Battle of Ideas — 22 & 23 October 2016

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The Battle of Ideas is one of the few events that attracts a wide range of people of all ages, ethnicities, preferences and views. It is exhilarating.
Bridget Rosewell, commissioner, National Infrastructure Commission; author, Reinventing London

2016 sessions included

Feminism: in conversation with Camille Paglia

Trump: the rise of The Donald

From Bowie to Bieber: what makes a music icon?

Who owns jazz?

Immigration: what is the future of free movement?

Comedy and censorship: are you kidding me?

What is the truth about ‘post-factual politics’?

What’s wrong with men’s rights?

Driverless cars: who’s in control?

Are schools producing Generation Snowflake?

The UK economy after Brexit: sink or swim?

Dating apps: the end of romance?

Is utopian thinking dead? Attitudes to the future

Women’s trouble? The pay gap debate

Nihilism and terror: how political is the new jihadism?


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2016 speakers Included

Brendan O'Neill

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Tim Loughton

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Munira Mirza

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Hannah Dawson

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Thomas Hylland Eriksen

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Nicholas Kenyon

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