This House Believes Class Runs Britain | The Cambridge Union
Date Recorded 25/10/2012 Debate: This House Believes Class Runs Britain PROPOSITION: PROFESSOR DANIEL DORLING Professor Dorling lectures in Human Geography at the University of Sheffield. He has produced a map of the North-South divide and Britain and has been dubbed 'geographer royal by appointment to the left.' MARTHA MOREY Martha Morey is currently studying at Fitz College and is Chairwoman of the Cambridge Universities Labour Club. KEN LIVINGSTONE Ken Livingstone is a Labour politician and former Mayor of London. he is a democratic socialist who has described himself as being on the hard left of the Labour Party OPPOSITION: DR SAIF ABED Dr Abed is currently studying for an MPhil in Management at the Judge Business School and previously studied medicine in London prior to setting up his own healthcare management consultancy firm. PETER SAUNDERS Peter Saunders is an independent researcher and writer, focusing on welfare reform, social mobility, income inequality and poverty. He holds the honorary title of Professor Emeritus at the University of Sussex where he spent 25 years as a lecturer, reader and professor. PETER HAMILTON Peter Hamilton is the Headmaster of Haberdashers' Aske's Boys School. He has extensive experience at private schools, having taught at Westminister and Radley. Ayes: 274 Noes: 100 Abstentions: 126
