:30) Irene Kellegher, Third Prop

(00:46:57) Tom Francis, Third Opp

(00:55:42) Mary Woods, Fourth Prop

(01:03:12) Liam Boyce, Fourth Opp

(01:10:55) Annika Ramani, Fifth Prop

(01:18:32) Emer Nolan, Fifth Opp

(01:26:25) Coleman Hegarty, Sixth Prop

(01:33:44) Adrianne Ward, Sixth Opp

(01:42:04) Convenor Remarks

(01:43:25) Question 1, Martin Craigs

(01:45:36) Question 2

(01:48:26) Question 3, Tom Burns

(01:52:21) Question 4, Ryan Hoey

(01:54:17) Question 5, Olcan McSparron

(01:56:35) Question 6

(02:02:28) Question 7, James McAlister

(02:03:40) Question 8

(02:04:59) Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, Closing Remarks

(02:11:14) Announcement of Winners

(02:13:44) Meeting Adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

Annual General Meeting of the 168th Session

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The annual general meeting of the one hundred and sixty-eighth 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.

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This meeting lasted approximately five hours and nine minutes.

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It contained two extremely improbable election mishaps, the most contested positions possibly ever, and one legendary game of Just A Minute.

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It has taken over eight years to edit and release.

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May God(kin) have mercy on our souls.

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Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:01:55) Constitutional Amendments

(01:11:41) Council Reports

(01:47:26) Rules of the Elections

(01:49:12) Election for President

(02:11:10) Just A Minute

(02:19:11) Election for Secretary

(02:35:39) SECRETARY CHAOS, IT'S A TIE

(02:53:42) Election for Treasurer

(03:02:56) Election for Internal Convenor

(03:10:07) Election for Outreach Officer

(03:19:07) An Omen of Future Chaos

(03:21:14) Election for Training Officer

(03:28:31) SECRETARY CHAOS 2, THERE WAS A MISCOUNT

(03:37:00) Election for External Convenor

(03:43:24) Election for Social Officer

(03:48:38) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

167th Session Council on Queen's Radio

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! A glimpse into the past, when five members of the Council of the 167th Session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society ventured onto unfamiliar territory and participated in the Queen's Radio Clubs and Societies Open Day! This delightful half hour of chat and banter took place on approximately the 17th of February 2016. Thanks for listening!

The Gown's Big EU Referendum Debate

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:05:00 GMT

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! This recording was made on the 14th of April 2016 by the Literific's Tech Department as a favour to our good friends at The Gown, QUB's student newspaper. The event was a special debate on the 2016 United Kingdom referendum to determine whether or not the country should remain a member of the European Union, hosted by The Gown! The speakers were Elodie Fabre, Glynn Roberts, Lee Reynolds, Deirdre Heenan, Chris Colvin and Cillian McBride and the chair was Conor Houston. Rather than let it languish in obscurity forevermore, we thought we'd publish it here so that it can languish in ever so slightly less obscurity! Thanks for listening!

This House Would Vote for Reform UK

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:30:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-first ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Vote for Reform UK".

Speaking for the Proposition were George Farnon, Jonathan Massey, and Jay Basra, and speaking for the Opposition were Hugh Child, Taylor Cully, Noah Ralphs.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:33) Minutes

(00:05:45) Announcements

(00:06:35) Private Members’ Business

(00:10:32) President's Questions

(00:13:33) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:14:46) Rules of the Debate

(00:15:35) George Farnon, First Prop

(00:23:17) Hugh Child, First Opp

(00:31:00) Jonathan Massey, Second Prop

(00:38:42) Taylor Cully, Second Opp

(00:42:50) Jay Basra, Third Prop

(00:48:29) Noah Ralphs, Third Opp

(00:56:33) Questions from the House

(01:01:16) The Vote

(01:02:20) Announcement Recap

(01:03:40) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Believes Organised Religion Fails Women

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 01:12:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twentieth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Organised Religion Fails Women".

