This House Has No Confidence in Her Majesty's Government  | Cambridge Union

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Robby Mook | Cambridge Union

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Dustin Lance Black on Storytelling | Cambridge Union


Sir Ian McKellen - Opening Speech| Cambridge Union

Kindly sponsored by The Phoenix Partnership (TPP).

It was an honour to welcome Sir Ian McKellen this Michaelmas 2017 to the Cambridge Union. Full video of the event to follow shortly.

A recipient...


Loyle Carner | Cambridge Union

Benjamin Coyle-Larner is an English hip-hop musician who is better known by the name Loyle Carner. The Guardian has described his music as 'confessional hip-hop', using his lyrics to speak...


This House Fears Kim's North Korea More Than Putin's Russia | Cambridge Union


Katherine Grainger | Cambridge Union


Patrick Hermansson | Cambridge Union


Bill Browder | Cambridge Union


This House Believes No Deal is Better Than a Bad Deal | Cambridge Union


A. C. Grayling | Cambridge Union


Joey Barton | Cambridge Union


This House just Wants Your Money | Cambridge Union


This House is Finally Talking Mental Health | Cambridge Union


Diversity in the Arts | Cambridge Union


Union + Women in Tech | Cambridge Union


Ukrainian MP Serhii Leshchenko | Cambridge Union


Adjoa Andoh | Cambridge Union


Decolonisation Panel | Cambridge Union


Professor Stephen Hawking | Cambridge Union


This House Needs New Drugs | Cambridge Union


In memory of Stephen Hawking | Cambridge Union


Jayne-Anne Gadhia | Cambridge Union


This House Believes the Two-State Solution is Dead | Cambridge Union


Hustings Michaelmas 2018 | Cambridge Union


James Blunt - You're Beautiful | Cambridge Union

James Blunt offers a live performance of best-selling hit 'You're Beautiful" live at the historic Cambridge Union.

A unique opportunity to see a live music at The Cambridge Union.

Singer-songwri...


James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover | Cambridge Union

James Blunt offers a live performance of best-selling hit 'Goodbye My Lover" live at the historic Cambridge Union.

Singer-songwriter and former British Army Officer, Blunt's album Back to...


Kai Fu Lee | Cambridge Union


James Blunt | Cambridge Union

James Blunt offers a live performance of best-selling hit 'You're Beautiful" live at the historic Cambridge Union.

Singer-songwriter and former British Army Officer, Blunt's album Back to...


Roger Stone | Cambridge Union


Stop Brexit Panel | Cambridge Union +


James Blunt | Cambridge Union


Bryan Cranston | Cambridge Union

Best known for portraying Walter White in Breaking Bad and Hal in Malcolm in the Middle, Cranston is a multi-award winning actor who has won The Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor...


This House Fears the Mass Adoption of Driverless Cars| Cambridge Union


Union with Scotland Salvageable? | Cambridge Union


Social Media Debate | Cambridge Union


President of Ghana 2017 Address + Q&A | Cambridge Union

In the Michaelmas 2017 term, President Nana Akufo-Addo addressed the Cambridge Union


Lorraine Pascale | Cambridge Union


Robert Peston | Cambridge Union


Cambridge Union Michaelmas 2017 Hustings | Cambridge Union


Munroe Bergdorf | Cambridge Union


Sir Ian McKellen Highlights| Cambridge Union


This House Would Rather Cool Down the Planet than Warm Up the Economy  | Cambridge Union


Sir Ian McKellen | Cambridge Union


This House Has Lost Faith in Faith | Cambridge Union

This event is kindly sponsored by Heffers.

Have we lost faith in faith? Does it have any meaning in the modern world? Can we justify faith in line with the rest of the world's atrocities?...


Student Minds Cambridge Panel | Cambridge Union


Jamie Laing and Ed Williams | Cambridge Union


Comedy Debate: This House is a Joke | Cambridge Union


Panel on Trump: A Year On from US election | Cambridge Union


Dustin Lance Black | Cambridge Union


Panel on Homelessness | Cambridge Union


Chief Rabbi Mirvis | Cambridge Union


Women in Sport Panel | Cambridge Union


Scrap Tuition Fees Debate @ Cambridge Union

This House Would Scrap Tuition Fees - Ayes 40% - Noes 49%


This House Regrets Giving Russia the Cold Shoulder | Cambridge Union

This House Regrets Giving Russia The Cold Shoulder - Ayes 32% - Noes 44%


Dame Diana Rigg | Cambridge Union


Simon Schama | Cambridge Union


Anthony Scaramucci Full Q&A @ Cambridge Union


Will MacAskill | Cambridge Union


Boris Becker | Cambridge Union


Love Island & MIC vs University Challenge Debate! | Cambridge Union

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Win for the Ayes (Side Proposition)
This House Would Rather Be On Reality TV - Ayes 55% - Noes 45%


No Confidence in UK Government Debate | Cambridge Union

This House Has No Confidence in Her Majesty's Government

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The Motion CARRIES, Side Proposition Win
Ayes 45% - Noes 25%- Abstentions 30%...


Burst the Bubble!

Written and directed by Reeta Varpama
based on South Park’s SoDoSoPa
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Narrator: Chris Bradbury
Customer: Becca King
Bartender: Bart Fajer

A huge thanks to...


Join the Debate | Cambridge Union

JOIN NOW at special offer prices at www.cus.org/join
Lifetime, Annual and Access membership available. Open to all Cambridge University, Anglia Ruskin, BPP Law School Cambridge and Judge Business...


Congressman Panel: The First Hundred Days | Cambridge Union


Janice Charette- Canadian High Commissioner | Cambridge Union


This House Has No Confidence in the American Electorate | Cambridge Union


This House Believes Britain Is Not Great | Cambridge Union


Gina Miller | Cambridge Union


This House Prefers A Woman On Top | Cambridge Union


This House Believes Cambridge Is Institutionally Sexist | Cambridge Union

Debate from 2008


Sir Leszek Borysiewicz | Cambridge Union


The Kooks | Cambridge Union


Social Media News Distribution | Cambridge Union

This House Regrets The Rise of Social Media as the Primary Means of News Distribution


Alexander Kramarenko | Cambridge Union


Sigma | Cambridge Union


The House Believes The Establishment Has It Coming | Cambridge Union


This House Believes Right Wing Populism is the Greatest Threat to Democracy | Cambridge Union


This House Fears The Coming of the Immortal Generation | Cambridge Union


Piers Morgan | Cambridge Union

Piers Morgan is currently Editor-at-Large of the US section of MailOnline, the most viewed English newspaper website in the world, and a presenter of breakfast show Good Morning Britain and...


Dr. Vladimir Yakunin | Cambridge Union

Russian Public Figure and Businessman.

Dr. Yakunin entered politics as the first Secretary of the Soviet Diplomatic Mission to the United Nations in 1988. In 2005, he was appointed President...


Artur Mas, Former Catalonian President | Cambridge Union

During his 5-year tenure as President of Catalonia’s Generalitat, Artur Mas i Gavarro successfully navigated the complexities and intricacies of minority government, paving the way for the...


Lent 2018 Hustings | Cambridge Union

Hustings for the 2018 Lent term positions


Katie Hopkins | Cambridge Union

Katie Hopkins, Television Personality and Newspaper Columnist.

After competing in the 2007 series of The Apprentice, Hopkins is now best known as a columnist for The Sun and the Daily Mail,...


Bernie Sanders Q&A | Cambridge Union

Senator Bernie Sanders, American Politician

Senator from Vermont since 2007, Sanders’ campaign for the Democratic Presidential candidacy in 2016 raised more money in small, crowd-funded...


This House Regrets the Outcome of the EU Referendum | Cambridge Union

Following the results of one of the most important political decisions of our lifetime, the Union invites politicians and business people alike to reflect on what ‘Brexit’ means for the...


Michael Franzese | Cambridge Union

Michael Franzese is a former New York mobster and caporegime of the Colombo crime family. He was heavily involved in the gasoline tax rackets in the 1980s, when he was listed by Fortune as...


THB Islam is Compatible with Western Liberalism | Cambridge Union

A difficult, controversial and perhaps unpopular question, the relationship between Islam and so-called ‘Western Values’ has been challenged repeatedly in recent years. In the aftermath...


Lord Howard | Cambridge Union

Lord Howard, Former Leader of the Conservative Party and Home Secretary

A former Cambridge Union President, Lord Howard has held many of the top jobs in the Conservative Party. Having been...


Stephen Fry | Cambridge Union

Fry is an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter and general national treasure, winning over audiences since he first stepped foot onto the stage in Cambridge in the 1970s. Now he’s back...


Jon Snow vs Nick Robinson | THB Westminster is Dead | Cambridge Union

This debate is the result of an anecdote in Nick Robinson's 'Election Notebook' from 2013:
“We are all kept entertained by the splendidly irrepressible Jon Snow... Jon tells us that Westminster...


