Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 8pm - 10pm

Rule Britannia - Was The British Empire A Force For Good?

Churchill Room

Motion - This House Believes The British Empire Was A Force For Good.

Format: 4v4 Debate. 7-Minute Speeches. After the main speeches, the debate is opened to the floor. Members of the audience can make short speeches, ask questions, or offer comments related to the motion.

Judging and feedback to be given by an experienced panel. The audience will also be able to vote via Menti.

Speakers

Proposition

Benneth Nnadi - MBA at London Business School

Adrito Das -  PhD in Artificial Intelligence Assisted Neurosurgery at UCL

Hamza Buhari -  MSc Pharmaceutical Formulation and Entrepreneurship at UCL

Katherine Alcock - MA History of Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art

Opposition

Tayyaba Khan - MSc Politics and Communication at LSE

Ilir Saliu -  MSc Social Anthropology at LSE

Femi Bankole -  PhD in Strategic Food Systems Modelling at The Royal Veterinary College

Trevor Roberts -  MA History of Political Thought and Intellectual History at UCL