Battle of Ideas 2014
Festival weekend: Liberty & Law
Saturday 18 October: 10.00-11.30
Legal Challenges Pit Theatre
Judge rule: is the law taking over politics?
Defending Everyday Liberties Frobisher 1-3
From Yid Army to Green Brigade: free speech for football fans?
Saturday 18 October: 12.00-13.00
Legal Challenges Pit Theatre
‘Cinderella law’: criminalising parental authority?
Defending Everyday Liberties Frobisher 1-3
Computer says no? Vetting, barring and child protection revisited
Saturday 18 October: 14.00-15.30
Legal Challenges Pit Theatre
Victims' law: therapeutic justice or moral crusade?
Saturday 18 October: 16.00-17.15
Legal Challenges Pit Theatre
Judgement by our peers: is the jury out?
Defending Everyday Liberties Frobisher 1-3
Policing the night-time economy: killing the lads’ night out?
Technological Innovation Frobisher Auditorium 2
DRIP by drip: have we given up on privacy?
Saturday 18 October: 17.30-18.45
Legal Challenges Pit Theatre
Community Treatment Orders: the psychiatric ASBO?
Sunday 19 October: 11.00-15.00
Festival Attractions 2014 Art Space C
Free Speech Read-a-thon
Sunday 19 October: 16.00-17.15
Biomedical Battles Pit Theatre
Belgium’s ‘right to die’ for children: a slippery slope?

From bullet trains to driverless cars: where is transport going?

"Although 'battle' suggests destruction, these were some of the most constructive debates I've taken part in. This was civilised conflict in the best sense of both words."
Julian Baggini, author, Welcome to Everytown: A Journey into the English Mind, and The Ego Trick

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