Speaking for the Proposition were Veronica Lamb, Gráinne Donnelly, and Rea Thien, and speaking for the Opposition were Tailte McSparron, Beth Lynam, and Ciara Swail.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:38) Minutes

(00:07:21) Announcements

(00:09:38) Private Members’ Business

(00:24:37) President's Questions

(00:30:49) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:32:24) Rules of the Debate

(00:32:54) Veronica Lamb, First Prop

(00:40:18) Tailte McSparron, First Opp

(00:47:55) Gráinne Donnelly, Second Prop

(00:54:33) Beth Lynam, Second Opp

(01:01:29) Rea Thien, Third Prop

(01:08:28) Ciara Swail, Third Opp

(01:16:10) Questions from the House

(01:27:23) The Vote

(01:28:27) Announcement Recap

(01:29:30) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

Dufferin Debate - This House Regrets Western Intervention in Global Conflicts

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:30:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The nineteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to host the annual Dufferin Competition for Speaker of the Year, and to discuss the motion "This House Regrets Western Intervention in Global Conflicts".

Speaking for the Proposition were Jack Steele, Elliott Dickie, Dhivyah Chandrasegaran, and Ella McMullin, and speaking for the Opposition were Beth Lynam, Henry O'Riordan, Daniel Devenney, and Matthew Spratt.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:34) Welcome by Prof. Richard Miles, QUB Provost

(00:09:04) Minutes

(00:16:19) Opening Remarks by Prof. Alister Miskimmon, Guest Chair

(00:20:21) Announcements

(00:21:23) Private Members’ Business

(00:28:36) President's Questions

(00:31:47) Address by Suzanne Martin, Special Guest

(00:39:46) Rules of the Debate

(00:40:46) Jack Steele, First Prop

(00:47:50) Beth Lynam, First Opp

(00:55:02) Elliott Dickie, Second Prop

(01:00:25) Henry O'Riordan, Second Opp

(01:07:15) Dhivyah Chandrasegaran, Third Prop

(01:14:56) Daniel Devenney, Third Opp

(01:22:28) Ella McMullin, Fourth Prop

(01:29:31) Matthew Spratt, Fourth Opp

(01:37:34) Closing Remarks by Prof. Alister Miskimmon, Guest Chair

(01:40:49) Questions from the House

(01:49:17) Thanks from Richard James, Special Guest

(01:50:42) Announcement of the Winners

(01:51:38) Thanks from Dermot Hamill, President

(01:52:33) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Regrets The Rise of Online Activism

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:08:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The eighteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Regrets the Rise of Online Activism".

Speaking for the Proposition were George Farnon, Noah Ralphs, and Ebram Salib, and speaking for the Opposition were Ella McMullin, JP Coyle, and Jack Murray.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:56) Minutes

(00:07:59) Announcements

(00:11:43) Private Members’ Business

(00:22:59) President's Questions

(00:26:46) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:28:14) Rules of the Debate

(00:29:15) George Farnon, First Prop

(00:35:58) Ella McMullin, First Opp

(00:43:14) Noah Ralphs, Second Prop

(00:50:17) JP Coyle, Second Opp

(00:56:21) Ebram Salib, Third Prop

(01:03:08) Jack Murray, Third Opp

(01:09:47) Questions from the House

(01:17:22) The Vote

(01:18:31) Announcement Recap

(01:19:34) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Believes it is Time for the Irish Government to Prepare for Unity

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 21:34:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The third special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! This was a special Inter-Varsity debate in collaboration with the Trinity College Dublin College Historical Society. The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes it is Time for the Irish Government to Prepare for Unity".

Speaking for the Proposition were Noah Ralphs, Molly Mullan Haslam, James Tourish, and Ritvik Kumar, and speaking for the Opposition were Beth Lynam, Ella O'Neill, Jonathan Massey, and Eoin Connolly. Guest-Chairing for the afternoon was the former foreign-policy editor of The Irish Times, Dr. Paul Gillespie.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:15) Welcome by Adam Rainbolt, TCD Hist Secretary

(00:01:19) Introduction by Dermot Hamill, QUB Literific President

(00:02:30) Remarks by Dr. Paul Gillespie, Guest Chair

(00:02:58) Noah Ralphs, First Prop

(00:10:34) Beth Lynam, First Opp

(00:17:18) Molly Mullan Haslam, Second Prop

(00:24:26) Ella O'Neill, Second Opp

(00:32:00) James Tourish, Third Prop

(00:39:37) Jonathan Massey, Third Opp

(00:47:06) Ritvik Kumar, Fourth Prop

(00:54:25) Eoin Connolly, Fourth Opp

(01:01:44) A Few Thoughts and the Vote

(01:03:35) Closing Remarks from Dr. Paul Gillespie, Guest Chair

(01:13:23) Closing Remarks from Dermot Hamill, President

(01:14:11) Meeting adjourned!

