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Looking back at our records we found the membership of one J. R. Oppenheimer.
He became a member of the Union in Michaelmas 1925 when he began his studies in Cambridge. (We are yet to find record of Barbie’s membership)
#Oppeneheimer
#Barbenheimer
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Kathleen Stock at the Cambridge Union - “We Have the Right to Offend”
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‘Every single moral improvement towards a just society has involved massive amounts of offence’
Kathleen Stock speaking at the Cambridge Union last November in our right to offend debate.
@Docstockk
#C4GenderWars
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We were pleased to welcome world champion darts player Michael van Gerwen to speak at the Union.
The full interview is now available to watch here:
📸 Jakob Schoser
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A massive thank you to our guest speakers
@Docstockk
and Prof. Arif Ahmed for speaking yesterday evening on the motion ‘THB in the Right to Offend’. Together with our student speakers they gave us a truly engaging and informative debate!
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"Most people would like to see the world a better place."
On November 18th,
@tedcruz
spoke about the power of ideas and debate in improving people's lives.
Watch the full speech at
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Watch Professor Stock’s full speech here:
📸 Flo Tawns
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Sandi Toksvig talks about equality and changing the world at the Union.
We were pleased to welcome
@sanditoksvig
as she takes up the first Q+ Fellowship at Cambridge.
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“The Arab Spring was a representation of the dignity of the Arab people”
We were so honoured to have
@OzKaterji
come and speak so passionately in opposition to our ‘This House Regrets the Arab Spring’ debate motion earlier this term.
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Watch Professor Stock’s full speech here:
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MOTION: This House believes Northern Ireland ought to remain part of the United Kingdom.
Ayes - in favour of the motion | Noes - against the motion
AYES
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NOES
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The Lockdown Debate is tonight at 8pm!
@TiceRichard
,
@SirGrahamBrady
and
@toadmeister
will argue proposition while
@LaylaMoran
,
@lfspinney
and
@pwhitakerwriter
will oppose.
Open to all to stream on Youtube at
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Come watch
@Tinashe
speak virtually at the Union on Wednesday 28th October!
The ballot to get a seat in the chamber closes tomorrow at 9pm, follow the link below for more details and the entry form:
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Less than an hour to go until we welcome former Kenyan prime minister,
@RailaOdinga
.
We hope to see you there!
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HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST, ENSAF HAIDAR - imprisoned for marrying the partner of her choice - TO SPEAK TONIGHT AT 7PM!
This event is open to all
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We’re very excited to be hosting these speakers at tomorrow’s debate!
On the Proposition:
Dr John Edmunds OBE
Dr Christl Donnelly FRS CBE
@ProfKarolSikora
Dr Paul Hunter
On the Opposition:
Dr Anders Tegnell
@ClarkeMicah
@prof_eidelman
@mushfiq_econ
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The Union is very excited to announce a new speaker for this term!
@sheckwes
will be joining us in the Chamber this Thursday at 5pm.
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Great to have you Calvin!
Reparations: Who pays whom?
No reparations are due. We paid the price.
My full speech from the Cambridge Union:
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The livestream link for tonight’s debate on the motion ‘This House Believes in the Right to Offend’. The debate will begin at 8pm.
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‘You have a labour party that is in the pockets of the financiers … and it is not a labour party anymore’
@yanisvaroufakis
speaking insightfully on public finance, bankers, Tony Blair’s funding of NHS reforms and the 2008 crash at the Union earlier this term.
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Results from last night’s debate! The Noes have it with 119 votes to 92 ayes (109 abstention).
A huge thank you as always to speakers, everyone who turned up and those engaging via socials
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Will Britain ever rejoin the EU?
‘Nothing is forever… I don’t accept that it is permanent’ says John Bercow, former Speaker of the House of Commons.
Full interview at the Cambridge Union on YouTube👇
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It was a privilege to be featured in the much-anticipated documentary ‘Gender Wars’, premiering tonight on
@Channel4
. Engaging in debate is the only way society can tackle such heated issues, and the Union is proud to play its part.
📸 Flo Tawns
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Last night we hosted a debate on the motion:
‘This House Has No Confidence in Her Majesty's Government’
The results were:
Ayes: 67%
Noes: 17%
Abstentions: 16%
Many thanks to
@TanDhesi
,
@Jacob_Rees_Mogg
,
@dean4watford
,
@PBottomleyMP
,
@freddie_poser
and Scarlet for speaking.
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We can officially confirm that with 1,463 votes cast - AYE: 76.9%, NAY: 23.1%. Thus the Union will host Julian Assange on November 11th.
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Next week Saturday we have the pleasure of having
@bellathorne
with us in The Chamber. Be sure to join us at 6pm!
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We're thrilled that
@Scaramucci
will be doing two talks this evening - be sure to follow our twitter for more updates.
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Thank you to all our speakers and to all those who watched last night!
The results were: 362 ayes, 309 noes and 5 abstention.
The Lockdown Debate is tonight at 8pm!
