An honest and popular speech from former glamour model Katie Price was the highlight of a Union debate which saw Feminism triumph in Cambridge last night.
Katie, abandoning her notes but speaking strongly to a packed chamber, was comfortably the best received of the guest speakers, which included Daily Mail columnist Liz Jones and Boris Johnson’s sister Rachel.
And when Johnson attempted to attack the model formerly known as Jordan, the Union crowd responded angrily, supporting their new-found hero.
Big, heavy issues
Katie, who had great success speaking at the Other Place last year, may not have been vital to the winning of the debate, whose wording meant it was never likely to fail, but brought publicity to a resounding victory – 497 votes to 38.
It is fair to say that the selection of the Page Three girl-turned-businesswoman for a debate on Feminism had been questioned in some quarters, but after this success along with the audience it drew, the Union will be patting themselves on the back for a job well done.
We will have to wait and see if the Union’s other controversial guests this term, which include Jerry Springer and ex-IMF President Dominique Strauss-Kahn will also be able to win over their doubters.
To read The Tab‘s Culture Editor Joe Bates’ full review of the debate, click HERE.
Her norks would go down well at the next UPC party!
I like Jonny Singer, he never seems like he quite belongs at The Tab. From his name and photograph he seems like he should be writing football reports for his local paper, the Hove Gazette. Well done Jonny for coming this far and doing so well. I'll always be rooting for you!
Can't tell if genuine or condescending…!
From where I sat it definitely didn't feel like a success. Jordan hadn't prepared anything, didn't really argue anything and resorted to speaking about herself before asking the audience for questions having run out of of things to say.
She was confident, so it's probably justifiable to say she spoke 'strongly.' That aside it was actually quite a cringing speech that only drew laughter because the audience were uncomfortable.
On another note the 'resounding victory' doesn't account for the swing in the vote, which actually meant that the debate was only won by 100-odd votes…