The Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society Recordings

Hello! Here is the recording of the 24th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 25th April 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Believes The Presumption Of Innocence Fails Victims". Speeches begin at 00:25:35.

Hello! Here is the recording of the 23rd Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 18th April 2024 , the House gathered for for the motion "This House Would Elect The House Of Lords". Speeches begin at  00:20:55.

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 175th Session Schools' Competition Final of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 12th April 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Would Abolish Mandatory Coalition". Speeches begin at  00:09:40.

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 21st Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 28th March 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Believes Classics Are Classist". Speeches begin at 00:27:00 .

Hello! Here is the recording of the 20th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 21st March 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Would Retain The British Overseas Territories". Speeches begin at  00:13:00.

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 19th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 14th March 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Believes Privacy Is Dead". Speeches begin at  00:30:20 .

On Monday, 11th March 2024, at 18:30 , The Canada Room in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's second 'LitTalk' of the 175th Session. The event featured Sir Robert Buckland MP, who serves as the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons and is formerly the Secretary of State for Justice. During the event, a...

Hello! Here is the recording of the 18th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 7th March 2024, the House gathered for the Dufferin Competition for Best Speaker of the House, guest chaired by William Crawley. The motion, announced 15 minutes before the debate, was "This House Believes It Is Time For Ukraine To Negotiate With Russia". Speeches begin at  00:41:30...

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 17th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 29th February 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Regrets The American Revolution". Speeches begin at  00:26:30 .

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 16th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 22nd February 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Believes Society Has Strayed Too Far From God. Speeches begin at 00:25:00 .

 Hello! Here is the recording of the 15th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 30th January 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Regrets the Decline of the SDLP". This debate was in collaboration with the TCD College Historical Society and to them we send our thanks. Speeches begin at 00:16:10.

Hello! Here is the recording of the 13th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 30th January 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Regrets the Decline of the SDLP". Speeches begin at 00:16:10 .

Hello! Here is the recording of the 12th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 25th January 2024, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Believes Harry Potter is more influential than Lord of the Rings. Speeches begin at 00:42:10 .

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 11th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 7th December 2023, the House gathered for for the motion "This House Would Stop the Boats". Speeches begin at 00:02:15

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 10th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 30th November 2023, the House gathered for the motion "This House Regrets the Industrial Revolution". Speeches begin at  00:11:55 .

  Hello! Here is the recording of the Godkin Novice's Debating Competition of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 23rd November 2023, the House gathered for the motion "This House Believes There Is A Viable Alternative to Democracy". Speeches begin at  00:30:10 .

  Hello! Here is the recording of the Literific's Stormont Mixer (Great Debate), where, on the 17th October 2023, the House gathered for the motion "THB The UK Is Ready For A Labour Government". Speeches begin at 00:02:45 .

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 9th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 16th November 2023, the House gathered in Trinity College Dublin for the motion "TH Prefers A Sinn Fein Government". Speeches begin at 00:11:20 .

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 8th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 9th November 2023, the House gathered for the motion "THB Achieving Net Zero Is Not Worth The Cost". Speeches begin at 00:38:25 .

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 7th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 2nd November 2023, the House gathered for the motion "THR The Fall Of The USSR". Speeches begin at 00:22:30 .

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 6th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 26th October 2023, the House gathered for the motion "THW Live In A Genderless Society". Speeches begin at 00:26:30 .

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 5th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 19th October 2023 the House gathered for the motion "THB The British Empire Did More Good Than Harm". Speeches begin at 00:30:10 .

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 4th Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 12th October 2023 the House gathered for the motion "THB Poetry Is Ultimately Pointless". Speeches begin at 00:29:30.

Hello! Here is the recording of the 3nd Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 5th October 2023 the House gathered for the motion "THB Religion Is A Force For Good". Speeches begin at 00:33:30 .

  Hello! Here is the recording of the 2nd Ordinary Meeting of the 175th Session of QUB Literific, where, on the 28th September 2023, the House gathered for the motion "THR The Left's Embrace Of Identity Politics". Speeches begin at 00:00:01 .