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The Battle of Ideas is an annual festival that brings 2 Ticket prices and festival information together 400-plus speakers for over 100 debates 3 Why the Battle of Ideas? 3 Registration times over the course of a single weekend at London’s premier cultural centre, the Barbican. SATURDAY 4 Welcome Address In addition, the festival comprises a series of 4 Saturday Keynote Controversies standalone satellite events that take place in 6 Eye on the World UK and European cities from September to 8 Identity Wars: Feminism After #MeToo 10 Battle for the Economy November. These satellite events are listed 12 Arts and Culture briefly on pages 55–59. For full details, 14 Technology and Society visit www.battleofideas.org.uk. 16 Moral Matters 18 Countercultural Concerns This brochure will help you plan and navigate your visit to the 20 Future Thinking festival. The debates are primarily organised by themed topic 22 Law and Order areas that we call ‘strands’ with strand debates running across the 23 Battle Specials day in the same room. For example, the ‘Biomedical Dilemmas’ strand covers contemporary issues in genomics, medical science FESTIVAL ATTRACTIONS and healthcare. You can choose to follow one strand throughout 24 Book Club Salons the day, or pick and choose debates from different strands on the 25 Lunchtime Shorts topics that interest you. 26 Festival Attractions and Entertainment Whatever you decide to do, with such a wide range of debates and discussion, we are sure there will be plenty for everyone to ESSENTIAL INFORMATION think about. 28 Battlefields: Barbican maps 30 Saturday Timetable 31 Sunday Timetable SUNDAY 32 Sunday Keynote Controversies 34 Identity Wars: Race and Society 36 Sexual Revolutions 38 Scientific Skirmishes 40 Modern Family 42 Battle for Education 44 Biomedical Dilemmas 46 Whose Business is it Anyway? 48 Studio Conversations 50 Place and Identity 52 Culture Wars 54 Contemporary Controversies

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The Battle of Ideas takes place at the Barbican, London, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 October. WEEKEND TICKETS Standard ticket £100 Standard concession ticket £45 Academy of Ideas associate ticket - standard £60 Academy of Ideas associate ticket – concession £40 School Students £20 Camelot Student Champion £27.50 DAY TICKETS (Saturday or Sunday) Standard ticket £55 GETTING TO THE BARBICAN Standard concession ticket £30 The Barbican is located in the heart of the City of London and is Academy of Ideas associate ticket – standard £40 accessible by rail, road and underground. The nearest underground Academy of Ideas associate ticket – concession £25 stations are Barbican, Moorgate and St Paul’s. School Students £10 For more information about accessibility and travel options, visit barbican.org.uk/your-visit Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office or online at www.battleofideas.org.uk/tickets INTERNET ACCESS Free wifi: search for WiFi Zone – The Cloud CAMELOT STUDENT CHAMPION TWITTER SPECIAL TICKET OFFER FOR STUDENTS The festival hashtag is #battleofideas and you can follow the We are offering current undergraduate and postgraduate Academy of Ideas @instofideas students a limited number of Camelot Student Champion 2018 weekend tickets for just £27.50 – a saving of 40% on the PRESS, PARTNERS AND SPONSORSHIP normal concession rate. To take advantage of this offer, visit For partnership enquiries or to arrange press passes, request our tickets page www.battleofideas.org.uk/tickets and follow interviews and for general media enquiries, please contact the Camelot Student Champion link. Jacob Reynolds: [email protected] / +44 (0)20 7269 9220 FURTHER ENQUIRIES If you have any questions about Battle of Ideas tickets, contact: SPECIAL TICKET OFFER FOR SCHOOL PUPILS Geoff Kidder: [email protected] / +44 (0)20 7269 9220 HARGRAVE FOUNDATION SCHOOLS CHAMPION A limited number of FREE ONE-DAY tickets are available to or Barbican Box Office: school pupils. +44 (0) 20 7638 8891 Just email [email protected] stating which day you would like to attend free, the name of your school and give a postal address to send your free ticket to. BOOK ONLINE Pupils wanting to attend the whole weekend can do so for just www.battleofideas.org.uk/tickets £10 for the other day!

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WELCOME TO THE BATTLE OF IDEAS 2018 adversaries. In public life, it seems that our ‘tribes’ keep to their Fifty years on from the protests and turmoil of 1968, today’s own, reinforcing each other’s views and rarely listening to, never turbulent times are at least a match for those of the Sixties. In mind understanding, the views of others. When we do interact, it is 2018, Western societies appear to be in the midst of seismic more often to trade insults – ‘fascist’, ‘cuck’, ‘misogynist’ – than to change. From the apparent tearing up of the international rule seriously argue, even empathise, with each other. book on economic and political relations to the emergence of new The Brexiteer / Remainiac divide can feel insurmountable. And now ‘populist’ parties challenging established political norms, everything that the Culture Wars have arrived in the UK with a vengeance, seems in flux. antagonism around identity politics seems perniciously divisive. Not Undoubtedly, we face novel challenges. Ten years after the financial only are those with a different point of view vilified – rather than crisis, we confront the threat of trade wars while economists and challenged through debate – but there are frequent attempts to politicians seem incapable of solving our longstanding ‘productivity silence opponents from speaking at all, especially if taboo topics are puzzle’. Traditional liberalism seems to be eating itself, with today’s broached by someone from the ‘wrong’ identity. ‘progressives’ leading the charge in illiberal assaults on free speech. The Battle of Ideas strives to break out of these ‘identity silos’. The UK government’s sluggish response to delivering Brexit seems Indeed, exploring the Identity Wars is one of this year’s festivals key driven by avoiding disruption at all costs, yet the vote seemed to themes, from feminism after #MeToo to the new politics of race. reflect a desire for a shake-up. Big Tech and social media, once Our 400-plus international speakers, with a wide range of expertise heralded as offering exciting possibilities, now stand accused of and points of view, come together in good faith to test their ideas in subverting democracy, making our children mentally ill, degrading public, precisely to enhance the quality of public discourse. political discourse and facilitating hate speech. JOIN THE DEBATE GRASPING THE POSSIBILITY OF CHANGE This is not an invitation for you to come along and passively listen This turbulent atmosphere can be unsettling. The future to panels of experts. One of the most distinctive aspects of the feels uncertain, the old guidelines seemingly useless. In these Battle of Ideas is the level of audience engagement, where the circumstances, it can be too easy to become confused and most searching questions and smartest insights often come from fearful. But we should be wary of scaremongering, such as the floor, not the panelists. If you are worried about the quality of when commentators compare current events to pre-Nazi 1930s public debate and want to really be part of the discussion, come Germany or talk ominously of toxic, irreconcilable civil tensions. along and join in. Perhaps we need a new approach: to grasp such changes as an We aim to kick-start passionate, serious-minded public opportunity, as a way of escaping social and political stagnation. conversations with free-thinking, inquisitive, opinionated At the very least, the unravelling of the technocratic era of TINA attendees. Between us all, we will try and untangle everything – There Is No Alternative – presents us with new possibilities to from the bastardisation of political language to understanding reboot society. Political norms may have come unstuck, but that international relations - both beyond and including Brexit. does give us all the chance to shape the future. We’ll be tackling the ethical rows that embroil science, medical The 2018 season at the Barbican - our festival home - has adopted research and technology. We will probe the effect of change the theme ‘The Art of Change’ precisely to explore how artists on the modern family, ask thorny questions about arts respond to, reflect and potentially effect social and political change. funding, examine the impact of drill music on violent crime, In turn, this year’s Battle of Ideas aims to understand today’s and much more. turbulence and encourage attendees to grasp this historic moment Since 2005, the festival’s slogan has been FREE SPEECH with hope and optimism. ALLOWED, a crucial retort to today’s climate of offence-taking. If you’re willing to challenge and be challenged, and leave the comfort WE NEED TO TALK of your bubble, see you at the Barbican on 13 & 14 October. 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FROM SJW TO GAMMON: CULTURE: WHO PAYS? KEYNOTE WEAPONISING 12:00 - 13:15 CONTROVERSIES POLITICAL LANGUAGE 10:00—11:30

Language has always been a source of Should funding for cultural projects These sessions take on some of political controversy as much as a medium be scaled back in a time of fiscal crisis? the big ideas and themes of our for discussing politics. Terms like ‘terrorist’ As we approach the National Lottery’s time, setting the tone for the and ‘freedom fighter’ reveal the politics of 25th anniversary, many are asking festival as a whole. the speaker as much as the nature of those questions about where funding for culture described. But recent years have seen the should come from. Some anti-austerity proliferation of completely new terms: campaigners say that new projects like white Brexit voters are ‘gammons’, women the V&A museum in Dundee, at a cost WELCOME ADDRESS critical of feminism have ‘internalised of £80million, put unnecessary pressure FREE STAGE misogyny’, students are ‘snowflakes’. It can on already stretched budgets. Others 9.30–09:50 be hard to keep up. But is the way we talk argue that a vibrant cultural scene is key to about politics simply changing, or becoming building confidence in communities and The fourteenth annual Battle impoverished? What’s the line between the creating social cohesion, threatened by of Ideas festival will open with a natural evolution of political language, and visible inequalities in wealth, housing, health Welcome Address. its degeneration into trendy slurs? and education. What about private funding? Could that compromise artistic freedom? CLAIRE FOX PROFESSOR FRANK FUREDI And should we view culture as a luxury or a director, Academy of Ideas; author, sociologist and social commentator; author, necessity in a modern-day society? I STILL Find That Offensive! How Fear Works: culture of fear in the 21st century and Populism and the European SPEAKERS INCLUDE: SIR NICHOLAS KENYON Culture Wars ALEXANDER ADAMS managing director, Barbican Centre SOPHIA GASTON artist, writer and art critic; author, Culture CHAIR: ALASTAIR DONALD director, Centre for Social and War: art, identity politics and cultural associate director, Academy of Ideas; Political Risk, Henry Jackson Society; entryism (forthcoming) convenor, Living Freedom visiting research fellow, London School DR TIFFANY JENKINS of Economics writer and broadcaster; author, Keeping SIMON LANCASTER Their Marbles: how treasures of the past speechwriter; author, Winning Minds: ended up in museums and why they should secrets from the language of leadership stay there and You Are Not Human: how words kill; BARB JUNGR TEDx speaker award-winning singer, songwriter, PROFESSOR DR ROBERT PFALLER composer and writer philosopher, University of Art and SEAN GREGORY Industrial Design, Linz, Austria; author, director of learning & engagement, (in German) Adult language: about its Barbican Centre and Guildhall School of disappearance from politics and culture Music & Drama CHAIR: CLAIRE FOX CHAIR: CLAIRE FOX director, Academy of Ideas; author, director, Academy of Ideas; author, I STILL Find That Offensive! I STILL Find That Offensive! Produced by Claire Fox Produced by Claire Fox

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ALL CHANGE: NATIONAL IDENTITY AND NAVIGATING THE NEW BELONGING: WHAT DOES IT THE ACADEMY POLITICAL DISRUPTION MEAN TO BE A CITIZEN? 14:00—15:30 16:00—17:15

With Brexit and the election of new From the ‘Windrush scandal’ and challengers, from President Trump in blue passports to the future rights of America to Five Star in Italy, politics is EU nationals in the UK, questions of in a phase of hectic change. Rules-based citizenship have been hitting the headlines. economic and diplomatic arrangements In some respects, we are seeing a clash are being torn up. Traditional gatekeepers between a cosmopolitan view of citizenship to information and expertise, from and a national one. But citizenship has economists to the ‘mainstream media’, traditionally entailed special rights and University as it should be: our annual, are no longer the last word. Such change duties with regards to a particular place. residential two-day summer school. means society can seem out of control. Is this model of citizenship a relic of a Organised annually by the Academy But when today’s challenges to the status less-connected world? Is it really possible of Ideas, The Academy brings together quo are described as leading to a repeat of to be a ‘citizen of the world’? Should a wide range of people of all ages and Weimar Germany or even another world we understand citizenship primarily educational backgrounds to cultivate war, is this just fearmongering, creating a as a practical matter of rights and ourselves with good books, good guides climate of fatalism, or is today’s turbulence responsibilities, or as a more elevated and in good company. an opportunity to shape the future for matter of identity and allegiance? the better? THE ACADEMY – 20/21 JULY 2019 KATE ANDREWS PROFESSOR FRANK FUREDI associate director, Institute of Economic THE CULTURE WARS sociologist and social commentator; author, Affairs; columnist,City A.M. This year’s Academy will look at the How Fear Works: culture of fear in the 21st way culture has become the principal century and Populism and the European MIHIR BOSE political battleground of the early Culture Wars journalist; author, Lion and Lamb: twenty-first century with intensely a portrait of British moral duality polarised debates around the family, DR ELIANE GLASER religion, education, identity and writer; radio producer; senior lecturer, JACOB MCHANGAMA tradition pitting people against each Bath Spa University; author, Anti-Politics: executive director, Justitia, a think tank on the demonization of ideology, authority, focusing on human rights in Copenhagen; other. What are the prospects for a and the state host and narrator, Clear and Present democratic political culture emerging Danger: a history of free speech podcast when we can see each other only as MATTHEW GOODWIN friends or enemies? professor of political science, University DR JAMES PANTON of Kent; senior fellow, Chatham House; head of upper sixth and head of politics, For more details, visit author, National Populism: the revolt Magdalen College School; associate academyofideas.org.uk/theacademy against liberal democracy professor of philosophy, Open University; co-editor, From Self to Selfie STEPHEN KINNOCK MP Labour MP for Aberavon; member, CHAIR: ANGUS KENNEDY Exiting the EU Select Committee and convenor, The Academy; author, Being EU Scrutiny Committee; co-editor, Cultured: in defence of discrimination Spirit of Britain, Purpose of Labour Produced by Claire Fox CHAIR: CLAIRE FOX and Angus Kennedy director, Academy of Ideas; author, I STILL Find That Offensive! Produced by Claire Fox

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 5 SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER EYE ON THE WORLD PIT THEATRE