@TiceRichard
,
@SirGrahamBrady
and
@toadmeister
will argue proposition while
@LaylaMoran
,
@lfspinney
and
@pwhitakerwriter
will oppose.
Open to all to stream on Youtube at
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Speaker Announcement!
@RoryStewartUK
will be joining us at 6 pm on March 15th.
This event will be streamed on our Youtube channel. Stay tuned for more details!
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"This is the speaker you're looking for". Don't miss
@HamillHimself
at the Union tonight at 5pm.
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‘The free rein that is allowed the large corporations ends up hurting people’
@Femi_Sorry
arguing in proposition of the motion ‘THB The Free Market is The Enemy of Freedom and Democracy’ at our debate earlier this month.
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We want to welcome our members to the first speaker event of the term tomorrow, as we welcome Richard Ratcliffe to the Chamber at 6pm.
Facebook Event:
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“What are you winning power for if you’re not listening to people?”
Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party, speaking at first debate of term in proposition of the motion ‘THB Labour has Betrayed the Working Class’
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On October 6th
@RobbieRinder
gave a moving speech at the Union. Watch this clip where he discusses the trauma carried by parents and “what it means to be parented by someone that may have lost a whole family.”
Watch the full speech on youtube:
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For our second event of the day, we are excited to host American politician
@BetoORourke
!
Join us on our YouTube channel at 6pm (BST) to watch:
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Today at 5:00 we are hosting an in-person event on the Uyghurs!
@Nus_Ghani
is a Conservative MP sanctioned by China for highlighting the plight of the Uyghur Muslims and
@MahmutRahima
is a Uyghur singer, translator and human rights activist.
Stream:
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At 6pm (BST) American social media personality and a graduate of St. Edmund's College,
@carolinecaloway
will be interviewed by
@HKesvani
, UK and Europe editor for MEL magazine.
The event will be live-streamed from our YouTube channel:
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Looking forward to welcoming you!
At the Frankfurt airport travelling to London, and to Cambridge. To accept my honorary membership to the
@cambridgeunion
and on behalf of my husband
@raif_badawi
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"It's a proper Pandora's box ... when governments start taking hostages to solve problems. It's like the middle ages - it makes the world a much more dangerous place."
- Richard Ratcliffe at the Union (
@FreeNazanin
)
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Don't miss the Labour Panel tonight at 6 pm with
@margarethodge
,
@stephenkb
and
@LordJohnMann
! They'll be discussing 'dissent and discord in the Corbyn years'.
This is event is open to all to livestream on Facebook Live or on our Youtube channel:
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Yanis Varoufakis | Negotiating at the Brink | Cambridge Union and Marshall Society: via
@YouTube
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We are delighted to announce that we will be welcoming Mary Beard to the Union this Sunday! As Joyce’s former pupil,
@wmarybeard
will be introducing the event and joining us in the audience.
@Cambridge_Uni
@heffersbookshop
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The President’s statement on the events in Ukraine.
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@We_OwnIt
Fantastic speech made by first-year history undergraduate student, Sammy McDonald, at our “This House Would Nationalise The Grid” debate last term.
You can watch Sammy’s full speech here:
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Join us from 6pm this evening to watch
@bariweiss
in conversation with
@MaajidNawaz
This is not an event to miss!
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We look forward to welcoming
@BarbaraDemick
, John Everard, Tim Reilly,
@LouiseMensch
, James Hoare,
@adamcathcart
and
@GeorgeGClay
to our
#NorthKoreaDebate
tonight!
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We are very excited to announce that at 7pm (BST), we will be in conversation with American linguist, social commentator, and political activist, Noam Chomsky!
The event will be streamed live to the public on our YouTube channel:
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On Carrie Fisher, Harrison and himself reuniting for Ep VII: "we were around for like 5 minutes and it was just like old times."
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Join us at 8 this evening for the debate on the merits of Marx. For the proposition we're joined by Hegelian philosopher and Lacanian psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek. For the opposition there's
@DanielJHannan
, journalist, former Conservative MP and free trade advocate.
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The Cambridge Union is the oldest debating society in the world, continuing to host leading figures who shape our world.
Freshers of 2019 - the future is what you make of it.
Join the conversation here:
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We mourn the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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‘The American people are waking up to the fact that we have been played’
2024 Presidential candidate
@marwilliamson
speaking at the Union in June on Corporatocracy and how she would seek to reform the American healthcare system.
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We are delighted that on Wednesday at 2pm we will be joined by Jeffrey Donaldson, the leader of the DUP. Join us for what promises to be an insightful and engaging speaker event!
@J_Donaldson_MP
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We are very happy to be hosting Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at the union tomorrow at 6 PM. Be sure to save a seat!
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Tonight at 8 pm tune in for the Rome Debate!
@DaisyfDunn
and Professor Bryan Ward-Perkins will argue for the proposition with
@holland_tom
and
@WalterScheidel
on opposition!
Open to all to watch at
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Tonight at 6:30 pm the 2020 Cambridge Union Hawking Fellow
@JaneGoodallInst
will give a virtual speech!
