# FILE NAME: 00001279.soc # TITLE: Should the UK host more refugees from other parts of the world? [4748e0efbaf4757d374d7234f924eae1] # DESCRIPTION: # DATA TYPE: soc # MODIFICATION TYPE: original # RELATES TO: # RELATED FILES: # PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4 # NUMBER VOTERS: 5 # NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 4 # ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - The UK should host refugees from other parts of the world. This is a moral obligation and also a legal one. However, we must also consider the capacity of our country to provide support and resources to our own citizens and refugees. We must also consider the impact of local communities and the UK, moral and legal obligations to protect and assist those fleeing persecution or conflict. It is essential we balance humanitarian concerns with practical considerations. The participants had researched the question prior to their discussion and had studied the articles from the Host part of the Oxford Students from Syria project website. The participants saw the evidence behind the question that they were discussing and that enabled them to have a really focused and fruitful debate about the issue. Overall, the debate was a balanced and open one, with everyone gaining new perspectives on the issue. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - The UK should host refugees from other parts of the world. This is a moral obligation and also a legal one. However, we must also consider the capacity of our country to provide support and resources to our own citizens and refugees. We must also consider the impact of local communitites and the UK, moral and legal obligations to protect and assist those fleeing persecution or conflitct. It is essential we balance humanitarian concenrs with practical considerations. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - The UK should host refugees from other parts of the world. This is a moral obligation and also a legal one. However, we must also consider the capacity of our country to provide support and resources to our own citizens and refugees. We must also consider the impact of local communitites and the UK, moral and legal obligations to protect and assist those fleeing persecution or conflitct. It is essential we balance humanitarian concenrs with practical considerations. We should provide support to refugees from other countries but there should be good processes in place to ensure things are handled correctly and fairly. The UK should help those in need but also be aware of its role in causing such needs. We must help as much as we can, but maintain that balance. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - The UK should host refugees from other parts of the world. While there is a moral obligation to do so, it is important to balance humanitarian concerns with practical considerations. As this planet is for all, and as we would expect to be hosted in another country if the roles were reversed, it is our moral obligation to provide assitance to people in need. We must consider the capacity of our country to provide support and resources to our own citizens and refugees. We must also consider the impact of local communitites and the UK, moral and legal obligations to protect and assist those fleeing persecution or conflitct. It is essential we balance humanitarian concenrs with practical considerations. 2: 3,2,1,4 1: 2,4,1,3 1: 3,1,4,2 1: 3,4,2,1