Battle of Ideas 2015
17 & 18 October |
London

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Thanks to James Berry, Paul Brocklehurst, Lameya Chaudhury and Tom Fenn for the pictures.
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2015 speakers include
Christina Hoff Sommers, writer and resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute; host, weekly video series, The Factual Feminist

Frank Furedi, sociologist and social commentator; author, What's Happened to the University?, Power of Reading: from Socrates to Twitter, On Tolerance and Authority: a sociological history

Clare Gerada, GP; past chair, Royal College of General Practitioners

Brendan O'Neill, editor, spiked; columnist, Big Issue; contributor, Spectator; author, A Duty to Offend: Selected Essays

David Chandler, professor of international relations, University of Westminster; author, Resilience: the Governance of Complexity

Christopher Coker , professor of international relations, LSE; books include Future War and Can War Be Eliminated?

Munira Mirza, advisor on arts and philanthropy; former deputy mayor of London for education and culture; author, The Politics of Culture: the case for universalism

Philippe Legrain, visiting senior fellow, LSE’s European Institute; author, Immigrants: your country needs them and European Spring: Why Our Economies and Politics are in a Mess – and How to Put Them Right

Roxana Silbert, artistic director, Birmingham REP Theatre

+ Full list of speakers
Readings

Are Parents To Blame For Raising Bullies?, Amanda Scherker

Timeline: How the Syria conflict has spread, BBC News

Is voluntourism doing any good? No!, Kate Simpson

Active video gaming compared to unstructured outdoor play, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

When will Britain learn? Immigration from the EU is enormously beneficial to our economy, Vicky Pryce

The downside of diversity, Michael Jonas

The history wars in Ireland still rage on, David Reynolds

Forward into the Night, Frank Furedi

Farm borrowing rises to new record level, Isabel Davies

The disruption of driverless cars, Insurance Business

Massive Southern Ocean current discovered, CSIRO Australia

The teen angst of the protein world protests, Ella Whelan

+ All Battle Readings
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“Five debates a day sounds a bit daunting beforehand, but I really loved it. The speakers are so knowledgeable and passionate about their chosen topic, and the amount of time dedicated to questions from the audience was great as it really brought in alternative views.”
Exeter University student

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