This House Regrets The Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence

Fri, 7 Mar 2025 13:15:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The seventeenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Regrets the Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence".

Speaking for the Proposition were Aoife McAuley, Michael Herron, Katie Ryan, and Jonathan Massey, and speaking for the Opposition were Tiarnan Smith, Elliott Dickie, Liam Harte, and Jonathan Deronja.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:28) Minutes

(00:08:12) Announcements

(00:10:14) Private Members’ Business

(00:16:29) President's Questions

(00:21:52) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:23:28) Rules of the Debate

(00:24:09) Aoife McAuley, First Prop

(00:31:51) Tiarnan Smith, First Opp

(00:38:40) Michael Herron, Second Prop

(00:46:10) Elliott Dickie, Second Opp

(00:53:55) Katie Ryan, Third Prop

(01:01:18) Liam Harte, Third Opp

(01:06:59) Jonathan Massey, Fourth Prop

(01:14:39) Jonathan Deronja, Fourth Opp

(01:21:44) Questions from the House

(01:30:27) The Vote

(01:31:48) Announcement Recap

(01:32:41) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Believes Éamon de Valera Did More Harm Than Good

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:43:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The sixteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Éamon de Valera Did More Harm Than Good".

Speaking for the Proposition were Beth Lynam, Oran Lafferty, Ella McMullin, and Jonathan Massey, and speaking for the Opposition were Theo McDonald, Fintan Lalor, Ciarán Mac Dermott, and Sam Haslett.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:57) Minutes

(00:06:19) Announcements

(00:08:34) Private Members’ Business

(00:16:50) President's Questions

(00:24:19) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:26:30) Rules of the Debate

(00:27:29) Beth Lynam, First Prop

(00:35:13) Theo McDonald, First Opp

(00:43:43) Oran Lafferty, Second Prop

(00:48:18) Fintan Lalor, Second Opp

(00:55:06) Ella McMullin, Third Prop

(01:02:24) Ciarán Mac Dermott, Third Opp

(01:09:18) Jonathan Massey, Fourth Prop

(01:17:14) Sam Haslett, Fourth Opp

(01:25:04) Questions from the House

(01:34:20) The Vote

(01:35:36) Announcement Recap

(01:36:30) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

LitTalk: In Conversation with Baroness Theresa May

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:25:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! On Thursday, 27th February 2025, at 11:00, The Riddel Hall hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's fourth LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Baroness Theresa May, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019.

During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Baroness May conducted by Claire Dickson, former Head of The Scoop at Queen's Radio. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Baroness May.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:36) Vice-Chancellor's Introduction

(00:02:57) Baroness May's Address

(00:16:22) Interview

(00:38:41) Audience Questions

(00:53:02) Literific President's Closing Remarks

(00:56:01) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Would Means Test the NHS

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:07:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fifteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Means Test the NHS".

Speaking for the Proposition were Ryan Hoey, Hussain Bedair, and Beth Lynam, and speaking for the Opposition were Noah Ralphs, Jack Murray, and Jonathan Deronja.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:28) Minutes

(00:06:02) Announcements

(00:06:50) Private Members’ Business

(00:11:59) Presidents Question Time

(00:17:21) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:18:34) Rules of the Debate

(00:19:19) Ryan Hoey, First Prop

(00:27:00) Noah Ralphs, First Opp

(00:34:48) Hussain Bedair, Second Prop

(00:42:10) Jack Murray, Second Opp

(00:49:15) Beth Lynam, Third Prop

(00:56:46) Jonathan Deronja, Third Opp

(01:03:47) Questions from the House

(01:12:37) The Vote

(01:14:25) Announcement Recap

(01:15:10) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

LitTalk: In Conversation with Claire Hanna MP

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:54:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! On Wednesday, 19th February 2025, at 19:30, The McMordie Hall in the Music Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's third LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Claire Hanna MP, sitting MP for Belfast South and Mid Down, and Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party.

