Festival strand
Keynote Controversies

Big sessions discussing big ideas

Saturday 17 October 2015
10.00 to 11.30 Cinema 1
Is there a future for liberalism?
12.00 to 13.15 Cinema 1
Can we manufacture a new economy?
13.45 to 15.00 Cinema 1
Reassessing paternalism: is autonomy a myth?
Sunday 18 October 2015
10.00 to 11.30 Cinema 1
Why are young people joining ISIS?
12.00 to 13.15 Cinema 1
From literature to Twitter: the death of the reader?
14.00 to 15.30 Cinema 1
Is technology limiting our humanity?
16.00 to 17.15 Cinema 1
Religious tolerance: can we keep the faith?
17.30 to 18.45 Frobisher 1-3
The Corbyn Effect: are the old parties dead?

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America: the twilight years?

"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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