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  1. Thanks @instofideas - useful additional reading for our newly published Topic Guide on intergenerational fairness... debatingmatters.com/topicguides/to… 7:52 AM May 31st via web in reply to instofideas
  2. We're delighted to announce the motions for the National Final. Including minimum alcohol pricing & neuroscience debatingmatters.com/news/news_arti… 5:48 AM May 29th via web
  3. Competition alumnus @SamuelBurt1 has just launched his own blog, Smash All Old Things, writing about modern China. smashalloldthings.blogspot.co.uk 4:14 AM May 24th via web
  4. Debating Matters launches the 2012/13 competiton today, and expanding by 50% to allow even more schools to take part! bit.ly/KjiaESknow. 2:46 AM May 24th via web
  5. Competition alumnus @SamB_1989 writes for @CultureWars arguing we should foster a global market for Chinese writing. bit.ly/Jf0lUX 2:45 AM May 9th via web
  6. Wath Comprehensive School, Central Regional Final winners and now national finalists, appear in the @SheffieldStar bit.ly/Jf0lUX 2:36 AM May 9th via web
  7. London based students interested in a career in journalism should consider attending the YJA summer school! Read on... bit.ly/dVYWdV 6:58 AM May 8th via web
  8. Debating Matters' Social Science Champions, the @ESRC, are running a photographic competition, 'Portraits of Britain' bit.ly/K9Uupq 8:15 AM May 4th via web
  9. Competition teacher Tom Finn-Kelcey argues social ties are important, but externally manufacturing them won't work. bit.ly/JPpF8n 4:48 AM May 1st via web
  10. After a spring of debate and argument, we're delighted to announce the eight schools through to the 2012 National Final bit.ly/JMdCso 5:05 AM Apr 30th via web
  11. Competition judge and renowned poet George Szirtes blogs about his experience with us in Cambridge this week bit.ly/KkqYaN 5:24 AM Apr 28th via Twitter for iPhone
  12. Congratulations to the eight winners of our spring Regional Finals! For the most up to date info see our Facebook page facebook.com/debatingmatters 2:28 AM Apr 27th via web
  13. And the winners of the East Regional Final, in a 2:1 judges split, are Queens School. Congratulations, and we'll see you in London! 9:35 AM Apr 26th via Twitter for iPhone
  14. @Damian_Barr Thanks to you for judging for us today. Pleased you enjoyed the experience! Results of the final debate coming up very soon... 9:04 AM Apr 26th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Damian_Barr
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