THE CRISIS OF DIPLOMACY HOW DO YOU SOLVE A EYE ON THE WORLD IN THE ERA OF TRUMP PROBLEM LIKE KOREA? President Trump has certainly 10:00—11:30 12:00—13:00 made his presence felt in the past year. His interventions into Visiting Europe in the summer, President North Korea has metamorphosed from international affairs have created Trump lambasted Germany’s relationship embodiment of evil into symbol of hope. waves, from his apparently with Russia, took a dig at Theresa May’s At the start of 2018, President Donald warm relations with Russia’s Brexit strategy and seemingly sided with Trump was threatening Kim Jong-un President Putin to treading on Vladimir Putin against America’s own with a nuclear attack and US analysts intelligence agencies. The UK’s former were predicting 100,000 dead within the toes of his NATO allies. foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, also the first day of the ensuing war. Yet two But Trump is not alone in famously made numerous diplomatic months later, Trump was heralding Kim as ditching the long-game rituals gaffes. Once diplomacy was regarded a ‘very honourable man’, laying the basis of traditional diplomacy, which as a careful art, furthering national for June’s Singapore love-in. Pictures of many now argue is in crisis. interests through back-channels and Kim holding hands with South Korea’s coded language, and pursued by highly president, Moon Jae-in, have raised hopes Trump’s ‘America First’ policy is educated diplomats. But in recent years, of Korean reunification. What’s going on? also threatening the ‘new world politicians have seemed keener to make What should we make of what one Korean order’ at just the time when loud public statements at the expense of American writer, Suki Kim, has called the Russia and China have become cool negotiation. Why do politicians seem ‘the world’s most inscrutable country’? to respond to events on the hoof rather more assertive. His carrot-and- JIEUN BAEK stick approach to North Korea than pursuing a long-term strategy? Are they playing with fire? author, North Korea’s Hidden Revolution over nuclear weapons has made headlines, but what does the MARY DEJEVSKY MARY DEJEVSKY unfreezing of relations between former foreign correspondent in former foreign correspondent in Moscow, Paris and Washington; North and South mean for the Moscow, Paris and Washington; special correspondent in China; special correspondent in China; future of Korea itself? And writer and broadcaster writer and broadcaster closer to home, both Brexit and the liberalisation of social PROFESSOR BILL DURODIÉ DR CATHERINE JONES chair of international relations, lecturer, University of St Andrews; author, policy in the Republic of Ireland China’s Challenge to Liberal Norms have raised both old and new University of Bath questions about the Irish border. DR SEAN LANG CHAIR: AUSTIN WILLIAMS senior lecturer in history, Anglia Ruskin senior lecturer, Dept of Architecture, University; author, First World War Kingston University, London; honorary for Dummies research fellow, XJTLU, Suzhou, China; author, China’s Urban Revolution CARNE ROSS author, The Leaderless Revolution; executive Produced by Austin Williams director, Independent Diplomat CHAIR: JOEL COHEN associate fellow, Academy of Ideas Produced by Joel Cohen

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FROM ITALY TO SWEDEN: TEARING UP THE RULE THE NEW IRISH WHAT’S BEHIND TODAY’S BOOK: THE END OF THE BORDER QUESTION ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT NEW WORLD ORDER? 17:30—18:45 REVOLT? 16:00—17:15 14:00—15:30 How should we understand the recent Since the fall of communism, the dominant Brexit has reopened the debate about the populist upsurge in Europe? From the Brexit narrative around international politics and border between the Republic of Ireland vote to the rise of the Sweden Democrats, economics has been that of a stable order and Northern Ireland. The possibility Italy’s Five Star Movement and Germany’s defined by liberal, free-market values of a ‘hard border’ is said to threaten the AfD, explicitly anti-establishment parties and agreements. In recent years, faith in ‘constructive ambiguities’ in the Good are gaining support. Many anti-populist the liberal international vision seems to Friday Agreement. Unionists welcomed commentators assume that radical right- have been shattered. In response to the the agreement as confirming partition, wing parties are beneficiaries of pre-existing rise of China and resurgence of Russia, while nationalists saw the new ‘soft border’ racism and anti-immigrant sentiment. populists across the world, most famously as a stepping stone to reunification. But could there be other, more positive President Trump, have denounced free- Recent votes in the South in favour of explanations? If ordinary people are asking trade agreements and collective security gay marriage and abortion, both currently for political change and revolting against arrangements. Are we really moving into banned in the North, have raised new the establishment, isn’t that a good thing? a more protectionist world, or will free- dilemmas, too. How will the Irish and Is the alienation of a significant section trade ideology make a comeback? How British governments negotiate tensions of the electorate from the party-political will the rise of China and the ‘global south’, arising from any change to border mainstream to be welcomed or feared? alongside the apparent slow decline of the arrangements? Will the Brexit debate be US, change things? a determining factor in the whole island’s JAMES BALL future or a footnote in its history? journalist; author, Bluffocracy and Post- CAMERON ABADI Truth: how bullshit conquered the world deputy editor, Foreign Policy DR RAY BASSETT columnist, Sunday Business Post; senior DR RUTH DUDLEY EDWARDS REMI ADEKOYA fellow on EU Affairs, Policy Exchange; journalist and writer; award-winning author PhD researcher on identity politics, former Irish ambassador Sheffield University; columnist; member, JOHN KING Editorial Working Group, Review of African DR KEVIN BEAN author, The Football Factory, Political Economy lecturer, Institute of Irish Studies, The Liberal Politics Of Adolf Hitler University of Liverpool and Slaughterhouse Prayer PROFESSOR BILL DURODIÉ chair of international relations, ANGELA NAGLE DR SASHA POLAKOW-SURANSKY University of Bath cultural critic; author, Kill All Normies: deputy editor, Foreign Policy; author, from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and Go Back to Where You Came From: the DR TARA MCCORMACK the Alt-Right backlash against immigration and the fate of lecturer, international politics, Western democracy University of Leicester JUSTIN SMYTH librarian; co-founder, Dublin Salon DR VANESSA PUPAVAC CHAIR: JACOB REYNOLDS associate professor; co-director, Centre partnerships manager, Academy of Ideas; CHAIR: PAULINE HADAWAY for the Study of Social and Global Justice, co-convenor, Living Freedom; organiser, arts and heritage consultant, University of Nottingham Debating Matters University of Manchester; co-founder, Liverpool Salon; former director, CHAIR: TOM SLATER Produced by Jacob Reynolds Belfast Exposed Photography deputy editor, spiked; frequent commentator on TV and radio; editor, Unsafe Space Produced by Pauline Hadaway Produced by David Axe, director, Invoke Democracy Now

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 7 SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER IDENTITY WARS: FEMINISM AFTER #METOO FROBISHER AUDITORIUM 1

THE F WORD: WHAT’S THE GENDER PAY GAP: IDENTITY WARS: POINT OF FEMINISM TODAY? MYTH OR REALITY? FEMINISM AFTER #METOO 10:00—11:30 12:00—13:00

Feminism today seems to be focused The gender pay gap has long been an issue around young women. From #MeToo to for feminists, but recently it has hit the #EverydaySexism, generational divides headlines. The BBC pay scandal resulted in are widening. While many younger several high-profile male presenters taking The 100 years anniversary of feminists used #MeToo to argue that a voluntary pay cut, while new government the introduction of women’s wolf whistling harmed women’s mental policy forced all businesses with more than suffrage reminds us that the health, older feminists have criticised 250 staff to state the difference in average the movement as puritanical. Younger pay between male and female employees. question of gender inequality women argue that older feminists are There has been much confusion between has been around for a long time. unaware of the challenges their daughters equal pay and the gender pay gap, as Enormous progress has been and granddaughters face, that the older most of the statistics quoted fail to take made in relation to politics, generation can’t understand what it’s like into consideration different skill levels, the workplace and the family. to be a young woman in the twenty-first working hours and job roles. Is the world of century. Is it time for older women to take work hostile to women or are any barriers But has there ever been a a back seat, and let the youth define the women face more complicated? controversy with as wide an fight for women’s freedom? impact as the fallout from the KATE ANDREWS revelations about Hollywood LAURA CORYTON associate director, Institute of Economic mogul Harvey Weinstein? campaigner, End Tampon Tax Campaign Affairs; columnist,City A.M. The #MeToo hashtag became IZZY LYONS JESSICA BUTCHER MBE widely used around the world journalist, Telegraph co-founder, Blippar / Inspiral; non-exec and gave new momentum to director and Angel investor; author, DR JAN MACVARISH contemporary feminism. But TEDx talk, ‘Is Modern Feminism starting visiting research fellow, Centre for to undermine Itself?’ with the focus on harassment Parenting Culture Studies, and rape, is what modern University of Kent FIONA MACTAGGART feminists argue for really what chair of trustees, Fawcett Society SOPHIE WALKER women want – and does it bear leader, Women’s Equality Party REBECCA REID any relation to the demands columnist, Telegraph online; features writer, of feminists in the past? Is CHAIR: ELLA WHELAN Metro.co.uk; author, Perfect Liars it true that there is much to journalist and frequent commentator on TV and radio; author, What Women Want CHAIR: ELLA WHELAN do to achieve equality, for journalist and frequent commentator on example over equal pay? Has Produced by Ella Whelan TV and radio; author, What Women Want #MeToo created an unhelpful atmosphere in which to discuss Produced by Ella Whelan the relationships between the sexes? Is it even appropriate anymore to talk about just two sexes? What does it mean to be a woman today?

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WHAT IS A WOMAN ANYWAY? HAS #METOO KILLED CROSS-EXAMINING UK 14:00—15:30 THE OFFICE ROMANCE? RAPE LAWS 16:00—17:15 17:30—18:45

What does it mean to be a woman? For From film sets to the Houses of In recent years, activists have claimed some it’s about motherhood, others Parliament, the #MeToo movement has that the criminal-justice system is unfair femininity, and some reject the whole made its way into all kinds of workplaces. to complainants in rape cases. However, idea of ‘womanhood’ outright. The Bosses have been pressured to do the flip side of this is that innocent men Conservative Party’s proposed changes to something to make the workplace safer are being wrongly accused and even the law around gender recognition have for women. Netflix has instituted a policy imprisoned. It seems we have a system caused a fair amount of controversy around that prohibits co-workers from asking that is criticised both for not being active the question of what gender means and each other out more than once and enough in its support for victims, and what it takes to be a woman. Is it about warns against staring at anyone for more for being too focused on believing the experience? Is it simply an identity which than five seconds. Some argue that the victim. Is the current law doing a good job can be picked up by anyone? And, beyond #MeToo movement has created a panic of preventing rape from happening? Do the trans debate, is there anything worth about workplace relations, and that what we need to reform our rape laws? Or is defending in the idea of ‘womanhood’? Do constitutes sexual harassment has become the politicisation of rape threatening to women share a collective identity? What is too broad to take seriously. Can good hamper the pursuit of justice? a woman anyway? relationships between the sexes survive in a more controlled, uptight workplace? LIAM ALLAN HEATHER BRUNSKELL-EVANS co-founder, Innovation of Justice, academic and writer; co-editor, Transgender DEBORAH ANNETTS miscarriages of justice campaign Children and Young People chief executive, Incorporated Society of Musicians; employment lawyer, ROB BECKLEY CHRISSIE DAZ specialising in sexual harassment and assistant commissioner, Metropolitan Police schoolteacher; cabaret performer; writer discrimination law on transgender and gender variant identity DR HANNAH BOWS JIM BUTCHER assistant professor in criminal law, KATHY GYNGELL reader in geography, Canterbury Christ Durham Law School, Durham University; co-editor, The Conservative Woman Church University; co-author, Volunteer deputy director, Centre for Research into Tourism: the lifestyle politics of Violence and Abuse JOANNA WILLIAMS international development head of education and culture, Policy MATTHEW SCOTT Exchange; author, Women vs Feminism; BECKY HOLLOWAY barrister, Pump Court Chambers; blogs at associate editor, spiked programme director, Jericho Chambers www.barristerblogger.com; writer, Quillette CHAIR: ELLA WHELAN SHELAGH MCNERNEY ELLA WHELAN journalist and frequent commentator on senior manager, built environment and journalist and frequent commentator on TV and radio; author, What Women Want construction sector TV and radio; author, What Women Want Produced by Ella Whelan CHAIR: ELLA WHELAN CHAIR: IZZY LYONS journalist and frequent commentator on journalist, Telegraph TV and radio; author, What Women Want Produced by Claire Fox and Izzy Lyons Produced by Shelagh McNerney and Ella Whelan

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 9 SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER BATTLE FOR THE ECONOMY FROBISHER AUDITORIUM 2

THE PRODUCTIVITY FINTECH: SHOULD WE BATTLE FOR THE PUZZLE: TOO MUCH LIKE BELIEVE THE HYPE? ECONOMY HARD WORK? 12:00—13:00 10:00—11:30

Longstanding worries about the stagnation Advocates of new technology believe of productivity - the fundamental basis it can ‘democratise’ financial services, for increasing economic growth - have with smartphone apps and peer-to-peer increased since the economic crisis of lending services enabling consumers and 2008. Yet while there is unanimity that businesses to bypass the big financial there is a problem, economists disagree institutions. Critics are sceptical about The discussion about the UK’s about the barriers to restoring productivity whether fintech can really do more than post-Brexit economy remains as growth. There are new technologies produce incremental gains. Moreover, trust heated as ever, with discussions that could improve productivity, like issues remain in relation to peer-to-peer of trade policy now centre stage. robots harvesting crops and automated lending and the use or abuse of customer drones making deliveries. But while data. Does the excitement around fintech But is it time to take a step back these are available, they are not yet merely highlight the UK’s dependence on and consider the future of world making a difference and are often seen as financial services and the lack of innovation trade more generally? With controversial. Is stagnating productivity elsewhere in the economy, or does it President Trump’s imposition of the ‘new normal’, with little prospect of demonstrate continuing innovation in a tariffs on Chinese and European improvement? Why does the UK seem globally important sector where the UK is to have a particular problem? Will Brexit a world leader? goods, are we facing global trade worsen the problem or provide a much- war? Brexit has also highlighted needed shake-up? AMALI DE ALWIS the continuing weakness of CEO, Code First: Girls; chair, BIMA the UK economy. What do we DR VICTORIA BATEMAN Diversity panel; fellow, RSA fellow in economics at Gonville & Caius do about Britain’s historically College, University of Cambridge KATIE EVANS low productivity growth? Can head of research and policy, Money and the rise of new technologies DR ANDREW FRANCIS Mental Health in financial services - ‘fintech’ chief economic adviser, National Farmers’ Union DR NORMAN LEWIS - provide part of the answer? director, Futures-Diagnosis Ltd; Meanwhile, big business seems JOHN MILLS co-author, Big Potatoes: the London to keep on getting bigger. Do economist and entrepreneur manifesto for innovation we need to worry about the PHIL MULLAN CHAIR: DAVID BOWDEN concentration of wealth - and economist and business manager; author, associate fellow, Academy of Ideas power - enjoyed by the biggest Creative Destruction: how to start an companies? Perhaps new economic renaissance Produced by David Bowden technology won’t save capitalism ANNE WILLIAMS but provide the basis for its global product manager tomato, Bayer replacement. Is capitalism itself running out of time? CHAIR: HILARY SALT actuary; founder, First Actuarial Produced by Rob Lyons

10 SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER BATTLE FOR THE ECONOMY FROBISHER AUDITORIUM 2

PROTECTIONISM: CAN WE MONOPOLY MONEY: IS BIG FROM ROBOTS TO UBI: AVOID TRADE WARS? BUSINESS TOO BIG? IS CAPITALISM DIGGING 14:00—15:30 16:00—17:15 ITS OWN GRAVE? 17:30—18:45

