This House Would Not Get Married | The Cambridge Union
Channel: Cambridge Union
Date: 2012-08-19

Date recorded: 10/02/2011

Debate: This House Would Not Get Married

PROPOSITION:

WINSTON PREECE, Cambridge student and co-editor of the Cambridge Tab.

GRAHAM NICHOLLS is an author, acclaimed installation artist and the founder of Polyamory.org.uk, a leading resource for the UK's polyamorous community. His views on relationships have been featured in books such as 'Polyamory in the 21st Century' and on the BBC, in The Times and The Independent.

WILLIAM LONGRIGG is a Family Law partner with Charles Russell. He specialises in particular in international divorces and the resulting financial issues, and has lectured and written widely on many aspects of Family Law. He is currently European President of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

OPPOSITION:

RICHARD KANE is the founder of Marriage Resource, which provides services and counseling for married couples, and also founded and is director of National Marriage Week which runs from the 7th to 14th of February each year and is celebrated in over 30 countries around the world.

ANASTASIA DE WAAL is deputy director and head of Family Policy at the think-tank Civitas. She is a qualified primary school teacher, journalist for The Guardian and New Statesman and has written widely on the importance of marriage in modern society.

ANNE ATKINS is an author and journalist. She was The Telegraph's first agony aunt and has also been written for The Guardian, The Daily Mail and The Express. She is a prominent supporter of Christian values and is a regular contributor on Radio 4's 'Thought for the Day' and 'Question Time'.

Ayes: 57
Noes: 122
Abstentions: 59