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Contents Joining the Union The Union’s Open Period President’s Welcome In Collaboration with Deloitte
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Week 5 Medical Ethics Debate Reginald D. Hunter Members’ Business Meeting His Excellency Keiichi Hayashi
Week 1 Atheism Debate Competitive Debating Launch Baltic States Conference C.R.E.E.M. Prof. Jim Al-Khalili Jill Abramson
Week 6 10 City of London Debate 11 Cambridge Inter-Varsity Iveta Radičová Ben Miller 12 14 Week 7 14 Obama Debate 14 Scottish Independence Forum 15 Bridgemas Eve Party 15 Frederick Forsyth
Week 2 No Confidence Debate Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Baroness Hale Freshers’ Ball Syria Forum Sir John Tavener
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Week 3 Privacy Debate Prof. A.C. Grayling Oktoberfest Week 4 European Union Debate Hermann Hauser Michael Frayn Samhain Lady Justice Arden YouTube Debate
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Week 8 Immigration Debate Rev. Jesse Jackson Tim Vine
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Rooms & Facilities Competitive Debating Thursday Debate Format Getting Involved Treasurer’s Treats Who’s Who Vacation Committee Union Thanks President’s Thanks
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Joining the Union Meet the best speakers, engage in the most interesting debates, get free use of unrivalled facilities and access to the cheapest bar and biggest social events in Cambridge - all for less than £2 a week over the course of a 3-year degree. All students and staff of the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University are eligible to join. There are 3 types of membership available: Full membership – All membership rights during your time at Cambridge. Automatic upgrade to lifetime membership when you leave Cambridge at no cost (just update your details). £170 until 18th October 2013, £185 (normal price) thereafter. Annual membership – Full membership for one year from the date of joining, at the price of £95. Full Grant Membership – Full membership is discounted by nearly 50% for anyone in receipt of a Newton Trust Bursary or full government grant. Simply sign up online as an annual member for £95 and then bring proof of your grant or bursary to the Union office. Your membership will be automatically upgraded to full membership.
www.cus.org/join If you have any questions regarding membership or eligibility please email info@cus.org.
The Union’s Open Period Thursday 3th October 2013 – Friday 18th October 2013 Get a taste of the Union for free! For the first fortnight of term, we are opening all our debates and speaker events to all members of the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University, so come along to discover the Union for yourself, even if you haven’t yet joined. After Friday 18th October, all our debates and speaker events will only be open to Union members. Yoga and Zumba classes as well as the use of the facilities will also be free for Union members only. The Freshers’ Ball tickets are free and available for new members only. Discounted full membership will still be available until the 18th October 2013.
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Welcome from the President Welcome to the Cambridge Union, and to everyone who has come up for the first time, welcome to Cambridge! Michaelmas 2013 at the Union is a term packed with fantastic events nearly every day, as well as influential and inspiring speakers from all walks of life. The highlights of our speaker line-up this term include pioneering astronaut Buzz Aldrin and prolific American civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson. We are also hosting three of Britain’s most famous comedians, Reginald D. Hunter, Tim Vine and Ben Miller. Prominent public intellectuals Professor Jim Al-Khalili and Professor A. C. Grayling will address our members on science and philosophy. Two of the most eminent legal figures in the United Kingdom, Lady Justice Arden and Baroness Hale of Richmond will talk about the challenges facing the law in the 21st century, and from the world of elite sport, we have Beth Tweddle and Sir Clive Woodward who will discuss their successes at the Olympics and the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Topical issues are at the heart of this term’s debates. The Minister of State for Immigration, Mark Harper, will speak on this summer’s controversial Home Office measures, while David Davis and Peter Tatchell are visiting to debate institutional invasion of our private lives. Our debate on revoking President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize comes as tensions mount over the United States’ approach to the conflict in Syria. We will also be addressing more philosophical issues in our debates on the rise of New Atheism as well as the ethical implications of pre-natal gene selection. This term’s Ents will be the best yet, and include a four-day Gaelic festival featuring fire-dancing and a ceilidh, as well as our annual Oktoberfest celebrating the finest Bavarian bier and bratwursts. We also offer a packed programme of weekly Ents with live music and fantastic cocktails in our buzzing student bar. We look forward to seeing you at the Union later this term.