Simon Gillespie CEO of the British Heart Foundation | Cambridge Union


Hustings for Michaelmas 2017| Cambridge Union


This House Would Lean In | Cambridge Union


THB The Paper would Sell Its Own Soul | Cambridge Union


THW Liberalise Prostitution | Cambridge Union


THB The Government Has Failed Britain's Youth | Cambridge Union


This House Thinks Positive Discrimination can Never Be Positive | Cambridge Union


This House Believes The Government Has Failed Britain's Youth | Cambridge Union


This House Would Ban the Broadcast of Recordings Produced by Terrorists| Cambridge Union


THB The Sky's The Limit | Cambridge Union


THW Open it's Doors to Refugees | Cambridge Union


This House would welcome the End of the American Hegemony | Cambridge Union


Pink Week Panel | Cambridge Union


David Bailey | Cambridge Union


Tim Farron MP | Cambridge Union


Emergency Debate 10 | Cambridge Union


Emergency Debate 9 | Cambridge Union


Emergency Debate 7 | Cambridge Union


Emergency Debate 8 | Cambridge Union


Emergency Debate 5 | Cambridge Union


Emergency Debate 6 | Cambridge Union


Emergency Debate 2 | Cambridge Union


Emergency Debate 3 | Cambridge Union


Emergency Debate 4 | Cambridge Union


Emergency Debate 1 | Cambridge Union


Hustings for Lent 2017 | Cambridge Union


THB The End is Nigh | Cambridge Union


THB That Oxbridge is Overrated | Cambridge Union


THB positive Discrimination Does More Harm than Good | Cambridge Union


THB Free Healthcare is too Expensive | Cambridge Union


SORTEDfood | Cambridge Union


Rt. Hon. John McDonnell | Cambridge Union


Reggie Yates | Cambridge Union


Oliver Stone | Cambridge Union


Mock PMQ's | Cambridge Union


Mark Regev Israeli Ambassador | Cambridge Union


Mark Gatiss & Steven Moffat | Cambridge Union


Manuel Hassassian | Cambridge Union


Leomie Anderson | Cambridge Union


KT Tunstall | Cambridge Union


Judith Kerr OBE  / Debate Motion | Cambridge Union


The Canadian Commisioner | Cambridge Union


Brian Cox | Cambridge Union


This House Fears The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence  | Cambridge Union


Daniel Levin  | Cambridge Union


Ade Adepitan | Cambridge Union


This House has Lost Confidence in Austerity | Cambridge Union

Post-Debate Result: Ayes: 55% Noes: 45%
Pre-Debate Result: Ayes: 60% Noes: 40%
Motion carried despite a 5% swing to the Opposition.

With the Autumn Statement of the new Government looming,...


Rebecca Nicholson | Cambridge Union

Rebecca Nicholson is the current Editor in Chief of VICE UK, overseeing all UK editorial output across Vice.com, the global youth media company and industry leader for producing online video...


George Takei | Cambridge Union

George Takei is an actor, author and activist who is best known for his portrayal of Hikaru Sulu on the original series of Star Trek. A prolific gay rights campaigner, he has served as a spokespers...


Lord Alan Sugar | Cambridge Union

Lord Sugar is a business magnate and media personality. He made his fortune with Amstrad, which transformed the technology industry by bringing computers into people's homes. He is well known...


This House Would Rather Get a Life Than a First | Cambridge Union

It's that time of year again, when we must all sober up, dig out those scrawled lecture notes from Michaelmas, and try and convince ourselves to be productive, all in the name of future success....


Stanley Tucci | Cambridge Union

Stanley Tucci is an American actor, writer, producer and film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe for 'The Lovely Bones' and received...


This House Believes the Labour Party is over and it's time to go home | Cambridge Union

During the 2015 election campaign, Labour was criticised for not having a clear vision for the country. Now under Jeremy Corbyn, its direction has swung rapidly to the left, embracing positions...


Eddie Izzard #standupforeurope | Cambridge Union

On 12th June 2016, Eddie Izzard visited the Cambridge Union as part of his ‘Stand up for Europe’ campaign, in which he planned to visit 31 cities in 31 days, in a bid to get young people...


Ai Weiwei | Cambridge Union

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THB In Political Debate Not Political Correctness | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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Diane von Furstenberg | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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• 21st April 2016.
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THBT The Media's Reporting is Detrimental to Humanitarian Crises Around the World | Cambridge Union

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THBT All You Need Is Love | Cambridge Union

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•11th February 2016.
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THBT We Need To Talk About Mental Health | Cambridge Union

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• 21st January 2016.
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TH Fears the Large-Scale Collection of Personal Data | Cambridge Union

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• 28th January 2016.
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Michael Crick | Cambridge Union

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• 7th March 2016.
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THBT Sexualisation of the Music Industry is Bad for Society | Cambridge Union

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• 25th February 2016.
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Sir Paul Nurse | Cambridge Union

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THBT Taking Recreational Drugs is Worth the Risk | Cambridge Union

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Will Gompertz | Cambridge Union

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• 17th February 2016.
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Luciana Berger | Cambridge Union

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• 20th January 2016.
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THBT The Conservatives Have Been Unfairly Demonised | Cambridge Union

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• 10th March 2016.
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Stephen Merchant | Cambridge Union

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• 26th January 2016.
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Evan Davis | Cambridge Union

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Jeremy Vine | Cambridge Union

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Sir Mark Lyall Grant | Cambridge Union

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Mark Hamill | Cambridge Union

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THBT Sexualisation of the Music Industry is Bad for Society | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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Mark Hamill | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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Evan Davis | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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THBT Sexualisation of the Music Industry is Bad for Society | Trailer | Cambridge Union

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THBT Taking Recreational Drugs is Worth the Risk | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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Sir Mark Lyall Grant | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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THBT All You Need Is Love | Highlights | Cambridge Union

11th February 2016.
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Sir Paul Nurse | Highlights | Cambridge Union

10th February 2016.
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Sir Paul Nurse...


Sir Paul Nurse | Trailer | Cambridge Union

Wednesday 10th February 2016.
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THW Have No Diplomatic Relations With Iran | Trailer | Cambridge Union

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Jeremy Vine | Highlights | Cambridge Union

1st February 2016.
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TH Fears the Large-Scale Collection of Personal Data | Highlights | Cambridge Union

28th January 2016.
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The debate about government surveillance of its own citizens has been...


Luciana Berger | Highlights | Cambridge Union

20th January 2016.
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Luciana Berger is a British politician who has been the Labour MP...


Stephen Merchant | Highlights | Cambridge Union

26th January 2016.
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Stephen Merchant is an actor and comedian, best known for his collaboratio...


THBT We Need To Talk About Mental Health | Highlights | Cambridge Union

21st January 2016.
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After many terms of trying to arrange a debate about mental health,...


This House Believes the Traditional UK University has No Future | Cambridge Union

To represent the developing of an even closer bond between the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge Union, the Union will host a special debate on the future of UK Universities, celebrating...


This House Happily Exists Up its Own Arse | Cambridge Union

As we reach the mid-point of the term, and our Bicentenary year draws to a close, the House engages in some light-hearted self-analysis to settle the most pressing issue of our 200-year history,...


This House Would Design Its Own Baby | Cambridge Union

With scientific progress outstripping the pace of ethical discussion, the Union asks whether it would be prepared for a future where it could design its own child. Genetic screening, sex-selection,...


This House Believes the American Dream is Colour-Blind | Cambridge Union

As Barack Obama's second term draws to a close, examples of racial tensions and inequalities within the US, unfortunately, continue to reach our ears. As part of our bicentenary celebrations,...


THB Tabloid Journalism is Bad for Britain | The Presidential Debate | Cambridge Union

In the final debate of term, the outgoing President of the Union will take to the floor to question the place of the tabloid press within British journalism and culture, asking whether or not...


This House has Lost Confidence in Her Majesty's Police Force | Cambridge Union

With riots on the streets on London, the bribing of officers by the media, the erosion of civil liberties, and the shooting of unarmed black teenagers - the Union questions its confidence in...


This House Welcomes China as a Global Superpower | Cambridge Union

The largest exporter in the world and a dominant force in international trade, China is quickly becoming one of the leading superpowers in the world. The Union takes this opportunity to discuss...


This House Regrets the Rise of Taylor Swift | Emergency Debate | Cambridge Union

Emergency Debate


John Bercow | Cambridge Union

John Bercow has been the Speaker of the House of Commons since 2009 and was re-elected this year.

Prior to his election, he was a member of the Conservative Party and has been a MP since...


Varsity Debate | This House Welcomes Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Opposition | Cambridge Union

After the political furore of the summer, with the most unlikely candidate for the job being elected leader of the Labour Party, debaters from the Cambridge and Oxford Unions ask whether we...


George Galloway | Cambridge Union

George Galloway is a British politician, broadcaster and writer.

Between 2012 and 2015, he was the Respect Party MP for Bradford West after previously serving as an MP for 23 years for both...


AC Grayling | Culture and Anarchy Revisited | Cambridge Union

A.C. Grayling is a British philosopher associated in Britain with the new atheism movement. As well as founding and serving as Master of the New College of the Humanities, A.C Grayling serves...


Vivienne Westwood | Cambridge Union

Dame Vivienne Westwood is a British designer celebrated for shaping the punk and new-wave fashions of the 1970s, inspired by bikers, fetishists and prostitutes. Among her trademarks is the...


Hoda Al-Helaissi | Cambridge Union

Hoda Al-Helaissi is one of only 30 women on the Shura Council, an oversight and advisory body to the Saudi government, chosen by the king. She is one of the most senior women in Saudi politics...


Shami Chakrabarti | Cambridge Union

Shami Chakrabarti has been director of Liberty, a British civil liberties advocacy group, since 2003 and Chancellor of the University of Essex since 2014.

Having studied Law at the London...


Yanis Varoufakis | Negotiating at the Brink | Cambridge Union

A Cambridge Union event in collaboration with the Marshall Society and the CU Strategic Analysis Group.

Yanis Varoufakis is the former Greek Finance Minister whose resignation was widely...


Manuel Hassassian | Palestinian Delegate to the UK | Cambridge Union

Professor Manuel Hassassian has been the Palestinian Authority’s Delegate to the United Kingdom since 2005.

Having obtained a PhD from the University of Cincinnati Professor Hassassian...


Jerry Springer | Liberalism and the US Presidential Election | Cambridge Union

Jerry Springer is an English-born American television presenter and politician.

He is known as host of 'The Jerry Springer Show', which celebrates its 25th anniversary next year. He is former...


Christiane Amanpour | Cambridge Union

Christiane Amanpour is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. She is the Chief International Correspondent for CNN and a Global Affairs Anchor for ABC News. Recognised as one of...


Julian Assange | Cambridge Union

Julian Assange is an Australian computer programmer, published and journalist. In 2006, he co-founded Wikileaks and remains its Editor-in-Chief today.

Assange first achieved prominence when...


Krishnan Guru Murthy | Cambridge Union

Krishnan Guru-Murthy is an English television presenter.

