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Commonwealth
Day Debate Archive
Teams from The United Kingdom and South Africa argued
for and against the motion "This House believes
that the Commonwealth matters". Click here to
view the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealthday
casestudy movie or click on the links below to view
each of the speakers.
UK: Introduction
Introduction from Mr. David Bussey, Chairman of the
English-Speaking Union's Centre for Speech and Debate,
from the Locarno Rooms at the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office in London. Speech by Sir Don McKinnon, Secretary-General
of the Commonwealth.
South Africa:
Introduction
Introduction speech from the British High Commissioner,
Anngrant in Pretoria.
UK: Introducing
the Speakers
Mr. David Bussey introduces the eight speakers.
Ms Sarah Monroe from the University of Oxford starts
the debate from the UK (Proposing)
South Africa:
Speakers
Mr. Steven Bedlender from the University of the Witwatersrand
(Opposing) and Ms Ndanga Kamau from the University of
Cape Town (Proposing).
UK: Speaker
Mr.
Vakrim Nair from the University of Cambridge (Opposing).
UK: Speaker
Ms Michelle Quah from University College London
(Proposing).
South Africa:
Speaker & Floor Debate
Mr.
Nick Ferreira from Rhodes University (Opposing) followed
by the Floor Debate from South Africa.
UK: Floor Debate
& Speaker
Mr. David Bussey opens the London Floor Debate
followed by Mr. Tom Roebuck from Bradford Grammar School
(Opposition Summing up).
South Africa:
Speaker
Ms Refilwe Selekesho's from the University of Witswatersrand
(Propostion Summing up).
UK: Closing Speeches
Mr.
David Bussey, Lord Watson and Jane Foster, Commonwealth
Secretariat gives closing speeches for the UK.
South Africa: Closing Speech
Closing speech from the British High Commissioner
in South Africa.
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