A delegation from Methody took part in the second George Watson's College Model UN (MUN) Conference which took place over the weekend of 14-16 March. The MCB team did extremely well, winning Best Delegation at the conference.

To put this in context, over 320 delegates from 21 schools (from Northern Ireland, England and Scotland) debated world affairs from the point of view of 61 UN Member States. The topics that were debated were as diverse as biofuels, child soldiers, inflation, health - 'the postcode lottery', the right to adopt and surveillance.

The Keynote Speaker at the opening of the Conference on Friday was Nicol Stephen MSP, Party Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

The Environment Committee had the pleasure of hearing from Dr Graham Floater, Senior economist in the Stern Team at the Office of Climate Change. He has worked on financial and economic issues in the UK and Europe, and as private secretary to a Cabinet Minister, and has recently been appointed Head of the Eliasch Review, to examine the role of international finance to reduce global deforestation. With such credentials he held his audiences attention as he provided an insight into climate change - the past, the present and the future.

Margo MacDonald MSP and Angus MacKay, former Finance and Justice Minister, who served during the first Scottish Parliamentary session, both participated. Mr MacKay addressed the Economic Committee, speaking on the wider issues of tackling global terrorism. In addition, he promoted free speech and challenged the practicalities of the United Nations, provoking many challenging questions from the delegates.

The trip was a great experience for MCB MUN-ers, no doubt increasing their anticipation for the end of October when MCB will host its 11th MUN Conference.