As the Presenter of the Channel 4 News and the foreign affairs documentary 'Unreported World', He has reported on some of the world’s...


Brian Blessed | Cambridge Union

Brian Blessed is an English actor as well known for his voiceovers as for his charismatic performances in a massive body of work that includes 'Flash Gordon', 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'...


BBC 100 Women | Cambridge Union and the BBC

The Cambridge Union is delighted to collaborate with the BBC for their 2015 100 Women Campaign.

Please join us to discuss the challenges that continue to face women of colour in Cambridge,...


Lord Neuberger | President of the Supreme Court | Cambridge Union

The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury is the current President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford with a degree in chemistry before being called...


Emily Maitlis | Cambridge Union

Emily Maitlis has worked for the BBC since 2001. She is currently found on Newsnight as one of its main presenters, as well as taking shifts on the BBC News Channel. Maitlis previously worked...


Josh Radnor | Cambridge Union

Josh Radnor is probably best known as Ted Mosby on the long running sitcom 'How I Met Your Mother'. He has also done critically acclaimed work behind the camera; writing, directing and starring...


Julian Assange | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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Julian Assange is an Australian computer programmer, published and journalist. In 2006, he co-founded Wikileaks and remains...


Christiane Amanpour | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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Christiane Amanpour is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. She is the Chief International Correspondent for CNN...


Jerry Springer | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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Jerry Springer is an English-born American television presenter and politician.

He is known as host of 'The Jerry Springer...


Professor Manuel Hassassian | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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Professor Manuel Hassassian has been the Palestinian Authority’s Delegate to the United Kingdom since 2005.

Having obtained...


This House Believes the American Dream is Colour-Blind | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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Baldwin/Buckley Anniversary Debate

As Barack Obama's second term draws to a close, examples of racial tensions and inequalities...


George Galloway | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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George Galloway is a British politician, broadcaster and writer.

Between 2012 and 2015, he was the Respect Party MP for Bradford...


Heather Mills | Highlights | Cambridge Union

Heather Mills is an English entrepreneur, activist and media personality. An animal rights activist, she is also patron of Viva! (Vegetarians’ International Voice for Animals) and the Vegetarian...


Yanis Varoufakis | Highlights | Cambridge Union

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Yanis Varoufakis is the former Greek Finance Minister whose resignation was widely touted as a condition to securing further...


Vivienne Westwood | Highlights | Cambridge Union

Dame Vivienne Westwood is a British designer celebrated for shaping the punk and new-wave fashions of the 1970s, inspired by bikers, fetishists and prostitutes. Among her trademarks is the...


This House Welcomes China as a Global Superpower | Highlights | Cambridge Union

The largest exporter in the world and a dominant force in international trade, China is quickly becoming one of the leading superpowers in the world. The Union takes this opportunity to discuss...


John Bercow | Highlights | Cambridge Union

John Bercow has been the Speaker of the House of Commons since 2009 and was re-elected this year.

Prior to his election, he was a member of the Conservative Party and has been a MP since...


Varsity Debate | Highlights | This House Welcomes Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Opposition

After the political furore of the summer, with the most unlikely candidate for the job being elected leader of the Labour Party, debaters from the Cambridge and Oxford Unions ask whether we...


Josh Radnor | Highlights | Cambridge Union


This House Believes the European Project Has Been a Failure | Bicentenary Debate | Cambridge Union

The 2015 programme with culminate with this historic event, where we will be holding a full Union debate outside of Cambridge to enable greater access for non-resident members. Following the...


This House Believes Oxbridge is a Finishing School for the Privileged | Highlights | Cambridge Union

For the first debate of the new academic year, the Union looks inwardly at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, asking whether they are still the reserve of a socio-economic elite, or...


Emily Maitlis | Highlights | Cambridge Union


Jeremy Corbyn | Regretting US Dominance | The Cambridge Union


Andy Burnham | New Labour Didn't Ruin Britain | The Cambridge Union

For the full debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3HXNgsl8Yo


Quantum Computing won't make a Difference in our Lifetime | The Cambridge Union

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Sir Ian McKellen | The Strangers | The Cambridge Union

Sir Ian McKellen CBE is an Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning actor. He is known for his outstanding contributions to theatre and film, for which he was knighted in 1991.

HOn stage...


Russell Brand | Audience Engagement | The Cambridge Union

Russell Brand at the Cambridge Union, in conversation with Leo Kirby, Lent 2014 Speakers' Officer.

Maverick actor, comedian, author and burgeoning political activist, Russell Brand is a cultural...


Elizabeth McGovern | The Cambridge Union

Elizabeth McGovern is an American film, television, and theatre actress, and musician. Probably known best as Cora, Countess of Grantham, in Downton Abbey, Elizabeth was also Academy Award...


Mark Watson | The Cambridge Union

Mark Watson is an English comedian and novelist.

Watson has appeared regularly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, winning the first ever Panel Prize at the if.comeddies in 2006 and being nominated...


Hustings: Candidates for Lent 2016

On June 15th, polls will open to elect officers to the Lent 2016 Standing Committee.

The 5 elected officers are responsible for the general direction and governance of the Union, both during...


Jon Snow | 50 Shades of Grey | The Cambridge Union


The Bicentenary Debate: This House Isn't What it Used to Be

As the Union welcomes back 250 former Presidents and Officers to celebrate its Bicentenary, we welcome some of the finest former Presidents in the Union’s existence to debate the highs and...


Stephen Sondheim | Interactive Q and A | The Cambridge Union

Stephen Sondheim is one of the world's most celebrate composers and lyricists. He wrote the lyrics for West Side Story, and has since composed Sweeney Todd, Company, A Little Night Music and...


Germaine Greer | The Cambridge Union

Germaine Greer is an Australian theorist, academic and journalist. She is regarded as having been one of the major feminist voices of the mid-20th century, and her ideas and views on women's...


Buzz Aldrin | The Cambridge Union

Buzz Aldrin is an American engineer and former astronaut, and the second person to walk on the Moon. He was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. He...


Theo Paphitis | The Cambridge Union

Theo Paphitis is a British retail magnate of Greek Cypriot origin. He is best known for his appearances on the BBC business programme Dragons' Den and as former chairman of Millwall Football...


Russell Kane | The Cambridge Union

Russell Kane is an English writer, comedian, and actor. He was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, winning the main prize in August 2010. He has presented...


Moazzamm Begg | The Cambridge Union

Moazzam Begg is an ex-Guantanamo prisoner and is presently a Spokesperson for CAGE, an organisation which campaigns for the rights of those unjustly held in the War of Terror. Begg was arrested...


Lord Hope | The Cambridge Union Society

Lord Hope of Craighead is a retired Scottish judge who served as the first Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge, in 1962...


Jon Snow | The Cambridge Union

Jon Snow is an English journalist and presenter, currently employed by ITN. He is best known as the longest-running presenter of Channel 4 News.

Snow declined an OBE because he believes working...


John Cooper Clarke | The Cambridge Union

John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet". He released several albums in the...


Eva Clarke | The Cambridge Union

Eva Clarke was born in Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Austria, in April 1945. She and her mother are the only Holocaust survivors of their family, 15 members of whom were killed in Auschwitz....


Emily Brothers | The Cambridge Union

Emily Brothers is the Labour candidate for the Sutton and Cheam constituency in the forthcoming election. She is the first blind, transgender Labour candidate, and has represented her constituency...


Cedric Villani | The Cambridge Union

Cedric Villani is a prominent French mathematician who is known for his work on the theory of partial differential equations related to statistics mechanics. In 2010 he was awarded the Fields...


Bonnie Tyler | The Cambridge Union

Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer. Born in Skewen, she spent seven years performing in pubs and clubs around South Wales before being signed to RCA Records in 1975. Tyler is known for her distinctive...


Bill Oddie | The Cambridge Union

Bill Oddie is an author, broadcaster and comedian. He studied English Literature at Pembroke College, Cambridge and was a member of the Footlights. His comedy career on the BBC included the...


This House Would Reclaim the Word Slut

Emergency debates precede main debates, and are a chance for students to debate either light-hearted matters or matters relevant to Cambridge or the weeks news.


This House Would Publish the Charlie Hebdo Cartoons


This House Would Legalise Duelling to the Death


This House Would Ban Drinking Societies


This House Would Give Up and Go Home


This House Suppports 'Whose University?'


Stephen Fry | Wedding Cake | The Cambridge Union

On January 29th 2015, Stephen Fry returned to the Union to oppose the motion, 'This House Would Disestablish the Church of England'.

At the end of the debate, the President of the Union had...


This House Supports the Government's Cuts to Legal Aid | The Cambridge Union

Across the past two years, Legal Aid has seen huge funding cuts. In the final debate of Lebt 2015; the Union asked whether the changes are an assault on access to justice, or a necessary limit...


This House Believes Space Exploration is Worth the Cost | The Cambridge Union

As the global political community continues to tighten its economic belt, scientists and charity experts alike came together to place the necessity of space exploration in the context of other...


This House Believes Israel is a Rogue State | The Cambridge Union

RESULT: Ayes 51%, Noes 19%, Abstentions 30%. Representing a 7% swing to the proposition from the pre-debate vote to the post-debate vote.

The Israel/Palestine crisis has existed since Israel’s...


This House Would Welcome the Return of a Labour Government | The Cambridge Union

As we entered an election year, the Union asked whether the Labour Party deserves to be returned a majority in Parliament.

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PROPOSITION
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David Lammy is...


This House is Overworked and Undersexed (Comedy Debate) | The Cambridge Union

**We apologise for technical errors that resulted in the loss of the start of this debate**

As Valentine’s Day approached, the Union welcomed current-Oxbridge comics, professional comedians...


This House Would Legalise the Sex Industry | The Cambridge Union

The sex industry has split feminism and politics alike, with successive governments failing to legislate on it fully either way. The Union asked whether it is time to legalize an often forgotten...