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In Collaboration with Deloitte The Cambridge Union Society is proud to announce the start of our three-year collaboration with Deloitte, one of the world’s leading professional services providers with expertise across Audit, Tax, Consulting, Corporate Finance and Technology. As a firm whose business and societal impact is built around an ability to bring challenge, provide insight and innovative thinking, Deloitte are excited to partner a society that challenges a wide range of ideas, opinions and beliefs. With a reputation such as this, we believe that Deloitte can help to improve the ways in which the Union delivers its core message. By providing technological support, Deloitte will enable us to engage with speakers from across the world; bring live video and audio feeds into debates; extend our access and outreach programmes and expand our social media and online presence. The new and more accessible Union website as well as upgrades to the Union’s WiFi system, which have already taken place, have only been possible due to Deloitte’s help. We are extremely pleased to collaborate with Deloitte and look forward to a successful and fruitful relationship.
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Freshers’ Week Ents Wednesday 2nd October 2:00PM ICUSU Squash Monday 7th October 5.00PM Grad Students Open Day Monday 7th October 7.00PM Rum & Reggae Tuesday 8th October 9.00PM LGBT+ Drinks Wednesday 9th October 8.00PM Political Societies Drinks Thursday 10th October 10.00PM Post-debate music Saturday 12th October 9.00PM CREEM Freshly Baked Festival Tuesday 15th October 9.00PM Mega Pub Quiz Wednesday 16th October 9.00PM Open Mic Night Thursday 17th October 10.00PM Post-debate a Capella Friday 18th October 9.00PM Jazz & Cocktails Saturday 19th October 9.00PM Freshers’ Ball
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Weekly Ents The Union has a host of regular Ents for its members’ benefit, with something to suit everyone.
Sunday Afternoons Yoga, Pilates, Zumba
Sundays 7.30PM LGBT+ Drinks
Mondays 8.00PM Mixology Masterclass
Friday Evenings Live Music Nights
Yoga, Pilates, and Zumba Sessions – Sunday afternoons. Members only; free. You can save yourself a gym membership by coming to our free yoga, Zumba and pilates sessions, every Sunday. Yoga is at 3.00pm, pilates at 4.00pm and Zumba at 5.00pm. All sessions last an hour. You can sign up online at www.cus.org. LGBT+ Drinks – Sundays, 7:30pm. Open to all students, free. We’ve teamed up with CUSU LGBT+ to put on weekly LGBT+ drinks every Sunday, providing a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere for people to meet and chat over drinks in our buzzing student bar. Mixology Masterclasses – Monday, 8:00pm. Members; £10. Non-members; £15. If you don’t know your Mojitos from your Manhattans never fear; the Mixology Masterclass is for you. Time to learn the tricks of the trade as a professional mixologist nurtures you through the histories and secrets of four famous cocktails. Shake, muddle and stir four cocktails and then quench your thirst with the fruits of your labours. You can book up to four places by emailing eventsadmin@cus.org by noon on Monday Book early to avoid disappointment as places are limited. Live Music Nights – Friday evenings. Open to all students, free. Friday nights at the Union are live music nights. Come down for a more relaxed Friday evening, with a special drinks option each night. Our Jazz and Cocktails evenings have become a Cambridge staple, but we’re mixing things up this term with alternatives such as Reggae, Rock and Folk nights.
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This House Regrets the Rise of New Atheism New Atheism increasingly propagates the notion that religion is a force to be combated. We discuss the moral impact that this view has on society. T O – . Emergency Debate featuring Cambridge A, Winners of the European Debating Championships 2013.
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Prof. Tariq Ramadan Tariq Ramadan is the Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University. He aims to increase public understanding of Islamic texts within a Western context.
Anne Atkins Anne Atkins is an English broadcaster, author and prominent Anglican who regularly features on BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day.
Tom Chivers Tom Chivers is The Daily Telegraph’s assistant comment editor who writes mainly on science, including articles which tackle atheism within a scientific context.
Prof. Hugh Mellor Hugh Mellor is an English philosopher, former Professor of Philosophy and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University whose work centres on metaphysics and decision theory.
Lord Desai Lord Desai is an Indian-born British economist and former Labour Party Chairman. His published works include Rethinking Islamism: Ideology of the New Terror.
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Competitive Debating Launch Cambridge is home to the reigning European champions, two of the last four English national champions and two of the top thirteen speakers at last year’s World Debating Championships. You need no previous experience to start improving your public speaking skills, and all our opportunities are available to every member.
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Baltic States Conference President Valdas Adamkus, former President of Lithuania Siim Kallas, former Prime Minister of Estonia Edward Lucas, International Editor of The Economist
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C.R.E.E.M. The Cambridge Student Festival is CREEM’s brand new Freshers’ Week headline event and Cambridge’s first studentrun festival. It will include a selection of the finest acts from the university, with high production levels and decorative themes.
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Prof. Jim Al-Khalili Professor Jim Al-Khalili is a theoretical physicist and science broadcaster, who has written several books including The Golden Age of Arabic Science and Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed. His television series Shock and Awe: The History of Electricity and Chemistry: A Volatile History were aired on BBC2. He is the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s weekly programme, The Life Scientific.