Since March, the US has started acting on Tax them. Regulate them. Break them up… After the fall of the Soviet Union, a President Trump’s ‘America First’ policy Large corporations are increasingly coming broad political consensus emerged that with regular announcements of new tariffs under the cosh. The domination of the ‘there is no alternative’ to capitalism, on imports, mainly directed at China, but economy by big corporations is thought which even the 2008 financial crash also against Europe, Canada and Mexico. to be aggravating many contemporary did little to disturb. But now things For some, Trump’s policy and his disdain economic, social and political problems. appear to be changing, with support for multilateral trade bodies are long It is claimed the financial system crashed for politicians like Jeremy Corbyn and overdue. For others, it represents a new a decade ago because the banks were Bernie Sanders who call for a new way trade war, perhaps even leading to military deemed ‘too big to fail’. Most prominently of organising the economy. A slew of conflict. The majority of economists hope and controversially of all, Big Tech has recent books, epitomised by Paul Mason’s for a change in policy in favour of free become the new Big Oil. Yet firms like Post-Capitalism, argue that technological trade, but achieving that seems beyond Netflix and Amazon are providing new and innovations have opened up ways to multilateral institutions such as the World attractive services for customers. Do big transcend capitalism from within. Are Trade Organisation. Is Trump a ‘loose businesses deserve their bad reputations? we now seeing the arrival of capitalism’s cannon’ or is he simply making transparent And is the decline in business start-ups a ‘undertaker’ in the shape of artificial the real tensions over trade and investment consequence or a cause of concentration? intelligence (AI) and automation? Could it – and fulfilling a democratic mandate, too? be true - is capitalism’s time nearly up? TORSTEN BELL VICTORIA HEWSON director, Resolution Foundation AARON BASTANI counsel to the International Trade and co-founder, Novara Media; author, Competition Unit, Institute of Economic FRANCES COPPOLA Fully Automated Luxury Communism: Affairs (IEA) financial writer,Coppola Comment a manifesto (forthcoming) and Forbes DANIEL MOYLAN ROBERT HARRIES former deputy chairman, ALI MIRAJ membership coordinator, Transport for London; co-chairman, social entrepreneur; DJ; political activist; education trade association Urban Design London financier; founder, the Contrarian Prize WENDY LIU ALLEN SIMPSON PHIL MULLAN software developer; editor, financial policy analyst; director of economist and business manager; author, economics section, New Socialist strategy, London and Partners Creative Destruction: how to start an economic renaissance NIKOS SOTIRAKOPOULOS JAMES WOUDHUYSEN lecturer in sociology, York St John visiting professor, London South Bank CHAIR: ROB LYONS University; author, The Rise of Lifestyle University; co-author, Energise! A future science and technology director, Academy Activism: from new left to Occupy for energy innovation; co-author, Why is of Ideas; convenor, AoI Economy Forum construction so backward? PROFESSOR GUY STANDING Produced by Rob Lyons and Phil Mullan professorial research associate, SOAS, CHAIR: ROB LYONS University of London; author, Basic science and technology director, Academy Income: and how we can make it happen of Ideas; convenor, AoI Economy Forum CHAIR: ROB LYONS Produced by Rob Lyons science and technology director, Academy and James Woudhuysen of Ideas; convenor, AoI Economy Forum Produced by Robert Harries

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 11 SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER ARTS AND CULTURE FROBISHER 1-3

CAN CULTURE HEAL CULTURAL MARXISM: ARTS AND CULTURE FRACTURED COMMUNITIES? THREAT OR MYTH? 10:00—11:30 12:00—13:00

Artistic initiatives from visual artists, actors Accusations of ‘cultural Marxism’ have and musicians seem to be increasingly increasingly been hurled at the left. The central to conversations on the future term is supposed to signify a vaguely of communities. The idea of using art to conspiratorial march through the ‘heal’ post-conflict cities such as Belfast institutions by left-wingers who want to Debates about how culture both or Beirut is well-established, but in the undermine traditional Western values, such reflects and shapes our world face of gang culture and rising knife crime as marriage or authority itself. But aside are ever-present in the news. this ethos has become more mainstream. from being a term of abuse, what does this What are the responsibilities of Sceptics are busy debunking many claims accusation really mean? Left wingers are policymakers make about art’s capacity to more likely to complain about ‘problematic’ the artist today in the context regenerate economies or improve health. adverts than the stalled wage growth of of debates about identity, free Some even allege developers use art as the working classes. Is this not a shift away speech, cultural appropriation part of the process of gentrification. Is from Marxism itself? Why does the term and more? Should avoiding community art in danger of over-claiming, enjoy such widespread currency? offence take precedence over or even neglecting the value of art for its own sake? DR TIM BLACK artistic freedom? Such questions editor, spiked review; columnist, spiked even impinge on art from the PAUL BRISTOW past, particularly in light of the director, Strategic Partnerships, MARK LITTLEWOOD #MeToo campaign. Is it right to Arts Council England Director General, Institute of Economic Affairs criticise or even remove paintings SEAN GREGORY depicting female nudes? When director of learning and engagement, HELEN PLUCKROSE the cultural community seems Barbican Centre and Guildhall School of editor, Areo Music and Drama overwhelmingly in favour of MARTIN ROBINSON remaining in the EU, how can ASH KOTAK educational consultant and teacher; author, UK society’s Brexit divisions curator, playwright, filmmaker; executive Trivium 21c: preparing young people for the be reflected on stage? More producer, Punched by a Homosexualist future with lessons from the past broadly, can culture heal divisions MO LOVATT CHAIR: JACOB REYNOLDS in society and bring communities writer and researcher specialising in arts and partnerships manager, Academy of Ideas; together - or is using art in this culture policy; co-chair, The Great Debate co-convenor, Living Freedom; organiser, way actually undermining it? Debating Matters Indeed, with the left seemingly SALLY MACKEY professor of applied theatre and Produced by Jacob Reynolds giving up on campaigning around performance, Royal Central School of economic issues, is culture Speech and Drama now the vehicle of choice for changing the world? CHAIR: SIMON MCKEON archivist; 20 years experience of working in local authority culture departments Produced by Simon McKeon

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DO THE RIGHT THING? BREXIT ON STAGE: CAN WE CAN THE FEMALE NUDE THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY ONLY BE FRIENDS WITH SURVIVE THE #METOO ERA? OF THE ARTIST PEOPLE LIKE US? 17:30—18:45 14:00—15:30 16:00—17:15

‘There is no such thing as a moral or an ‘In a safe space, no one can hear you The nude represents something unique immoral book. Books are well written, or scream…’ How far would you go to save about Western art: idealisation of the badly written. That is all.’ Oscar Wilde’s your closest friendships from being washed human form and a visual language and view of art as essentially an aesthetic away by the tide of history? This is the expression of the erotic and sensuous in pursuit, one concerned with transcendent question that confronts the characters in a human experience. Yet there are increasing beauty and the human condition, has new play, People Like Us, by Julie Burchill calls for paintings that might be seen arguably now been superseded. Artists are and Jane Robins. It examines the true cost as objectifying women and girls to be routinely being ‘called out’ if their work of daring to pop one’s own social bubble removed or carefully contextualised by represents minority groups in a light that and ask the question – can we only ever museum labels. Feminist art critics have is perceived as negative. Theatre directors, really be friends with like-minded people? long drawn attention to the dubious sexual such as the Globe’s Michelle Terry, have Its writers will discuss theatre as a venue conduct of artists such as Picasso and been applauded applauded for using blind for debating politics and ask why so many Gauguin, and the #MeToo movement has casting to combat alleged inequality in the in the arts seem not to ‘get’ why people raised the temperature of these debates. Is arts. Should art be judged on whether or voted Brexit. it time to reassess the place of the nude in not it is sending the right message? What the Western artistic canon? are the implications for artists themselves? CLAIRE FOX director, Academy of Ideas; author, SPEAKER: JAMES DREYFUS I STILL Find That Offensive! DIDO POWELL award winning television, film and IN CONVERSATION WITH: painter; lecturer and tutor in art history theatre actor and painting JULIE BURCHILL MO LOVATT journalist; author; broadcaster; RESPONDENTS: writer and researcher specialising in arts and co-writer, People Like Us culture policy; co-chair, The Great Debate JJ CHARLESWORTH JANE ROBINS art critic and editor; senior editor, ArtReview KIMBERLY MCINTOSH author, White Bodies; journalist; CLARE GANNAWAY policy officer, The Runnymede Trust co-writer, People Like Us and Race on the Agenda; writer, curator, contemporary art, Manchester Guardian, gal-dem Produced by Claire Fox Art Gallery VINAY PATEL JEAN WAINWRIGHT playwright, True Brits and An Adventure; director, Fine Art and Photography writer, Murdered By My Father; contributor, PEOPLE LIKE US Research Centre, University for the The Good Immigrant; BAFTA nominee Creative Arts; interviewer and presenter By Julie Burchill and Jane Robins SAMEER RAHIM Union Theatre CHAIR: DR WENDY EARLE managing editor, Prospect Magazine; 2nd – 20th October 2018 convenor, AoI Arts and Society Forum; judge, Costa Poetry Book Prize Tuesday to Saturday 7.30pm former impact development officer, Saturday 2.30pm Birkbeck, University of London CHAIR: ANDREW DOYLE T: 020 7261 9876 writer and comedian; co-author, Produced by Dr Wendy Earle Jonathan Pie: Off The Record W: uniontheatre.biz/ Produced by Andrew Doyle

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 13 SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY FROBISHER 4-6

IF DATA RUNS THE WORLD, SOCIAL MEDIA: THE TECHNOLOGY AND WHO IS IN CONTROL? PUBLIC SQUARE OF THE SOCIETY 10:00—11:30 21ST CENTURY? While we generally welcome new 12:00—13:00 technology and the possibilities In the closing years of the twentieth Democracy is increasingly digital. People that it brings, new capabilities century, the emergence of the internet get news from Facebook, hash out ideas throw up practical challenges heralded a new age of freedom and on Twitter and petition the government and moral dilemmas. The rise of opportunity. In many ways, with the on sites like Change.org. But as political social media has led to criticism development of smartphones and social activity seems to be moving online, some media, this promise has been realised. A have called for the regulation of this of its impact on young people. world of readily accessible information, new ‘virtual town hall’. Can democracy Are Facebook and Instagram communication and consumption is now thrive with a totally free web, or should depriving our youth of valuable at our fingertips. Yet many are gloomy governments step in to protect the citizens face-to-face interactions while about the IT revolution and pessimistic they serve? Can we solve new problems creating a variety of pressures, about future trends. Data manipulation like filter bubbles and the transformation from the competition for ‘likes’ threatens privacy and fake news destabilises of our public sphere with a more open the political order. Campaigners demand online framework? What can we learn and ‘shares’ to worries about measures to protect cybersecurity and from the success stories of democratic body image? Drone technology prevent identity theft and data leaks. But digitalisation overseas? has brought stunning aerial can the law protect us while respecting our photography to the masses - but privacy? Can the old centres of authority DONALD CLARK EdTech entrepreneur; CEO, WildFire will fears about safety or privacy retain control of this new data-driven world? restrict its application across PETRA ABBAM NICO MACDONALD society? With Bitcoin and other publications editor, BBC Proms; visiting fellow, School of Arts and Creative cryptocurrencies, is money itself researcher, ethics and technology Industries, London South Bank University; co-author, Big Potatoes: the London being transformed? If so, what TIMANDRA HARKNESS manifesto for innovation will be the consequences? Then journalist, writer and broadcaster; there is perhaps the biggest presenter, FutureProofing; author, CHARLIE PARKER question of all: what does it Big Data: does size matter? journalist; recent awardee, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust travel scholarship mean to be human when we use CARL MILLER to research digital democracy initiatives in technology to enhance ourselves? research director, Centre for the Analysis Iceland and Estonia of Social Media, Demos; author, The Death of the Gods: the new global power grab ALICE THWAITE founder, Echo Chamber Club LAUREN RAZAVI managing director, Flibl; award-winning CHAIR: MARTYN PERKS writer and consultant digital business consultant and writer; co- author, Big Potatoes: the London manifesto CHAIR: SANDY STARR for innovation communications manager, Progress Educational Trust Produced by Charlie Parker and Martyn Perks Produced by Timandra Harkness and Sandy Starr

14 SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY FROBISHER 4-6

SOCIAL MEDIA: CORRUPTING DRONES: WILL THEY EVER DEBATING MATTERS 2018: YOUNG MINDS? TAKE OFF? ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 14:00—15:30 16:00—17:15 17:30—18:45

Are social media corrupting the younger Drones are flying everywhere, offering The Battle of Ideas hosts a special generation? A recent report found children novel angles for photographers, helping Debating Matters championship. and young people are becoming anxious farmers to inspect crops and livestock Debating Matters is known for its because they believe that they need to and even delivering illicit drugs to rigorous and intellectually challenging gain ‘likes’, maintain their online image prisons. Given the lack of regulation of format that values substance over and keep up appearances. These concerns these devices, drones are the focus of style. This special event will showcase have led to the growing popularity of considerable controversy. How can we deal debaters from two UK schools who ‘digital detox’ holidays. An Ofcom survey with concerns about safety and ethics, have been involved in Debating found that 34 per cent of respondents while fostering an environment that allows Matters over recent years. had tried a period of abstinence from their the exciting promise of this technology to smartphones. What is the role of social be fulfilled? Will the use of drones lead to MOTION: media in the lives of young people? Have gains in efficiency and convenience? Or ‘Humanity should fear advances in virtual networks replaced real-world social will a wider mood of risk-aversion keep artificial intelligence’ interactions? Can new media be used to drones firmly on the ground? promote more positive causes? Or does DEBATE TEAMS: social media’s focus on image merely DONALD CLARK FOR: RICHMOND UPON encourage self-obsession? EdTech entrepreneur; CEO, WildFire THAMES COLLEGE, AGAINST: SIR WILLIAM DR BERNADKA DUBICKA DR OWEN MCAREE PERKINS’S SCHOOL chair, Faculty of Child and Adolescent senior research officer, Liverpool John Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists; Moores University; member, JUDGES: consultant psychiatrist and research lead, UK Government’s Drone Industry CLAIRE BENNISON Pennine Care Foundation Trust Action Group head, ACCA (Association of JULIA HOBSBAWM OBE ALASTAIR MUIR Chartered Certified Accountants) honorary visiting professor, workplace safety director, NATS; chair, United Nations JUSTINE BRIAN social health, Cass Business School; International Civil Aviation Organisation director, Civitas Schools founder, Editorial Intelligence; author, Fully Connected DR SOPHIE ROBINSON flight physicist; lead engineer, SIMON WARR communications director, NATS DR KEN MCLAUGHLIN Kopter Group AG senior lecturer in social work, Manchester CHAIR: ADAM RAWCLIFFE Metropolitan University; author, Surviving CHAIR: TIMANDRA HARKNESS journalist, writer and broadcaster; associate fellow, Academy of Ideas; Identity: vulnerability and the psychology of presenter, ; author, prison officer recognition FutureProofing Big Data: does size matter? Produced by Geoff Kidder JEN PERSSON and Adam Rawcliffe director, defenddigitalme Produced by Timandra Harkness CHAIR: CHRISTOPHER BECKETT Holy Family Catholic School, Walthamstow Produced by Christopher Beckett

