Debating Matters @DebatingMatters
Probably the toughest debating competition in the world. Taking young people and ideas seriously since 2003. debatingmatters.com UK Joined April 2009-
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🏆Congratulations to Werner-von-Siemens-Gymnasium for becoming the winners of the 10th Anniversary DM Berlin. Well done to everyone who took part in 2025 - it was a fantastic day of debate! 👏
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DM's Coordinator @M0L0VATT welcomes Berlin schools and kicks off DM Berlin 2025 on our 10th Anniversary 🎂 Lots of excitement in the room - it's going to be a good day of debate!🎉
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“Nobody has the right to not be offended." Salman Rushdie Packed out at Berlin @DebatingMatters. Great welcome speech from Sabine Beppler-Spahl (@frei_blick) who says: to debate well, you must embrace free speech spirit of Rushdie.
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Fantastic to be a part of this at HMP Five Wells recently @DebatingMatters @Fox_Claire @M0L0VATT
Fantastic to be a part of this at HMP Five Wells recently @DebatingMatters @Fox_Claire @M0L0VATT
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So happy to have been a part of @DebatingMatters Beyond Bars!
So happy to have been a part of @DebatingMatters Beyond Bars! https://t.co/X5qB5YnALT
🏆Good luck to all the students competing in this year's Debating Matters Berlin championship. 🎂It's a special year for us as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary and we're sure you will rise to the occasion!
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For all the debate about prison overcrowding, rehabilitation seems to have slipped down the political agenda. But as @Fox_Claire and @M0L0VATT describe, @DebatingMatters Beyond Bars is a brilliant vehicle for engaging prisoners as soon-to-be citizens. (link below)
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Am proud to have played a small part in this fantastic initiative engaging those serving sentences in debate on the important issues of our time.
Am proud to have played a small part in this fantastic initiative engaging those serving sentences in debate on the important issues of our time.
🎉Next week we're off to Germany for the 10th Anniversary of Debating Matters Berlin and we can't wait! 🏆 Thank you to all the schools and students who've taken part over the last 10 years - many of whom are now competition judges! 👏
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Just a week before @dianeukc gives her talk in defence of libraries as we knew them. 18.00 on Thursday 12 June @UniOfBuckingham @UoB_Library @james_tooley @AFAF_freespeech @StudentAFAF @DebatingMatters Free, register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-defence-o…
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Check out my essay from the @acadofideas series "Letters on Liberty" academyofideas.org.uk/letters-on-lib…
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This Thurs I'll be at the East Midlands Salon, discussing Why Debating Matters? If you're in & around Derby, please come along! 🎟️eastmidlandssalon.org.uk 🏠Brunswick Inn DE1 2RU 🕖7pm Hopefully see you there! 🍷
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Looking forward to the East Midlands Salon discussion about the importance of debate on 22 May. Speaker, @M0L0VATT national convenor of @DebatingMatters Details and tickets via the link. @acadofideas @DerbyUniAFAF @WRNDerbyshire @promderby2 @DerbyUni eventbrite.com/e/why-debating…
This year, DM came to the @UKHouseofLords of Lords for the third time - and it was an exhilarating day! 🏆 Read about it in our latest news article: debatingmatters.com/debating-matte…
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🏆Congratulations to the Oldham Schools collective (@OldhamHulme & @CHSupdates) on becoming 🎉DM North West Championship 2025! 🎉 They faced some tough competition from @bbcollege @loretocollege @BHSAcademy QEGS & @SaintWilfrids It was a fantastic day of top-notch debate! 👏
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Congratulations to all the prize-winners at DM North West, in particular... 👏'Best Individual' Nancy @loretocollege 👏'Highly Commended' Alfie @loretocollege 👏'Commended' Freya @SaintWilfrids Thanks to Principal Dad for presenting the awards & @tomfenn8 for the photos!
🎉Debating Matters has been busy this term - with much more to come! ✍️Read about our projects ➡️academyofideas.uk/p/debating-mat… 💷And help to support our work ➡️debatingmatters.com/support/ And help keep the spirit of debate alive & well in UK schools
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