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Jill Abramson Jill Ambramson is the Executive Editor of The New York Times and in 2012 was named the 5th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine. Since she commenced her editorship in September 2011 as the paper’s first female editor The New York Times has won eight Pulitzer Prizes. She graduated from Harvard and has held previous roles at Time magazine and The Wall Street Journal
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This House Has No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government Following David Cameron’s defeat in the House of Commons over military intervention in Syria, we discuss whether the government is capable of running the country effectively. T O – . This emergency debate will be part of a programme of near-simultaneous debates known as The Big Animal Research Debate, one of the world’s largest collaborative debating projects to date.
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Natalie Bennett is the leader of the Green Party and former editor of The Guardian Weekly. She is a vocal advocate of environmentalism and socialism.
Martin Horwood is the Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham and the founder and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tribal Peoples.
John Healey MP John Healey is the Labour MP for Wentworth and Dearne and has previously been Minister of State for Housing and Planning and Shadow Health Secretary.
Nadhim Zahawi MP Nadhim Zahawi is the Conservative MP for Stratfordon-Avon. He also co-founded the market research firm YouGov, where he was Chief Executive until February 2010.
Ian Lavery MP Ian Lavery is the Labour MP for Wansbeck and the former President of the National Union of Mineworkers.
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Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 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 a political party, the National Movement Simeon II, which won victory in the general election of that year. During his time as Prime Minster, Bulgaria joined NATO. He is one the few monarchs in history to have served as both head of state and head of government.
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Baroness Hale 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 and youngest person to be appointed to the Law Commission, a statutory board which promotes the reform of the law. Important legislation resulting from her work at the Commission includes the Children Act 1989 and the Family Law Act 1996.
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Panel Discussion Featuring James D Boys, Alan Thomas and Guy Opperman MP As international attention turns to Syria in the wake of the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime, we host a panel of experts on the area and the issues involved to discuss the ramifications of the conflict, both on the ground and abroad, as well as critically examining the response of Britain, the USA and the international community at large.
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Sir John Tavener John Tavener is a composer, best known for his religious and minimal works. He began composing in the 1960s with his debut work, The Whale, receiving high acclaim. He was described the The Times as ‘among the very best creative talents of his generation’. He has also won the coveted Ivor Novello Award.
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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. T O – .
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Sir David Omand David Omand was formerly the Director of GCHQ, Permanent Secretary at the Home Office and Ministry of Defence and a key contributor to the Iraq Inquiry.
Peter Tatchell Peter Tatchell is an Australianborn British political campaigner known for his part in the LGBT rights movement and co-founding the OutRage! advocate group.
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Prof. A. C. Grayling ‘The Philosopher in the world’
A prominent philosopher and secularist, Professor A. C. Grayling is also Master of the New College of the Humanities. He has written extensively on philosophy and edited several books with his most recent works including Ideas That Matter, Liberty in the Age of Terror and The God Argument. He sits on the editorial boards of several academic journals and is Contributing Editor of Prospect magazine. He is also Vice President of the British Humanist Association and a Fellow of the World Economic Forum.
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This House Would Leave the European Union With the effects of sovereign debt crises and political instability in Europe fuelling an increase in Euroscepticism, we discuss the future of Britain’s membership of the European Union. T O – .
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Bernard Jenkin MP Bernard Jenkin is the Conservative MP for Harwick and North Essex and Chair of the Public Administration Select Committee. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party.
Diane James Diane James was the UKIP candidate in the recent Eastleigh by-election. She entered politics after a business career in both public and private sector healthcare.
Petros Fassoulas Petros Fassoulas is the current chairman of the European Movement UK, an independent pressure group which campaigns for greater European integration and EU reform.
Axelle Lemaire Axelle Lemaire is a French Socialist politician and former lawyer. She is the elected député representing the third consituency for French overseas residents.
Keith Vaz MP Keith Vaz is the Labour MP for Leicester East. He is also Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee and served as Minister for Europe in Tony Blair’s government.
Peter Wilding Peter Wilding is the Director of British Influence. He has practised as a solicitor in EU law and been Head of Media for the Conservative Party in the European Parliament.
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Hermann Hauser Hermann Hauser is an Austrian-born entrepreneur who has been involved with developing Silicon Fen in England. Hauser established Acorn in 1978 and was voted the UK’s ‘Computer Personality of the Year’ in 1984. He also set up Amadeus Capital, which helped to fund next-generation DNA sequencing technology.
