The Union Society in the Media
Links to sites where the Union is mentioned in the national and local press:
All the latest videos from the Union Society are on our YouTube channel here.
February 17 2010:: The story "goes global" appears on Yahoo! News in a politics.co.uk piece on the price of Free Speech.
February 12 2010:: Review of the protest at the NUS' actions over the debate in the Durham Times.
February 10 2010:: Wes Streeting addressed disappointed students to clarify the NUS' position on No Platform and apologised for their handling of the Multiculturalism debate. Read more here.
February 9 2010:: An excellent editorial in Palatinate here on the Union as a "pillar of Durham democracy".
February 8 2010:: A rundown of the backlash against the NUS after it tried to intimidate the Union Society is in Palatinate, here.
February 8 2010:: Should the Multiculturalism debate have been cancelled? Comment here in Palatinate from the Custodian and a critic.
February 8 2010:: Here, Palatinate announces the cancellation of the Multiculturalism debate on its front page.
February 6 2010:: The Multiculturalism Debate was cancelled. See the Joint Statement page and this Durham Times article.
February 5 2010:: Great editorial in the Durham Times here on the decision to cancel the Multiculturalism debate. A tough decision, forced as a result of threats of violence.
February 3 2010:: The Northern Echo reports on the invitation of BNP speakers to the debate "This House Believes in a multicultural Britain" here. There are some excellent comments on Freedom of Speech below the article.
January 26 2010:: Palatinate's article on the invitation of Andrew Brons MEP and Cllr Chris Beverley, both of the BNP, to the Multiculturalism debate is here.
May 16 2009:: Eric Lee also spoke in the Israel debate. His blog entry for the debate is here.
May 14 2009:: Paul Brown attended the Israel debate. His blog entry is here.
May 14 2009:: Jonathan Hoffman spoke in the debate This House Believes that Israel is a victim, not an aggressor. The text of his speech is on his blog here.May 10 2009:: The Union Society is held up as a bastion of free speech in this comment on the NUS in Palatinate here.
May 10 2009:: The President and Secretary preview the Easter term ahead in Palatinate here.
March 2009:: The Faraday Institute speak on the Intelligent Design debate here.
February 27 2009:: Will Day, then Michaelmas President, joined the debate on St Cuthbert\'s Society in Palatinate in this comment piece.
February 27 2009:: Tahir Abbas spoke in the debate This House believes Islam is incompatible with Democracy. A passing mention of the Union Society on his blog is here.
February 27 2009:: Sir Ken Macdonald QC spoke for the proposition in the debate This House Believes that civil liberties should not be sacrificed for national security interests. You can read the interview with Sir Ken in Palatinate here.
February 13 2009:: Andrew Copson, of The British Association, spoke in the debate This House Believes that Intelligent Design has no place in science lessons. The BHA blog entry is here.
February 13 2009:: Anthony Horowitz addressed the Union Society in Epiphany. His interview with Palatinate is here.
February 2009:: James Williams, of the University of Sussex, describes his victory in the Intelligent Design debate as a slam dunk here.
January 30 2009:: Vice-Chancellor Chris Higgins write in Palatinate on why the Union Society is independent of the University here.December 9 2008:: The Second Chance programme and its positive contribution to society is reviewed in Palatinate here.
December 7 2008:: The Tyneside Cyrenians helped organise the Second Chance programme. Their diary entry is here.
December 2008:: The Second Chance debate programme is reviewed on the Team Durham website here.
November 14 2008:: An interview with neoconservative Douglas Murray, who has spoken at the Union Society on several occasions, is available here.
October 21 2008:: The BNP react to the invitation debate here. Please be advised: this is a link to the BNP website.
June 20 2008:: Here, Alistair McBay of the National Secular Society reviews the debate, which he won, This House Would abolish faith schools.April 30 2008:: Controversy over an invitation to British National Party to the Union Society was reported in Palatinate and is available online here.
March 24 2008:: INTELLIGENT LIFE reviews the Second Chance programme here.
March 11 2008:: An interview with General Sir Mike Jackson, who regrettably cancelled his visit to the Union Society hours before it was due to start (national security issues, and the train was delayed) is available here. General Sir Mike will be attending in the near future.
January 25 2008:: The full text of the speech given by Jack Jeffery, of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, in the debate This House has no faith in organised religion, is here.
January 18 2008:: Tony Gilland of the Institute of Ideas spoke in the debate This House Would sacrifice economic growth to save the planet. More details here.
October 17 2007:: Ali Cormack, past-President of the Union Society, participated in the ESU America debate tour. Local (American)coverage is here.
June 18 2007:: Labour MP Roberta Blackman-Woods took part in the debate This House supports a substantially elected second chamber, a debate on Lords reform. Her speech is here.
April 27 2007:: The transcript of the speech by Pastor D W McFarlane in the Jesus Christ debate is here.
April 27 2007:: The email newsletter of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in the UK and Ireland writes about the debate This House Believes that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life, here.
October 15 2006:: The National Union of Students give a write-up of the debate in which Wes Streeting took part here.
September 9 2006:: Join a debating society like Durham. The Guardian says so here.
December 19 2004:: Michael Winner tells Times readers has experiences as a speaker at the Durham Union here.
March 6 2004:: Sue Arnold, of the Independent newspaper, did not enjoy her time at the Union Society here, as nerves speaking in public got the better of her.
March 28 2003:: The Norfolk Genetic Information Network reacts to the FSA sponsoring the Schools competition here.
March 17 2003:: The FSAs bursaries for participants in Schools 2003 and a summary of the competition were released online here. March 17 2003:: The Food Standards Agency reviews the Durham Schools debating competition 2003 final here. There is footage of the debates.
