The inaugural Tilbury House IV was held from March 4 to March 6 2005

Chief adjudicator: Elliot Gold (European Champion 2001, winner of and chief adjudicator at countless IVs.)
Deputy chief adjudicator: Andrew Perfect (Ex-president of the Manchester Debating Union, breaking judge at many high-profile IVs.)
All you can eat and drink Parties on Friday and Saturday!
Patron: The British consul general William Boyd McCleary.
Finals: Historischer Ratssaal, hosted by the lord mayor of Cologne, Fritz Schramma.

Our congratulations go to the winner Manchester EN and the other finalists

Manchester EN: Paul Novelle & Shannon Eastwood
Claremont: Benjamin Heidlage & Andrew Patterson
London: David Tan & Timosha Goldfarb
Manchester X: Jim Weightman & Ermias Kebede

Best speaker of the tab: Benjamin Heidlage
Best speaker of the final: Paul Novelle

Participants

IUB (Bremen) - 4
Manchester - 3
Nottingham - 2
SOAS (London) - 2
Münster - 2
London - 1
Claremont, Ca - 1
Bielefeld - 1
Düsseldorf - 1
Speakers Corner (Cologne) - 1
Tilbury House (Dummy) - 2

Motions

This House would introduce a national DNA database. (Round 1)
This House would have a men's rights ministry. (Round 2)
This House would expel the UK from the EU. (Round 3)
This House would ban religious symbols at schools. (Round 4)
This House would lift the arms embargo on China. (Semi Final)
This House would allow torture. (Final)

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