This House Would Bring Back Grammar Schools | The Cambridge Union

With the Government’s program of education reform well underway, the Union questions the continued existence of grammar schools in the United Kingdom, and whether they should not just be...


This House Would Disestablish the Church of England | The Cambridge Union

The Union tackled one of the pressing constitutional issues of our generation by asking whether coming decisions on the future of the UK’s political structure should also remove the Church...


This House Believes Capitalism has Failed the Third World | The Cambridge Union

With the continued and increasing investment in developing regions around the world, the Union asked whether the global business community has exploited those in long-term need in pursuit of...


General Election Hustings 2015: Candidates for Cambridge

As the General Election draws closer, the Union and Cam FM welcome the 5 major contenders for the Cambridge Parliamentary seat to battle it out in a Question Time-style event.

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This House Believes that World War One has been Unnecessarily Glorified | The Cambridge Union

The legacy of the First World War has played a huge part in Britain’s national life and identity for almost one hundred years especially through Remembrance. Tonight we debate whether that...


This House Would Swipe Right | The Cambridge Union

The Cambridge Footlights take on the Oxford Revue in this legendary battle to settle the ultimate Tinder question, should you swipe right? The Footlights came out on top last time, will they...


This House Believes Putin is a Serious Threat to Global Stability | The Cambridge Union

Vladimir Putin has now led Russia into wars in Chechnya, Georgia and most recently Ukraine since coming to power. Given the ongoing standoff between the Ukrainian Government and pro-Russian...


This House Believes that Western Feminism has Failed the Developing World | The Cambridge Union

Historically feminism has been dominated by privileged women - we ask whether the movement has failed and is failing those most in need of aid.

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This House Believes that Scientists Should Run the Country | The Cambridge Union

In spite of its reputation as a powerhouse of invention and academia, Britain is a country with only a single scientist in Parliament. In the final debate of term, we ask whether politicians...


This House Believes that Austerity Works | The Cambridge Union

After four years of sustained spending cuts under the coalition government, many believe that austerity is failing to resolve the financial crash, and perhaps even exacerbating its effects....


This House Supports the Right to be Forgotten | The Cambridge Union

This debate was kindle sponsored by Mendeley.

Following a ruling in support of a right to be forgotten earlier this year, we explore the interactions between the rights to privacy and to...


This House Believes There is No Place for Pro-Life at Uni | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union


This House Would Choose to Trick Over Treat | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union


This House Fears the Day After Tomorrow | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union


This House Would Blow Up Parliament | Emergency Debate | Cambridge Union


This House Believes It's Just a Shirt | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union


Jasvinder Sanghera | The Cambridge Union

Listed as one of the Guardian's 100 Most Inspirational Women, and 2007 Woman of the Year winner Jasvinder Sanghera joined us to discuss her activism against forced marriages and honour based...


Ed Byrne | The Cambridge Union

Ed Byrne is a stand up, actor and voice over artist.

He is one of Ireland's most versatile comedians. His success is not just demonstrated by his six sell out shows at the Edinburgh fringe,...


Dr Aubrey de Grey | The Cambridge Union

Dr de Grey believes that the first person to live to a thousand has already been born.

He is the controversial self-described crusader against ageing and world-leading gerontologist. He is...


Alec Baldwin | The Cambridge Union

Alec Baldwin is a comedian, film producer and award winning actor.

Highlights of his career include Beetlejuice (1988), The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006). He has won two Emmy Awards,...


Christopher Le Brun | The Cambridge Union

Christopher Le Brun is a British painter, sculptor and printmaker and President of the Royal Academy of Arts, having been elected in 2011.

He trained at the Slade and Chelsea Schools of Art...


Geordie Shore | The Cambridge Union

Join Gaz, Vicky and James for a unique insight into the lives of reality TV stars. Geordie Shore is one of the most popular reality TV shows in the UK, with over one million viewers.

It's...


Dominic West | The Cambridge Union

Dominic West is a British actor best known for playing Detective Jimmy McNulty in 'The Wire'.

West won the award for Leading Actor at the 2012 British Academy Television Awards for his role...


Baroness D'Souza | The Cambridge Union

Baroness D'Souza is the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords.

She is an expert in human rights and development work, and has done significant work on emergency aid and the alleviation of famine....


Michael Crick | The Cambridge Union

Michael Crick is the political correspondent for Channel 4 News and one of the country’s most important journalists. He was a founding member of the Channel 4 News Team when the programme...


Roy Hodgson | The Cambridge Union

Roy Hodgson has been England manager since May 2012.

He has a stellar track record managing 16 separate teams in 8 countries, including Inter Milan and Liverpool. He brought great success...


Chairman Mike Rogers | The Cambridge Union

Chairman Rogers is one of a handful of people at the forefront of US national security.

As Chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence he oversees the House's primary panel...


Sir Alan Ward | The Cambridge Union

"To die or not to die?"

Sir Alan Ward is no stranger to anyone interested in law, ethics and philosophy.

He was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal on 13th February 1995 and is famous for...


His Holiness Radhanath Swami | The Cambridge Union

Title of talk: Influence without Affluence

Radhanath Swami is a globally renowned author, speaker and philanthropist. His philanthropic work includes managing hospitals, mobile clinics and...


Martin Wolf | The Cambridge Union

Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times and widely considered the world’s most influential writer on economics.

He has been a forum fellow at the annual meeting...


Robert Downey Jr.  | The Cambridge Union

Robert Downey Jr. is currently the highest paid actor in Hollywood, starring in multiple box-office hits such Iron Man, the Avengers and Sherlock Holmes.

Downey is currently in the UK promoting...


This House Believes Oxbridge is a Force for Good | The Cambridge Union

As the perennial debate in the media rages on over Oxbridge’s reputation for elitism and social regressivism, we ask our incoming freshers the question: can Cambridge and Oxford ever be a...


Hustings: Candidates for Easter 2015

Hustings for candidates wishing to be elected for Easter 2015.

The election was on Friday, 28th November 2014. Polls were open between 9am and 6pm, and voting took place online at www.cus.org/ele...


This House Believes UKIP has been Good for British Politics | The Cambridge Union

**Due to national press interest, this debate has been uploaded early. The full Michaelmas 2014 program will be uploaded in mid December**

In the Chair: Tim Squirrell, President of the Union...


Welcome to the Cambridge Union (2014-2015)

Whether you're a Fresher, Post-Grad or a member of staff at Cambridge, the Union offers a unique chance to make the most out of your Cambridge experience. For two hundred years, we have been...


Hustings: Presidential Candidates for Lent 2015

Presidential Hustings for Lent Term 2015, recorded Wednesday 11th June 2014.


This House Believes That Scotland Should Be An Independent Country | The Cambridge Union

In the Chair: Michael Dunn Goekjian, President (Easter 2014)

As the Scottish Independence referendum approaches, we pass our own verdict. Tonight we debate and explore the arguments surrounding...


This House Would Rather Get A Life Than A First | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Emergency Debate: This House Would Rather Get A Life Than A First

In the Chair: Tim Squirrell, President-Elect

Proposition:
Lucy Wark (Trinity)
Donald Bogle (Fitzwilliam)

Opposition:
Daniel...


This House Would Walk On The Grass | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Emergency Debate: This House Would Walk On The Grass

In the Chair: Christof Epaminondas, Speakers Officer Elect

Proposition:
Baskaran Sripathmanathan (Trinity)
Oliver Mosley (St John's)
...


This House Regrets Going To Cambridge | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Emergency Debate: This House Regrets Going To Cambridge

In the Chair: Tim Squirrell, President-Elect

Proposition:
Charlie Palmer (Trinity)
Mick Adams (Queens')

Opposition:
Patrick Brooks...


Sylvester McCoy | The Cambridge Union

Sylvester McCoy in conversation with Ted Loveday (Speakers Officer Easter 2014), Sunday 4th May 2014.

Sylvester is an actor perhaps best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor,...


Katie Hopkins | The Cambridge Union

Katie Hopkins in conversation with Katherine Reggler (Head of Event Management Easter 2014), Wednesday 14th May 2014.

Katie Hopkins is a tabloid newspaper columnist, TV personality and MEP...


David Nicholls | The Cambridge Union

David Nicholls in conversation with Ted Loveday (Speakers Officer Easter 2014), Monday 12th May 2014.

David is the author of the international bestseller One Day, named Galaxy Book of the...


This House Believes That Money Has Ruined Sport | The Cambridge Union

In the Chair: Michael Dunn Goekjian, President (Easter 2014)

As clubs, leagues and players get ever-richer, we delve into the heated debate on money in sport. Tonight we explore whether large...


This House Believes That The Catholic Church Is A Force For Good | The Cambridge Union

In the Chair: Michael Dunn Goekjian, President (Easter 2014)

Just over a year into Pope Francis' tenure, we examine the impact the world's largest organisation has on people. Tonight we explore...


Ha-Joon Chang | The Cambridge Union

Ha-Joon Chang at the Cambridge Union Society, speaking on 'Economics, but not as you know it'.

Ha-Joon was ranked by Prospect Magazine as one of the top World Thinkers in 2013 and has worked...


Hustings: Elected Officers for Michaelmas 2014


This House Believes That Tabloid Journalism is Toxic | The Cambridge Union

In the Chair: Imogen Schon, President (Lent 2014)

The Leveson Inquiry and the Daily Mail's comments about Ralph Miliband are the latest in a long series of controversies revolving around the...


Frank Turner | The Cambridge Union

Frank Turner in conversation with Tim Squirrell (Executive Officer, Lent 2014).

An English folk/punk singer and songwriter, Frank Turner was initially the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million...


This House Would Watch Porn | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Emergency Debate: This House Would Watch Porn


Antony Beevor | The Cambridge Union

Anthony Beevor speaking at the Cambridge Union Society.

As a historian, Antony received widespread praise for his vivid, compelling style and his treatment of the ordinary lives of combatants...


