Essay Competition
One door closes, another one opens…
Each year, the FTL essay competition attracts thoughtful, ambitious sixth formers intent on tackling the defining challenges of their generation. Our summer leadership programme brings them together in person.
While the essay competition is now closed, applications to the leadership programme are now open. If you are interested in the questions below, why not find out more?
Essay questions
Society
1. If “brain fingerprinting” proves to be reliable, should it be admissible in court?
2. Should health data be treated as personal property or as a public good?
Economy
3. Should the UK Government introduce a “robot tax”?
4. Is climate change an unsolvable collective action problem?
Humanity
5. Who should own space?
6. What, if anything, is bad about “Google Zero'“?
Winners announced March 2026!
Congratulations to all those who entered the FTL 2026 essay competition. We received over three times as many entries as last year, and look forward to reviewing them over the next few weeks. Winners will be contacted by email and announced via their schools, social media, and the FTL website. If you enjoyed the competition and want to meet other people like you, why not apply to our summer leadership programme?
