Georgia Haigh is currently studying a BSc in Sociology at the London School of Economics. She spent her gap year working at the Bank of England as an Operational Assistant in the Markets section. Georgia was a winner of the 2012 Debating Matters National Final with team mates from Graveney School, where she was Head Girl. She continues her support for Debating Matters as an alumnus. She has recently returned from living in Barcelona where she improved her Spanish, and learnt Salsa. |
Engineering the future: cautionary tale or utopia?
"To contribute to Battle of Ideas is to add a few words to a giant, communal speech-bubble out of the gap-toothed mouth of British opinion. It is a strong reminder that the joys of free, uncalculated speech and the right to attack orthodoxies can in no way be assumed in 2012 – that we use them or lose them."
Piers Hellawell, composer; professor of composition, Queen’s University Belfast