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We are stronger Together
Ahead of the campaign’s fifth-anniversary event, co-founder Alan Miller on what the past 12 months tells us about the importance of ‘people power’.
Oct 27
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Alan Miller
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What has the BBC ever done for us?
Former BBC producer Phil Craig spoke at the Battle of Ideas festival about the groupthink at the Corporation and in the media more generally. This…
Oct 26
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Alastair Donald
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Battle of Ideas: all those speeches you missed…read here
Catch up with many of the illuminating contributions from last weekend, now published on Substack and elsewhere.
Oct 24
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Claire Fox
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Battle of Ideas festival goes on tour. First stop: Helsinki
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking our unique brand of public conversations beyond the UK. In Finland, there’s a lot to talk about.
Oct 23
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Alastair Donald
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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…
Oct 16
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Claire Fox
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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…
Oct 15
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Claire Fox
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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…
Oct 10
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Joanna Williams
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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.
Oct 8
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Claire Fox
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Can we be a nation once again? If so, how?
Hilary Salt looks forward to a fascinating discussion this coming Saturday in Manchester.
Oct 8
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Claire Fox
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My friend, Jeffrey Archer
Actor David Weston shares some personal memories of the hugely successful writer, who died on Monday.
Oct 7
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Claire Fox
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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.
Oct 5
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Rob Lyons
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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…
Oct 4
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Claire Fox
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