During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Ms. Hanna conducted by Claire Dickson, former Head of The Scoop at Queen's Radio. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Ms. Hanna.

Thanks for listening!

This House Believes The UK Has Failed Northern Ireland

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The second special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! This was a special Inter-Varsity debate to celebrate the Society's 175th anniversary which occured the previous day on the 11th of February. The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes The United Kingdom Has Failed Northern Ireland".

Speaking for the Proposition were Dáire Hughes MP, Jack Likely, Tailte McSparron, and Ella McMullin, and speaking for the Opposition were David Leahy, Peter Martin MLA, Eoin Connolly, and Henry O'Riordan. Guest-Chairing for the evening was the former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Mark Durkan.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:52) Speaker Introductions

(00:03:38) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:05:08) Dáire Hughes MP, First Prop

(00:13:29) David Leahy, First Opp

(00:21:28) Jack Likely, Second Prop

(00:29:03) Peter Martin MLA, Second Opp

(00:37:12) Tailte McSparron, Third Prop

(00:45:04) Eoin Connolly, Third Opp

(00:52:07) Ella McMullin, Fourth Prop

(00:59:56) Henry O'Riordan, Fourth Opp

(01:07:09) Questions from the House

(01:26:32) The Vote

(01:28:17) Closing Remarks from Dermot Hamill, President

(01:29:52) Closing Remarks from Mark Durkan, Guest Chair

(01:33:25) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Would Not Have Children

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:30:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fourteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Not Have Children".

Speaking for the Proposition were Beth Lynam, Dhivyah Chandrasegaran, and Rea Thien, and speaking for the Opposition were James Kennedy, Harry Nicholl, and Tiarnan Smith.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:35) Minutes

(00:06:28) Announcements

(00:08:17) Private Members’ Business

(00:13:36) Presidents Question Time

(00:17:16) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:18:23) Rules of the Debate

(00:19:00) Beth Lynam, First Prop

(00:26:16) James Kennedy, First Opp

(00:33:56) Dhivyah Chandrasegaran, Second Prop

(00:41:56) Harry Nicholl, Second Opp

(00:47:54) Rea Thien, Third Prop

(00:54:42) Tiarnan Smith, Third Opp

(01:00:57) Questions from the House

(01:07:25) The Vote

(01:08:27) Announcement Recap

(01:09:07) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

LitTalk: In Conversation with Mike Nesbitt MLA

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! On Tuesday, 4th February 2025, at 19:30, The Canada Room in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's second LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Mike Nesbitt MLA, former broadcaster and sitting MLA for Strangford and Minister of Health.

During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Mr. Nesbitt conducted by Claire Dickson, former Head of The Scoop at Queen's Radio. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Mr. Nesbitt.

Thanks for listening!

This House Would Legalise Cannabis

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:30:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The thirteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Legalise Cannabis".

Speaking for the Proposition were Noah Ralphs, Grant Warren, and Sam Haslett, and speaking for the Opposition were Matthew Spratt, Tailte McSparron, and Jonathan Massey. Guest-President-ing for the evening was the Secretary of the Literific Trust, Ryan Hoey.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:55) Announcements

(00:04:00) Minutes

(00:09:49) Private Members’ Business

(00:15:43) Presidents Question Time

(00:25:16) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:27:03) Rules of the Debate

(00:28:09) Noah Ralphs, First Prop

(00:35:47) Matthew Spratt, First Opp

(00:43:26) Grant Warren, Second Prop

(00:50:12) Tailte McSparron, Second Opp

(00:57:24) Sam Haslett, Third Prop

(01:05:18) Jonathan Massey, Third Opp

(01:13:07) Questions from the House

(01:23:37) The Vote

(01:25:13) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Would Boycott X

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twelfth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Boycott X".

