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The reparations debate returns
As Keir Starmer has become entangled in calls for the UK to engage in reparatory justice, we ask whether reparations are a vital leveller? Or just…
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Claire Fox
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What can Socrates teach us?
A new classical philosophy reading group asks what's so great about the Ancient Greeks? And why are so many in academia hellbent on trashing them?
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Claire Fox
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David Perks
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Challenging 'woke' orthodoxy: must we all be warriors now?
In a guest post, educator Barry Wall makes the case for 'Warrior Teachers' - to challenge 'progressive' ideas and defend free speech - and introduces…
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Claire Fox
Let the Battle continue...
Our annual festival in London was a roaring success - but the battle for free speech doesn't end there.
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Claire Fox
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Let Battle commence...
Join us in the morning for a weekend like no other - where free speech isn't just allowed, it's our battle cry.
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Ella Whelan
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Alastair Donald
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The Lost Boys: searching for manhood
 • Claire Fox
A barren rose garden: what does Keir Starmer's speech mean for democracy?
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Five big issues to watch in 2024
 • Claire Fox
Censorship won't address the riots
 • Claire Fox
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The crisis of loneliness is a crisis of belonging
In this guest post, Kim Samuel of the Belonging Forum on how we can solve our problem of disconnection from one another. PLUS details of Belonging and…
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Claire Fox
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Inside The Lords: cronies, codes of conduct and conversations in public
Claire Fox reflects on a week in parliament - and pays tribute to the late Alex Salmond and Kevin Bean.
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Claire Fox
The legacy of lockdown and the future of education
When a school shut its doors for a month, two years after the last national lockdown, parents decided to fight back. Dad Jon Bryan tells his story. PLUS…
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Claire Fox
Conversations for the public, with the public, in public
Why should you come to the Battle of Ideas festival? Co-convenors Alastair Donald and Ella Whelan give us a taste of what's to come next weekend...
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Ella Whelan
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Alastair Donald
One year on from 7 October - winning the Battle of Ideas
Tonight, the Battle of Ideas festival goes to Zurich to discuss the anniversary of Hamas's pogrom and the future for Gaza, Israel and anti-Semitism.
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Claire Fox
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Sex, cash and parental authority - check out the latest Letters on Liberty
Our Letters are out now, PLUS our authors will be at the Battle of Ideas festival to discuss their ideas - join the debate.
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Ella Whelan
Transatlantic free speech at the Battle of Ideas festival
Greg Lukianoff, CEO of the US-based Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, joins the team on the latest Podcast of Ideas for a taster of…
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Claire Fox
Minimum pricing: minimal impact on health
As the Scottish government bumps up the price of booze, Rob Lyons asks where’s the evidence that it will save lives?
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Rob Lyons
Together we stand
Real free-speech bravery is holding our nerve, reclaiming our language, exposing double-standards and arguing against bad ideas. Read Claire Fox's…
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Claire Fox
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