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Michael Frayn Michael Frayn is a playwright and novelist. He studied at Cambridge before working as a reporter and columnist for The Guardian and The Observer. Frayn is the author of the farce Noises Off and the dramas Copenhagen and Democracy. His novels, including Spies and Headlong, are critically acclaimed. He was the recipient of the 2002 Whitbread Prize for Best Novel.
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Samhain Samhain is the Gaelic Halloween festival, a feast of fire and mead. For four days we’ll be throwing open the doors to the Otherworld and inviting a host of ghosts, ghouls, witches and wicca into the Union. We’ll be kicking the spooks off after the debate on Thursday with mead and merriment aplenty. Head down on Friday for live folk music and spookily themed drinks. On Saturday, we are hosting the Samhain Feast. Join us for a Halloween Celidh, listen to late-night Folk Tales and experience a breathtaking fire show. Every night we will be giving away a bottle of mead for the person with the best costume, so come along in your best guise and drink yourself merry!
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Lady Justice Arden The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Arden was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1971, and became a Queen’s Counsel in 1986. She is a graduate of Cambridge and Harvard. She was appointed a Justice of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales in 1993, being the first female judge assigned to the Chancery Division. From 1996 to 1999 she was the chair of the Law Commission of England and Wales and she has acted as an ad hoc judge of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. From 2004 to 2006 Lady Justice Arden was the chair of the Judges’ Council Working Party on Constitutional Reform which was heavily involved in drafting legislation that eventually became the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. She is also Head of International Judicial Relations for England and Wales.
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Benjamin Cook is a journalist known for his contributions to publications including the Radio Times and Doctor Who Magazine. He is the creator of the online documentary Becoming YouTube.
Jack Harries is best known for appearing alongside his twin brother Finn on their Youtube channel JacksGap, which has over 2 million subscribers.
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Emma Blackery currently has over 300,000 subscribers on YouTube, having been on the site for a year. Primarily posting vlogs, she has also recently released a single on her side channel, Blackerytv.
Emma Blackery Finn Harries runs the JacksGap channel with his brother, Jack. They recently launched a website at jacksgap.com to connect with their fanbase.
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This House Believes Parents Have the Right to Choose the Genes of Their Children As gene selection moves from science fiction to reality, we discuss one of its most contentious ethical implications. T N – .
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Prof. Andy Miah Andy Miah is Chair of Ethics & Emerging Technologies and Director of the Creative Futures Institute at the University of West Scotland. His research discusses ethical and cultural issues arising from new technologies.
Prof. Thomas Baldwin Thomas Baldwin is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of York and the Editor of Mind.
Prof. John Cottingham John Cottingham’s principal research interests are in earlymodern philosophy, especially Descartes, moral philosophy and the philosophy of religion.
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Reginald D. Hunter Reginald D. Hunter is an American comedian. Having studied at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he was nominated for the Perrier Award in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 Edinburgh Festivals. He also won the Writers’ Guild Award for Comedy in 2006. Hunter has been a consistent presence in British television with regular appearances on Have I Got News For You (BBC), Live at the Apollo (BBC 1), It’s Only A Theory (BBC 4), 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4). He has also featured on the BBC Radio 4 comedy show The Unbelievable Truth.
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Members’ Business Meeting The termly Members’ Business Meeting is your chance to question officers about the running of the Union and hold them to account. It is also a fantastic opportunity to give your feedback and ideas, and to have a real impact on the Union’s future.
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His Excellency Keiichi Hayashi
Ambassador of Japan to the UK
Keiichi Hayaski is the Japanese Ambassador to Britain. He joined the Japanese Foreign Ministry in 1974 and served as the Political Counsellor and Political Minister in the London Mission before being appointed Ambassador in 2011. The last time such a promotion took place was over 100 years ago. He is committed to developing further economic and cultural ties between London and Tokyo.
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This House Believes the City is a Force for Good Five years after the inception of the global financial crisis and with trust in the financial services sector at an all-time low, we discuss the future of the City of London and how it has weathered this storm. T N – .
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Simon Davies Simon Davies is the Managing Partner of Linklaters, one of the City’s Magic Circle law firms. He specialises in international finance and mergers and acquisitions.
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Adam Booth Adam Booth is a PhD student at Cambridge. He is also a Marxist activist and has written extensively for Socialist Appeal and The Spectator.
John Mann MP John Mann is Labour MP for Bassetlaw. He sits on the Treasury Select Committee, where he has gained a reputation for his uncompromising questioning of senior bank executives.
A member of the Worshipful Company of Fletchers, Sir David Wootton was the Lord Mayor of London in 2011. He is also a Partner at Allen & Overy.
Paul Marshall Paul Marshall is an investor and philanthropist. He is the Chairman of Marshall-Wace, one of Europe’s largest hedge funds. He also co-founded the charity Absolute Return for Kids.
