Talk has begun on whether we should take St Paul’s offer to have a permanent, scaled down camp. Should we agree? Pack up and leave altogether? Or bed in at our ‘spiritual home’? FOR: Peter Dombi There has been much discussion recently about the future of our St Paul’s site, and whether it […]

Last week David Cameron vetoed a ‘treaty within a treaty’ designed to save the Euro, and in doing so, left Britain alienated from the continent. This week we ask: did Cameron do the right thing, even if for the wrong reasons? Or is Britain now resigned to becoming a glorified […]

This week we debate the Occupy movement’s use of the phrase ‘We are the 99%’. Does the statistical accuracy matter or does its powerful symbolism override this problem? FOR: Robert Phillips So where did all this come from? A New York activist coined the ‘We Are The 99%’ political slogan […]

This week we debate the pros and cons of non-violent resistance. Does passivism give us a psychological upper hand over aggressive police forces? Or should we be prepared to use every trick in the book against those who have no qualms doing so? FOR – Martin Eiermann I admit: It […]

This week two of our own editors tackle the subject of internships. As things are, most internships are unpaid, but do they generally benefit the intern, or the man? AGAINST – Steven Maclean The journalism industry perfectly demonstrates the problems with the internship model. Browse any media jobs site for […]

This week the topic up for discussion is free education. As students march again over increased tuition fees, we’re asking if education should be totally free, or if there should be some contribution. FOR (some contribution) Ben Yardley In 1998 the Labour government introduced university top up fees of £1000, […]

Last week we weighed up the ‘for’ and ‘against’ arguments for being portrayed as anti-capitalist. This week, anarchism is our topic. As political philosophies go, anarchism is one of the most misunderstood, but could it contain the answers to the world’s problems? FOR – Donnacha DeLong Do you like being […]

The big green anti-capitalist banner at our occupation at St Paul’s has kicked off a frenetic in-camp debate. Are we happy to be portrayed as anti-capitalist or not? We asked two writers to put their views across… Yes! – Anon Albert Einstein famously defined  insanity as doing the same thing […]