Archive - Academy of Ideas

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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Alastair Donald

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 •

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 •

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 •

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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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.

Oct 7 •

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 •

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 •

September 2024

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 •

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 •

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 •

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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