Archive - Academy of Ideas

New film: the rape gangs are worse than you think

In a guest post, Dominic Frisby, star of 'The Grooming Gangs Cover-Up', argues that we need to face the unpalatable truth about the scale and horror of…

5 hrs ago •

Up the creek without a paddle?

Labour came into government promising to make economic growth its priority. But there’s precious little sign of it.

Jan 17 •

Inside The Lords: gender wars, grooming gangs and Gaza

Claire Fox reports from the battles for free speech inside the Lords.

Jan 11 •

Je suis toujours Charlie

Ten years on from the massacre at the French satirical magazine, we need to fight for free speech more than ever. PLUS: forthcoming events

Jan 7 •

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Felice Basbøll

The grooming gangs scandal shames Britain

Our country is finally being forced to reckon with a disaster we have ignored for too long

Jan 4 •

A new year for freedom

Kick off our anniversary year with some liberty-loving resolutions from some of our favourite Battle speakers.

Jan 1 •

December 2024

Merry Christmas from the Academy of Ideas

Just as we all wind down, the team at the Academy of Ideas wanted to wish you a wonderful Christmas and New Year break - and offer some food for thought…

Dec 23, 2024 •

Why politics needs a new language

Announcing The Academy 2025, the annual residential summer school organised by Ideas Matter.

Dec 21, 2024 •

Inside The Lords: farmers, football and Emily Damari

Bring them home: Claire Fox wraps up the final week Inside The Lords before Christmas.

Dec 19, 2024 •

Build, build, build: can Labour solve the UK’s housing crisis?

Labour talk a good game on infrastructure and housing. But as they’re finding out, governing is a lot harder than making rhetorical flourishes from the…

Dec 17, 2024 •

But is it anti-intellectualism, really?

In our weekend essay, Ella Dorn on the online controversy over a Cambridge PhD - and why it's quite reasonable to be disillusioned by the state of…

Dec 7, 2024 •

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Alastair Donald

Bovaer: milking the risk society

How did some people get so alarmed over a feed additive for cattle?

Dec 4, 2024 •

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