British Parliamentary debate, for beginners

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Two short videos

One room. Four teams.

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Opening Government

OG
1 Prime Minister
3 Deputy Prime Minister

Opening Opposition

OO
2 Leader of Opposition
4 Deputy Leader of Opposition

Closing Government

CG
5 Member of Government
7 Government Whip

Closing Opposition

CO
6 Member of Opposition
8 Opposition Whip

Eleven clear sessions

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  1. 1BP and the motion
  2. 2Building an argument
  3. 3Listening and summarising
  4. 4Rebuttal
  5. 5Case building in 15 minutes
  6. 6Prep and Opening Government
  7. 7Opening Opposition and POI
  8. 8Weighing and the closing half
  9. 9Whip speeches
  10. 10How judges decide
  11. 11Competition simulation

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Practice

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Recap

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