Speaking for the Proposition were Hugh Child, Luke Collins, and Noah Ralphs, and speaking for the Opposition were Aoife McCauley, George Farnon, and Luke Duffy.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:00:27) Minutes

(00:09:10) Announcements

(00:10:41) Private Members’ Business

(00:19:01) Presidents Question Time

(00:24:35) Vote of Prior Opinion

(00:25:46) Rules of the Debate

(00:26:56) Hugh Child, First Prop

(00:34:37) Aoife McCauley, First Opp

(00:41:56) Luke Collins, Second Prop

(00:49:12) George Farnon, Second Opp

(00:55:20) Noah Ralphs, Third Prop

(01:03:00) Luke Duffy, Third Opp

(01:08:35) Questions from the House

(01:16:26) The Vote

(01:17:37) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

LitTalk: In Conversation with Stephen Flynn MP

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:30:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! On Monday, 9th December 2024, at 19:30, The McMordie Hall in the Music Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's first LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Stephen Flynn MP, sitting MP for Aberdeen South and Leader of the SNP in the House of Commons.

During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Mr. Flynn conducted by Claire Dickson, former Head of The Scoop at Queen's Radio. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Mr. Flynn.

Thanks for listening!

This House Supports Government Intervention to Ban Books in Schools

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The eleventh ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Supports Government Intervention to Ban Books in Schools".

Speaking for the Proposition were Tailte McSparron, Jack Murray, and Dermot Hamill, and speaking for the Opposition were the QUB English Society represented by Max Kieran, Zach Savage, and Ciara Swail. Guest-President-ing for the evening was the President of the 169th Session, Calvin Black.

Timestamps as follows:

(00:00:00) Order, order!

(00:01:27) Announcements

(00:03:39) Minutes

(00:11:55) Private Members’ Business

(00:27:20) Presidents Question Time

(00:33:27) Vote on Prior Opinion

(00:36:49) Tailte McSparron, First Prop

(00:44:27) Max Kieran, First Opp

(00:51:56) Jack Murray, Second Prop

(00:58:26) Zach Savage, Second Opp

(01:05:38) Dermot Hamill, Third Prop

(01:13:18) Ciara Swail, Third Opp

(01:22:07) Questions from the House

(01:32:29) Announcement Recap

(01:33:32) The Vote

(01:34:41) Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!

This House Believes The Presumption Of Innocence Fails Victims

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:56:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 24th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 25th April 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Believes The Presumption Of Innocence Fails Victims".

Speeches begin at 00:25:35.

This House Would Elect The House Of Lords

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 14:30:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 23rd Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 18th April 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Would Elect The House Of Lords".

Speeches begin at 00:20:55.

This House Would Abolish Mandatory Coalition (School's Competition Final)

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 14:24:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 175th Session Schools' Competition Final of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 12th April 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Would Abolish Mandatory Coalition".

Speeches begin at 00:09:40.

This House Believes Classics Are Classist

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:31:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 21st Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 28th March 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Believes Classics Are Classist".

Speeches begin at 00:27:00.

This House Would Retain The British Overseas Territories

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:40:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 20th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 21st March 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Would Retain The British Overseas Territories".

Speeches begin at 00:13:00.

This House Believes Privacy Is Dead

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:32:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 19th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 14th March 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Believes Privacy Is Dead".

Speeches begin at 00:30:20.

LitTalk: In Conversation with Sir Robert Buckland

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 22:26:00 GMT

On Monday, 11th March 2024, at 18:30, The Canada Room in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's second 'LitTalk' of the 175th Session. The event featured Sir Robert Buckland MP, who serves as the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons and is formerly the Secretary of State for Justice. During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Sir Robert conducted by Claire Dickson, Head of the Scoop. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Sir Robert Buckland.

Dufferin Competition: This House Believes It Is Time For Ukraine To Negotiate With Russia

Fri, 8 Mar 2024 19:22:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 18th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 7th March 2024, the House gathered for the Dufferin Competition for Best Speaker of the House, guest chaired by William Crawley. The motion, announced 15 minutes before the debate, was "This House Believes It Is Time For Ukraine To Negotiate With Russia".

Speeches begin at 00:41:30.

This House Regrets The American Revolution

Sat, 2 Mar 2024 01:29:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 17th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 29th February 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Regrets The American Revolution".

Speeches begin at 00:26:30.

