Foreword x
Preface xi
Introduction 1
A Philosophy/political theory 9
Anarchism 11
Animal rights 13
Capitalism v. socialism 15
Censorship by the state 17
Civil disobedience 18
Democracy 20
Marxism 22
Pacifism 24
Privatisation 25
Protective legislation v. individual freedom 27
Social contract, existence of the 28
Utilitarianism 30
Welfare state 32
B Constitutional/governance 35
Churches in politics 37
Extremist political parties, banning of 38
Monarchy, abolition of 40
Political candidacy, age of 42
Politicians' outside interests, banning of 44
Proportional representation 45
Referenda, increased use of 47
Social movements: courts v. legislatures 49
State funding of political parties 51
Term limits for politicians 53
Voting age, reduction of 55
Voting, compulsory 57
C International relations 59
Armaments, limitations on conventional 61
Commonwealth, abolition of the 62
Democracy, imposition of 64
Dictators, assassination of 66
European Union, expansion of the 68
Military drones, prohibition of 70
Non-UN-sanctioned military intervention 72
Nuclear weapons, right to possess 73
Private military corporations, banning of 76
Sanctions, use of 78
Terrorism, justifiability of 79
Terrorists, negotiation with 81
United Nations, failure of the 83
United Nations standing army 84
United States of Europe 86
D Economics 89
Bonuses, banning of 91
Child labour can be justified 92
Euro, abolition of the 94
Failing companies, bailing out 95
Fairtrade, we should not support 98
Inheritance tax at 100 per cent 99
Regional trade blocs over global free trade 100
Salary capping, mandatory 102
State pensions, ending provision of 103
E Social, moral and religious 107
Abortion on demand 109
Affirmative action 111
Alcohol, prohibition of 113
Animal experimentation and vivisection, banning of 115
Drugs, legalisation of 117
Euthanasia, legalisation of 119
Gay marriage, legalising of 121
God, existence of 123
Holocaust denial, criminalisation of 125
Homosexuals, ordination of 126
Homosexuals, outing of 129
Immigration, limitation of 130
Mandatory retirement age 132
Marriage 134
National identity cards 136
National service, (re-)introduction of 139
Political correctness 141
Polygamy, legalisation of 143
Population control 144
Pornography 146
Prostitution, legalisation of 149
Right to strike for public sector workers 151
Slavery, reparations for 152
Smacking, remove parents' right to 153
Smoking, banning of 155
Veil, prohibition of the 156
Women fighting on the front line 157
F Culture, education and sport 159
Arts funding by the state, abolition of 161
Beauty contests, banning of 163
Blood sports, abolition of 165
Boxing, banning of 167
Co-education 169
Cultural treasures, returning of 171
Examinations, abolition of 174
Gambling, banning of 176
Indigenous languages, protection of 179
Music lyrics, censorship of 180
Nursery education, free provision of by the state 181
Performance-enhancing drugs in sport 183
Press, state regulation of the 185
Privacy of public figures 187
Private schools 189
Religious teaching in schools 191
School sport, compulsory 193
School uniform 195
Sex education 196
Size zero models, banning of 198
Sport, equalise status of men and women in 200
Sport, regretting the commercialisation of 201
Sports teams punished for the behaviour of fans 203
University education, free for all 204
Violent video games, banning of 206
Zoos, abolition of 208
G Crime and punishment 211
Capital punishment 213
Child curfews 214
Community sentencing 216
International Criminal Court, abolition of the 218
Judges, election of 219
Jury trials, abolition of 221
Mandatory prison sentences 223
Parents, responsibility for the criminal acts of their children 225
Prisoners' right to vote, denial of 226
Prison v. rehabilitation 228
Racial profiling 229
Right to bear arms 231
Sex offenders, chemical castration of 232
Televised trials 233
Terrorist suspects, torture of 235
Zero tolerance 238
H Health, science and technology 241
Cars in city centres, banning of 243
Contraception for under-age girls 245
Cosmetic surgery, banning of 246
DNA database, universal 247
Environmental responsibility, developed world should take more 249
Eugenics: IVF and genetic screening 251
Genetic engineering 253
Global warming, binding emission targets for 255
Nuclear energy 256
Obese children, compulsory attendance at weight-loss camps 258
Organ donation: priority for healthy lifestyle 259
Organs, legal sale of 261
Social networking has improved our lives 263
Space exploration 264
Surrogate mothers, payment of 266
Vegetarianism 267
I United Kingdom issues 271
BBC, privatisation of 273
Disestablishment of the Church of England 274
English Parliament 276
House of Lords, elected v. appointed 277
Police, arming of the 279
Scottish independence 280
Should Britain leave the EU? 281
Written constitution 283
Appendices
Appendix A Style tips for persuasive speaking 287
Appendix B Preparation for debates that are not in this book 288
Appendix C How can I keep speaking for the full time? 290
Appendix D Guidance for the chairperson 291
Appendix E Key vocabulary 292