Tickets for the 2016 festival weekend at the Barbican are now available at early-bird rates. See our tickets page for more information.
The Battle of Ideas 2015 festival weekend was a great success, with more debates, speakers and attendees than ever before. You can keep up to date with our latest audio and video from the 2015 festival, and be the first to know the latest news about the 2016 festival, by signing up to our newsletter.
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Images from Battle of Ideas 2015.
Thanks to James Berry, Paul Brocklehurst, Lameya Chaudhury and Tom Fenn for the pictures.
Tweets by @instofideas
A Revolution in the Making, John Koten
Would Britain thrive outside the EU?, Szu Ping Chan
Snuggling up to the party is electoral death, Matthew Parris
The Importance of Scaring Children, Shirley Li
We either cut immigration or have a properly staffed NHS. We can’t do both, Jonathan Portes
The world pays too high a price for cheap meat, New Scientist
How to talk to terrorists, Jonathan Powell
The very idea of public space has vanished in Britain, spiked podcast
Oslo’s rapid growth redefines Nordic identity, Maddy Savage
You Can't Understand Why People Join ISIS Without Understanding Relative Deprivation, Ömer Taşpınar
Dumbing down American readers, Harold Bloom