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Former Prime Minister of Slovakia Iveta Radičová was the Prime Minister of Slovakia. She studied in Bratislava and worked in the Slovak Academy of Sciences. From 2005 to 2006, she served as Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, but had to resign her seat in parliament after casting a vote for an absent colleague. In 2009, Radičová was selected as a candidate for the presidency and received over a third of the popular vote. After the 2010 parliamentary elections, she was asked to form a government.
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Ben Miller Ben Miller is a comedian, actor and director best known for his work as one half of comedy duo Armstrong and Miller. He has starred in a number of films, most notably the role of Bough with Rowan Atkinson in the 2003 hit Johnny English, and fulfilled his directorial debut with the 2010 release Huge. He and his comedy partner Alexander Armstrong were nominated for the 1996 Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe, and followed the resulting commission for the show Armstrong and Miller from Channel 4 in 1997. His numerous TV appearances include The Worst Week of My Life and Primeval. In 2011 and 2012 he starred in Graham Lineham’s West End adaptation of The Ladykillers, and in 2014 will be featuring in the film What we did on our Holiday with David Tennant.
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This House Would Retroactively Strip Obama of the Nobel Peace Prize Four years after he won it, we ask whether the Norwegian Nobel Committee should revoke Barack Obama’s Peace Prize. T N – .
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Lindsey German Lindsey German is the convenor of the Stop the War Coalition and a former central committee member of the Socialist Workers Party.
Tobias Ellwood MP Tobias Ellwood is Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Europe. He has also served as Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport.
Sir Christopher Meyer Sir Christopher Meyer was the British Ambassador to the United States and Germany. He also served as the Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission.
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Forum: Scottish Independence According to recent polls, up to a third of Scotland’s 4 million voters believe that their country should leave the UK and become a sovereign nation once again, ending their 300-year-old union with England and Wales. Join us as a panel of prominent politicians, constitutionalists, journalists and economists discuss the issues that will inform how voters decide. Whether status quo, devo plus or full independence this promises to be lively discussion about the future of our nation.
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Bridgemas Eve Party In Cambridge, Christmas comes early – one month early to be precise. So as winter draws in, come down to the Union for warmth and good cheer. We’ll have a host of festivities to cheer up your end-of-term blues, with mulled wine and mince pies to take the edge off Cambridge’s winter chill.
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Frederick Forsyth ‘Parliamentary Democracy: Dying or Saveable’
Frederick Forsyth is a British author and political columnist. He is best known for his thrillers including The Day of the Jackal, and The Odessa File. He began his writing career as a journalist with Reuters and later the BBC, before later going freelance and writing his first book, The Biafra Story, on the Nigerian Civil War.
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This House Supports Freer Immigration As the British government imposes further restrictions on immigration, we discuss the alternatives to tighter controls on the inflow of migrants. T N – .
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Jonathan Portes Jonathan Portes is the Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. He was Chief Economist at the Cabinet Office, where he advised on economic and financial issues.
Kenan Malik Kenan Malik is a writer and broadcaster; his academic interests include the philosophy of biology and contemporary theories of multiculturalism and race.
Mark Harper MP Mark Harper is the Conservative MP for Forest of Dean, and Minister of State for Immigration. He was previously junior minister for Constitutional Reform.
David Goodhart David Goodhart is Director of Demos. A prolific journalist, his most recent book The British Dream: Successes and Failures of Post-war Immigration advocates reducing the volume of immigration and a greater emphasis on the integration of immigrants.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson is a Baptist minister and one of the most prolific American Civil Rights leaders of the 20th Century. He worked closely with Dr Martin Luther King Jr, heading the Chicago branch of ‘Operation Breadbasket’ and leading widespread boycotts of businesses to pressure them into employing black workers. He subsequently stood as a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. Jackson’s activism extends internationally: he secured the release of foreign nationals in Iraq and Belgrade, and travelled to Kenya in 1997 as President Bill Clinton’s special envoy for democracy. He addressed over a million people in Hyde Park in 2003, ahead of the Iraq anti-war demonstration. In 2000 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honour, and to this day continues to fight for greater global social and racial equality.
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Tim Vine Tim Vine is an English comedian best known for his stand-up work and his role on the BBC series Not Going Out. With a reputation for quick-fire jokes and puns, he won the Best Joke award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2010 for the line, ‘I’ve just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I’ll tell you what, never again.’ He has also come runner-up for the same award three times, for ‘Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels,’ (2011); ‘Last night me and my girlfriend watched three DVDs back to back. Luckily I was the one facing the telly,’ (2012) and ‘My friend told me he was going to a fancy dress party as an Italian island. I said to him ‘Don’t be Sicily’. (2013). He once broke the Guinness World Record for the number of jokes told in an hour, telling 499, each of which had to receive a laugh. He is the author of two joke books and the brother of Jeremy Vine, the BBC presenter.