This House Believes Society Has Strayed Too Far From God

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 22:57:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 16th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 22nd February 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Believes Society Has Strayed Too Far From God.

Speeches begin at 00:25:00.

This House Believes The Republic Has Forgotten Northern Ireland

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:36:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 15th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 30th January 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Regrets the Decline of the SDLP". This debate was in collaboration with the TCD College Historical Society and to them we send our thanks.

Speeches begin at 00:16:10.

This House Regrets The Decline Of The SDLP

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:16:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 13th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 30th January 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Regrets the Decline of the SDLP". Speeches begin at 00:16:10.

This House Believes Harry Potter Is More Influential Than Lord Of The Rings

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:12:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 12th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 25th January 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Believes Harry Potter is more influential than Lord of the Rings. Speeches begin at 00:42:10.

This House Would Stop The Boats

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:58:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 11th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 7th December 2023, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Would Stop the Boats".

Speeches begin at 00:02:15

This House Regrets The Industrial Revolution

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:57:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 10th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 30th November 2023, the House gathered for the motion "This House Regrets the Industrial Revolution".

Speeches begin at 00:11:55.

Godkin Novice's Debating Competition: This House Believes There Is A Viable Alternative To Democracy

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:56:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the Godkin Novice's Debating Competition of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 23rd November 2023, the House gathered for the motion "This House Believes There Is A Viable Alternative to Democracy".

Speeches begin at 00:30:10.

This House Believes The UK Is Ready For A Labour Government

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 20:39:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the Literific's Stormont Mixer (Great Debate), where, on the 17th October 2023, the House gathered for the motion "THB The UK Is Ready For A Labour Government".

Speeches begin at 00:02:45.

This House Prefers A Sinn Fein Government

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 18:18:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 9th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 16th November 2023, the House gathered in Trinity College Dublin for the motion "TH Prefers A Sinn Fein Government".

Speeches begin at 00:11:20.

This House Believes Achieving Net Zero Is Not Worth The Cost

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 18:08:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 8th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 9th November 2023, the House gathered for the motion "THB Achieving Net Zero Is Not Worth The Cost".

Speeches begin at 00:38:25.

This House Regrets The Fall Of The USSR

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:05:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 7th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 2nd November 2023, the House gathered for the motion "THR The Fall Of The USSR".

Speeches begin at 00:22:30.

This House Would Live In A Genderless Society

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:35:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 6th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 26th October 2023, the House gathered for the motion "THW Live In A Genderless Society".

Speeches begin at 00:26:30.

This House Believes The British Empire Did More Good Than Harm

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 21:10:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 5th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 19th October 2023 the House gathered for the motion "THB The British Empire Did More Good Than Harm".

Speeches begin at 00:30:10.

This House Believes Poetry Is Ultimately Pointless

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 18:41:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 4th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 12th October 2023 the House gathered for the motion "THB Poetry Is Ultimately Pointless".

Speeches begin at 00:29:30.

This House Believes Religion Is A Force For Good

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 18:05:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 3nd Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 5th October 2023 the House gathered for the motion "THB Religion Is A Force For Good".

Speeches begin at 00:33:30.

This House Regrets The Left's Embrace Of Identity Politics

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:57:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 2nd Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 28th September 2023, the House gathered for the motion "THR The Left's Embrace Of Identity Politics".

Speeches begin at 00:00:01.

This House Believes AI Undermines Our Humanity

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 1st Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THB AI Undermines Our Humanity".

Speeches begin at 00:33:00.

This House Would Not Fight For King And Country

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:26:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 24th Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THW Not Fight For King And Country"

Speeches begin at 00:16:00

This House Believes The Good Friday Agreement Has Failed Our Generation (Imagine Festival Debate)

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:10:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the Imagine Festival Debate, where the House gathered for the motion "THB The GFA Has Failed Our Generation".

Speeches begin at 00:04:00

This House Believes Walter White Acted Morally

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 20:19:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 22nd Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THB Walter White Acted Morally".

Speeches begin at 00:29:10.

This House Regrets The Reformation

Sun, 2 Apr 2023 22:04:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 21st Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THR The Reformation".

Speeches begin at 00:38:40.

