Caitlin Caitlin is currently studying a BA in Politics at SOAS. Caitlin completed an Art foundation diploma at Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon colleges in May 2012, and spent her summer travelling in India. Caitlin has participated in two Debating Matters Competitions, and was a winner of the 2012 Debating Matters National Final with team mates from Graveney School. |
The war on alcohol: new puritanism or healthy sobriety?
"I was impressed by the intensity of the debate and the high level of intellectual engagement, not least by the audience. It was an invigorating, even exhilarating experience to be part of a festival based on the conviction that disagreement is good. The Battle of Ideas is a fantastic concept, may it spread epidemically to the rest of the world. I am already looking forward to next year's event."
Thomas Hylland Eriksen, professor of social anthropology, University of Oslo; novelist