This House Would Send Its Children to Private School | The Cambridge Union

In the Chair: Imogen Schon, President (Lent 2014)

With widening differences between the rich and poor, would sending your children to private school entrench their privilege? Do you have a...


This House Believes Hollande Has A Right to Privacy | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Full Debate Motion:
This House Believes that Francois Hollande Has The Right to Keep What He Chooses to Do on the Back of a Motorbike Private

The House divided in opposition to the motion....


Sir Nicholas Hytner | The Cambridge Union

Sir Nicholas Hytner, Director of the National Theatre, in conversation with Imogen Schon, President of the Cambridge Union (Lent 2014).

Sir Nicholas Hytner has been Director of the National...


This House Would Legalise 'Assisted Dying' | The Cambridge Union

In the Chair: Imogen Schon, President (Lent 2014)

Lord Falconer's Assisted Dying Bill, currently making its way through the British Houses of Parliament, would allow mentally capable adults...


A.C. Grayling | The Cambridge Union

A.C. Grayling speaking at the Cambridge Union.

Professor A.C. Grayling is a prominent philosopher and proponent of New Atheism. Master of the New College of the Humanities, and Vice President...


This House Would Ban Politicians From Social Media Accounts | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Emergency Debate: This House Would Ban Politicians From Having Social Media Accounts

Proposition:
Ashish Kaman (Pembroke College)
Ben Adams (Wolfson College)

Opposition:
Thomas Simpson (Gonville...


Russell Brand | The Cambridge Union

Russell Brand at the Cambridge Union, in conversation with Leo Kirby, Lent 2014 Speakers' Officer.

Maverick actor, comedian, author and burgeoning political activist, Russell Brand is a cultural...


This House Would Bow to Baby George | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union


This House Believes Single Sex Colleges Have Had Their Day | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

In the Chair: Imogen Schon, President-Elect (Michaelmas 2013)

Proposition:
Amy Gregg
Ryan Frost

Opposition:
Christina Sweeney-Baird
Siena Carver

The House Divided in Abstention of the Motion


This House Regrets the Rise of New Atheism | The Cambridge Union

In the Chair: Joanna Mobed, President (Michaelmas 2013)

Proposition:
Peter Hitchens
Prof. Tariq Ramadan
Anne Atkins

Opposition:
Tom Chivers
Prof. Hugh Mellor
Lord Desai

The House Divided:...


Jesse Jackson at the Cambridge Union

Rev. Jesse Jackson speaking at the Cambridge Union.

American Civil Rights Activist, Baptist Minister, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and friend of Martin Luther King Jr, Rev....


Michael Frayn | The Cambridge Union

Playwright and novelist, Michael Frayn at the Cambridge Union, in conversation with Oliver Jackson, Michaelmas 2013 Speakers' Officer.

Having studied at Cambridge before working as a reporter...


Matthew Barzun | The Cambridge Union

US Ambassador to the UK, Matthew Barzun, speaking at the Cambridge Union.

Chosen by Obama to replace the outgoing Ambassador Louis Susman, Ambassador Barzun will be speaking on the topics...


Tim Vine | The Cambridge Union

The renowned stand-up comedian and master of the one-liner Tim Vine at the Cambridge Union, in conversation with Alon Margolin, Michaelmas 2013 Executive Officer.

A true legend of the stand-up...


Reginald D Hunter | The Cambridge Union

Reginald D Hunter at the Cambridge Union, in conversation with Oliver Jackson, Michaelmas 2013 Speakers' Officer.

The man, the legend, the comedian Reginald D Hunter will be speaking at the...


Lady Justice Arden | The Cambridge Union

High Court Judge, Lady Justice Arden speaking at the Cambridge Union.

Named one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the UK for 2013 she was the first woman assigned to the Chancery Division...


This House Believes Cambridge Should Be Independent | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Emergency Debate: This House Would Make Cambridge An Independent Country

In the Chair: Jiameng Gao, Treasurer-Elect

Proposition:
Omri Faraggi
Eylon Aslan-Levy

Opposition:
Reece Edmends
James...


Jesse Jackson | I Am Somebody | The Cambridge Union

A short clip from the end of Jesse Jackson's speech at The Cambridge Union Society on 02/12/13.

The full speech will uploaded soon.


Hustings: Presidential Candidates for Easter 2014

Vote online at www.cus.org or in person at the union from 9am-6pm on Friday 29th November.

The 4 presidential candidates in the video speak in the following order:
Will Thong
Michael Dunn...


This House Believes that Institutional Intrusion into our Privacy has Gone too Far

Following a torrent of revelations detailing governmental and corporate surveillance of ordinary citizens, we discuss the effects of institutional data collection on personal privacy.

In the...


Baroness Hale | The Cambridge Union

Baroness Hale of Richmond is a British legal academic, barrister and Deputy President of the Supreme Court. She was educated at Girton College, Cambridge and Gray's Inn and was the first woman...


Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha | The Cambridge Union

Simeon II became Tsar of Bulgaria in August 1943 at the age of six. Three years later the Bulgarian Royal family was exiled from the country and the monarchy was abolished. In 2001 he formed...


Professor Jim Al-Khalili | Q and A | The Cambridge Union

Professor Jim Al-Khalili Question & Answer Session at The Cambridge Union Society.


This House Would Ban All Forms of Animal Testing | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Emergency debate from 17/10/2013.


'Christian values have hijacked human values' - Professor Jim Al Khalili

Professor Jim Al Khalili at The Cambridge Union Society answers a question from a member of the audience.


Professor Jim Al Khalili is asked: 'Do you question your Atheism?'

Explaining by means of an air-crash scenario he states that his convictions are sound.


Peter Hitchens & Lord Desai | New Atheism Post-Debate Clash | Cambridge Union

'This House Regrets the Rise of New Atheism' at the Cambridge Union.

New Atheism increasingly propagates the notion that religion is a force to be combated. We discuss the moral impact that...


The Art of Debate | The Cambridge Union

We present to you a "Best Bits" collection of some of the recent debates held at The Cambridge Union Society.

All of the clips featured in this video are selected highlights from full-length...


Stephen Fry's English Delight at the Cambridge Union Society

Audio clip from Fry's English Delight - Episode 1 Series 6
With thank to Radio 4 and Testbed Productions

https://www.cus.org/join

Fry's English Delight explores the relevance of debate in...


Has the American Dream Been Achieved at the Expense of the American Negro

With thanks to the University of California, Berkeley Library

February 18th, 1965

James Baldwin debated against William Buckley in a historical debate at the Cambridge Union on the motion...


This House Believes the Two State Solution is the Only Solution  | The Cambridge Union

The Israel-Palestine Question: This House Believes the Two State Solution is the Only Solution

Prop:
Alan Johnson
Alan Mendoza
Joel Fenster

Opp:
Dimi Reider
Caroline Rooney
Baroness Tonge...


Lisa Kudrow | The Cambridge Union

Lisa Kudrow is a globally loved, Emmy Award winning actress, comedienne and producer. She gained worldwide popularity for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom Friends....


Lisa Kudrow sings Smelly Cat to the Cambridge Union Society

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Full Interview: http://youtu.be/SJezOwWMwB0

Starred as Phoebe in the popular show F.R.I.E.N.D.S., Lisa Kudrow sings Smelly Cat


This House Believes that Classical Music is Irrelevant to Today's Youth | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 12/04/2011

Debate: This House Believes that Classical Music is Irrelevant to Today's Youth.

PROPOSITION:

Joe Bates

Kissy Sell Out

Greg Sandow

Professor Lord Eatwell

...


Hustings: Presidential Candidates for Lent 2014

N.B.: This video is produced and uploaded by the current Head of Audiovisual, without any editing apart from the removal of footage when audiences were brought into the Main Chamber, following...


Bradley Whitford | The Cambridge Union

Bradley Whitford is an Emmy Award-winning American television and film actor.

He is perhaps best known for his role as White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Josh Lyman, in The West Wing.

He...


This House Believes a Society of Giving is Impossible | The Cambridge Union

Why should we give? Is it possible to make giving the focus of our society? Or is it nothing more than an idealistic dream?

JIMMY WALES - Co-founder of Wikipedia. In 2007 he was chosen by...


John Boyne | The Cambridge Union

John Boyne, author of the BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS is an immensely popular, awardwinning novelist. Out of his many published novels, his most famous is the widely praised The Boy in Striped...


Sir Jackie Stewart | The Cambridge Union

Known as 'the Flying Scot', Sir Jackie Stewart is considered one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time.

Having won three World Championships in 1969, 1971 and 1973, he made a lasting...


This House Believes the Modern Welfare State is Unsustainable | The Cambridge Union

Considering the bleak state of the UK's finances, we ask if there really a place for the current Welfare system in such an economic environment.

This question has been brought into focus after...


This House Believes the Commercial Establishment is Killing Creativity on Our Screens

Has the commercial industry stretched its hand too far into the Entertainment Industry, thereby stifling our Creativity?

Has Hollywood created an environment in which the direction of film...


Peter Singer | The Cambridge Union

Named by Times magazine as 'one of the 100 most influential people in the world', Singer has caused controversy and change with his radical thinking on topics including animal liberation, euthanasi...


This House Believes it is Western Hypocrisy to Condemn Iran's Nuclear Aspirations

Is the West right to oppose Iran's efforts, or as a group of nuclear-weapon states, are we being hypocritical?

Proposition:
00:49 Bill Callaghan -- Bill has 23 years of service as a Sergeant...


This House Believes New Labour Ruined Britain | The Cambridge Union

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Proposition:
5:55 BEN HARRIS-QUINEY - Ben Harris-Quinney is the current Chairman of the Bow Group, a leading...


Pamela Anderson | The Cambridge Union

Follow the Cambridge Union Society on twitter:
https://twitter.com/cambridgeunion

Pamela Anderson is a Canadian model and actress. Best known for her role on the iconic television show Baywatch,...