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Luke Blackburn Luke Blackburn is a barrister with experience in several high profile cases who also represents law, medical and sports professionals during disciplinary hearings.
Joanna Mobed Joanna is the outgoing president of the Union and previously served as the society’s first Diversity Officer.
Dr Catherine Fieschi Catherine is the Director of Counterpoint UK and formerly led the thinktank Demos. She has been advisor to many governments, businesses and organisations on risk, strategy and policy.
Dr Rob Berkeley Rob has been the Director of the Runnymede Trust since 2009. A trustee at Stonewall and the Equality and Diversity Forum, Rob is heavily involved in the promotion of diversity.
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Sir Clive Woodward Clive Woodward was an English rugby Union player and coach. His professional career started at Harlequins and Leicester and as an international player he was a mainstay at outside centre for England for 5 years when he won 21 caps and toured twice with the British Lions Squad. Subsequently, he started coaching Henley Rugby Club and moved on to see many successful seasons at London Irish, Bath and the England Under 21s. He managed the England team from 1997 to 2004, during which time they won the Rugby World Cup. In 2005, he led the British and Irish Lions on their tour to New Zealand. He has recently stepped down as the British Olympic Association’s Director of Elite Performance.
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Beth Tweddle Beth Tweddle is one of Britain’s greatest-ever female gymnasts. She is a three-time Olympian, competing in the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games. In 2012 she took a Bronze medal on the Uneven Bars. Tweddle started gymnastics at the age of seven, with her first medal coming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where she collected a Gold and two Silvers. Over the next decade she went on to win over 20 more Gold medals, competing all over the world in major Championships. She retired from the sport in August 2013 and has become a director and ambassador of Total Gymnastics, an organisation which strives to provide the opportunity for as many children as possible to take up the sport at school.
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Dr Buzz Aldrin Selected by NASA in 1963 into the third group of astronauts, Aldrin was the first with a doctorate and became known as ‘Dr Rendezvous’. In 1966 on the Gemini 12 orbital mission, Buzz performed the world’s first successful spacewalk. On July 20, 1969, Buzz and Neil Armstrong made their historic Apollo 11 moonwalk, becoming the first two humans to set foot on another world. An estimated 600 million people – at that time, the largest television audience in world history – witnessed this unprecedented heroic endeavor. Upon returning from the moon, Buzz was decorated with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest American peacetime award.
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Ben Fogle Ben Fogle is a globe-trotting adventurer, author and broadcaster. His exploits are both numerous and varied: they include rowing across the Atlantic, trekking to the South Pole and being interrogated and subsequently deported by Pacific Islanders, to name but a few. As a leading TV presenter and prominent dog enthusiast, Mr Fogle has hosted programmes including Crufts, One Man and His Dog, Countryfile and Country Tracks. However, he is perhaps best-known for his off-screen adventures, where he has pushed the limits of human endurance and geography alongside world-class athletes such as James Cracknell, with whom he crossed the Atlantic and reached the South Pole. Mr Fogle has also written six books including Teatime Islands, which documents his search for the lost islands of the British Empire and Offshore, a chronicle of his hunt for a private island. Mr Fogle is an ambassador for WWF and President of the Campaign for National Parks, as well as a patron of the UK Chagos Supporters Association, fighting for the islanders’ rights to return to the British Indian Ocean Territories.
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Rooms & Facilities The Union has a huge range of facilities and benefits available exclusively to members. With its own library, bar, café and snooker tables, it is a central hub of student life that is second to none. The Keynes Library The Union’s library, named after former president and famed economist John Maynard Keynes, is open to members 9.00am–5.30pm during full term. The library’s diverse collection includes the largest selection of borrowable fiction in Cambridge outside the University Library. The library also has sections of books in English literature, drama, poetry, classics, science, economics and philosophy, as well as a comprehensive reference section, the Union’s archives and the Fairfax Rhodes collection of rare books. Bar & Café The Union bar provides a buzzing centralized location where students from every college congregate. With wooden floors, chandeliers and deep leather sofas, coupled with the substantial discount for members, it is one of the finest and cheapest bars in Cambridge. The bar offers a wide range of spirits, wines, beers and a whole new list of alcoholic and non–alcoholic cocktails, and is open Monday to Saturday 6pm until late. The Union has a comfortable and spacious café, open 10.00am–4.00pm Monday to Friday. The café serves a range of baguettes, Paninis, filled jacket potatoes, freshly baked pastries and hot and cold drinks, all at student–friendly prices. Snooker & Pool The Cambridge Union has full size snooker tables and a pool table available for use by members free of charge. Reciprocal Membership When joining the Cambridge Union, you don’t only get access to the events and facilities here. You also get access to Unions at almost seventy other Universities, including Harvard, Oxford, Edinburgh, and Bristol.
