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LIVE NOWRound 2 of 3 · Rebuttals · closes Tue 30 Sep, 09:00 BST (1 d 18 h)
This House Would Abolish Occupational Licensing for Hairdressers
For 58%Live vote · 1,940 voters · pre-vote was 51% forAgainst 42%
- Arguments this round
- 212
- With a source
- 71%
- Steelman first passed
- 188
- Held for tone
- 3
| Motion | Status | Dates | Participants | Arguments | Pre-vote | Post-vote | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This House Would Abolish Occupational Licensing for Hairdressersdbt_0931 | Round 2 of 3 | 22 Sep – 3 Oct | 1,940 | 486 | 51% for | 58% live | +7 so far |
| This House Believes Remote Work Is Good for Citiesdbt_0924 | Voting · ends 23:59 | 15 – 28 Sep | 1,210 | 402 | 47% for | 49% live | +2 so far |
| This House Believes Rent Caps Do More Harm Than Gooddbt_1013 | Scheduled · 13 Oct | 13 – 24 Oct | — | — | — | — | — |
| This House Would Replace Income Tax with a Land Value TaxWaiting for second-editor balance check | Draft | 27 Oct – 7 Nov | — | — | — | — | — |
| This House Would Make Personal Finance a Required School SubjectBriefing not started | Draft | Not set | — | — | — | — | — |
| This House Believes Tariffs Protect Workersdbt_0901 | Closed | 1 – 12 Sep | 2,380 | 611 | 44% for | 38% for | −6 for |
| This House Would Let Cities Set Their Own Minimum Wagedbt_0818 | Closed | 18 – 29 Aug | 1,705 | 530 | 55% for | 57% for | +2 for |
| This House Would Scrap the One-Cent Coindbt_0804 | Closed | 4 – 15 Aug | 990 | 244 | 62% for | 70% for | +8 for |
Latest result · Tariffs Protect Workers
Round-up unpublishedPre-vote44% for · 56% againstPost-vote38% for · 62% againstSwing−6 for
Best-argued picks: 1 for (@oakandiron), 1 against (@histnerd). Both steelmanned the other side first.