Hustings: Presidential Candidates for Michaelmas 2013

Vote in the Union office or at: https://www.cus.org/


This House Regret The Consequences of U.S. Dominance | The Cambridge Union

Follow the Cambridge Union Society on twitter:
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Proposition:
1:20 Seumas Milne - Seumas Milne is a columinst and Associate Editor at The Guardian. He has...


Fabio Capello | The Cambridge Union

Fabio Capello was manager of the England football team until February of last year. His four years in the job saw him lead England to the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup, where they were...


This House Believes Too Much Trust Is Placed In Science | The Cambridge Union

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PROPOSITION:
01:36 Prof. Alister McGrath - Professor McGrath lectures Theology at KCL and has written several...


Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe | The Cambridge Union

Bernard Hogan-Howe is the current Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and is, as such, Britain's most senior policeman. Beginning his police career in South Yorkshire, he went on to become...


Marine Le Pen | The Cambridge Union

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Marine Le Pen is the President of the Front National, the third largest political party in France. In 2012...


Roger Penrose | The Cambridge Union

Sir Roger Penrose is a renowned British scientist and writer. He is best known for his award-winning work in mathematical physics, his contributions to general relativity and cosmology, as...


This House Believes Sex Has Lost All Meaning (Comedy Debate) | The Cambridge Union

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Proposition:
ZOE STRIMPEL - A journalist and author on issues of dating, courtship and the urban female experienc...


Hustings: Treasurer Candidates for Easter 2013


Internet Forum


This House Would Fight For Queen and Country | The Cambridge Union

On the eve of the Second World War, both the Cambridge and Oxford Unions debated whether they would fight for King and Country. Both times, the motion was defeated, causing national scandal....


Holocaust Memorial Forum

A Q&A and panel discussion with Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, who is the step-sister of Anne Frank, and John Bird, founder of the Big Issue. As the theme for this year's Holocaust Memorial...


James Haskell | The Cambridge Union

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James Haskell is a current player on the English national rugby union team. He has played internationally...


This House Believes Religion Has No Place In The 21st Century | The Cambridge Union

The debate is also available on iTunes at the Cambridge Union Society channel: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/cambridge-union-society/id597801008

Follow the Cambridge Union Society on...


This House Believes Multiculturalism Isn't Working | The Cambridge Union


This House Believes Oxbridge Has Failed Britain | The Cambridge Union


This House Believes that Hate Speech is Not A Human Right | The Cambridge Union

THIS HOUSE BELIEVES HATE SPEECH IS NOT A HUMAN RIGHT

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 PROPOSITION:

AUSTIN MAHLER
 Austin Mahler is finishing his term as president...


Milton Diamond | The Cambridge Union

Professor Milton Diamond, speaking at The Cambridge Union Society, on the 22/11/12, opposing the motion, This House Believes Genders Exist to Oppress.


This House Would Go To War for Human Rights | The Cambridge Union

THIS HOUSE WOULD GO TO WAR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Thursday 15th November, 7.30pm

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 PROPOSITION:

SIR EMYR JONES PARRY
 Sir Emyr Jones Parry...


Bill Bryson | The Cambridge Union

BILL BRYSON

Speaking at The Cambridge Union Society on Monday 12th November, 7.30pm

 The UK's biggest selling non-fiction author since records began, Bill Bryson's notoriously inquisitive...


This House Believes The Law is an Ass (Comedy Debate) | The Cambridge Union


Where Next For the Eurozone, The Cambridge Union Society

Where next for the Eurozone
Monday 5th November,

Can the single currency be saved? If so, will politicians and societies be willing to bear the cost? And how will it affect the rest of the...


Barak Seener  | The Arab Spring | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 09/02/2012

Barak Seener speaks in one of our debates, in proposition of the motion that: This House Believes that the Arab Spring is a Threat to Global Stability.

Barak M....


This House Believes that The Arab Spring is a Threat to Global Stability | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 09/02/11

Debate: This House Believes that the Arab Spring is a Threat to Global Security

PROPOSITION:

Martin Chulov

Martin Chulov is The Guardian's Middle East Correspondent,...


Andy McNab | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 02/11/2012

Andy McNab speaks at the Cambridge Union Society


This House Would Re-Elect Obama | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 01/11/2012

Debate: This House Would Re-elect Obama

PROPOSITION:

DR JEFFREY MILEY
 Thomas Jeffrey Miley is Lecturer of Political Sociology in the Department of Sociology...


This House Believes That Too Many Companies are only Paying Lip Service to the Green Agenda

Date recorded: 27/09/2012

Debate: This House Believes too many Companies are only Paying Lip Service to the Green Agenda.

Sponsored by Deloitte.

PROPOSITION:

Craig Bennett
Policy Director...


Rupert Everett | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 28/10/2012

Rupert Everett speaks at The Cambridge Union Society

One of England's best-loved screen and stage actors, Rupert Everett has starred in films including "My Best...


This House Believes Class Runs Britain | The Cambridge Union

Date Recorded 25/10/2012

Debate: This House Believes Class Runs Britain

PROPOSITION:

PROFESSOR DANIEL DORLING
Professor Dorling lectures in Human Geography at the University of Sheffield....


Olympics and Paralympics Panel, The Cambridge Union Society

22/10/2012

Olympics and Paralympics Panel

MARK CAVENDISH
2011 road race world champion, twice world madison champion, and 4th most successful rider of all time in the Tour de France

TIM...


Bill Oddie, The Cambridge Union Society

Date recorded: 16/10/2012

Bill Oddie is an author, broadcaster and comedian. He studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and was a member of the Footlights alongside John Cleese,...


His Holiness Radhanath Swami | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 15/10/2012

RADHANATH SWAMI: "Life was much simpler when apples and blackberries were just fruits"

One of the world's leading spiritual teachers speaks on modernity and the...


This House has No Confidence in Her Majesty's Government | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 18/10/2012

Debate: This House Has No Confidence in Her Majesty's Government

PROPOSITION:

EMMA REYNOLDS MP:
Emma Reynolds is the Labour MP for Wolverhampton North East and...


Dominique Strauss-Kahn | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 09/03/2012

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is a French economist, lawyer and politician. He served as the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2007 until 2011....


Greg Dyke | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 10/05/2011

Outraged at the condemnation and persecution of the BBC? Or simply a Brentford football fan? (We won't ask you why...) Greg Dyke, former Director-General of the BBC,...


Jeremy Hunt | The Cambridge Union

Jeremy Hunt is Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Conservative MP for South West Surrey, and a Privy Counsellor.

Described as 'a rising star' and 'potential future...


This House Would Decriminalise All Drugs | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 01/12/2011

Debate: This House would Decriminalise all Drugs

PROPOSITION:
Calum MacDonald
Calum MacDonald is the ougoing President of the Union, and a third-year lawyer at Downing....


Chris Dercon | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 01/05/2012

Chris Dercon is Director of the Tate Modern. An art historian, documentary filmmaker and cultural producer, Chris has directed Art instittuions since the 1980s, working...


Sir Quentin Blake | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 02/11/20111

Quentin Blake is one of the country's best-loved illustrators and children's authors. His drawings have decorated the pages of Punch and The Spectator, as well as,...


HRH Princess Basmah Bint Saud, The Cambridge Union Society

Date recorded: 10/10/2012

PRINCESS BASMAH BINT SAUD
A Saudi Princess Calls For Reform

Her Royal Highness Princess Basmah Bint Saud Bin Abdulaziz is the youngest daughter of King Saud of...


This House Believes that Capitalism has Failed | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 04/10/2012

Debate: This House Believes Capitalism Has Failed

PROPOSITION:

Professor Andrew Kliman
Professor Kliman is a lecturer in economic theory at Pace University and...


Jerry Springer | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 08/03/2012

Jerry Springer is a British-born American talk-show host best known as the front man for the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show, which for the past twenty...


This House Believes Prostitution is a Legitimate Business | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 02/02/2012

Debate: This House Believes that Prostitution is a Legitimate Business

PROPOSITION
Paula Melendez
Ravi Solanki

OPPOSITION
Sarah Bawick
Andrew Hanoon

The 'Noes' have it.


This House Believes that Fashion is Elitist | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 02/02/2012

Debate: This House Believes that Fashion is Elitist

PROPOSITION

Hadley Freeman
Hadley Freeman is a New York-based columnist for the Guardian, where she comments...


This House Believes that Guys Have it too Easy | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 03/05/2012

Emergency Debate: This House Believes that Guys Have it too Easy

PROPOSITION
Alex Porter
Reanne Mackenzie

OPPOSITION
Ingram Davidson
Matt Lloyd

The Noes have it.


Sir Roger Moore | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 25/10/2011

Sir Roger Moore is globally renowned as the third actor to have played English super-spy James Bond silver screen. He first came to prominence by starring in the...


Aikido Demonstration at the Yozakura Party

Date recorded: 05/05/2012

Sensei Britta Kleinsorge, Adriana Gonzalez , Francis Rowland and Matthew Townsend perform a range of Aikido techniques at The Union's Golden Festival Yozakura Party....


Fashion Show at the Yozakura Party

Date recorded: 05/05/2012

A Fashion Show at The Union's Golden Festival Yozakura Party.


Kendo Demonstration at the Yozakura Party

Date recorded: 05/05/2012

Members of the Cambridge Kendo Club demonstrate Kendo at The Union's Golden Festival Yozakura Party. Kendo is a Japanese martial art based around swordsmanship.


This House Would Rather be in Cambridge than in Chelsea (Comedy Debate) | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 04/10/2011

Debate: This House Would Rather be in Cambridge than in Chelsea

PROPOSITION

The Cambridge Footlights

OPPOSITION

Members of the cast of 'Made in Chelsea':
Ollie...


Dawn French | Spring Wordfest 2011 | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 16/04/2011

Dawn French reads from her debut novel A Tiny Bit Marvellous. With an unforgettable cast of characters, this story of a modern family lurching towards meltdown bristles...


