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Battle of Ideas festival 2026: let Battle commence!
It’s less than 24 hours until the start of our twenty-first festival, as ever with the motto FREE SPEECH ALLOWED. Join us this weekend in Westminster at…
 • Claire Fox
Inside The Lords: the Brexit wars 2.0?
Claire Fox on a stifled first week in parliament and why you should join us for real public debate across the road in Church House this weekend at the…
 • Claire Fox
From quiet quitting to #lazygirljobs: why isn’t Britain working?
Battle of Ideas festival speaker Joanna Williams on four important trends that make work unattractive, hurt the economy and undermine the importance of…
 • Joanna Williams
Watch your favourite podcasts – live and ‘in the flesh’
The Podcasts Live strand at the Battle of Ideas festival has been a huge hit. This year’s lineup is our strongest ever.
 • Claire Fox
Can we be a nation once again? If so, how?
Hilary Salt looks forward to a fascinating discussion this coming Saturday in Manchester.
 • Claire Fox
My friend, Jeffrey Archer
Actor David Weston shares some personal memories of the hugely successful writer, who died on Monday.
 • Claire Fox
Does finance matter more than fans? FIFA, Manchester City and the future of football
It’s been a year for scandals in the beautiful game. We’ll be talking about it at the Battle of Ideas festival.
 • Rob Lyons
Understanding Hegel, without dumbing down
Ahead of a Battle of Ideas discussion introducing his book, the co-author of a new commentary on the great German philosopher explains why Hegel is…
 • Claire Fox
Can we separate art from the artist?
In this weekend essay, Battle of Ideas speaker Professor Ian Pace argues that we should not judge art simply from the biography of the artist – even if…
 • Claire Fox
Why we need Battle of Ideas festival 2026
The state constantly seems to act against the interests of the people. Our democracy is a mess and our freedom to speak out is constantly diminished. We…
 • Alastair Donald and Ella Whelan
Anti-social Britain: why do we feel unsafe?
Some argue that the risk of crime is overstated. But there's more to crime and disorder in Britain than the latest crime statistics, argues Rory…
 • Claire Fox
Piety in an age of virtue signalling: does such a thing exist?
Ahead of a Battle of Ideas discussion, David Perks on what we can learn from reading Socratic dialogues today.
 • Claire Fox
Battle of Ideas festival: it’s now or never for early-bird discounts
This year’s festival is now just a month away. Join us for Britain’s greatest weekend of discussion and debate – and there’s still time to save money on…
 • Claire Fox
Freedom isn’t failing
Battle of Ideas speaker Steve Baker, chairman of Fighting for a Free Future, argues the root cause of many of our problems is the way officialdom has…
 • Claire Fox
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