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Glasgow University Dialectic Society, promoting debate and discussion since 1451. The oldest university society in the world.

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@thatginamiller Hi Gina, just wondering if you'd be interested in speaking in a debate about Brexit on 6th October? Message for more details

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@iainmartin1 Hi Iain, is there a contact number / email we can use to get in touch with you about speaking in a debate on Brexit?

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@RuthDavidsonMSP Hi Ruth, would you be interested in featuring in a debate on Brexit at the GUU in memory of Charles Kennedy?

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We are well underway with our Blue Skies Research Debate but it's still not too late to come down!

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Make sure you join us for our show debate on research and science tomorrow in the Boyd Orr! https://t.co/xYF6B7VADK

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That's all for tonight. Be sure to come along to our next event for even more meaningful discussion! #2016PostMortem

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Andrew Tickell: I think we have a feeble culture around this. Aye, come on, get on with it. #2016PostMortem

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Aidan Kerr: is it right to kill Harambe? #2016PostMortem

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Eve Livingstone: celebrities are the soundtrack or backdrop to different things in your life. People should be allowed to react however.

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Q: Was there an overblown reaction to celebrity deaths in 2016?

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Dr. MacDonald: one of the strongest things we can do is write to a parliamentarian. You can protest in the streets but it can do nothing.

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Dr John MacDonald: Indy ref showed the weakness of the idea that civic movement can put forward a clear set of ideas and win #2016PostMortem

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Dr. John MacDonald: Government in the UK is absolute rubbish. Hopefully Brexit will shine some light on its weak points. #2016PostMortem

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Aidan Kerr: perhaps we'll get a lot more finger pointing at Downing Street #2016PostMortem

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Q: what and who are politicians going to blame when Britain leaves the EU?

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David Clegg: there is proper concern that the EU is on its last legs. #2016PostMortem

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Dr MacDonald: EU expansion has been extremely problematic. It's not a singular entity, which makes it problematic in approaching big issues

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Dr. John MacDonald: People don't know what the EU is and how it affects you. That's a drastic failure of the EU. #2016PostMortem

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Dr. John MacDonald: I don't think the EU is going anywhere but it has to do far, far more than it's ever done before #2016PostMortem

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Dr. John MacDonald: one of the perennial things to bear in mind is we have to be realistic in what we can alter. #2016PostMortem