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 15 SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER MORAL MATTERS CONSERVATORY

CHARITIES: HAS THE HAVE WE DEFUSED THE MORAL MATTERS HALO SLIPPED? ‘POPULATION BOMB’? How should we go about 10:00—11:30 12:00—13:00 protecting vulnerable groups in society? The outrageous cases From sex scandals over the use of Fifty years ago, Paul and Anne Ehrlich’s of abuse in Rotherham and prostitutes in Haiti and harassment within bestseller, The Population Bomb, claimed elsewhere show that there are organisations, to questions about spending overpopulation would lead to hundreds of children and young people who and funding, charities are in a panic as millions of deaths from starvation in the are not receiving the protection donors stop giving and public opinion turns 1970s. In fact, while the population has sour. But the aid sector is hardly a stranger more than doubled, to 7.5 billion, major they need from the authorities. to scandal. Public trust and confidence in famines are now largely a thing of the past. Yet those same authorities aid has been falling amid disquiet about The proportion of people living in extreme are intervening ever more in the ways large charities operate. More poverty has plummeted. Nevertheless, family life in other ways. How profoundly, some claim that aid-generated some fear disaster was delayed rather can we get the balance right? dependency has fuelled a ‘white saviour’ than averted. Can we really go on blithely complex, skewing relations between the adding billions of people to the planet Similar concerns affect those West and developing world. Have recent without eventually bumping up against receiving aid from charities in sex scandals distorted our view of charities? natural limits? Should we be celebrating the developing world. Earlier Or has this crisis been a long time coming? the triumph of humanity or striving to rein this year there were multiple in unsustainable population growth? JUDITH BRODIE accusations of NGO workers interim chief executive officer, ANN FUREDI paying locals for sex, even BOND (British Overseas NGOs chief executive, BPAS; author, underage girls. Have charities for Development) The Moral Case for Abortion lost sight of their mission - and their authority? Fifty years ago, THEO CLARKE ED GILLESPIE founder and chief executive, co-founder, Futerra; author, Only Planet: the greatest concern in poorer Coalition for Global Prosperity a flight-free adventure around the world; co- countries was not lascivious aid host, Futurenauts workers but overpopulation and PATRICK CUSWORTH the spectre of mass starvation as head of policy and public affairs, DAVID ALBERT JONES Chartered Institute of Building director, Anscombe Bioethics Centre; the number of people boomed. professor of bioethics, St Mary’s Were such neo-Malthusian fears MIGUEL VEIGA-PESTANA University, Twickenham misplaced or simply mistimed? head of corporate affairs and chief Whereas, in the past, major sustainability officer, RB plc ROBIN MAYNARD director, Population Matters religions dominated society, DR TOM YOUNG today those who hold religious senior lecturer in politics and international CHAIR: MARTIN WRIGHT beliefs seem increasingly relations, SOAS; author, Neither Devil writer and speaker; director, Positive News; marginalised. Do we need Nor Child: how Western attitudes are formerly editor-in-chief, Green Futures harming Africa to protect their freedom of Produced by Martin Wright conscience or are such beliefs CHAIR: BRÍD HEHIR used to deny other groups their writer, researcher and blogger; own rights? retired nurse and fundraiser Produced by Bríd Hehir

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FROM BAKERS TO BURQAS: FROM SAFEGUARDING TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TODAY GROOMING GANGS: IS CHILD 14:00—15:30 PROTECTION WORKING? 16:00—17:15

Historically, religious freedom was In Rotherham, Rochdale and elsewhere, considered an essential right, associated evidence has emerged of widespread abuse with freedom of conscience, and the of girls, with local agencies accused of eighteenth century saw significant turning a blind eye. Yet at the same time, expansion of the right of individuals to there has been a surge in interventions practise different religions as they saw in families. Local authorities are applying fit. Today, through controversies over ‘gay to the courts for care orders at twice the cakes’ and, in the US, providing health rate of 10 years ago, and there are twice as insurance for contraception, we often see many children in care today as there were religious freedom pitted against other 20 years ago. Is the problem one of risk- basic liberties like free speech and gender averse social workers intervening too much equality. Can these freedoms coexist? or are vulnerable young people in some How do we ensure the freedom of faith communities not being protected at all? communities to exercise their beliefs? Where should we draw the line when DAVE CLEMENTS religious exercise threatens to impinge on local government adviser; author, Social other fundamental freedoms? Care for Free Citizens ED HUSAIN DR JEREMY SAMMUT senior fellow, Civitas; global fellow, director, culture, prosperity and Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC; civil society programme, Centre for author, The House of Islam: a global history Independent Studies, Sydney and best-selling memoir The Islamist DR ANDY BILSON STEPHEN KNIGHT emeritus professor of social work, podcaster, blogger, reporter, University of Central Lancashire; associate The Godless Spellchecker director, The Centre for Children and Young People’s Participation SIMON MCCROSSAN head of public policy, Evangelical Alliance; AMANDA NAYLOR contributor, An Employer’s Guide to assistant director, Impact, Barnardos, the Christian Beliefs and Speak Up UK lead on child sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation HELEN PLUCKROSE editor, Areo CHAIR: DR HELENE GULDBERG lecturer in psychology, Open University; CHAIR: JON O’BRIEN author, Reclaiming Childhood: freedom and president, Catholics for Choice play in an age of fear and Just Another Ape? Produced by Jon O’Brien Produced by Dave Clements and Cynthia Romero, director of communications, Catholics for Choice

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 17 SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER COUNTERCULTURAL CONCERNS GARDEN ROOM

THE PETERSON EFFECT: A FROM 1968 TO 2018: COUNTERCULTURAL NEW RELIGION OR FREE- THE CHANGING FACE CONCERNS SPEECH ROCK STARS? OF COUNTERCULTURE The protests of 1968 were a 10:00—11:30 12:00—13:00 highpoint of opposition to the Psychology professor and YouTube star The radicalism of the 1960s offered a sense status quo. The old, boring, Jordan Peterson encourages his legions of energy, imagination and optimism in the materialistic certainties of of fans to take responsibility for their own face of the intellectual stasis and political the postwar world would lives and strive to achieve worthwhile life impasse that gripped postwar societies. be overthrown in youthful goals. For critics, however, his ideas are But what counts as counterculture dangerously reactionary and his following today? Is it to be found among modern revolt. While the impact on cult-like. Many have bracketed him as part feminists, queer collectives, decolonising government was minimal - of the ‘intellectual dark web’, along with campaigners, culture jammers, anti-fascist Richard Nixon was elected in neuroscientist Sam Harris and psychologist protesters and transgender activists? These the same year, for example - Steven Pinker. What they have in common activists often espouse mainstream liberal there is no doubt that the Sixties is a rejection of ‘political correctness’, an values and attract corporate, and even royal radicals had an important effect avowed belief in science and facts over sponsorship. Is real non-conformism to be ideology and a preference for psychology found on the alt-right or with ‘intellectual on politics and culture. What as a way of understanding human nature. dark web’ figures like Jordan Peterson? is their legacy today? Have the What is it about these thinkers that gets Is a counterculture even possible when attitudes of the counterculture fans and foes alike so excited? conventional norms and values are widely filtered through even to that derided? At a time when conforming and DOLAN CUMMINGS last bastion of patriotism playing it safe is rife, do transgressive, author, That Existential Leap: a crime story; countercultural acts remain valuable? and discipline, the military? associate fellow, Academy of Ideas; co- Fifty years on, what is today’s founder, Manifesto Club DR GREG SCORZO counterculture? Could it mean director and editor, Culture on the CHARLOTTE GILL Offensive; host, The Art of Thinking the rise of the ‘intellectual dark journalist; commentator on topics such as web’, most famously associated feminism, politics and psychology STEVE SODEN with Jordan Peterson? Are the director, Best Interests Ltd left-field artists of the past now HELEN PLUCKROSE editor, Areo NIKOS SOTIRAKOPOULOS the cultural elite, using their lecturer in sociology, York St John fame to comment and campaign DR GREGORY SALMIERI University; author, The Rise of Lifestyle on every facet of life? Or is fellow, Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Activism: from new left to Occupy there still a place for youthful Scholarship; co-editor, A Companion to campaigning, like the anti- Ayn Rand DR MAREN THOM researcher in film; education adviser, firearms campaigns in the US? CHAIR: MAX SANDERSON Queen Mary, University of London audio producer, Guardian CHAIR: LIZZIE SODEN Produced by Max Sanderson creative director / strategy and development, Culture on the Offensive Produced by Lizzie Soden

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#MARCHFOROURLIVES: ARE THE MILITARY: MUSCLE FROM BONO TO KANYE: YOUNG PEOPLE LEADING OR MINDFULNESS? HOW SERIOUSLY SHOULD AMERICA’S WAR ON GUNS? 16:00—17:15 WE TAKE CELEBRITIES? 14:00—15:30 17:30—18:45

On Valentine’s Day 2018, a 19-year-old Market research has revealed that This year’s royal wedding seemed a happy former student committed one of the millennials view the Army as elitist and merging of the British royal family and worst mass shootings in recent US history non-inclusive. As a result, the Army Hollywood. And from reality TV star at a school in the affluent suburb of launched a campaign answering questions Donald Trump’s presidency to the floating Parklands, Florida. In response, surviving like ‘Can I be gay in the Army?’ and ‘What of Oprah as his successor, it seems the school students launched the #NeverAgain if I get emotional in the army?’ Some feel worlds of politics and celebrity are just movement, demanding the reform of gun this campaign will help counter misogyny, as porous. While celebrities have always laws. Politicians, celebrities and media homophobia, Islamophobia and hate backed their own favoured causes, the commentators across the world applauded crimes. But many serving and past soldiers status ‘celebrity’ now seems to bring with it the young protesters for tackling issues remain staunch supporters of traditional a new kind of authority. Is there anything that they argued adults had failed to Army culture, arguing that removing the wrong with celebrities championing causes address. Why are adults so ready to defer ‘be the best’ ethos would undermine the they believe in? Given that Trump won to young people? Are the #NeverAgain military. Should we stick up for what was despite the weight of celebrity opinion generation following in the footsteps of once a great institution or celebrate the against him, do we really care what the rich young radicals before them? Or is this passing of a culture out of step with the and famous have to say? teenage protest more about playing the modern world? victim than challenging the status quo? MARK BORKOWSKI BEVERLEY HENSHAW founder, Borkowski PR; author, The Fame JAMES DELINGPOLE postgraduate student and former soldier Formula: how Hollywood’s fixers, fakers and columnist, Breitbart News and Spectator; star makers created the celebrity industry presenter, Delingpole podcast LT GEN SIR SIMON MAYALL KBE retired British Army officer; Middle East GEORGE HARRISON DR RICHARD JOHNSON adviser, Ministry of Defence writer, Sun Online lecturer in US politics, Lancaster University CHARLIE PETERS DR MAREN THOM NANCY MCDERMOTT writer and broadcaster; researcher in film and education adviser, writer; adviser to Park Slope Parents; British Army reservist Queen Mary, University of London author, The Problem with Parenting: a therapeutic mode of childrearing DOLLY THEIS DR CARLTON BRICK (forthcoming) programme director, Big Tent Ideas lecturer in sociology, School of Media, Festival; ambassador, Forward Assist, Culture & Society, University of the KARIN ROBINSON the military veterans charity West of Scotland former vice chair, Democrats Abroad UK; senior strategist, Ogilvy PROFESSOR SIR SIMON WESSELY CHAIR: DR GRAHAM BARNFIELD Regius chair of psychiatry, Institute of senior lecturer in journalism; DR KEVIN YUILL Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, communications project director EARA; senior lecturer in American history, King’s College London; president, author Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: five University of Sunderland; author, Royal Society of Medicine years of Quentin Tarantino (forthcoming) The Second Amendment and Gun Control CHAIR: DENNIS HAYES Produced by Dr Carlton Brick CHAIR: JEAN SMITH professor of education, University of and Maren Thom specialist development consultant; Derby; founder and director, Academics co-founder and director, NY Salon For Academic Freedom (AFAF) Produced by Jean Smith Produced by Professor Dennis Hayes and Beverley Henshaw

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 19 SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER FUTURE THINKING LEVEL 1 MEMBERS’ LOUNGE

OUT WITH THE OLD: WHERE IS EUROPE GOING? FUTURE THINKING WHAT’S THE FUTURE 12:00—13:00 This strand looks at a variety FOR PARTY POLITICS? 10:00—11:30 of issues, from politics to new technology, where society faces Over the past two years, both the The UK is not the only European country to new challenges and fresh ideas. Labour Party and the Conservatives have be undergoing tumultuous change. In Italy, With older political parties been to the brink of civil war. Brexit is a populist coalition has been elected. In struggling, where will the new perhaps an obvious cause, but not the Poland and Hungary, elected governments political movements come from only problem. The Labour Party has just appear to be cementing their power by about survived claims of anti-Semitism taking control of state broadcasters or the and what will they stand for? causing splits within the party, but the judiciary. Belgium has been shaken by That question is particularly rise of Momentum and reselection clashes corruption scandals while in Germany, the pertinent in many states across suggest deeper schisms. Within the Tory populist AfD has been on the rise since the Europe where the political party many MPs are now gunning for 2015 immigration crisis. In Scandinavia, establishment is in meltdown - Theresa May. Meanwhile, UKIP and Lib the reviled Sweden Democrats are now Dem numbers have tanked following the mainstream while in Denmark controversial so what’s going on and what does EU referendum and there is talk of a new new sanctions are proposed to deal with the future hold? Air travel has centrist party, headed up by Tony Blair, so-called ‘ghetto neighbourhoods’. What become a microcosm of many and including a mixture of pro-EU Lib do European states have in common and wider issues in society. While Dem, Tory and Labour MPs. Could we be where do they diverge? What are the flying has been ‘democratised’ on the brink of a new political landscape? implications for freedom and democracy? in recent years thanks to budget KATY BALLS SABINE BEPPLER-SPAHL airlines and cheap flights, how political correspondent, Spectator chair, Freiblickinstitut e.V; CEO, do we cope with the challenges Sprachkunst36; Germany that creates, from managing RACHEL CUNLIFFE correspondent, spiked comment and features editor, City A.M. traffic to assuaging the concerns PETER HANKE of those living under the MARTHA GILL conductor and artistic director, flight paths? How do we get political journalist Voces Academy; associate fellow, Oxford University the benefits of flying while NEIL STEWART minimising the problems? Ten editorial director, The City View; former MÁRTON MATYASOVSZKY-NÉMETH years on from the financial crisis, political secretary to Neil Kinnock, leader part-time legal adviser; phd student, Faculty have the failings of traditional of the Labour Party, 1989–1992 of Law, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest banking and financial services DOLLY THEIS DR DOMINIC STANDISH provided a space for the rise programme director, Big Tent Ideas lecturer; author, Venice in Environmental of new currencies freed from Festival; ambassador, Forward Assist, the Peril? Myth and reality government control - and what military veterans charity are the implications for society XANDER STROO CHAIR: ALASTAIR DONALD programme officer, Vlaams-Nederlands as a whole? associate director, Academy of Ideas; Huis deBuren convenor, Living Freedom; co-director, Future Cities Project CHAIR: BRUNO WATERFIELD Brussels correspondent, The Times; Produced by Alastair Donald co-author, No Means No Produced by Alastair Donald