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Competitive Debating The Cambridge Union Society runs one of the most successful and inclusive competitive debating programmes in the world. As the reigning European Champions and having won the English National Championships twice in the last four years and produced two of the thirteen best speakers at the World Debating Championships, Cambridge has sustained an unprecedented level of success in debating. You need no previous experience to start improving your public speaking skills and all our opportunities are available to all Union members. Why not give it a go? Why should I get involved? Debating for The Cambridge Union Society equips participants with an incredible set of skills which are extremely useful in a variety of contexts beyond the traditional British Parliamentary format of debating we use. There are lots of ways to get involved and we run many different programmes, so you’re sure to find something that will suit your interests. Debating Workshops Every Wednesday, from 7.00-9.00pm, we run beginner workshops for those who have never debated before, and practice debates for those who wish to hone their skills. World-class debaters from the Universities’ debating circuit volunteer to be our mentors, and whether or not you wish to compete for Cambridge, you will be trained into a formidable public speaker and debater. Competitions and Tours Universities across the United Kingdom host debating competitions on a weekly basis. We do not simply send our best speakers, but select from a wide range of abilities in order to give as many members as possible the chance to debate. Last year, we sent over 60 speakers to competitions, and next year we hope to send even more. These competitions provide a brilliant opportunity to socialise with students whilst visiting other parts of the country. We cover the registration fees and part of your travel costs; you only need to show up, ready to debate! We also offer members the chance to debate around the globe. In the last three years we have funded trips to Beijing, New York, Istanbul, Florida, Belgrade, Manila, Botswana, and Kolkata. Access The Cambridge Union Society hosts debating workshops for schools across the United Kingdom. Teaching in these workshops is a fun, rewarding way to pass on the art of debating and develop
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Getting Involved There are a huge number of ways to get involved with running the Union, with varying levels of commitment. Whether you’re interested in inviting big name speakers, filming debates, publicity, press liaison, or improving access and diversity, there’s something for everyone. For more information email executive@cus.org. Elected and Appointed Positions Alex Porter – vicepresident@cus.org Elected roles comprise President, Executive Officer, Speakers Officer, Treasurer and Social Ents Officer. Specialist roles are appointed by Standing Committee. These include Press, Publicity, Events Management and Secretary; annual positions include Recruitment, Diversity and Women’s Officer, Vice President and two Debating Officers. Speakers Committee Oliver Jackson – speakers@cus.org or Alon Margolin – executive@cus.org Speakers Committee members invite high-profile speakers in fields ranging from politics and academia through to media and entertainment. Debates Committee formulate speaker line-ups for the debates they are most passionate about. Ents Committee Jonathan Carr – ents@cus.org Ents Committee is an ideal opportunity for members to help run the Union’s Social Ents, from weekly Ents to some of the biggest and best parties in Cambridge. Stewards and AV Stewards Freddie Dyke and Nick Wright – hoem@cus.org Stewards are the Union’s front line workers, helping with the logistical and security aspects of our events. AV Stewards film and record all debates and speaker events. No previous experience is necessary - we train all our stewards from start to finish. All stewards receive a £5 bar tab and a free panini after every event they help at. College Reps Alon Margolin – executive@cus.org College reps meetings take place every Friday night, enabling members to share feedback from their friends in college, and they receive bar tab for their time. There is no limit on the number of reps who can come from any college.
