A Mexican wave is difficult to pull off with any panache when there is just one participant, but I tried anyway, because of the four teams in the Final of the John Smith Memorial Mace, St Andrews now has three. We need to get cheering for Laura, Maddy, Mike, Farhan, Robert and Duncan. Cheering (as always) will be by oral acclamation: “WOOOOOOOOO!”
I know how hard they’ve been working on this, and I’m absurdly proud of them all.
They were debating the (long-prep) motions:
This House would abolish the ‘not proven’ verdict in the Scottish courts.
THW allow the International Criminal Court to sentence defendants in absentia, and order their assassination.
THW immediately withdraw all UK troops from Afghanistan.
The final has just been announced: THW ban alcohol.
1st Prop: Edinburgh
1st Opp: Mike and Farhan
2nd Prop: Duncan and Robert
2nd Opp: Maddy and Laura
More news to follow. š
Owen
This reminds me of the last final I went to. I may have to come again, and again I hope to see St Andrews win.