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UP IN THE AIR: THE FUTURE CRYPTOCURRENCIES: OF FLYING BITCOIN AND THE 14:00—15:30 NEW GOLDRUSH 16:00—17:15

For many of us, one of the positives of After almost a decade in existence, Bitcoin modern living is our ability to fly. Aviation burst on to the public stage in 2017. The creates a globalised world, forging online cryptocurrency saw its market price relationships between nations for work, soar, discussion of Bitcoin hit the front leisure and trade. It’s no wonder that any pages of the financial press and it was listed restrictions on our mobility – whether by on major financial exchanges. Its price Brexit, volcanic ash or those seemingly has been very unstable, however, hitting a perennial strikes – are always met with then-record high in December 2017 before dismay. But are we being complacent, crashing to less than half that value a few assuming that aviation opportunities months later. What are the pros and cons will simply carry on growing? From of having a currency free from government the need to address climate change to oversight? Is Bitcoin a threat to the current growing congestion in the skies, there are financial world order or an unstable asset DEBATING numerous challenges facing aviation today. that will always be prone to short-term What can be done to ensure we continue price bubbles? A libertarian dream, or a MATTERS to enjoy the benefits of flying? financial con? Organised by the Academy of Ideas, ED GILLESPIE DOMINIC FRISBY Debating Matters presents schools with co-founder, Futerra; author, Only Planet: writer; comedian; author, Bitcoin: the an innovative and engaging approach a flight-free adventure around the world future of money? to debating. Grappling with real-world issues and utilising a unique ‘substance KEVIN MCCULLAGH SHIV MALIK over style’ format, Debating Matters founder, Plan; writer and commentator head of strategy and communications, encourages young people to go beyond on innovation Streamr; co-author, Jilted Generation: how the headlines of key moral, political and Britain has bankrupted its youth DR PAUL REEVES scientific issues and helps create the engineering software designer, VICKY PRYCE next generation of thinkers. SolidWorks R&D chief economic adviser and board member, Debating Matters Regional Centre for Economics and Business DR SOPHIE ROBINSON Research; member, Economic Advisory Championships will run throughout 2019. flight physicist; lead engineer, Group, British Chambers of Commerce For further information, visit Kopter Group AG debatingmatters.com/ NIKOS SOTIRAKOPOULOS MARTIN ROLFE lecturer in sociology, York St John or contact Bernie Whelan chief executive officer, NATS University; author, The Rise of Lifestyle 020 7269 9230 Activism: from new left to Occupy JOHN STEWART chair, Heathrow Association for the Control CHAIR: TOM BAILEY of Aircraft Noise; author, Why Noise Matters staff writer,Money Observer CHAIR: JIM BUTCHER Produced by Tom Bailey reader in geography, Canterbury Christ Church University; co-author, Volunteer Tourism Produced by Jim Butcher and Claire Fox

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CREATING NEW CRIMES: REHABILITATION: LAW AND ORDER THE TRIVIALISATION OF INCARCERATED SOCIAL In recent years, the answer to LEGISLATION? WORK OR HUMANE 14:00—15:30 PRISON REFORM? many perceived social problems 16:00—17:15 has been to create a new law Preoccupations with Brexit haven’t stopped One of the concerns about the present, regulating or even criminalising the government legislating on matters closer headline-grabbing prison crisis is that activities. Is resorting to the to home. New laws have been proposed to rehabilitation is being sidelined by staff law the best way to deal with ban or regulate smacking, nuisance calls, shortages, overcrowding and spending such problems, particularly corrosive substances, drones, laser pointers cuts. Frequently caricatured as a soft and ‘upskirting’. Yet this proliferation of approach to penal policy, today’s advocates in situations where there is new offences sits alongside recent figures of rehabilitation often present it as a controversy over whether showing that more traditional crimes are silver bullet to stop reoffending. But is there is really a problem at being policed less than ever. Police forces prison just about rehabilitation? For many, all? What is the proper role of are closing investigations without identifying the role of prison is for punishment and prison for those who do get a suspect in the majority of cases of deterrence rather than to cut reoffending. burglary, vehicle theft and shoplifting, yet Can the system do both? Others complain sent there - rehabilitation, find time to trawl Twitter for potential hate- that prison officers are being co-opted punishment or deterrence? Is speech cases. Are we devoting too many into acting as social workers. Is it utopian the idea of rehabilitation a salve resources to politically fashionable new laws thinking to expect prison to solve for guilty liberal consciences or at the expense of tackling traditional crime prisoners’ social problems that are so often a worthwhile attempt to turn – and undermining traditional civil liberties? neglected ‘outside’? prisoners’ lives around? SUSAN EDWARDS ALICE DAWNAY professor of law; director of external co-founder and CEO, Switchback; winner, relations, University of Buckingham; Robin Corbett Prisoner Reintegration author, Sex and Gender in the Legal Process Award 2016 JODIE GINSBERG DR DAVID MAGUIRE chief executive, Index on Censorship British Academy postdoctoral fellow, Centre for Education in the Criminal LUKE GITTOS Justice System, UCL; editorial board criminal lawyer; director, Freedom Law member, Prison Service Journal Clinic; legal editor, spiked; author, Why Rape Culture is a Dangerous Myth JERRY PETHERICK managing director for custody and ANNABEL MULLIN detention services, G4S leadership team, new political party Renew; sitting magistrate, Central London NATASHA PORTER Bench; former policer officer chief executive officer, Unlocked Graduates RUPERT REID ADAM RAWCLIFFE director of research and strategy, Policy associate fellow, Academy of Ideas; Exchange; author, Ambitious for Recovery prison officer CHAIR: ADAM RAWCLIFFE CHAIR: PAMELA DOW associate fellow, Academy of Ideas; chief reform officer, Catch22; former prison officer director of strategy, Ministry of Justice Produced by Adam Rawcliffe Produced by Pamela Dow

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THE NOVEL IS DEAD: BURQA BATTLES IS COMEDY TOO SAFE? LONG LIVE THE BOX SET? 17:30—18:45 17:30—18:45 14:00—15:30 LEVEL G FREE STAGE LEVEL G STUDIO BARBICAN LIBRARY

The death of the novel has been Denmark is the latest European country Comedy used to crackle with a rebellious, announced many times. It was supposed to ban wearing the Islamic burqa and niqab punk-like spirit. Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, to have been eclipsed by the cinema, TV, in public, joining Austria, France, Belgium Alexei Sayle and Rik Mayall didn’t care if the internet, even video games. But while and Bulgaria. Britain’s former foreign they offended. They revelled in people’s it hangs on, spending on novels dropped secretary, Boris Johnson, in his infamous discomfort. Nowadays, it seems that by 23 per cent between 2012 and 2017. Telegraph article on the ban, may have used comedians have lost their edge and Even more ominously, it is argued that gratuitously insulting language to say why make predictable jokes, from the same the novel has met its match in a new he disapproved of the wearing of face veils, perspective against the same targets. Can golden age of television. Do dramas like but he was nevertheless critical of Denmark Comedy Unleashed, London’s comedy club Breaking Bad and The Americans give us for betraying its own ‘spirit of liberty’. How set up to embolden free-thinkers, nurture the depth we once sought in books, or is should we respond to bans on wearing a new revolution in comedy? Or has ‘edgy there something about prose on the page certain religious garments in the name of comedy’ just passed its sell-by date? Are that goes deeper than anything that can be integration? Is the burqa an issue about there any topics so taboo we should refrain shown on screen? women’s equality, social cohesion or religious from laughing, or should the only taboo be freedom? And is it possible to abhor the those jokes that just aren’t funny? SARAH BARTLETT burqa while insisting on the right to wear it? freelance writer ANDREW DOYLE LATIFA AKAY writer and comedian; co-author, PETER BOXALL director of education, Maslaha; board Jonathan Pie: Off The Record professor of English, University of Sussex; member, Inclusive Mosque Initiative author, The Value of the Novel WILL FRANKEN DR SARIYA CHERUVALLIL- satirist; contrarian; academic RUPERT CLAGUE CONTRACTOR director; producer research fellow in faith and peaceful LISA GRAVES relations, Centre for Trust, Peace and satirist; freelance graphic designer; MARK RICHARDS Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry artist; co-writer, Godfrey Elfwick publisher, John Murray University; feminist sociologist of religion KONSTANTIN KISIN CHAIR: DAVID BOWDEN NAOMI FIRSHT comedian; co-host, associate fellow, Academy of Ideas journalist; co-author, The Parisians’ Guide TRIGGERnometry podcast to Cafés, Bars and Restaurants Produced by Sarah Bartlett RIA LINA JACOB MCHANGAMA award-winning standup comedian; executive director, Justitia, a Copenhagen former forensic IT investigator, Serious based human-rights think tank; host and Fraud Office; former research scientist, narrator, Clear and Present Danger: a Herpesvirus bioinformatics history of free speech podcast CHAIR: ANDY SHAW CHAIR: ANN FUREDI co-founder, Comedy Unleashed chief executive, BPAS; author, The Moral Case for Abortion Produced by Andrew Doyle and Andy Shaw Produced by Claire Fox

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THE DANGEROUS RISE OF QUESTIONING DIVERSITY: WILFRED OWEN 100 THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION: DISCUSSING THE TRIBE YEARS ON: WHAT IS WAR 10 YEARS ON SATURDAY, 12:00–13:00 POETRY GOOD FOR? SATURDAY, 10:00–11:30 In The Tribe, former Labour Party SATURDAY, 14:00–15:30 Since the early 1990s, the education activist Ben Cobley describes a new It’s 100 years since Armistice Day system has been required to address ‘system of diversity’ that offers favour and the death of Wilfred Owen, our myriad psychological and emotional and protection to some people based most celebrated war poet. How should problems. What have been the long- on things like skin colour and gender. we assess his ‘poetry of pity’ against term effects of this trend? Does Is there a risk that by focusing on the tradition of patriotic poetry? Has ‘therapeutic education’ reflect the ‘prejudice, bias and stereotyping’, we past war poetry affected our attitudes difficult reality of young people’s may undermine the merit-based, equal today? Is modern war poetry any match lives today, or have they learned to society we all seek? for the Great War poets? pathologise normal feelings associated Speaker: Ben Cobley, author, The Speakers: James Heartfield, lecturer; with growing up? Tribe: the liberal-left and the system of author, Blood Stained Poppy Dr Sean Speakers: Kathryn Ecclestone, visiting diversity; blogger, A Free Left Blog Lang, senior lecturer; author, First professor of education, University of World War for Dummies Richard Swan, Sheffield; co-author,The Dangerous Rise Respondents: Dr Christine Louis- ex-teacher; author, Melody’s Unicorn of Therapeutic Education Dennis Hayes, Dit-Sully, writer; former research Dr Merryn Williams, poet; literary professor of education, University of biologist with a life-long interest in adviser, Wilfred Owen Association Derby; co-author, The Dangerous Rise of social and political issues Dr James Chair: Cliodhna Ni Ghadhra, trainee Therapeutic Education Panton, head of upper sixth and head solicitor, Arthur Cox Respondents: David Perks, founder and of politics, Magdalen College School; Produced by Richard Swan principal, East London Science School associate professor of philosophy, Calvin Robinson, assistant principal, St Open University Mary’s and St John’s CE School Chair: Jon Holbrook, barrister & writer Chair: Louise Burton, history teacher on legal issues Produced by Professor Dennis Hayes Produced by Jon Holbrook

FRANKENSTEIN, 200 YEARS ON: BRINGING MARY SHELLEY’S CLASSIC BACK TO LIFE SATURDAY, 16:00–17:15 What can we learn about attitudes to human morality, mortality and ambition from Frankenstein, the brilliant flash in the dark which spawned a powerful myth but began in the teenaged Mary Shelley’s imagination? Is it a gothic novel or the birth of science fiction? Why does Frankenstein still resonate today? Dr Tim Black, editor, spiked review; columnist, spiked Chair: Bernie Whelan, events coordinator, Academy of Ideas Produced by Bernie Whelan

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THE INDUSTRIAL VANITY VON GLOW: TIME TO QUESTION THE REVOLUTION ILLUMINATED IN CONVERSATION POPPY’S APPEAL? SATURDAY, 13:10–13:50 ON FREE SPEECH SUNDAY, 13:10–13:50 GARDEN ROOM AND PERFORMANCE LEVEL G STUDIO It has been claimed that the Industrial SATURDAY, 13:10–13:50 November 2018 is an opportunity to Revolution was the biggest turning FREE STAGE commemorate the end of the First point in human history. Yet today it Well-known drag queen Vanity von World War but also to question the is often either seen with scepticism Glow found herself at the centre of a politics of commemoration. A new or as a historical accident, a result Twitter storm that seemed designed book, Blood Stained Poppy by Kevin merely of technological factors. This to destroy her career after performing Rooney and James Heartfield contends talk explores the crucial relationship at a London demonstration this year that Britain’s many wars, including between the Enlightenment and the labelled ‘Day of Freedom’. Her crime? the First World War, are nothing to be Industrial Revolution, what can happen Sharing a platform alongside speakers, celebrated, and that the poppy is not a when people assert their capacity for the majority of whom hailed from the neutral, non-political symbol. Should we independent thought and then set right of the political spectrum, at an reject official war commemorations and about turning their ideas into action. event organised by the controversial the poppy as symbols of imperialism? Come along to question the authors. Nikos Sotirakopoulos author, lecturer former head of the EDL, Tommy in sociology, York St John University Robinson. How did Thom Glow – the Kevin Rooney, convenor, AoI education lifelong Labour voter who performs forum; politics teacher; co-author, Chair: Luke Gittos, criminal lawyer; as Vanity – react to his peers on the Who’s Afraid Of The Easter Rising? and director, Freedom Law Clinic; legal left accusing him of affiliation with Blood Stained Poppy editor, spiked bigots and the alt-right? Vanity will also perform some songs. Chair: James Heartfield, lecturer; author, The Equal Opportunities Revolution; FREE SPEECH IN AN AGE Vanity von Glow, cabaret performer co-author, Blood Stained Poppy OF SOCIAL MEDIA Chair: Andrew Doyle, writer and SUNDAY, 13:10-13:50 comedian; co-author, Jonathan Pie: GARDEN ROOM Off The Record ‘POWER TO THE PEOPLE’: THE ART OF THINKING In recent years, social media have frequently become the focus of debates ABOUT PROTEST about free speech. Prominent figures SUNDAY, 13:10–13:50 have been banned from Twitter. In the FROBISHER 4–6 US top executives from major social The year 1968 has become celebrated as media companies were called before a period of unprecedented civil unrest. Congress, while in the UK, a new But isn’t democracy about convincing parliamentary bill aims to regulate online society to change, rather than simply forums. With bans, content removal and protesting where society has done wrong? even prosecutions in recent months, Focusing on the theme of protest, join where does this leave free speech online? us for an informal, thought-provoking Dr Gregory Salmieri, fellow, talk and audience conversation. Test your Anthem Foundation for Objectivist intuitions and see which type of protest Scholarship; co-editor, A Companion (if any) you find most compelling. to Ayn Rand Dr Greg Scorzo, director and editor, Chair: Martyn Perks, digital business Culture on the Offensive Lizzie Soden, consultant and writer director, Culture on the Offensive

