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
Why We’re in a New Gilded Age, Paul Krugman
A New Golden Age for UK Technology Start Ups?, Chris Ciauri
You Can't Understand Why People Join ISIS Without Understanding Relative Deprivation, Ömer Taşpınar
In defence of Corbyn , Andrew Gimson
We must fight for our right to party, David Bowden
Government proposes inquiry into moving to a 'pay NHS', Richard Grimes
How the 'SlutWalk' Has Transformed the Rape Culture Conversation, Kaitlynn Mendes
Will China and India conquer the world?, Stuart Simpson
The Anthropocene: It’s Not All About Us, Richard Heinberg
Shakespeare's Universality: here's fine revolution, Kiernan Ryan
Ireland to 'decriminalise' small amounts of drugs, including heroin, cocaine and cannabis, for personal use, Rose Troup Buchanan
Do the UK’s European ties damage its prosperity?, Philip Whyte