Here is one of the most complete motion lists on the internet. It is free to use, but we do ask that you email Mark Hankinson, and inform him of which motion you are using. Not only does this give our ego a boost, but it let's up keep a tab on how popular each one is.
NB. THB = This house believesMotion | Ability level | Popularity |
THB Yorkshire is a land of hope and glory | ||
TH would rather be American | ||
THB it's a beautiful world | ||
THB Boxing should be banned | ||
THB God made a mistake | Hard | |
THB the other team should win this debate | Very Hard | |
THB computers are the work of Satan | ||
THB exams are futile | ||
TH would abolish God | Hard | |
THB Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is not Roman enough | Hard | |
THB Shakespeare's Julius Caesar was too Roman | Hard | |
THB film critics know nothing | ||
TH would rather be British | ||
THB the EMU is the one true currency | ||
THB George Orwell was wrong | ||
THB the government should leave cults alone | THB cloning is evil | THB morals and science do not mix | THB we place too much faith in the medical profession | THBT corruption is inevitable in politics | THB a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush | THB TV does more harm than good | THB there is no case for terrorism | THB America is an evil empire | THB diplomacy is the tool of the weak | THB debating is a waste of time | THB that the female of the species is more deadly than the male | THB that women should be seen and not heard | THB we shouldn't trust anyone over thirty | THB big brother is preferable to big sister | THB that teachers should wear uniforms | TH would beam Scotty up | TH cannae give ye anymore, Captain | THB Oklahoma city was a good start | THB in vino veritas (in wine there is truth) | THB we should not trust men with center partings | THB it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all | THBT high fences make good neighbors | THBT we should wait and see | THB life is too short | THB we should grow cabbages rather than roses | THBT Machiavelli is the way to go | THB family and feminism are incompatible | THB feminism is corrupting the family | THBT co-education is desirable | THB education should be a privilege not a right | THB money is our biggest problem | THB publicity is a better salesperson that quality | THBT the bride should wear black | THBT the pen is mightier than the sword | THB EMU is an Emu | THB there must always be the poor | THB an informed public is more important than a fair trial | THB the keeping of pets in private homes should be illegal | THB the jury get in the way of justice | THBT green is an unhealthy colour | THB capitalists cannot be environmentalists | THB trampolining is the sport of the Gods | THB our future is out of this world | THB uncle Sam is a poor relation | THBT following orders is no excuse | THB we should follow our dreams | THB Shakespeare means nothing in the modern world |