Celia Imrie | Spring Wordfest 2011 | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 17/04/2011

Celia Imrie, adored for her characters in Acorn Antiques, Dinnerladies, Calendar Girls and Nanny McPhee tells her extraordinary and highly entertaining life story,...


David Miliband | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 01/02/2012

David Miliband is a Labour MP and former Foreign Secretary, the youngest person to hold the position for 30 years. He studied at Oxford and MIT, and then, as Tony...


This House Believes that Pornography does a Good Public Service | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 17/02/2011

Debate: This House Believes that Pornography does a Good Public Service

PROPOSITION:

Anna Span
(Real name Anna Arrowsmith), Britain's first female porn director...


This House Would Decriminalise Prostitution | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 26/04/2012

Debate: This House Would Decriminalise Prostitution

PROPOSITION:

Catherine Stephens
Following a number of jobs in the voluntary sector, Catherine Stephens has worked...


This House Believes the Conservatives have been Unfairly Demonised | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 19/01/2012

Debate: This House Believes that the Conservatives have been Unfairly Demonised

PROPOSITION:

Jesse Norman
Conservative MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire....


Sir Patrick Stewart | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 30/11/2011

Sir Patrick Stewart is an English actor who has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century. He is most widely known for his television...


This House Believes that Student Protests did More Harm | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 20/01/2011

Emergency Debate: This House Believes that Student Protests did More Harm than Good, The Cambridge Union Society

Motion proposed by:

Lee Evans
Student at Trinity...


This House Would Rather Dictatorship than Democracy | Emergency Debate | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 03/03/2011

Emergency Debate: This House Would Rather a Strong Dictatorship than a Weak Democracy, The Cambridge Union Society

Proposition:

Fadyazi Makere
Student at Magdalene...


This House Believes there are no Freedom-Fighters, only Terrorists | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 05/05/2011

How will Osama Bin Laden be remembered? Is it ever right to fight for what you believe in? What distinguishes the Real IRA from the Libyan rebels? Speakers include...


Holocaust Memorial Day, The Cambridge Union Society

Date recorded: 26/01/2011

Each year, on 27th January, the world marks Holocaust Memorial Day, because it was on this date in 1945 that the largest Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated....


Rt Hon Lord Michael Howard | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 09/03/2011

Lord Michael Howard was Leader of the Opposition and the Conservative Party from 2003 to 2005. Elected MP for Folkestone and Hythe in 1983, Lord Howard went on to...


Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 02/03/11

Baroness Grey-Thompson is one of Britain's most successful Paralympic athletes, having won dozens of medals, six London marathons and set over thirty world records....


Bill Nighy | Interview | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 13/03/2011

Bill Nighy is an award-winning British actor and comedian, who made his London stage debut at the National Theatre in 1977. He has been appearing in films for over...


Esther Rantzen | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 24/01/2011

Former presenter of the incredibly popular BBC shows 'That's Life' and 'Esther', Esther Rantzen is a TV personality and journalist. As one of the UK's leading campaigners...


Esther Rantzen | Interview | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 24/01/11

"Do you really want to work in the media (or politics)?"

Former presenter of the incredibly popular BBC shows 'That's Life' and 'Esther', Esther Rantzen is a TV personalit...


General Sir Peter Wall | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 21/01/2011

General Sir Peter Wall is Chief of the General Staff - the professional head of the British Army. After studying Engineering at Queens' College, Cambridge, he served...


Sir Ian McKellen CBE | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 31/01/11

Sir Ian McKellen CBE is an Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning actor. He is known for his outstanding contributions to theatre and film, for which he was knighted...


Julian Assange | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 15/03/2011

Julian Assange is the founder and face of WikiLeaks, a whistleblower website with the stated purpose of creating open governments. He has published material about...


Lord Jonathan Sacks | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 02/02/2011

"Is There a Role for Faith in Modern Britain?"
Lord Sacks is the Chief Rabbi for the UK and Commonwealth. As leader of the mainstream Orthodox Jewish community in...


Professor Niall Ferguson | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 15/03/2011

"Civilisation: The West and the Rest "

If in the year 1411 you had been able to circumnavigate the globe, you would have been most impressed by the dazzling civilization...


Omid Djalili | Interview | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 04/03/2011

Omid Djalili is one of the nation's best known stand-up comedians, having performed around the UK and broken box office records at the Edinburgh Festival. He is star...


Professor James Watson | Interview | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 07/03/2011

James Watson is a Nobel Prize winning geneticist and molecular biologist who was awarded the 1962 prize in Medicine as one of the discoverers of the structure of...


Professor Steve Jones | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 01/02/2011

Steve Jones is a professor of Genetics at University College London as well as a television presenter and a prize-winning author on the subject of biology, especially...


Sir Richard Dearlove | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 15/02/2011

Former Head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove was at the heart of British secret intelligence for nearly 40 years. Having served in posts across the world, he was Head...


Justice Antonin Scalia | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 09/03/2012

Antonin Scalia, US Supreme Court judge, was born in New Jersey in 1936. He received his LL.B. from Harvard Law School, and was a Sheldon Fellow of Harvard University....


Justice Antonin Scalia | Interview | The Cambridge Union


Professor James Watson | In Conversation with Professor Matt Ridley | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 07/03/2011

"Looking Back at the Finding of the Double Helix"

James Watson is a Nobel Prize winning geneticist and molecular biologist who was awarded the 1962 prize in Medicine...


This House Has No Confidence in Her Majesty's Government (February 2011) | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 03/02/2011

Debate: This House Has No Confidence in Her Majesty's Government

PROPOSITION:

RT HON DAVID BLUNKETT MP has served as an MP for Sheffield since 1987. After Labour's...


This House Would Not Get Married | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 10/02/2011

Debate: This House Would Not Get Married

PROPOSITION:

WINSTON PREECE, Cambridge student and co-editor of the Cambridge Tab.

GRAHAM NICHOLLS is an author, acclaimed...


This House Believes a Nuclear Iran is Better Than War | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 03/03/2011

Debate: This House Believes a Nuclear Iran is Better Than War

PROPOSITION:

MICHAEL SMITH is an award-winning investigative journalist; he writes for The Sunday...


The Spread of Western Liberal Democracy, by Force where Necessary | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 27/01/2011

Debate: This House Believes in the Spread of Western Liberal Democracy, by Force where Necessary

PROPOSITION:

BRENDAN O'NEILL is a journalist and commentator. He...


This House Believes the BBC is Failing the Country | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 20/01/2011

Debate: This House Believes the BBC is Failing the Country

PROPOSITION:

ROGER ALTON - Roger Alton is the former editor of The Independent and is currently the executive...


This House Believes the Path to Success is Straight | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 24/03/2011

Debate: This House Believes the Path to Success is Straight

PROPOSITION:

T CDR CRAIG JONES MBE was the most senior openly gay member of Her Majesty's Armed Forces....


This House Believes the Veil Empowers Women | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 17/03/2011

Presidential Debate: This House Believes the Veil Empowers Women, The Cambridge Union Society

THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

PROPOSITION:

LAUREN DAVIDSON is a third year...


Al Murray | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 19/10/2011

Al Murray is one of Britain's greatest comedians, and is famous for his stand-up persona, The Pub Landlord.

Al Murray's Happy Hour won a British Comedy Award, and...


Abdul Arain | Chancellor's Hustings 2011 | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 12/10/2011

Abdul Arain is one of the four election candidates for Chancellorship of the University of Cambridge, a position that hasn't been contested for over 160 years.

This...


Brian Blessed | Chancellor's Hustings 2011 | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 13/10/2011

Brian Blessed is one of the four election candidates for Chancellorship of the University of Cambridge, a position that hasn't been contested for over 160 years....


Caprice Bourret Interview | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 16/05/2011

Executive Officer Katie interviews Caprice Bourret

After moving to the UK from California to pursue her dreams of modelling, Caprice has become one of the country's...


Caprice Bourret | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 16/05/2011

From Catwalk Queen to Lingerie Mogul

After moving to the UK from California to pursue her dreams of modelling, Caprice has become one of the country's best-known...


Dame Judi Dench | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 23/06/2011

Please note the video begins at 00:37!

Dame Judi Dench made her professional debut with the Old Vic Company, and has starred in productions by the National Theatre...


General Pervez Musharraf | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 14/06/2011

Pakistan: Domestic and External Dynamics

General Pervez Musharraf was President of Pakistan for nearly nine years, after leading a bloodless military coup in 1999....


General Stanley McChrystal | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 06/05/2011

Complexity and Understanding in International Relations

Stanley McChrystal is a retired four-star general of the US Army. McChrystal led all the NATO forces deployed...


Greg Dyke | Interview | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 10/05/2011

Rebecca Bailey talks to Greg Dyke about the BBC, the Hutton Inquiry, and the government's relationship with the media. Watch our video interview to find out about...


Alexandria Mills (Miss World 2010) & Emma Wareus (Miss Africa 2010) | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 11/05/2011

A talk from Alexandria Mills, Miss World 2010, and Emma Wareus, Miss Africa 2010

In October 2010, Alexandria Mills was crowned Miss World 2010. She is the sixtieth...


Sir Terry Leahy | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 04/05/2011

Every little helps: the role of big business in society'

Sir Terry Leahy is a former CEO of Tesco, the largest chain of supermarkets in Britain, and the second most...


Maggi Hambling | Spring Wordfest 2011 | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 17/04/2011

A video from Cambridge Spring Wordfest 2011

Since its unveiling in 2003, Maggi Hambling's iconic Scallop sculpture on Aldeburgh beach has never been far from controversy...


This House Believes that No Discrimination can be Positive | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 16/06/2011

Debate: This House Believes That No Discrimination Can Be Positive

Proposition

FRANCESCA HILL
Francesca Hill was President of the Cambridge Union in Easter Term...


This House Believes the Government has Failed Britain's Youth | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 06/10/2011

Debate: This House Believes the Government has Failed Britain's Youth

This debate was kindly and generously sponsored by RBS
Proposition:

GERARD TULLY
Gerard is...


