London – Join us at the Battle of Ideas Festival in London
We are delighted once again to have a stall at the Battle of Ideas festival in London on Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October at Church House, Westminster.
#BattleFest @acadofideas
FREE SPEECH ALLOWED
Join us for an unmissable weekend of debate and discussion on the most important political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues of our time.
Conversations for the public, with the public, in public
GET YOUR DISCOUNTED TICKETS HERE
USE DISCOUNT CODE: PiP-24
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT UNTIL MONDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
As ever the festival promises to be an unmissable weekend of debate and discussion on the most important political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues of our time.
SESSIONS INCLUDE
Elections, riots and distrust: what’s the state of democracy? • Is Western civilisation under siege? • Multiculturalism and immigration; integration into what? • Is technology the problem? • The polarisation problem: Can we speak across the divide? • EDI and compelled speech • Decolonised or patriotic curriculum? • Ballots betrayed? The crisis of political representation • Ireland’s new populism • Could citizens’ assemblies save democracy?
PODCASTS LIVE
Planet Normal • Heretics with Andrew Gold • The spiked podcast • The Winston Marshall Show • Chinese Whispers • Last Orders • The Booking Club with Jack Aldane • The Knight Tube • Americano
And many more sessions – see the latest timetable here
SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Andrew Doyle • Greg Lukianoff • Claire Fox • Nico Perrino • Ella Whelan • Alka Sehgal Cuthbert • Kathleen Stock • Tom Slater • Joanna Williams • Timandra Harkness • Joanna Cherry KC • Fraser Myers • Freddy Gray • Jennifer Lahl • Zion Lights • Lord Walney • Frank Furedi • Catherine McBride • Cindy Yu • Alan Miller • Inaya Folarin Iman • Liam Halligan • Allison Pearson • Thomas Fazi • Baroness Deech • Rosie Kay • Stella O’Malley • Lord Moynihan • Luke Tryl
EARLYBIRD TICKETS:
- Standard £90
- Concession £45
- Also £25 student offer!
- School pupils get a day ticket free!
- Discount code ensures additional 20% off the listed early bird prices
- Find out more, and book your tickets, here (Remember the code PiP-24)
Our stall will be in the ideas market of the festival. Please do come and speak to us during the breaks, find out about how our groups work and whether there is a group you can join in your area. And if you don’t have one, we will explain how you can start your own!
We are growing!
We are expanding our activities via regional Politics in Pubs groups and have created a map where you can search for a group near you. Our latest group in Ilkley is actively looking for new members and if you live in the area please contact them via email.
Don't worry if you can't find anything nearby as you can start your own group. If you would like to be put in touch with other people interested in talking about politics, please reply to this email letting us know your location and we'll help to get the conversation started.
We have also started to grow our network with other free speech groups who have a similar interest in open discussion and debate. If you have such a group and want to appear on our map please get in touch.