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BOOKSHOP BARNIES FESTIVAL BOOKSHOP LEVEL G Visit the Level M Barbican Shop to find a curated selection of publications featuring key festival topics and speakers. Bookshop Barnies reinvent the book Look out for signings on the mezzanine launch format to create salon type level throughout the weekend, come discussions that challenge the author to along and browse, buy or takeaway some explain and defend their work. Unlike new ideas to mull over post-Battle. most book launches where the most challenging task for the author is to sign so many autographs, Bookshop Barnies force them to take a stand for their ideas. Chair: Austin Williams, senior lecturer, Dept of Architecture, Kingston University, London; honorary research fellow, XJTLU, Suzhou, China; author, China’s Urban Revolution

MATTHEW GOODWIN ON JOHN LLOYD ON THE NATIONAL POPULISM POWER AND THE STORY SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER, SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER, 16:00—17:15, FREE STAGE 16:00—17:15, FREE STAGE In his new book Matthew Goodwin makes In his latest book, John Lloyd presents a compelling case for serious, respectful a panoramic survey of the global news engagement with the supporters and media. Journeying from Putin’s Russia to the ideas of what he calls ‘national Trump’s America, from Saudi Arabia to populism’. He describes how marginalised Israel, from Mexico to China, Lloyd shows people operating in a system that seems how the power of investigative journalism to encompass a lack of democratic matters now more than ever. Lloyd, who accountability are enlivened to challenge is co-founder of the Reuters Institute for institutions that operate above the nation the Study of Journalism at the University state. So is populism good or bad? What of Oxford, explains what has happened causes it, and why has it become so to the mainstream media. Is journalism in IDEAS MARKET 2018 unpopular to be populist? Are populist jeopardy from social media? Are we really SATURDAY, 10:00–17:30 movements merely ‘morbid symptoms’ of in a post-truth age where the reliability of SUNDAY, 10:00–17:30 a dying political order or the first signs of news itself is in crisis? LEVEL G a democratic renewal? John Lloyd, contributing editor, Financial Come and have a coffee while browsing Matthew Goodwin, professor of political Times; columnist, Reuters.com; chairman, a range of stalls promoting ideas to science, University of Kent; senior School of Civic Education, Russia; author, get you thinking and talking – with fellow, Chatham House; author, National The Power and the Story: the global battle Camelot, Comedy Unleashed, NATS, Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal for news and information Prospect, WORLDbytes and more. Democracy and Revolt on the Right

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BATTLE OF IDEAS 2018 ARCHITECTURE TOUR LIVE MUSIC: FESTIVAL DRINKS SATURDAY, 17:30–19:00 SHE CHOIR LONDON RECEPTION Free for Battle of Ideas attendees. SATURDAY, 11:30–12:00 SATURDAY, 18:45–21:00 Limited capacity – tickets available on BARBICAN LIBRARY CONSERVATORY a first come first served basis. In celebration of Libraries Week, the A chance for festival attendees to Tour departs from Mezz Level, Ticket vibrant and collaborative women’s relax, continue the debates informally Information Desk choir SHE Choir London will perform and enjoy a drink on behalf of Diageo. a set of a cappella pop arrangements Explore the architecture of the Listen to musicians from the Guildhall ranging from Beyoncé to Teenage Barbican via the highwalks and discover School of Music & Drama, one of the Dirtbag! All welcome. its history, the origins of its designs, world’s leading conservatoires and and the ideas, values and agendas drama schools, which offers musicians, that shaped the vision of this unique actors, stage managers and theatre architectural endeavour. technicians an inspiring environment in which to develop. CLAIRE FOX director, Academy of Ideas REFRESHMENTS With FESTIVAL Coffee and selection of snacks and meals SPEAKERS’ SUPPER available on almost every floor, including: DAN ENACHESCU head of public policy for Europe, Tony Matharu, managing director, LEVEL G Diageo plc Grange Hotels, will give a welcome Barbican Kitchen offers hot meals, pizza, address at the private supper for salads and cakes throughout the day. SEAN GREGORY speakers and sponsors following the Benugo serve a great range of coffee, director, Creative Learning, Barbican/ reception on Saturday. cakes and sandwiches to take away from Guildhall School of Music & Drama their espresso bar on the foyer. CATHERINE MCGUINNESS LEVEL 1: BONFIRE 12:00-21:00 chairman, policy and resources, Bonfire is an industrial-chic eatery City of London Corporation with a focus on seasonal, great quality MUSIC BY THE MCCONKEY ingredients. Wholesome burgers, fiery chicken wings and indulgent milkshakes JAZZ TRIO can be enjoyed in a relaxed, rustic setting Daniel McConkey, saxophone BATTLE OF IDEAS 2018 END overlooking the Barbican’s lakeside. Joe Lee, bass OF FESTIVAL PARTY: FREE Curtis Volp, guitar SPEECH, FREE DRINKS LEVEL 2: OSTERIA 12:00-10:30 SUNDAY, 18:45–20:30 Open on Saturday only, Osteria by CONSERVATORY Searcys is a modern Italian restaurant offering spectacular views. The generous Following the final festival panel Italian cooking emphasises seasonality, debates, come have a drink on us, paired with reinvented classic Italian offer a toast to liberty and carry on cocktails and wines. the debates informally in a special drinks reception. LEVEL 4 / CINEMA FOYERS Coffee and snacks available. BEECH STREET CINEMA FOYERS Coffee and snacks available

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KEYNOTE CONTROVERSIESEYE ON THE WORLDIDENTITY WARS: FEMINISMBATTLE AFTERFOR THE #METOO ECONOMYARTS AND CULTURE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETYMORAL MATTERS COUNTERCULTURAL CONCERNSBOOK CLUB SALONS BATTLE SPECIALS FUTURE THINKING LAW AND ORDER SATURDAYLEVEL –2 CINEMA 1 LEVEL –2 PIT THEATRELEVEL 4 FROBISHER AUDITORIUMLEVEL 4 FROBISHER 1 AUDITORIUMLEVEL 4 FROBISHER2 1–3LEVEL 4 FROBISHER 4–6CONSERVATORY GARDEN ROOM LEVEL G STUDIO LEVEL G FREE STAGE / BARBICANMEMBERS’ LIBRARYLOUNGE / BEECHBEECH ST CINEMAST CINEMA 2 3

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10:00– From SJW The crisis of The F word: The productivity Can culture If data runs the Charities: has the The Peterson The dangerous Out with the old: 11:30 to gammon: diplomacy in the what’s the point puzzle: too heal fractured world, who is halo slipped? effect: a new rise of what’s the future weaponsing era of Trump of feminism much like communities? in control? p16 religion or free- therapeutic for party politics? political language p6 today? hard work p12 p14 speech rock stars? education: (Members’ Lounge) p4 p8 p10 p18 10 years on p20 p24 12:00– Culture: How do you Gender pay Fintech: should Cultural Social media: Have we defused From 1968 Questioning Where is 13:00 who pays? solve a problem gap: believe we believe Marxism: the public the ‘Population to 2018: the diversity: Europe going? 12:00–13:15 like Korea the hype? the hype? threat or myth? square of the Bomb’? changing face of discussing (Members’ Lounge) p4 p6 p8 p10 p12 21st century p16 counterculture The Tribe p20 p14 p18 p24

13:00– LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH Lecture: the LUNCH Vanity von Glow LUNCH LUNCH 14:00 LUNCH Industrial in conversation Revolution on free speech illuminated and performance 13:10–13:50 13:10–13:50 p25 p25 14:00– All change: From Italy What is a Protectionism: Do the Social media: From bakers to #MarchForOurLives: Wilfred Owen The novel is dead: Up in the air: the Creating new crimes: 15:30 navigating the to Sweden: woman anyway? can we avoid right thing? corrupting burqas: religious are young people 100 years on: long live the future of flying the trivialisation new political what’s behind p9 trade wars The moral young minds? freedom today leading America’s what is war box set? (Beech St Cinema 2) of legislation? disruption today’s anti- p11 responsibility p15 p17 war on guns? poetry good for? (Barbican Library) p23 p22 p5 establishment of the artist p19 p24 p23 revolt? p7 p13 16:00– National Tearing up the Has #MeToo Monopoly Brexit on the Drones: will they From The military: Frankenstein, Bookshop Cryptocurrencies: Rehabilitation: 17:15 identity and rule book: the killed the office money: is big stage: can we ever take off? safeguarding to muscle or 200 years on: Barnie: Matthew Bitcoin and the incarcerated social belonging: what end of the new romance? business too big? only be friends p15 grooming gangs: mindfulness? bringing Mary Goodwin new goldrush work or humane does it mean to world order? p9 p11 with people is child protection p19 Shelley’s classic on National (Beech St Cinema 2) prison reform? be a citizen? p7 like us? working back to life Populism p21 p22 p5 p13 p17 p24 p26 17:30– The new Irish Cross- From robots to Can the female Debating From Bono to Is comedy Burqa battles 18:45 border question examining UK UBI: is capitalism nude survive the Matters 2018: Kanye: how too safe? p23 p7 rape laws? digging its #MeToo era? Artificial seriously should we p23 p9 own grave? p13 Intelligence take celebrities? p11 p15 p19

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CONTEMPORARY KEYNOTE CONTROVERSIESIDENTITY WARS: RACESEXUAL AND SOCIETY REVOLUTIONSSCIENTIFIC SKIRMISHESMODERN FAMILY BATTLE FOR EDUCATIONBIOMEDICAL DILEMMASWHOSE BUSINESS ISSTUDIO IT ANYWAY? CONVERSATIONSBATTLE SPECIALS PLACE AND IDENTITYCULTURE WARS CONTROVERSIES LEVEL –2 CINEMA SUNDAY1 LEVEL –2 PIT THEATRELEVEL 4 FROBISHER AUDITORIUMLEVEL 4 FROBISHER 1 AUDITORIUMLEVEL 4 FROBISHER 2 1–3LEVEL 4 FROBISHER 4–6CONSERVATORY GARDEN ROOM LEVEL G STUDIO LEVEL G FREE STAGE EXHIBITION HALL 2 BEECH ST CINEMA 3 BEECH ST CINEMA 2 10:00– Democracy From Windrush Consent Publish or Adoption: Do we need a From anti-vaxers Big business in Après Brexit: Regeneration: Cultural Understanding 11:30 under siege to Yarl’s classes: from perish: the making or new curriculum to Alfie’s army: the developing tackling the urban renewal appropriation anti-semitism p32 Wood: the school to crisis of breaking for the 21st have we lost world: friend UK’s language or social in literature: today immigration parliament and research today families? century? faith in medical or foe? learning deficit cleansing? whose voice is p54 debate today beyond p38 p40 p42 science? p46 p48 p50 it anyway? p34 p36 p44 p52

12:00– Trust: 10 Decolonising Let’s talk about Does our DNA Surrogacy: Mental health Why can’t Rule book How fear works From the How free is Crowded out: 13:00 years after the society sex, baby? define us? undermining on campus: medical drugs Britain: are we p48 ‘Cricket Test’ the media? is there too financial crisis p34 p36 p38 motherhood? is university be free? in love with to Three Lions: Question Time much tourism? 12:00–13:15 p40 making us sick? p44 legislation? sport and p52 p54 p32 p43 p46 identity p50

LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH ‘Power to the LUNCH Free speech Time to LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 13:00– LUNCH 14:00 people’: the in an age of question the art of thinking social media poppy’s appeal? about protest 13:10–13:50 13:10–13:50 13:10–13:50 p25 p25 FILM p25 PREMIERE Women: A Success Story 14:00– Identity crisis Black and white Is porn Optimistic bees Mum, dad and Have we lost Can genomics Advertising: Can Brexit: deal or Can we revive 13:30–15:30 15:30 p33 vision: are we corrupting sex? and anxious teenage kicks faith in revolutionise all-powerful libertarianism no deal? Britain’s p53 seeing racism p37 fish: the animal p41 faith schools? the NHS? or overrated? set us free? p54 ‘Rust Belt’? everywhere? sentience debate p43 p45 p47 p49 p51 p35 p39

16:00– Is free speech Drill, crime and Contraception: Transhumanism: Grandparents: Inspire or Disease, lifestyle War on plastic: The rise of the BookshopBarnie: London Town Art, music, 17:15 a fiction? In race: what is a hard pill who wants to role models or discipline: choices and risk: a load of far right: back John Lloyd on or Global City? protest: the conversation inciting violence to swallow? live forever? bad influences? schooling untangling myth rubbish? to the thirties? The Power and p51 cultural legacy with Lionel on London’s p37 p38 p41 tomorrow’s from reality p47 p49 the Story of 1968 Shriver streets? citizens p45 p26 p53 p33 p35 p43

17:30– The left behind: Automatic Humanity and Looking after Universities: Brexit and the Me, me, me! 18:45 white working lovers: should we nature… Granny: the cant get no law: is Britain narcissism and class kids and be worried about it’s complicated crisis in elderly satisfaction? really ‘taking the new politics educaton sex robots? p39 social care p43 back control’? of identity? p35 p37 p41 p47 p51