Dufferin Competition For The Best Speaker (This House Believes The Rise of America Has Done More Harm Than Good)

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:31:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 20th Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for annual Dufferin competition.

Speeches begin at 00:36:45.

This House Would Embrace Nuclear Energy As A Renewable Resource

Sun, 5 Mar 2023 15:09:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 19h Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THW Embrace Nuclear Energy As A Renewable Resource."

Speeches begin at 00:35:15.

This House Believes Thatcher Saved The Economy

Thu, 2 Mar 2023 15:35:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 18th Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THB Thatcher Saved The Economy."

Speeches begin at 00:29:25.

This House Would Abolish The Monarchy

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 19:54:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the sixteenth Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THW Abolish The Monarchy".

Speeches begin at 00:35:35.

This House Believes Technology Will Destroy The World

Fri, 3 Feb 2023 17:47:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 15th Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THB Technology Will Destroy The World."

Speeches begin at 00:37:20.

This House Would Decriminalise All Drugs

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 20:57:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 14th Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THW Decriminalise All Drugs."

Speeches begin at 00:35:50.

This House Believes The Oscars Are Rigged

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:56:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the twelfth Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THB The Oscars Are Rigged".

Speeches begin at 00:49:10.

This House Believes Liberal Feminism Never Ditched Its Racist Roots

Thu, 8 Dec 2022 22:58:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the twelfth Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THB Liberal Feminism Never Ditched Its Racist Roots".

Speeches begin at 00:41:15.

This House Would Make Language Learning Compulsory

Sun, 4 Dec 2022 17:24:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the eleventh Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THW Make Language Learning Compulsory".

Speeches begin at 00:38:10.

This House Regrets The Enlightenment

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:53:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the tenth Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THR The Enlightenment".

Speeches begin at 00:37:10.

This House Would Unite Ireland

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:02:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the First Joint Debate of the 174th Session of QUB Literific. The House gathered in the Debating Chamber at Trinity College Dublin, with the University Philosophical Society, for the motion "THW Unite Ireland".

Speeches start at: 15:10

This House Would Leave The European Convention On Human Rights

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:56:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the ninth Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THW Leave The European Convention On Human Rights"

Speeches begin at 00:39:10

This House Would Rather Live in '1984' Than 'Brave New World'

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:42:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the eighth Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THW Rather Live in '1984' Than 'Brave New World'."

Speeches begin at 00:27:45.

This House Believes Biden's Presidency is a Failure

Sat, 5 Nov 2022 14:19:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 7th Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THB Biden's Presidency is s Failure."

Speeches begin at 00:39:50.

This House Would Abolish Mandatory Coalition

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 15:03:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 6th Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THW Abolish Mandatory Coalition."

Speeches begin at 00:28:20.

This House Believes the Protocol has Negatively Impacted N.I.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:52:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the First Great Debate of the 174th Session of QUB Literific. The House gathered in the Senate Chamber at Stormont for the motion "THB the Protocol has negatively impacted Northern Ireland."

Guest speakers included Diane Dodds MLA, Kate Nicholl MLA, Jim Allister MLA, Emma DeSouza, Robbie Butler MLA and Matthew O'Toole MLA.

This House Regrets Deposing Boris Johnson as Prime Minister

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:29:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the 5th Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THR Deposing Boris Johnson as Prime Minister."

Speeches begin at 00:37:00.

This House Would Ban Street Preachers from Pride

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:46:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the fourth Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THW Ban Street Preachers from Pride."

Speeches begin at 00:40:30.

This House Supports a General Strike

Fri, 7 Oct 2022 10:19:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording of the third Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THS A General Strike."

Speeches begin at 00:34:00.

This House Believes Marriage is an Outdated Concept

Tue, 4 Oct 2022 09:55:00 GMT

Hello! Here is the recording for the second Ordinary Meeting of the 174th Session of QUB Literific, where this week the House gathered for the motion "THB Marriage is an Outdated Concept."

Speeches begin at 00:42:30.

