Starmer Sutra, disinformation wars and some dates for your diary...
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Starmer Sutra, disinformation wars and some dates for your diary...
Catch up with everything happening at the Academy of Ideas.
We like to keep you up-to-date with everything going on in the Academy of Ideas world, so here are some media appearances and speeches you might have missed, as well as some dates for your diary.
Ella Whelan discusses the social-media wars between the Tories and the Labour Party on TalkTV - watch the full episode here.
Claire Fox makes a speech in the House of Lords in a discussion on the Counter-Disinformation Unit, asking who checks the fact-checkers?
Ella Whelan discusses the rise of anti-Semitism and recent political sackings on Times Radio with Kait Borsay and Michael Binyon. Listen to the full episode here.
Claire Fox asks the minister why the government is seeking to introduce further laws against protest, when the police don’t seem able to enforce those we already have. ‘Bans on face coverings and the like seems a distraction, and a political underestimation of the deep culture of anti-Semitism, which has often gone unchallenged’.
Upcoming events:
Living Freedom University Salons are open forums organised by Ideas Matter, where students – and academics – come together in order to understand and debate freedom in the twenty-first century. They aim to help us all better understand how to argue for freedom today. Find out more about Living Freedom’s Salons and forthcoming events here.
Living Freedom University Salon - What can we learn from… Frederick Douglass 4pm, Friday 16 February, South College, University of Durham Free tickets here.
Living Freedom University Salon - John Stuart Mill: Freedom and ‘The Harm Principle’ 6pm, Tuesday 20 February, King’s College, University of Aberdeen Free tickets here.
The Hannah Arendt Study Group will be hosting a two-part discussion on Hannah Arendt’s 1963 book Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil. The discussions will take place via Zoom. If you want to take part, and you are not already a member, please join the Group on Facebook.
The Hannah Arendt Study Group: Eichmann in Jerusalem: Session 1 7pm, Tuesday 20 February 2024, via zoom Introduction: Stefanie Borkum To attend, join the Facebook group here.
The Hannah Arendt Study Group: Eichmann in Jerusalem: Session 2 7pm, Tuesday, 12 March 2024, via zoom Introduction: TBC To attend, join the Facebook group here.
Debating Matters: sixth-form students from four schools from across the UK will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters House of Lords Champions 2024 in a day of debate presented in partnership with House of Lords Communications on Friday 15 March.
Debating Matters at the House of Lords Friday 15 March 2024 A day of schools debating in partnership with House of Lords Communications
The East Midlands Salon exists to promote open, public debate. The idea of a Salon was developed in 17th and 18th Century France, and was central to the intellectual ferment of the end of 18th Century. They were the scenes of excitement, outrage, and the shock of the new in a time when ‘the new’ still seemed possible. The East Midlands Salon is organised in homage to those days.
East Midlands Salon: Self-censorship: what daren’t I say? 7pm, Thursday 29 February, The Brunswick Inn, Station Road, Derby, DE1 2RU Tickets available here.
On the 19 & 20 October 2024, the Battle of Ideas festival returns, bringing speakers, debaters and campaigners under the roof of Church House, Westminster. We are proud to be the home for free thinkers, where ideas are put to the test in over 100+ debates on everything from the economy to science and tech, the arts to the environment with discussions on books, issues, music and the big political issues of the day.
Battle of Ideas Festival 2024 Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October, Church House, Great Smith St, London, SW1P 3BN Early-Bird ticket offers here.
SPECIAL OFFER
Is Immigration Good For Britain? 7pm, Monday 18 March, Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, London, SW1P 3DW Matt Goodwin and Konstantin Kisin take on Aaron Bastani and Polly Toynbee £5 off tickets until the end of this Sunday with code FREESPEECH24
Is civilisation itself under attack? From wars in Ukraine or Israel to a culture war against foundational western values, some commentators suggest that we face not just a political battle over which direction to take, but a fundamental battle over civilisation as such. The Academy will bring together people from all walks of life who are committed to rethinking some of the basic building blocks of political life. This year, we will look at what civilisation is, whether it is under threat, why it might be worth defending.
The Academy 2024: Civilisation under siege? Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 August, Wyboston Lakes Resort, Bedfordshire Tickets and more information here.