An ethologist and primatologist, Dr. Jane Goodall also works on conservation issues and has been named a UN Messenger of Peace.
Watch online at
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At last Thursday’s No Confidence debate
@TanDhesi
attacked the Government’s response to COVID-19. See what he had to say in this clip below.
Watch the full speech on youtube:
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This evening, marking 2500 years since the battles of Salamis and Thermoplae, we host leading classical thinkers, aiming to settle the ancient hellenistic debate, which was the greater: Athens or Sparta?
Join us tonight for this exciting penultimate debate of term!
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We're live! Watch our debate here:
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LAST HOUR OF VOTING:
Do you agree that the Union should host Julian Assange via videolink on November 11th at 7pm?
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You can now watch and listen to
@sheckwes
speaking at the Cambridge Union on our YouTube channel!
Follow this link for the video:
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An event not to be missed -
@hzomlot
the Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, will be speaking at the Union on Tuesday at 5pm!
This event is open to all so come along even if you’re not a member yet.
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Tonight
@LoyleCarner
will be swapping the stage for the Union chamber.
We hope to see you there!
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Is it inevitable for economics to produce crushing inequality and cyclical crises? What is its role in confronting climate change?
@yanisvaroufakis
and
@margaretlevi
will be speaking on whether economics can be a force for good at 8pm on 7th Nov.
#CambridgeCircus
@CRASSHlive
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‘Light enters where the wound is … in pain and suffering we find in ourselves an unimaginable source of love’
Zara Mohammed speaks in proposition of the motion ‘THB in a Loving God’ at our debate earlier this month.
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Don't miss
@Baddiel
speak tonight at 7:30 pm!
Open to all to stream on our YouTube channel at
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Fantastic speech made by first-year history undergraduate student, Sammy McDonald, at our “This House Would Nationalise The Grid” debate last term.
You can watch Sammy’s full speech here:
Cambridge University student destroys private energy bosses and energy privatisation with FACTS🔥🔥🔥
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Should
@theresa_may
abandon austerity? Watch our debate with Vince Cable, Lord Bilimoria and Yanis Varoufakis:
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@takethelabourh1
@historykev
@ProfKarolSikora
@ClarkeMicah
@prof_eidelman
@mushfiq_econ
The debate will be live broadcast on our YouTube channel.
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Only one hour to go until we welcome
@JohnSimpsonNews
to the Union Chamber!
As BBC World Affairs Editor he has interviewed Mrs Gandhi, Colonel Gaddafi, Nelson Mandela, and Robert Mugabe, and has covered 46 wars on 4 continents.
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This Friday the 10th June, President Zelenskyy will be addressing UK Universities over a virtual call. We are lucky enough at Cambridge to be one of the Universities included, and the stream will be shown in the Union Chamber. We will be able to ask the President two questions
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The Union welcomes the appointment of Professor Arif Ahmed (Caius) as the OfS first Freedom of Speech Director.
The Union’s core mission is to defend free speech, and we were pleased to recently welcome Professor Ahmed to one of our debates.
📸 Florence Tawns
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It was a pleasure hosting you, thank you for coming! 👏🎉
Brilliant experience taking part in
@cambridgeunion
debate thank you so much for having us. I never thought I’d step into
@Cambridge_Uni
💁🏼
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Today at 4 we'll be joined by
@LadyLeshurr
. Lady Leshurr is a British rapper, songwriter and producer best known for her Queen's Speech series of freestyles which became popular in 2016.
Watch either in person or through our members streaming service at .
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Delighted to introduce the newest member of our bar staff, Stephen!
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It was a pleasure to host
@speakerpelosi
at the Cambridge Union today! Here are some photos of her visit to Cambridge, and you can follow the link below to catch up on her interview.
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On Friday we will be welcoming
@ajcdeane
to the Union! Event will be taking place in the library at 6pm.
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Tonight at 7 we're joined in person by
@max_fosh
! Max Fosh is an English YouTuber and graduate of Newcastle University whose satirical videos often centre around university life as well as participating in the London Mayoral election.
Watch: in person or via the members' stream
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In a shocking result the ayes have it... 262 to 34. Who would have thought? Honestly shocking.
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the results of tonight’s debate, ‘this house has had enough of experts’ - the noes have it! many thanks to
@johananderberg
@KamranAbbasi
@BareReality
(and more!) for such an interesting debate this evening
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Thank you for joining us
@DLanceBlack
-a very special event
A dream came true as I️ spoke on
#Diversity
&
#BridgeBuilding
at the famed
@cambridgeunion
this weekend. Thanks to the organizers for the rousing discussion & weekend. Videos of the night & our punting adventure to come! 📷:
@TomDaley1994
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Luke Skywalker holding a lightsaber at the Union - not something you see every day!!!
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Exactly 40 years ago a young Stephen Fry arrived in Cambridge for the first time.
Freshers of 2018 - now it’s your turn to shape history. The future is what you make of it.
Join the debate here:
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@racingindore
@ClarkeMicah
Here’s the link to our YouTube channel:
I hope that you will join us at 6pm!
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