THW Ban Segregated Education

Mon, 7 Dec 2020 22:39:00 GMT

THW Support Mandatory Vaccination

Mon, 7 Dec 2020 21:41:00 GMT

THW Create Designer Babies

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 18:46:00 GMT

THR Coronavirus Lockdowns

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 18:27:00 GMT

THB Sex Work is Not Real Work

Mon, 9 Nov 2020 21:58:00 GMT

THW Re-Elect Donald J. Trump

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:17:00 GMT

THW Judge Historical Figures by Modern Standards

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:04:00 GMT

THB the Arts are a Luxury, Not a Necessity

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:23:00 GMT

THW Defund the Police

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 01:50:00 GMT

THB Billionaires Should Not Exist

Thu, 1 Oct 2020 23:59:00 GMT

THB Religion is a Force for Good

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:35:00 GMT

Literific Stormont Debate 2019

Sun, 31 May 2020 22:41:00 GMT

Dufferin Competition 2020

Mon, 18 May 2020 18:57:00 GMT

THW Disband NATO

Sun, 8 Mar 2020 13:00:00 GMT

THB China Threatens Western Democracy

Sun, 1 Mar 2020 13:00:00 GMT

THB Pride Should Focus on Protest over Celebration

Sun, 23 Feb 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Literific 170th Birthday

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 13:30:00 GMT

THW Abandon Retributive Justice

Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:30:00 GMT

THB The Breakup of the United Kingdom is Inevitable

Sun, 2 Feb 2020 13:00:00 GMT

THB Young People Have No Future in Ireland

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 13:00:00 GMT

THW Bring Back New Labour

Sun, 19 Jan 2020 13:00:00 GMT

Literific Christmas Party 2019

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:45:00 GMT

THB Populism is a Force For Good

Sun, 8 Dec 2019 13:00:00 GMT

TBH Today's Government Has Failed the Planet

Sun, 1 Dec 2019 13:12:00 GMT

THR the Arab Spring

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 13:00:00 GMT

This House Supports National Security Over Individual Liberty

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 13:00:00 GMT

THR Rainbow Capitalism

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 13:00:00 GMT

THW Date a Vampire

Tue, 5 Nov 2019 16:01:00 GMT

THR The Romanticisation of the Past

Sun, 27 Oct 2019 13:11:00 GMT

THB in Objective Morality

Sun, 20 Oct 2019 12:00:00 GMT

THB Mainstream Feminism Fails Minorities

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:00:00 GMT

This House Does Not Want Stormont Back

Mon, 7 Oct 2019 12:00:00 GMT

THB Muggles are Better Off

Sun, 29 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMT

THW Have Children

Sun, 22 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMT

Literific AGM 2019

Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:06:00 GMT

Well, my last recording for the Society before I head off to Belgium. It's been a ride folks. See you in a year!

On 12 March 2019 our members gathered in the Senate Room to amend the Constitution, elect the new Council and reflect on the quality of the 170th Session.

Elections start at 01:08:29.

THW Create an EU Superstate

Mon, 27 May 2019 19:52:00 GMT

At the beginning of April over 50 members of the society gathered in the Great Hall to send it off for the year and to discuss the issue of Europe and Brexit, the great cloud hanging over our heads. It was a right corker.

Sorry if the audio's a little hazy in places. The Great Hall echoes like hell. And also sorry this is so late. Exams and every got in the way, but it's here now. My last debate as Tech Officer. Wow...

I'll have the AGM up in a day or two and I'll get all mushy and sentimental then. Stay tuned.

THR Internet Pornography

Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:50:00 GMT

Last week 40 Literificans gathered in the Senate room for the penultimate debate of the year. Please enjoy:

"This House Regrets Internet Pornography."

Tune in next week for our final debate on the EU and its policy of "ever-closer union".

THB Cuba has been a Success

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:31:00 GMT

Hello, all! Listen in to the twenty-third debate of our 170th Session - THB Cuba has been a Success!

The Annual Dufferin Best Speaker Competition 2019 - TH Supports No-Platforming

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:06:00 GMT

So, we gathered this last week for the Annual Dufferin Competition - the internal competition where we decide the best speaker of the year! The British Parliamentary style is used, so it's a 4v4 debate, and the speakers are only told the motion 15 minutes in advance. You get to hear it though. Please enjoy:

"This House Supports No Platforming"

Tune in next week for our debate on the success of Cuba.