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DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE TRUST: 10 YEARS AFTER THE KEYNOTE 10:00—11:30 FINANCIAL CRISIS, HAVE WE CONTROVERSIES LEARNT THE LESSONS? These sessions take on some of 12:00—13:15 the big ideas and themes of our Over the past year, debates about It is a decade since the world was hit by time, setting the tone for the democracy and its woes have been what has become known as the global festival as a whole. ubiquitous. There are fears tech giants financial crisis. The subsequent downturn and algorithms are undermining elections. was arguably the worst since the Great Liberal democratic values such as free speech Depression of the 1930s. With the benefit and universalism are questioned, even by of 10 years of hindsight, how should the JOIN THE liberals. Populism is variously claimed to be a global financial crisis be viewed? Were threat to democracy or its very embodiment. the finance sector’s woes the cause of ACADEMY Some claim undereducated voters were subsequent economic problems or was the OF IDEAS conned into voting for Brexit or Donald crisis a symptom of underlying, structural Trump and argue citizens should have to earn weaknesses in the economy? Is it accurate The Academy of Ideas works to expand the right to vote by passing a test. Elected to describe the current economic policies the boundaries of public debate. As well governments in Poland and Hungary have of Western governments as ‘austerity’? as the annual Battle of Ideas festival been censured by the EU. But our current Is the economic fall-out from the crisis at the Barbican, we also run: Debating managerial style of rule suggests anti- responsible for the rise of populism? Matters, a national schools debating democratic tendencies have been developing competition; The Academy, a summer for decades, excluding and angering voters. DANIEL BEN-AMI residential school; and Living Freedom, Many government powers are now exercised journalist; author, Ferraris for All: in defence of economic progress a London residential school for 18- to by unelected experts and quangos. Is it time and Cowardly Capitalism 25-year-olds. We also have a book to give more power to The People? What is democracy and what threatens it today? club and forums that meet regularly to Can liberalism renew itself sufficiently to PHILIPPE LEGRAIN discuss education, the economy, social save democracy? Open Political Economy Network policy and the arts. (OPEN); author, Aftershock: reshaping ZANNY MINTON BEDDOES the world economy after the crisis; former AoI associates receive significant editor-in-chief, The Economist special adviser to WTO discounts on ticket prices to our events. MAGGIE MCGHEE For more information, DANIEL MOYLAN former deputy chairman, Transport for executive director, governance, ACCA contact Geoff Kidder: London; co-chairman, Urban Design London [email protected] DR LINDA YUEH or visit academyofideas.org.uk STEVE RICHARDS economist, St Edmund Hall, University broadcaster; political commentator; presenter, of Oxford and London Business School; BBC Radio 4’s Week in Westminster; author, author, The Great Economists The Rise of the Outsiders CHAIR: ROB LYONS BRUNO WATERFIELD science and technology director, Academy Brussels correspondent, The Times; of Ideas; convenor, AoI Economy Forum co-author, No Means No BATTLE OF Produced by Rob Lyons IDEAS 2019 CHAIR: CLAIRE FOX Next year’s festival will be at the director, Academy of Ideas; author, I STILL Find That Offensive! Barbican on 2 and 3 November 2019. Early bird tickets available from Produced by Claire Fox 13 October 2018. battleofideas.org.uk

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IDENTITY CRISIS IS FREE SPEECH A FICTION? 14:00—15:30 IN CONVERSATION WITH LIONEL SHRIVER 16:00—17:15

Identity politics has become a dominant Novelist Lionel Shriver isn’t afraid of force in Western public life today. While speaking her mind. At the 2016 Brisbane its cheerleaders continue to create new Writers Festival, she caused a furore by and narrower identity groups, critics fear it calling into question the contemporary threatens democracy, liberalism and free focus on identity politics, saying ‘I hope speech. Professor Frank Furedi will look at the concept of cultural appropriation is the history of society’s concern with identity a passing fad’. More recently, she was and its rapid politicisation in the 21st century. accused of racism when arguing that Is today’s identity politics less focused on diversity quotas in publishing mean literary overcoming discrimination than its 1960s excellence becomes secondary to ticking and 1970s versions were? Is it a form of boxes. As well as a staunch defender of collectivism or is it better understood as intellectual freedom, Shriver is perhaps a kind of fragmentation? Can the ideal of better known as a multiple award-winning universalism survive an era where society is author. How difficult is it to criticise divided into identity groups? Is identitarianism identity politics in today’s climate? Is really a threat to democracy and liberalism? diversity in the arts something to aspire to or should we focus on the content of what’s SPEAKER: being published, rather than the writer? PROFESSOR FRANK FUREDI sociologist and social commentator; author, CLAIRE FOX How Fear Works: culture of fear in the 21st director, Academy of Ideas; author, century and Populism and the European I STILL Find That Offensive! Culture Wars IN CONVERSATION WITH: RESPONDENTS: LIONEL SHRIVER REMI ADEKOYA award-winning novelist; novels include, We PhD researcher on identity politics, Need to Talk About Kevin (2005 Orange Sheffield University; columnist; member, prize winner), The Mandibles: a family, Editorial Working Group, Review of African 2029 – 2047 and The Post-Birthday World; Political Economy her first short story collection,Property , was published this year RACHEL HALLIBURTON associate editor, Avaunt Magazine; author, Produced by Ella Whelan The Optickal Illusion: a very eighteenth century scandal ERIC KAUFMANN professor of politics, Birkbeck College, University of London; author, Whiteshift: immigration, populism and the future of white majorities CHAIR: CLAIRE FOX director, Academy of Ideas; author, I STILL Find That Offensive! Produced by Claire Fox

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 33 SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER IDENTITY WARS: RACE AND SOCIETY PIT THEATRE

FROM WINDRUSH TO YARL’S DECOLONISING SOCIETY IDENTITY WARS: RACE WOOD: THE IMMIGRATION 12:00—13:00 AND SOCIETY DEBATE TODAY 10:00—11:30

Fifty years after HMT Empire Windrush Student movements to ‘decolonise’ docked in Tilbury, bringing the first education have now gone mainstream. Until recently, the politics Caribbean migrants to make their lives Beyond the university, there are calls to of race was simply about in the UK, members of the ‘Windrush decolonise art, architecture, healthcare generation’ were forced out of work, and even diets. For those demanding discrimination against ethnic denied healthcare and even deported for decolonisation, colonialism is not merely minorities. Many would claim failing to produce documents they never a historical wrong, but an enduring and racism is now so marginal that knew they needed. There was a public pervasive feature of the present. But the march towards equality is outcry, leading to the resignation of the is it true that our culture perpetuates well under way. Indeed, while home secretary, Amber Rudd. Yet there colonialism? Critics are alarmed by what school pupils from minority seems to be public demand for a reduction they see as a growing tendency to entrench in immigration more broadly. The UK racial thinking and to present a degraded backgrounds now do well, it is deports 40,000 non-citizens each year, view of people of colour as constantly white, working-class children and many are detained in places like Yarl’s vulnerable to being assaulted by the past. that are the subject of concerns Wood, where residents have protested What is the best way to deal with the about underachievement. But against ‘inhumane’ conditions. What historic wrongs of colonialism? others argue discrimination is should be our attitude to immigration today and how should policy be enforced? DR BELLA D’ABRERA still a serious problem, from director, Foundations of Western Civilisation the criminal-justice system to SABINE BEPPLER-SPAHL Program, Institute of Public Affairs the ideas taught in schools and chair, Freiblickinstitut e.V; CEO, universities. The result has been Sprachkunst36; Germany MANICK GOVINDA correspondent, spiked programme director, SPACE (speaking a spate of race audits and calls in a personal capacity); freelance arts to ‘decolonise’ the curriculum. If PHILIPPE LEGRAIN consultant; former member, Mayor of racism is dying out, what should Open Political Economy Network London’s Cultural Strategy Group we make of the claims that a (OPEN); author, Immigrants: your country needs them RALPH LEONARD new form of black culture, ‘drill’ writer; student; contributor, Areo music, is partly responsible for MUNIRA MIRZA homicides in London? director, HENI talks; former London CHAIR: DR TIFFANY JENKINS deputy mayor; co-founder, All In Britain writer and broadcaster; author, Keeping Their Marbles: how treasures of the past PATRICK VERNON OBE ended up in museums and why they should social commentator; founder, 100 stay there Great Black Britons; editor in chief, Black History Magazine Produced by Fraser Myers CHAIR: FRASER MYERS writer, spiked; producer, spiked podcast Produced by Fraser Myers

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BLACK AND WHITE VISION: DRILL, CRIME AND RACE: THE LEFT BEHIND: ARE WE SEEING RACISM WHAT IS INCITING VIOLENCE WHITE WORKING-CLASS EVERYWHERE? ON LONDON’S STREETS? KIDS AND EDUCATION 14:00—15:30 16:00—17:15 17:30—18:45

While many regard Britain as a largely In February 2018, London was proclaimed Children from poor and marginalised successful multi-racial country, others as a ‘murder capital’ as its homicide rate communities have often struggled at school. present an impression of a deeply racially overtook New York’s for the first time In the past, educationalists were concerned divided society. Labour MP David Lammy in modern history. According to the that ethnic minorities were at a particular criticises Oxford University for lacking Metropolitan Police, one explanation disadvantage. In more recent years, it has racial diversity and the government has for London’s wave of violent crime is the become apparent that white working-class launched an official audit of the extent of growing popularity of drill, an underground children are now the most prone to falling racial disadvantage in society. No doubt genre of hip-hop. The Met claims that behind. According to Amanda Spielman, Britain’s racial diversity is not reflected in videos featuring rappers insulting and chief inspector of schools, children from every sphere of life. But is this a result of taunting their rivals and posted on YouTube white working-class families can ‘lack racial discrimination? Is it better understood provoke them into gang fights. But does the aspiration and drive’ of immigrant as the outcome of inherited disadvantage, this focus on music distract from more communities. Has official support for social class and even cultural preference? complex social factors responsible for ethnic minorities meant that the traditional Surveys suggest that racial prejudice has London’s gang culture? Or is the nihilistic working class has been neglected? Or is declined markedly in Britain over the tone of drill a real problem? it less a question of race, and more the past few decades. But is it complacent to product of a culture of low expectations? suggest that racism is in retreat? FRASER MYERS writer, spiked; producer, spiked podcast NEIL DAVENPORT KATHARINE BIRBALSINGH head of faculty of social sciences, JFS headmistress, Michaela Community CRAIG PINKNEY Sixth Form Centre School; author, Battle Hymn of the Tiger criminologist; lecturer, University College Teachers: the Michaela way Birmingham; urban youth specialist ROWENNA DAVIS teacher and writer; author, Tangled Up SYD JEFFERS CIARAN THAPAR In Blue: Blue Labour and the struggle for senior lecturer in sociology, University of freelance youth worker; writer on Labour’s soul East London; research interests, politics multiculturalism, inequality, and theories of race and racialisation underground music, rap and drill for JOE NUTT Guardian, New Statesman, Prospect, educational consultant; TES columnist; SHIV MALIK Crack, FACT and Pitchfork author, John Donne: the poems, An head of strategy and communications, Introduction to Shakespeare’s Late Plays and Streamr; co-author, Jilted Generation: DR PATRICK TURNER A Guidebook to Paradise Lost how Britain has bankrupted its youth senior lecturer in sociology, Bath Spa University; author, Hip Hop Versus Rap: the TARJINDER WILKINSON MUNIRA MIRZA politics of droppin’ knowledge primary school teacher; regular writer, director of HENI talks; former deputy All In Britain mayor; co-founder of All In Britain CHAIR: KUNLE OLULODE director, Voice4Change England; CHAIR: NIALL CROWLEY CHAIR: FRASER MYERS creative director, Rebop Productions designer; writer; former East End writer, spiked; producer, spiked podcast pub landlord Produced by Fraser Myers Produced by Fraser Myers Produced by Neil Davenport

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CONSENT CLASSES: LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX, BABY SEXUAL REVOLUTIONS FROM SCHOOL TO 12:00—13:00 The past year’s furore over PARLIAMENT AND BEYOND 10:00—11:30 #MeToo has given renewed profile to issues around sex The #MeToo, #TimesUp and ‘I Believe There seems to be a lot of confusion today. In particular, the question Her’ campaigns have focused attention about what young people want from of consent has become central on behaviour between men and women in relationships. Sex outside of marriage to court cases, the shaming of the entertainment industry, parliament is no longer taboo, and yet, in many high-profile figures and even and beyond. For many this has raised the ways, today’s generation seems more question: do we need lessons in consent? preoccupied with sexual etiquette than to everyday relationships. Do Most UK universities now run consent their parents. Dating apps have redefined we need to be taught consent? classes, which are increasingly becoming sex in contractual terms, and a recent Should we install smartphone compulsory. From September 2019, all survey even claimed young people were apps to prove we have received school children will be taught ‘relationships ditching sex in favour of ‘sexting’. The consent? Do these questions and and sex education’ as the subject is #MeToo movement could suggest that we renamed ‘to emphasise the central have a problem with sex. But many argue confusions reflect some of the importance of healthy relationships’. Is it that ‘hook-up culture’ has become the downsides to the availability of just common sense that physical contact of norm, suggesting young people are in fact reliable contraception, which any kind needs positive consent? Or are we carefree about sexual etiquette. What is was once regarded as a major overcomplicating personal relationships? going on? step forward for women’s Are we frightening children about sex before they even have a relationship? MADELINE GRANT liberation? More generally, we editorial manager, Institute of live in an era where pornography SUSAN EDWARDS Economic Affairs is more readily available professor of law; director of external than ever. But what are the relations, University of Buckingham; EMILY HILL author, Sex and Gender in the Legal Process writer and journalist; former dating consequences for society and columnist, The Sunday Times’ Style morality? An even more drastic ALISHA LOBO magazine; author, Bad Romance step would be if we take human community officer, University of Bath beings out of sexual relationships Students’ Union DR ZOE STRIMPEL historian, University of Sussex; columnist, altogether. What would be the ELIZABETH ROBERTSON Sunday Telegraph; author, The Man Diet: impact of amorous androids? professor and chair of English language, one woman’s quest to end bad romance University of Glasgow; author, Chaucerian Consent: women, religion and subjection in CHAIR: LUKE GITTOS Late Medieval England criminal lawyer; director, Freedom Law Clinic; legal editor, spiked; author, Why JOANNA WILLIAMS Rape Culture is a Dangerous Myth head of education and culture, Policy Exchange; author, Women vs Feminism; Produced by Luke Gittos associate editor, spiked CHAIR: SALLY MILLARD co-founder, AoI Parents Forum Produced by Sally Millard

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IS PORN CORRUPTING SEX? CONTRACEPTION: A HARD AUTOMATIC LOVERS: 14:00—15:30 PILL TO SWALLOW? SHOULD WE BE WORRIED 16:00—17:15 ABOUT SEX ROBOTS? 17:30—18:45

