Culture
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Every motion 103
Culture
Museums should return artefacts to their countries of origin.
Culture
Cancel culture has gone too far.
Culture
Streaming has ruined music.
Culture
Historical figures should be judged by today's standards.
Culture
Remakes and sequels are killing original storytelling.
Culture
Reading fiction makes you a better person.
Economics
A universal basic income would do more good than harm.
Economics
Billionaires should not exist.
Economics
Inherited wealth should be taxed at 100%.
Economics
Economic growth can continue forever on a finite planet.
Economics
The highest salary should be no more than ten times the lowest.
Economics
Free markets do more for the poor than governments do.
Economics
Rent control does more harm than good.
Education
Universities should be free for everyone.
Education
Standardised testing should be abolished.
Education
Philosophy should be taught in every primary school.
Education
A university degree is no longer worth the cost.
Education
Homework should be abolished.
Education
Learning a trade is wiser than going to university.
Education
Grades do more harm than good.
Environment
Private jets should be banned.
Environment
Fighting climate change is the job of governments, not individuals.
Environment
All fossil fuel advertising should be banned.
Environment
Eating meat should be discouraged by law.
Environment
Rich nations should pay poorer ones to cope with climate change.
Environment
Recycling should be legally compulsory.
Ethics
It is sometimes right to break the law.
Ethics
The wealthy have a moral duty to give most of their fortune away.
Ethics
A life without struggle is not worth living.
Ethics
We owe nothing to future generations.
Ethics
Lying to protect someone's feelings is wrong.
Ethics
People should be allowed to sell their own organs.
Ethics
There is no moral difference between killing and letting die.
Ethics
Loyalty to family should never override the law.
Health
Vaccination should be compulsory.
Health
Sugar should be taxed like tobacco.
Health
People should have the right to choose when their life ends.
Health
Healthcare should never depend on the ability to pay.
Health
All advertising of junk food to children should be banned.
Health
Lifestyle choices should affect a person's place in the queue for treatment.
Law
Prison should rehabilitate, not punish.
Law
Life sentences should be abolished.
Law
Juries should be replaced by trained judges.
Law
The law should treat drug addiction as an illness, not a crime.
Law
Children should be held criminally responsible for serious crimes.
Law
Some speech is too dangerous to be protected.
Media
The press does more to divide society than to inform it.
Media
Public broadcasting should be funded through taxes.
Media
Journalists should be allowed to break the law to expose wrongdoing.
Media
The chase for clicks has destroyed serious journalism.
Media
Public figures have no right to a private life.
Media
News about public health and safety should never be behind a paywall.
Philosophy
Free will is an illusion.
Philosophy
A perfectly happy life requires forgetting the past.
Philosophy
It is better never to have been born.
Philosophy
Knowledge is worth more than happiness.
Philosophy
The ends justify the means.
Philosophy
A perfect copy of you would still be you.
Philosophy
We should value truth over kindness.
Politics
Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.
Politics
The monarchy should be abolished.
Politics
Voting should begin at sixteen.
Politics
National borders should be open to anyone who wants to cross them.
Politics
Term limits should apply to every elected office.
Politics
Politicians should be replaced by citizens chosen by lottery.
Politics
A strong opposition matters more than a strong government.
Science
We should genetically edit human embryos to prevent disease.
Science
Public money is better spent on space exploration than on Earth.
Science
Animal testing for medical research is justified.
Science
Nuclear power should get more public funding than renewable energy.
Science
Scientists should be free to pursue any research, whatever the risk.
Science
We should bring extinct species back to life.
Science
There should be a hard limit on extending the human lifespan.
Society
Voting should be compulsory.
Society
Cities should ban private cars from their centres.
Society
Anonymity online does more harm than good.
Society
A four-day working week should be the standard.
Society
Private schools should be abolished.
Society
Gentrification does more good than harm.
Society
Living in a city beats living in the countryside.
Society
Religion should play no role in public life.
Sport
Money has ruined professional sport.
Sport
Tackling should be banned in youth contact sports.
Sport
Hosting the Olympics is never worth it.
Sport
Esports deserve a place at the Olympic Games.
Sport
Athletes should be allowed to use performance-enhancing drugs.
Sport
Video review has ruined the flow of live sport.
Sport
Competitive sport has no place in schools.
Technology
Social media has done more harm than good.
Technology
Targeted political advertising should be banned.
Technology
Smartphones should be kept out of every classroom.
Technology
We should have the right to be forgotten online.
Technology
People should legally own their personal data.
Technology
Children under sixteen should be banned from social media.
Technology
Self-driving cars should be allowed to make life-and-death decisions.
Technology
We are now too dependent on technology to ever switch it off.
Work
Unpaid internships should be abolished.
Work
Remote work is better for workers than the office.
Work
Employers should have no say over what staff do outside work.
Work
A job should be a right, guaranteed by the state.
Work
Companies should not contact staff outside working hours.
Work
Hard work matters more than talent.
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