Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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"This talk is meant to aid in such a reexamination. It will speak to both the achievements of the academic engagement movement and new challenges."
David Scobey, Imagining America, 21 September 2011
If the new academies aren’t permitted to select pupils then they will fail the most able.
Christopher Ray, Daily Telegraph, 20 September 2011
Some experiments have failed. Others are now entering the mainstream
Economist, 17 September 2011
Simon Jenkins, Profile Books, September 2011
They’re more than happy to fight a fantasy left-wing crusade against the ‘ConDem’ government, yet defenders of higher education lack a sense of what they're actually defending.
Tim Black, spiked, September 2011
It is an honour to work with the leaders of tomorrow’s Britain
Lindsay Johns, , 24 August 2011
The education system is still the best place to teach youngsters about the world of work.
Katharine Birbalsingh, Daily Telegraph, 27 July 2011
The government's record on social mobility is poor, says Mike Baker, but it could do better if it took the controversial step of reserving places for students from less privileged backgrounds
Mike Baker, Guardian, 18 July 2011
The New College of Humanities founder has exposed higher education as a luxury consumable for the middle classes
Simon Jenkins, Guardian, 9 June 2011
The money-grubbing dons signing up at the £18k a year New College of the Humanities are the thin edge of an ugly wedge
Terry Eagleton, Guardian, 6 June 2011
Performing politics: is all the world a stage?
"The rules of the game at The Battle of Ideas makes beating about the bush impossible. When you are given 5 minutes to make your point, you either say something essential, or you reveal that you have nothing really to say. This eliminates 'the unbearable lightness' of speculation that haunts public debate."
Albena Azmanova, social philosopher, political commentator and activist
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