The Oxford Union is the most famous debating society in he world. Housed in an architectural masterpiece at the very heart of the city the union hosts debates and guest speakers throughout term time at the university. In its illustrious history dating back to the early nineteenth Century the union has played host to some of the most famous academic, political and social speakers on the planet. It continues to attract world leaders, politicians and learned thinkers as well as an eclectic mixture of popular celebrities to its hallowed chambers week in week out.