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Treasurer’s Treats Arches Coffee Shop 20% off Bella Italia 20% off food, 30% on Monday Cafe Rouge 20% off food, 30% on Wednesdays Cambridge Cheese Company 10% off on cash purchases Cambridge Wine Merchants 10% off wine based products Campkins 35p per print on 6X4 instant pictures, £5 for ID photos and Free 8GB card and case with every camera purchase Dojo Free Shaolin Monks’ Spring Rolls, Vietnamese Lobster Crackers or a mini-portion of the Edamame for every main ordered The Glassworks Gym 10% off Spa treatment and Hair salon services, Flexible membership with no payments when not here Michaelhouse Cafe 10% off on purchases Primo Cycles 10% off excluding bikes and consumables Strada 20% off food Sunday – Thursday Up and Running 10% off on purchases
Speakers’ Transport supplied by Flex-Able Travel : www.flex-able.co.uk
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President J M
Vice President A P
President-Elect I S
Speakers Officer O J
Ents Officer J C
Executive-Elect T S
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Treasurer-Elect J G
Executive Officer A M
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Debating Officer A R
Appointed Positions Chief Photographer: Chris Williamson Diversity Officer: James White Heads of Events Management: Freddie Dyke, Nick Wright Deputy Head of Events Management: Ted Loveday Heads of Press: Christina Sweeney-Baird, Zuzanna Grześkiewicz Heads of Recruitment: Amy Gregg, Ian Cooper Deputy Head of Recruitment: Tilly Bennett-Jones
Secretary: Ellen Powell Senior Guest Liaisons: James Apthorp, Harry Peto Women’s Officer: Ellen Quigley Access Officers: Miriam Shovel, Ryan Frost Head of Campus Publicity: James Hutt Deputy Head of Campus Publicity: Tom Wheeldon Head of Online Publicity: Daniel Edward Deputy Head of Online Publicity: Lisa Altmann-Richer
Supplementary Committee Risín Hannon Simrun Basuita Alex Duncan
Staff Bursar: Colonel William A. Bailey MBE BSc FCMI Office Supervisor: Michelle Caspersz Site Supervisor: Patrick Hanwell Accountant: Dr David Sellick Bar and Events Manager: James Aldridge FBII Events Administrator: Joseph Burman
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Vacation Committee The calibre of the term lies in the strength of the whole team behind it, especially the Vacation Committee, for whom a single page isn’t enough. Particular credit goes to Nick’s cabinet minister trivia, Hugh’s unparalleled debate invites, Kate’s patience working alongside an unruly team of undergraduates and Faiza’s sponsorship efforts, Wesley’s working from 8.30am until 1.00am on his second day on the job, with no breaks and James’ ability to fool us into thinking he’s Oli. Chloe and Eloise were fantastic as the Murray Eds duo. Annika, Brendan and Liheng were fantastic assets on the Speakers Committee, securing numerous individual and debate speakers between them. Ted always had the biggest smile on his face and Simrun’s obsession with astronauts kept us all entertained. The Vacation Committee meets during the Christmas, Easter and Summer holidays to send out invitations, help with termcard preparation, and plan the coming term. It is an ideal opportunity for any Union member who has seen the events we hold and wants to get involved in organising them. In return for a week or two of their time, they receive free accommodation, breakfast and lunch, as well as the satisfaction of seeing the people whom they’ve invited come to the Union to speak. If this sounds like something you’d want to do in the coming Christmas holidays or you’d like more information, please send an email to executiveelect@cus.org.
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President’s Thanks Alon, Jono, Michael, Oli – I couldn’t have wished for a better team of Michaelmas officers. Alon – meticulously organised and an Excel expert, thank you for arranging the website launch, debate logistics, a brilliant barbecue and everything inbetween. Jono – judging by last term’s Garden Party, your Ents will be the best yet, and thank you for keeping me fuelled with Jelly Babies and silly YouTube videos to ease the tensions of the termcard deadline. Michael – thank you for the depth of knowledge you contribute to your role, both as a competitive debater and an aspiring financier. No other Treasurer has attended a budget meeting with a backissue of the HBR for reference. Oli – thank you for working tirelessly, for your amazing propensity for picking up the phone to people, and for bringing your enduring wit and optimism to every job that comes your way. Amy and Ian – you’ve worked round the clock planning Freshers Week and are never short of creative ways to get people involved in the Cambridge Union. Craig – you’ve put together two beautiful documents on too little sleep! Alex P. – we have been involved in the Union together since the start, and I am really excited to continue working together this term. Ali and Will – your commitment spearheading the Union’s core facet, competitive debating, is greatly appreciated by all of us, and so is your dry humour. Staff – Bill, thank you for keeping us all in line and for providing me with your guidance and wise words. Please keep space for me in your outside office after this term ends. Thank you to Michelle for always being there with an encouraging smile, and to Joe and James for your creative cocktails. The Lent Team – Good luck – not that you’ll need it! Between Tim’s contribution to just about every event in the termcard (thank you doesn’t even begin to cover it!), Jiameng’s Bob Dylan impressions and ability to tolerate my cooking, Leo’s brilliant skills in the art of surprise and Daniel’s ability to turn his hand at everything from AV to Ents, there is no doubt that Lent 2014 will be a term to remember. Imogen – thank you for being the best friend and President-Elect imaginable. Thank you for tea and biscuits, constant TLC and the tenacity you bring to everything you do. I have absolutely no clue what I’d do without you. Alex Forzani – you’ve organised the largest sponsorship deal in the Union’s history, written this termcard, and kept my spirits up while planning the term, from start to finish. Thank you; Richard Ottoway was right.
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