No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money (Carried)

October 24, 2011

 

Sponsor: Professional Publishers Association

In the chair: David Hanger (Debating Group Chairman) standing in for Mike Weatherley MP

For the motion Against the motion
   
David Hepworth
Editorial Director
Development Hell Ltd
Phil Hilton
Editorial Director
Shortlist Media
Gill Hudson
UK Editor in Chief
Reader’s Digest
Patrick Hayes
Political Commentator
Spiked

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Research is always going to be more democratic than elections (Defeated)

May 9, 2011

 

Sponsor: The Market Research Society

In the chair: Austin Mitchell MP

For the motion Against the motion
   
Nick Moon
Managing Director
GfK NOP Social Research
Vernon Bogdanor CBE
Research Professor, Institute of Contemporary History, King’s College London
Penny Young
Chief Executive
NatCen
Nick Yarker
Conservative Councillor
Westminster City Council

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Brands should not be expected to build the Big Society for free (Carried)

March 21, 2011

 

Sponsor: Institute of Promotional Marketing

In the chair: Nadhim Zahawi MP

For the motion Against the motion
   
David Reed
Founder of the Data Governance Forum
Adam Leyland
Editor
The Grocer
Andrew Marsden
Immediate Past President
The Marketing Society
Piotr Brzezinski
Former Chief Operating Officer
Big Society Network

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A century of marketing legislation restricts everyone whilst protecting nobody (Defeated)

January 24, 2011

 

Sponsor: The Chartered Institute of Marketing

In the chair: Lord Desai

For the motion Against the motion
   
Alan Stevens
President
Global Speakers Federation
Robert Opie
Director
Museum of Brands
Jeremy Jacobs
Award Winning Speaker & Presenter
Brinsley Dresden
Partner
Lewis Silkin LLP

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Advertising makes people too fat and too thin (Defeated)

November 29, 2010

 

Sponsor: Advertising Association

In the chair: Jim Rothwell, Debating Group Vice-Chairman, standing in for Austin Mitchell MP

For the motion Against the motion
   
Jo Swinson MP
Member of Parliament
for Dunbartonshire
Charlie Snow
Director of Strategy
DLKW Lowe
Jackie Schneider
Teacher and Food Campaigner for Sustain
Fru Hazlitt
Managing Director of Commerical & Online
ITV

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Social media will be the death of traditional marketing (Defeated)

October 18, 2010

 

Sponsor: Direct Marketing Association

In the chair: Oliver Colville MP

For the motion Against the motion
   
Toby Beresford
Commercial Director, Syncapse
Chair of DMA Social Media Council
David Reed
Editor
Data Strategy
David Parfect
Group Head UK Sales
Facebook
Pate Markey
Managing Director
More Th>n

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The spread of council ‘newspapers’ will undermine local democracy (Carried)

June 14, 2010

 

Sponsor: JICREG

In the chair: Austin Mitchell MP

For the motion Against the motion
   
Howard Scott
MD, Newsquest South & West London
Chairman, JICREG
Alex Aiken
National Secretary
LGCommunications
Brian Doel
Group Managing Director
Tindle Newspapers Ltd
Carl Welham
Interim Assistant Chief Executive
Communications & Consultation, LB Hackney

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In digital, data is the only currency (Defeated)

November 23, 2009

 

Sponsor: Internet Advertising Bureau

In the chair: Cheryl Gillan MP

For the motion Against the motion
   
Matt Brittin
Managing Director
Google UK
Graham Hales
Managing Director
Interbrand
Louise Ainsworth
Managing Director
Neilsen EMEA
Mark Cridge
Managing Director
Glue

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Probhibition of alcohol promotions will not encourage consumers to change their behaviour and drink sensibly (Carried)

October 19, 2009

 

Sponsor: Institute of Sales Promotion

In the chair: John Greenway MP

For the motion Against the motion
   
Elizabeth Crossick
Chairman
European Forum for Responsible Drinking
Sandra Gidley MP
Liberal Democrat Shadow Heath Minister
Simon Davies
Former Marketing Director
Molson Coors UK
Don Shenker
Chief Executive
Alcohol Concern

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The UK copyright system protects and encourages the production of valuable content (Carried)

July 13, 2009

 

Sponsor: Periodical Publishers Association

In the chair: Lord McNally of Blackpool

For the motion Against the motion
   
Andrew Yeates
PPA’s Intellectual Property Advisor
Saskia Walzel
Policy Advocate
Consumer Focus
Simon Entwistle
Partner
Lewis Silkin LLP
Alan Story
Senior Lecturer in International Law
University of Kent

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