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Devil’s Advocate: Should Scotland Hold a Second Independence Referendum?

February 18, 2021February 17, 2021 Duncan Cooper, Harry Stage, Paul Tiplady Independence, Scotland, Second Referendum

Yes – Duncan Cooper and Harry Stage – 53% Scotland should hold a second independence referendum. Since 2014, support for

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Devil’s Advocate: Is Valentine’s Day a Worthwhile Holiday?

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Alex Beckett, Jess Burt Devil's Advoate, Holidays, Love, romance, Valentine's day

Yes – Alex Beckett – 42% To give heed to arguments that Valentine’s Day ought to be grasped, cancelled, and

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Devil’s Advocate: Is it too Early to Play Christmas Music?

November 19, 2020November 18, 2020 Laura Beveridge, Sophia Brousset christmas, devils advocate, music

Yes – Laura Beveridge- 47% Prevailing circumstance has led 2020 to often feel imbued with frustration, angst, and stress. Some

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Devil’s Advocate: Should Politicians’ Private Lives Stay Private?

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Joe Waters, Laura Beveridge devils advocate, joe biden, politician, private life

Yes – Laura Beveridge- 53% During the first presidential debate of 2020, in amongst the incessant interruptions and the incoherent

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Devil’s Advocate: Is Online Learning a Good Substitute for In-Person Teaching?

October 8, 2020October 7, 2020 Jessica Burt, Sophia Brousset Coronavirus, in-person, online teaching

Yes – Jess Burt – 27% Crises have a strange habit of producing change. This pandemic has forced individuals and

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Devil’s Advocate: Should We Favour the Study of STEM Subjects Over the Arts?

September 24, 2020September 23, 2020 Jack Campbell, Laura Beveridge arts, devils advocate, Humanities, science, STEM

Yes – Laura Beveridge – 17% Up until now, my entire experience of education has been defined by an ongoing

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Devil’s Advocate: Are Consumers Responsible for the Conduct of the Press?

March 5, 2020September 5, 2020 Joe Waters, Matt Leighton Advocate, are, consumers, Devil's, ethics, for, honesty, journalism, news, of, press, responsible, the, the conduct

Yes – Matt Leighton – 38% As I write this article, I know for sure what readers will be thinking.

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Devil’s Advocate: Are fashion shows an effective method of raising money for charity?

February 20, 2020September 5, 2020 Piers Eaton, Robert Barrow Advocate, an, are, causes, charity, Devil's, donations, effective, fashion, for, money, of, raising, shows, Sustainability, way

Robert Barrow – Head of Charity FS2020 – Yes (39%) Fashion Show season has been a quintessential part of the

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Devil’s Advocate Valentine’s Special: Are public displays of affection (PDAs) appropriate?

February 6, 2020September 5, 2020 Angus Neale, Annabel Steele Advocate, affection, appropriate, are, Devil's, displays, kissing, Love, of, PDA, public, Special, valentines

Yes – Annabel Steele – 62% Any opposition to Public Displays of Affection must come from a place of jealousy.

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Devil’s Advocate: Should we support or oppose the UCU lecturer strikes?

November 21, 2019September 5, 2020 Jack Campbell, Matt Leighton debate, devils advocate, pensions, UCU, UCU strikes, university strikes, USS

Support – 76%, Oppose – 24% Jack Campbell – Support Mamma Mia, here we go again. Like you, I too

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