Battle of Ideas festival: read, watch, listen

After the excitement of a packed festival last weekend, catch up on commentary from speakers and enjoy the first recordings released from the debates.

Speakers at the keynote debate, ‘Controlling the narrative?’

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There’s already been plenty of reaction and follow-up to last weekend’s Battle of Ideas festival in London. Catch up on speeches, listen to podcasts and watch video using the links below.

And don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to out YouTube channel HERE so that you watch filmed debates you missed as they are released.

Tickets are Battle of Ideas festival 2026 on Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 October 2026 at Church House are now on sale. And we’re having what the marketing types like to call a ‘flash sale’, with extra discounts available until Sunday 26 October. You can buy tickets via Eventbrite.

Claire

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Around the web

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Battle of Ideas: What next when we all agree?
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On Holocaust relativisation
Daniel Ben-Ami, Radicalism of Fools, 21 October 2025

Beyond TERF Island: gender identity worldwide
Kara Dansky, Substack, 22 October 2025

Podcasts

Jew hatred, borders and censorship
The spiked podcast, 21 October 2025

Who Will Win The War On ‘Woke’ Workplaces?
This Isn’t Working, 22 October 2025

James Orr on the ascendancy of JD Vance
Spectator Americano, 21 October 2025

Lord Maurice Glasman and Tracy Edwards CBE
Planet Normal, 23 October 2025

Are the arts too politicised?
Arts First, Substack, 24 October 2025

Filterless fags and drunk-driving licences
Last Orders, spiked, 23 October 2025

Media

Free Speech Nation
GB News, 19 October 2025

‘Such a relief!’ Britons hail free speech festival amid fears of ‘speaking out’ in their own social circles
GB News, 19 October 2025