Tim Harford | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 11/06/2011

Tim Harford, author, economist and columnist for the Financial Times speaks about 'The Adaptive Business: Google, Whole Foods and Timpson'.

This talk is the sixth...


Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 28/01/2011

Often described as the UK's foremost female scientist, Susan Greenfield is one of the world's leading experts on the physiology of the brain. Her pioneering research...


Ed Richards | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 08/03/2011

Ed Richards is the Chief Executive of Ofcom, the independent telecommunications regulator and competition authority for the communication industries. As well as being...


Watersprite Film Festival | Opening Debate | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 11/03/2011

The Watersprite Film Festival is an annual event aiming to showcase the work of independent film-makers and provide an avenue for dialogue between actors, scriptwriters,...


President Bamir Topi, The Cambridge Union Society

Date recorded: 25/04/2012

Bamir Topi, President of Albania since 2007, has worked hard during his tenure to campaign for Albanian membership of the EU and NATO. In 2007, gripped by party in-fighti...


Jon Culshaw, The Cambridge Union Society

Date recorded: 25/01/2012

John Culshaw is an impressionist and comedian best known for his work on the BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 2 show Dead Ringers, where his impressions of individuals such...


This House Believes the Press can't be Trusted to Behave | The Cambridge Union

Date recorded: 10/03/2011

Debate: This House Believes the Press can't be Trusted to Behave Properly on their own

Proposition:

KATY BRAND is an English actress and comedian known for 'Katy...


Cambridge Union Society Christmas Message 2011

A Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to our friends and members everywhere, from the Cambridge Union Society Alumni and Development Office.


A Conversation with the Debating Officer

Dr Mark Billinge, Director of Development and Alumni Relations talks to Debating Officer Alex Forzani about debating at the Cambridge Union Society, and the Society's debating programme for schools.


The Union & the University Chancellor's elections

The Union is proud to give students and alumni the chance to meet the candidates for the University's Chancellorship Election and challenge them on the issues that are important to them.

Videos...


Join Now | The Cambridge Union

http://www.cus.org/join

Whether you're a Fresher, Post-Grad or staff at Cambridge, the Union offers a unique chance to make the most out of your Cambridge experience. For almost two hundred...


The Cambridge Union Society: Members queuing for Julian Assange

Interviews with members of The Cambridge Union Society queuing to see Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speak in Lent Term 2011.


Stephen Fry DJs with Kissy Sell Out at The Cambridge Union Society

Stephen Fry DJs with Radio 1 DJ Kissy Sell Out at The Cambridge Union Society's debate "This House believes that classical music is irrelevant to today's youth".

The full debate will be available...


This House Believes The International Community Has Failed Palestine | Cambridge Union

On Thursday, 4th December, The Cambridge Union will host our final (presidential) debate of the term on the motion: “This House Believes The Republican Party Has Irretrievably Lost Its Way”...


On Thursday, 27th November, The Cambridge Union will host our eighth debate of the term on the motion:
“This House Believes The International Community Has Failed Palestine”

Proposition:...


This House Would Keep Britain In The ECHR | Cambridge Union

On Thursday, 20th November, the Cambridge Union will host our seventh debate of the term on the motion:
“This House Would Keep Britain In The ECHR.”

Proposition:

Carl Cashman:

Carl Cashman...


This House Believes Blair Broke Britain | Cambridge Union

On Thursday, 13th November, the Cambridge Union will be hosting our sixth debate of the term in the motion: “This House Believes Blair Broke Britain”.

Proposition:

Katie Lam:

Katie Lam...


This House Believes Today’s America Betrays the Founding Fathers | Cambridge Union

On Thursday, 6th November, the Cambridge Union will be hosting our fifth debate of the term on the motion: “This House Believes Today’s America Betrays the Founding Fathers”.

Proposition:...


This House Believes Liberal Immigration Policy is Crucial to Europe’s Prosperity | Cambridge Union

On Thursday, 30th October, the Cambridge Union will host our fourth debate of the term on the motion:
“This House Believes Liberal Immigration Policy is Crucial to Europe’s Prosperity.”...


This House Would Decriminalise Sex Work | Cambridge Union

On Thursday 23rd October, the Cambridge Union will be hosting our third debate of the term on the motion “This House Would Decriminalise Sex Work”.

Proposition:

Catherine De Noire

Catherine...


This House Believes BLM's Intentions Were More Important Than Its Methods | Cambridge Union

On Thursday 16th October, the Cambridge Union will be hosting our second debate of the term on the motion “This House Believes BLM's intentions were more important than its methods”.

Propositi...


This House Has No Confidence In His Majesty's Government | Cambridge Union

The No Confidence Debate has been a staple of the Michaelmas termcard at the Cambridge Union. For the second time in fourteen years, we will be debating whether a Labour government has delivered...


Afzal Khan MP & Tahir Ali MP | Cambridge Union & Cambridge University Pakistan Society

On Tuesday 28th January at 5pm wepresent a collaborative event  to the Chamber for the Holocaust Memorial Lecture.

CU PakSoc and Cambridge Union are looking forward to hosting Afzal Khan MP...


Dr Martin Stern MBE - Holocaust Memorial Lecture | Cambridge Union

On Monday 27th January at 7pm we welcome Dr Martin Stern to the Chamber for the Holocaust Memorial Lecture.

Dr Martin Stern MBE was born in 1938 and lived in Holland. He survived camps at...


Closing The Gap: Addressing Educational Inequality in the UK | Cambridge Union

This Panel Event will take place in the Keynes Library at 6pm on Monday 11th November 2024.

[Apologies the audio is quiter than usual - this was the first live stream in our Keynes Library...


Trevor Horn | Cambridge Union

November 30th 2022 at 18:00 in the Chamber

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Ian McElhinney | Cambridge Union

November 25th 2022 at 18:00 in the Debating Chamber

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This House Believes that New Labour Saved Britain | Cambridge Union

November 24th 2022 at 20:00 in the Debating Chamber

Debate Results: Ayes: 111 | Absn: 68 | Noes: 69
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Hustings for Easter Elections | Cambridge Union

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Hustings for the election of standing committee for Easter 2023
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Dan Meridor | Cambridge Union

November 23rd 2022 at 18:00 in the Chamber

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Arch Hades | Cambridge Union

November 22nd 2022 at 18:00 in the Debating Chamber

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Eniola Aluko | Cambridge Union

November 14th 2022 at 16:00 in the Debating Chamber
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This House Would Pay Reparations | Cambridge Union

November 10th 2022 at 20:00 in the Debating Chamber

Debate Results: Prop: 302 | Absn: 67 | Opp: 93
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Cambridge IV 2022 Grand Final Results

Cambridge IV 2022 Grand Finals Results

TH supports Iran’s extension of the Sharia principle of “an eye for an eye” to the victims of acid attacks.

Opening Government: Harvard HT
Opening...


Cambridge IV 2022 Grand Finals

Cambridge IV 2022 Grand Finals

TH supports Iran’s extension of the Sharia principle of “an eye for an eye” to the victims of acid attacks.

Opening Government: Harvard HT
Opening Opposition:...


Cambridge IV 2022 Grand Finals

Cambridge IV 2022 ESL Finals

Motion: THP a world with rational egoism as the dominant outlook on life.

Opening Government: EUDC A
Opening Opposition: Sciences Po B
Closing Government: UCL...


Cambridge IV 2022 ESL Finals


This House Would Vote Blue No Matter Who | Cambridge Union

November 3rd 2022 at 20:00 in the Debating Chamber

Debate results: PROP: 122 | ABSN: 68 | OPP: 223
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This House Has Had Enough of Experts | Cambridge Union

27th October 2022 at 20:00 in the Debating Chamber.

Debate Results: PROP: 46 | ABSN: 62 | OPP: 136
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Mick Mulvaney | Cambridge Union

24th October 2022 at 18:00 in the Debating Chamber.
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This House Believes Sex Work is Compatible with Feminism | Cambridge Union

20th October 2022 at 19:30 in the Debating Chamber.

Debate Results: Ayes: 101 | Noes: 287 | Abstain: 62

There are many perspectives about sex work, but there’s no question that these people...


The House Would Nationalise The Grid | Cambridge Union

13th October 2022 at 19:30 in the Chamber.

Debate Results: Ayes: 162 | Abstain: 81 | Noes: 61
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Robert Harris | Cambridge Union

Robert Harris 11th October 2022 at 18:00 in the Chamber.
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Brad Simpson and James Brittain-McVey (The Vamps) | Cambridge Union

Brad Simpson and James Brittain-McVey 7th October 2022 at 19:00
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This House Has No Confidence in His Majesty's Government

Debate Results: Ayes: 262 | Noes: 34

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Proposition

1. Nik Johnson
Mayor...


Theo Paphitis | The Cambridge Union

Theo Paphitis is a Greek-Cypriot British retail magnate and entrepreneur. He is best known for his appearances on the BBC business programme Dragons' Den and as former chairman of Millwall...


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Long-term and Psychological Effects of Covid-19 Panel | Cambridge Union


Police, Civil Liberties and Feminism Panel | Cambridge Union


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Race Relations Panel | Cambridge Union


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Shygirl | Cambridge Union


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Everyday Sexual Harassment Panel | Cambridge Union


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Žižek vs Hannan: THB Marx Was Right | Cambridge Union


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ICW Nus Ghani MP & Rahima Mahmut | Cambridge Union


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THB Nothing Should Impede A Woman's Right To Choose | Cambridge Union

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Roger Mosey In Conversation With Ian Dale | Cambridge Union


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THW Break Up Big Tech | Cambridge Union

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Lawrence Bacow & Stephen Toope | Cambridge Union


Mental Health After Love Island | Cambridge Union


Democracy In America Panel | Cambridge Union

In collaboration with the Laslett Society for the History of Ideas.
For over two centuries, American political life has been shaped for better or for worse by the Constitution. To study its...


Joel Dommett | Cambridge Union


Ambassador Enna Park | Cambridge Union