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Battle Buzz 2016
Professor Constantine Sandis
professor of philosophy, University of Hertfordshire
Nowhere else will you find such variety of important issues debated with the openness they deserve - the battles were epic!
Battle Buzz 2016
Dr Anthony Daniels aka Theodore Dalrymple
psychiatrist; columnist; author, Spoilt Rotten: The toxic cult of sentimentality
The Battle of Ideas takes place over just one weekend, but the debates you hear, and the arguments you have, last for months afterwards. Nowhere else have I ever been so uncomfortable, so challenged and so engaged. From bolshy youngsters to well-trained academics, everyone is welcome to have their say - the outcome is truly electric.
Battle Buzz 2016
Lesley Curwen
award-winning journalist, broadcaster and writer, BBC
Beware, you might find yourself throwing long-held views out of the window in the heat of the Battle of Ideas. I have.
Battle Buzz 2016
Bridget Rosewell
commissioner, National Infrastructure Commission; author, Reinventing London
The Battle of Ideas is one of the few events that attracts a wide range of people of all ages, ethnicities, preferences and views. It is exhilarating.
Battle Buzz 2016
Nick Cater
executive director, Menzies Research Centre, Australia; columnist, The Australian
Those who enjoy the comfort of conventional wisdom will find the Battle of Ideas a very unsafe space.