The Cambridge Union

@cambridgeunion · Cambridge, England · joined 16 Feb 2009

The world’s oldest debating society, defending free speech and giving voices to the students of @Cambridge_Uni since 1815.

24 077Followers

3 591Following

2 077Posts total

25.5MViews on collected posts

Posts recentes

The Cambridge Union@cambridgeunion18 Jun

@cambridgeunion @JackPeters_W @DanielJHannan @jamespriceglos @ClarkeMicah @MarkDrakeford Oh god. 25 views · 1 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

The Cambridge Union@cambridgeunion17 Jun

@cambridgeunion @JackPeters_W @DanielJHannan @jamespriceglos @ClarkeMicah @MarkDrakeford Very short debate 171 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

The Cambridge Union@cambridgeunion17 Jun

@cambridgeunion @JackPeters_W @DanielJHannan @jamespriceglos @ClarkeMicah @MarkDrakeford It's a pity Norman Tebbitt can't be there. 127 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

The Cambridge Union@cambridgeunion16 Jun

We are delighted to announce our Presidential Debate: “This House Believes Margaret Thatcher Liberated the Proletariat” Proposition: @JackPeters_W @DanielJHannan @jamespriceglos Opposition: @ClarkeMicah @MarkDrakeford and Lord Glasman https://t.co/t3iW3ehZp8

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The Cambridge Union@cambridgeunion18 Feb 2025

On Thursday 6th of February, the Cambridge Union debated the motion "This House Believes Donald Trump is a 21st Century Fascist". The motion passed with 219 voting in favour, 160 against and 118 abstaining. To watch Tom's speech, listen here: https://t.co/P8nOgJbstf To watch 10.1K views · 23 likes · 3 reposts · 8 replies Open on X →

The Cambridge Union@cambridgeunion18 Feb 2025

Yes https://t.co/z9jaU2UWwh

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25.4M views · 178.6K likes · 32.4K reposts · 6.9K replies Open on X →

The Cambridge Union@cambridgeunion3 Feb 2025

Is @realDonaldTrump a fascist? Join us LIVE at 20:00GMT, Thursday 6th of February, to debate this crucial debate. Speakers include Professor Roger Griffin, @Tom_Slater_ and @ZackPolanski! https://t.co/irOAsqdaIX 13.6K views · 9 likes · 7 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

The Cambridge Union@cambridgeunion24 Oct 2024

Welcome to all students, returning and new! Our open period for prospective members has concluded — but the fun hasn’t. Here are a few photos from our first week of speakers and debates! Purchase your membership today and join the conversation: https://t.co/XHNpzCdLsY https://

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The Cambridge Union@cambridgeunion15 Aug 2024

Congratulations Offer Holders! What better way to celebrate #GoingToCambridge or ARU than with the life long gift of Cambridge Union membership? Since 1815, the Union has hosted the biggest names and held debates on the most pressing issues facing society. #ALevelResultsDay ht

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

3.8K15 Aug

3.6K24 Oct

13.6K3 Feb

25.4M18 Feb

10.1K

17.8K16 Jun

12717 Jun

171

2518 Jun

Last 9 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.50%15 Aug

0.50%24 Oct

0.18%3 Feb

0.87%18 Feb

0.34%

0.27%16 Jun

0.00%17 Jun

0.00%

8.00%18 Jun

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views.

What the audience does

Likes71.8%178 670 in total

Reposts13.0%32 464 in total

Replies2.8%6 900 in total

Quotes1.0%2 385 in total

Bookmarks11.4%28 350 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

Followers by day

14 Sep

Daily snapshots since 14 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.