Battles on Video

Battles on Video presents videos from previous Battle of Ideas festivals, interviews and opinion pieces by speakers and participants, as well as specially produced in-depth discussions.

Politics & Ideology

18 10 11: The use and abuse of democratic self-defence

08 11 10: Ground Zero Tolerance: America's Culture War

31 10 10: Are we still a classless society Mr Cameron?

31 10 10: What does it mean to be a liberal today?

31 10 10: Trafficking: new slave trade or moral panic?

31 10 10: From banning burqas to B&B bigots: can Europe tolerate religious tolerance?

31 10 10: Optimism versus Pessimism

30 10 10: Engineering the future: cautionary tale or utopia?

30 10 10: Electoral Reform: purple revolution or middle-class obsession?


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