Arguments: 1. Different parents have different values and priorities , and it is entirely legitimate for them to wish to pass these on to their children .
2. The state does not know any better than them with which values the ideal life can be lived .
3. Further , children are individuals who respond in very different ways to different styles of teaching .
4. Parents know their children better than central government possibly could , and so are the best placed to decide what sort of school their child should go to .
5. Currently , there is very little state provision for non-mainstream styles of learning , whereas in the private sector there is a big incentive for educational innovation .

Debate: This House would fund education using a voucher scheme


Arguments: 1. Preventing governments from attaining weapons can be the most effective way of stopping government violence .
2. If they dont have weapons to arm their military , civil war and genocide become more difficult to perpetrate .
3. Arms embargoes have been successful and when used in conjunction with other policy actions can be an effective way of addressing fears of civil war , ethnic cleansing , government violence , and coups .
4. Arms embargos are a type of sanction that specifically target types of weapons .
5. If a country is being particularly violent towards its people or at risk of civil war , arms embargos can be used to decrease the weapons available to the government or the people .
6. In 1993-1994 an arms embargo was placed on Haiti by the United Nations after a military coup by the group FaDH -LRB- the Forces ArmArmes dHaiti -RRB- .
7. Forces were estimated to shrink from 6000 to 1000 by the time the US invaded in 1994 thanks to the arms embargo .

Debate: This house believes sanctions should be used to promote democracy


Arguments: 1. The animal rights movement has many supporters .
2. It is important for animal rights to be represented in political discourse .
3. In the UK , the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals -LRB- RSPCA -RRB- and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds -LRB- RSPB -RRB- are both in the 15 wealthiest charities .
4. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -LRB- PETA -RRB- has 3 million members worldwide .
5. In one poll in the UK , 45 % of people backed a ban on shechita .
6. The point of democracy is that people decide collectively how they want their state to run .
7. Membership Services , , accessed 30 May 2013 , Rogers , Simon , Britain 's top 1,000 charities ranked by donations .
8. Democracy requires that we take this seriously , and if the animal rights movement wins the debate then we should implement a ban .
9. , , 24 April 2012 , Rocker , Simon , Forty five per cent of Britons ready to ban Shechita , , 27 March 2013 ,
10. Who raises the most money ?

Debate:
This House would ban the slaughter of animals which have not been stunned first