Chameleon Magazine

Bangor University’s debating society, bless their echo chamber, has banned Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin from giving a talk—because nothing says “open discourse” like welding the door shut before the conversation starts. Even under the shiny new campus free speech law, it turns out the real curriculum is majoring in Censorship with a minor in Intellectual Insecurity. 🎓🔇

🧠 The “Debating” Society That Doesn’t Debate

Imagine forming a debating society, only to recoil like a Victorian aunt at the whiff of disagreement. “Too controversial,” they whisper, as if exposure to opposing views might cause a rash. These students, allegedly the leaders of tomorrow, have decided that silencing an elected MP is the best way to engage in democratic exchange.

What next? Ban books from the library if the cover font looks too Tory?

This isn’t about agreeing with Reform UK or Sarah Pochin—it’s about the slow-roasting collapse of intellectual courage. What better way to fix politics than by filtering out every viewpoint you don’t personally endorse before it even reaches your ears? “Safe spaces” now mean “soundproof boxes for one.”

These are the same future MPs, lawyers, and journalists who will one day wring their hands about why no one trusts institutions anymore. Here’s a clue: it might be the habit of pulling the plug whenever a different perspective enters the room.

The real joke? The law technically requires universities to protect free speech. But try enforcing that against the iron will of a student council with a God complex and a TikTok following.

If this is what intellectual rigor looks like in 2026, we may as well let AI run Parliament. At least that knows how to process opposing inputs.

🎯 Challenges 🎯

Is this the death of debate or just a tantrum in tweed? Are universities churning out leaders—or ideological locksmiths who only keep their own doors open? Sound off in the blog comments and bring the fire. 🔥🗣️

👇 Drop your hottest take, roast the hypocrisy, or defend the decision—we dare you.

The top comments will be featured in the next issue of the magazine. 💣💬