Battle of Ideas 2011 29 & 30 October, London. Two days of high-level, thought-provoking, public debate organised by the Academy of Ideas, hosted by the Royal College of Art.
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Speakers include
Rebecca Jenkins, cultural historian and novelist; Royal Literary Fund Fellow; former writing partner of Bishop of Durham, David Jenkins

John Sutherland, Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of English Literature, University College London; author, The Lives of the Novelists

Ruth Padel, poet and writer; author, The Mara Crossing and Darwin: a life in poems

David Aaronovitch, columnist, The Times; author, Voodoo Histories; chair, Index on Censorship

GM Tamás, visiting professor, Central European University; author, Les Idoles de la Tribu

Mark Vernon, journalist; author, God: all that matters and The Big Questions: God

Simon Jenkins, columnist, Guardian; chairman, National Trust; author, A Short History of England

Steve Rayner, James Martin Professor of Science and Civilization; director, Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford

Philippe Legrain, visiting senior fellow, LSE’s European Institute; author, Immigrants: your country needs them and European Spring: Why Our Economies and Politics are in a Mess – and How to Put Them Right

Decca Aitkenhead, journalist, Guardian and g2

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"Nine out of ten these debates hit the right balance between heated argument and useful exchange between people who wouldn't usually be talking to each other. An extremely stimulating environment."
Tim Parks, novelist, essayist and translator

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