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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.
Oct 18
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Ella Whelan
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Alastair Donald
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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…
Oct 17
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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.
Oct 16
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Claire Fox
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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…
Oct 15
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Claire Fox
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The legacy of lockdown and the future of education
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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...
Oct 12
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Ella Whelan
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Alastair Donald
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The Lost Boys: searching for manhood
Jan 15
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Claire Fox
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The Lost Boys: searching for manhood
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A barren rose garden: what does Keir Starmer's speech mean for democracy?
Aug 28
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Claire Fox
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A barren rose garden: what does Keir Starmer's speech mean for democracy?
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Five big issues to watch in 2024
Jan 5
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Claire Fox
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Five big issues to watch in 2024
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Censorship won't address the riots
Aug 9
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Claire Fox
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Censorship won't address the riots
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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.
Oct 7
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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.
Oct 6
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Ella Whelan
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Sex, cash and parental authority - check out the latest Letters on Liberty
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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…
Oct 4
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Claire Fox
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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?
Sep 30
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Rob Lyons
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Minimum pricing: minimal impact on health
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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…
Sep 27
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Claire Fox
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Two cheers for the Cass Review, but...
In our latest guest essay by a Battle of Ideas festival speaker, Dr Jenny Cunningham, a retired paediatrician, explains why the Cass Review has been…
Sep 24
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Claire Fox
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Hippy activists have harmed more people than they have saved
In this guest essay, Battle of Ideas festival speaker Zion Lights argues four ‘dark tenets’ of environmentalism have blocked progress on human welfare…
Sep 22
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Claire Fox
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Hippy activists have harmed more people than they have saved
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Gender wars: no end in sight?
Our new government might have promised an end to the 'culture wars', but seems to be doing everything it can to prolong them.
Sep 19
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Ella Whelan
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Gender wars: no end in sight?
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Inside The Lords: a Labour government revealed
The battle for free speech doesn't go on recess - Claire Fox reports on a short few weeks in parliament.
Sep 15
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Claire Fox
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Inside The Lords: a Labour government revealed
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