More people are watching pornography The availability from the 1960s of ‘The Science fiction has long explored the than ever before. Is this a problem? Pill’ has been widely associated with the use of robots for sex, but the application Libertarians argue that consumption subsequent sexual revolution and with of new technologies has been pushing of pornography is a private matter, but women’s liberation. This female-centred the boundaries of sexuality towards the others worry that sexist portrayals of method of fertility control separated sex mechanical in real life. Interaction with women could be linked to sexual violence. and conception in a truly thoroughgoing fully functioning robotic sexual partners But even if porn should be private, what way. It turn, it has been associated with could soon be a practical alternative to about ‘old-fashioned’ moral objections? widely debated changes to gender roles, actual sex. Advocates claim many people Does watching endless Fifty Shades of marriage and the family. Today, some could benefit, from men who struggle with Grey inspired fantasies cheapen sex? Are argue it is very ‘last century’ to continue to intimacy to women trafficked into sex work. we losing the importance of intimacy associate the Pill with women’s liberation Critics claim sex robots are a ‘pornified’ in sexual interaction? Is opposition to and reproductive choice. Commentary ideal of female sexuality and they are pornography a mere panic, or is it rooted highlights the negative effects of the Pill concerned about how these robotic in a legitimate revulsion towards the on women’s physical and mental health. partners will represent women. So are sex obscene depersonalisation of the human What do women need when we think about robots an innovation to be embraced or a body? What should be our attitude to the future of contraception? step towards sexual dystopia? pornography today? DR JANE DICKSON DR PIERS BENN JERRY BARNETT vice president and consultant, Faculty philosopher; adjunct professor, Fordham founder and primary writer, Sex and of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, University London Centre; author, Freedom Censorship; campaigner; author, Porn Panic! Royal College of Obstetricians and of Speech and the Flight from Reason Gynaecologists SRH MARTIN DAUBNEY DR KATE DEVLIN award-winning editor; journalist; DR LESLEY HALL senior lecturer in social and cultural AI, broadcaster; co-founder, Men and historian; retired archivist; Wellcome King’s College London; author, Turned On: Boys Coalition Library research fellow the science of the sex robot PROFESSOR CLARISSA SMITH VICKY SPRATT SIMON EVANS director, Centre for Research in Media and journalist; campaigner; former deputy comedian; regular panellist, BBC Radio 4’s Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland editor, The Debrief The News Quiz JOANNA WILLIAMS ELLA WHELAN TIMANDRA HARKNESS head of education and culture, Policy journalist and frequent commentator on journalist, writer and broadcaster; Exchange; author, Women vs Feminism; TV and radio; author, What Women Want presenter, FutureProofing; author, associate editor, spiked Big Data: does size matter? CHAIR: ELLIE LEE CHAIR: DR PIERS BENN professor of family and parenting research, CHAIR: ELISABETTA GASPARONI philosopher; adjunct professor, Fordham University of Kent, Canterbury; director, teacher; convenor of the Future Cities University London Centre; author, Freedom Centre for Parenting Culture Studies Project Readers’ Group of Speech and the Flight from Reason Produced by Professor Ellie Lee Produced by Elisabetta Gasparoni Produced by Dr Piers Benn

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 37 SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER SCIENTIFIC SKIRMISHES FROBISHER AUDITORIUM 2

PUBLISH OR PERISH: THE DOES OUR DNA DEFINE US? SCIENTIFIC SKIRMISHES CRISIS OF RESEARCH TODAY 12:00—13:00 Science frequently throws 10:00—11:30 up new political and ethical questions for society. For Research plays an important role in In Blueprint: how DNA makes us who we are, example, as we learn more about contemporary political debates. ‘The the world’s leading behavioural geneticist, the role of our DNA in defining evidence says’ or ‘research tells us’ have Robert Plomin, argues that our inherited us as individuals, do we need to become familiar parts of public argument. DNA differences make us who we are as accept that our education and In an age of ‘fake news’, however, some individuals. This conclusion is at odds with worry that poor-quality research, much of the importance ascribed to our education upbringing are less important which cannot be replicated, risks duping and the environment in which we grow than we once thought? Does the public. Academics complain about up in shaping the person we become. But this undermine our autonomy, being under pressure to justify their are there scientific or other good reasons or can we use new techniques employment and bring in research funding. to doubt Plomin’s conclusions? If we start to transcend our biology, from Yet are these problems and pressures really making predictions about people’s lives new? Do we need a new approach to peer and potential on the basis of their DNA, enhancing our intelligence review to ensure the integrity of science? does this risk reducing their autonomy? and physical capacities to Should we be concerned about advocacy How much can our DNA tell us about who extending our lifespans? research and the broader politicisation of we are? Another problem is the torrent the academy? DR PHILIP BALL of often-contradictory research MARK BUCKINGHAM science writer; broadcaster; author; reports. What’s gone wrong corporate engagement lead, UK and presenter, BBC Radio 4, Science Stories with academia and how can Ireland, Bayer we fix it? Then there are more ROBERT PLOMIN fundamental questions to be ELIOT FORSTER professor of behavioural genetics, non-executive chairman, Avacta plc; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and asked about our relationship with chairman, MedCity; former Neuroscience; author, Blueprint: how DNA nature. Is the natural world there CEO, Immunocore makes us who we are purely for our benefit, to be used and abused as we please? PROFESSOR STEVE FULLER CHAIR: SANDY STARR Auguste Comte chair in social communications manager, This debate is particularly epistemology, University of Warwick Progress Educational Trust heated when it comes to animals. Is sentience the correct ELLIE LEE Produced by Dr Fiona McEwen benchmark for how we treat professor of family and parenting research, and Sandy Starr University of Kent, Canterbury; director, other forms of life? How do we Centre for Parenting Culture Studies define sentience? RICHARD MOLLET head of European government affairs, RELX Group PLC CHAIR: JACOB REYNOLDS partnerships manager, Academy of Ideas; organiser, Debating Matters Produced by Jacob Reynolds

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OPTIMISTIC BEES AND TRANSHUMANISM: WHO HUMANITY AND NATURE… ANXIOUS FISH: THE ANIMAL WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER? IT’S COMPLICATED SENTIENCE DEBATE 16:00—17:15 17:30—18:45 14:00—15:30

The UK’s Animal Welfare Bill 2017 sets Transhumanists aspire to go beyond the Why is ‘natural’ so often regarded out to ‘embed the principle that animals biological and other limitations of our positively, and ‘man-made’ and ‘artificial’ are sentient beings, capable of feeling pain species, including the human body and negatively? Many people favour ‘natural’ and pleasure’. This reflects considerable the human lifespan. Recent scientific products, even though they are also a support among the public for recognising and medical developments suggest we product of mass production. We worry the seemingly commonsense notion that have more control over biology than ever about the use of chemicals in our homes, animals deserve protection from suffering. before, with genome editing allowing food, clothing and farms even when an But the draft bill does not define either us to make precise alterations to our ‘artificial’ intervention can be beneficial ‘animal’ or ‘sentience’. How broadly should DNA. Does transhumanism represent a for both humans and natural flora and we define ‘sentience’? Have we lost sight confident belief in the human potential fauna. We worry about greenhouse gases of what we mean by consciousness and or does it underestimate the extent to warming the Earth while demanding ever- lowered the bar too far? How much do we which humanity has always transcended greater economic growth. Is there a way really know about animal sentience and natural limitations? Do transhumanists out of such contradictions? Do they simply how do we make law when even scientists perceive themselves as subjects of reflect two very reasonable if sometimes don’t agree on what it means? change, consciously bringing about radical opposing goals for the future? How should transformation, or as objects of change we view our relationship to nature today? DR STUART DERBYSHIRE giving themselves over to forces that have associate professor in psychology, National their own inexorable logic? BEN COBLEY University of Singapore and the Clinical author, The Tribe: the liberal-left and the Imaging Research Centre SANDY STARR system of diversity; blogger, A Free Left Blog communications manager, ROBERT HUDSON Progress Educational Trust LYNNE DAVIS author, Warhorses of Letters and The Dazzle engagement lead, RSA Food Farming DR GÜNES TAYLOR and Countryside Commission DR ADAM SHRIVER researcher, Francis Crick Institute research fellow, Wellcome Centre for Ethics CAROLINE DRUMMOND and Humanities and Oxford Uehiro Centre DR DAVID WOOD chief executive, LEAF (Linking for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford chair, London Futurists; author, Environment And Farming) The Abolition of Ageing: the CAROLINE SPENCE forthcoming radical extension of AUSTIN WILLIAMS PhD candidate, Queen Mary University healthy human longevity author, China’s Urban Revolution: of London; former policy adviser in animal understanding Chinese eco-cities welfare, DEFRA CHAIR: NIKOS SOTIRAKOPOULOS lecturer in sociology, York St John CHAIR: DR HELENE GULDBERG CHAIR: DR FIONA MCEWEN University; author, The Rise of Lifestyle lecturer in psychology, Open University; postdoctoral researcher, Queen Mary Activism: from new left to Occupy author, Just Another Ape? University of London; vice-president, Institute of Animal Technology Produced by Nikos Sotirakopoulos Produced by Claire Fox and Sandy Starr and Dr Helene Guldberg Produced by Dr Fiona McEwen

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ADOPTION: MAKING OR SURROGACY: UNDERMINING MODERN FAMILY BREAKING FAMILIES? MOTHERHOOD? 10:00—11:30 12:00—13:00

Adoption has become a highly politicised When diver Tom Daley and his husband issue as successive governments have announced their impending fatherhood sought to reverse the long-term decline by holding up a fetal scan picture, they The old certainties of family in the number of children being adopted were criticised by some for failing to life - mum, dad and ‘2 point from the care system. So-called ‘adoption acknowledge the birth mother. Germaine 4 children’ - seem long gone. targets’ and the fact that most domestic Greer, commenting on Elton John’s adoptions happen without the permission fatherhood by surrogacy, claimed How we acquire children has of birth parents have become a focal motherhood as a concept has been become more complicated, point for parents’ rights advocates. How ‘emptied out’. Does such unease about with surrogacy becoming do we balance the rights of children and surrogacy reflect a desire to maintain more common and adoption birth parents? Has adoption become a distinction between contractual and increasingly encouraged by the a cost-cutting measure or are recent familial relationships, between a belief government. When it comes changes in policy motivated by finding new in spontaneous bonds and families of opportunities to provide a stable family life choice? Should we welcome the greater to raising children, how do for children? What is the proper place of opportunities for parenthood offered we deal with the dilemmas of adoption in modern society? by surrogacy or are we at risk of leaving the teenage years for parents children with an identity crisis about who brought up with more liberal SPEAKERS INCLUDE: their parents are? ANGELA FRAZER-WICKS and tolerant attitudes than in JULIE BINDEL generations past, but with young mum; trustee, Family Rights Group; co-chair, Your Family Your Voice Alliance journalist; co-founder, Justice for Women; people who seem less rebellious author, The Pimping of Prostitution: and more obsessed with social ANNA GUPTA abolishing the sex work myth media and mental health? And professor of social work, School of Law, Royal Holloway University of London; co- DR ZEYNEP GURTIN as family members reach old lecturer, Institute of Women’s Health, UCL age, are they more likely to author, Protecting Children: a social model be shut out from family life, DR JEREMY SAMMUT RACHEL HALLIBURTON becoming simply a burden to director, culture, prosperity and associate editor, Avaunt Magazine; author, civil society programme, Centre for The Optickal Illusion: a very eighteenth be cared for, and even put in a century scandal home, rather than being a source Independent Studies, Sydney of support and wisdom? CHAIR: DR JAN MACVARISH SARAH JONES visiting research fellow, Centre for chairperson, board of trustees, Parenting Culture Studies, University of Surrogacy UK Kent; author, Neuroparenting CHAIR: DR JAN MACVARISH visiting research fellow, Centre for Produced by Dr Jan Macvarish Parenting Culture Studies, University of Kent; author, Neuroparenting Produced by Dr Jan Macvarish

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MUM, DAD AND GRANDPARENTS: LOOKING AFTER GRANNY: TEENAGE KICKS ROLE MODELS OR THE CRISIS OF ELDERLY 14:00—15:30 BAD INFLUENCES? SOCIAL CARE 16:00—17:15 17:30—18:45

Being a parent to a teenager has never Grandparents have traditionally been an Millions of families are confronting been so confusing. Whether it’s mental important source of wisdom and support the issue of how to care for granny or health, education, body image or as their children become parents. Growing granddad, mum or dad. The fact that happiness, we seem to worry more about numbers of grandparents look after people live far longer than in the past is how to raise our teens than ever before. children when mothers and fathers who a wonderful development, but social and Some parents today even spend their go out to work find formal childcare too health provision is not equipped to cope. time worrying that their children are not expensive. While grandparents’ support Over the past few years, there have been having enough fun. With reports claiming can be welcome, there can be tensions, cuts to local services, damning inspections, that today’s teenage generation are less too. Grandparents are told they are out abuse scandals and revelations about willing to drink, smoke and have sex, some of touch with modern parenting values underpaid care workers. Is there a future parents want to encourage their kids to do on everything from behaviour to healthy for traditional care homes, or should the things they did when they were young. eating. Is this tension new, or as old as people be supported to live independently? Given our risk-averse culture, should the family itself? Does older mean wiser Should families and communities take on parents be encouraging their teenagers to or does expertise in the latest ideas on more of the ‘burden’ of caring for their socialise, take risks and have fun? parenting practice trump lived experience? older members? DR JENNIE BRISTOW DR JENNIE BRISTOW SARAH BEDFORD senior lecturer in sociology, Canterbury senior lecturer in sociology, Canterbury head of social policy, Christ Church University; author, The Christ Church University; author, The New Economics Foundation Sociology of Generations and Baby Boomers Sociology of Generations and Baby Boomers and Generational Conflict and Generational Conflict GINNY HUME lead commissioner of care for older people, DR DANIEL GLASER PROFESSOR ANN BUCHANAN MBE Lambeth Council visiting fellow, Institute of Philosophy, trustee, Grandparent Plus; author, School of Advanced Study, University The Role of Grandparents in the JUDITH ISH-HOROWICZ MBE of London Twenty First Century director and principal, Apples and Honey Nightingale CIC, the first co-located DAMIAN LEWENS RICHARD CUMMINGS nursery in a care home in England undergraduate, history and politics, managing director, Kingston Smith University of Oxford HR Consultancy MARTIN ROUTLEDGE chief executive officer, Community PENNY MANSFIELD CBE PETER K SMITH Circles; convenor, #socialcarefuture director, OnePlusOne emeritus professor of psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London; editor, CHAIR: DAVE CLEMENTS CHAIR: BEVERLEY MARSHALL The Psychology of Grandparenthood local government adviser; author, AOI Parents Forum; working mum of Social Care for Free Citizens three teenage children CHAIR: SALLY MILLARD co-founder, AoI Parents Forum Produced by Dave Clements Produced by Beverley Marshall Produced by Sally Millard

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 41 SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER BATTLE FOR EDUCATION FROBISHER 4-6

DO WE NEED A NEW MENTAL HEALTH ON BATTLE FOR EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR THE CAMPUS: IS UNIVERSITY 21ST CENTURY? MAKING US SICK? 10:00—11:30 12:00—13:00

Is the sole purpose of education to transmit Universities UK claims that inadequate knowledge? For some, such an attitude mental-health services risk ‘failing a evades the responsibility to prepare young generation’, as 94 per cent of universities The question of what we should people for the radical challenges of the 21st have seen a ‘sharp rise’ in demand from teach our children and young century. They argue that teaching critical students for support services. Leaving people is a perennial one. With thinking, creativity and new technology home for full-time education can often be will be more important for the future world a stressful experience. Yet while the cost of the rise of new technologies, of work than the anachronistic cultural attending university has risen substantially, particularly the ability to find baggage of the past. Others worry the in many other respects university life has seemingly unlimited information rush to modernise the curriculum may be a improved. Does today’s focus on mental quickly online, are traditional fool’s errand. Is it even possible to prepare health help students, or does it generate subjects and methods now pupils for jobs that don’t yet exist? But can a sense of vulnerability? Is the suggestion obsolete? Faith schools also it really be that two millennia of knowledge that anyone could be in need of therapy do not need updating? Or is true knowledge divert resources away from cases of remain both controversial and always valuable in its own right? real need, such as those with clinically popular with parents. Should we diagnosed depression? separate religion and schools? JULIAN ASTLE The environment children learn director of education, Royal Society of Arts KATHRYN ECCLESTONE visiting professor of education, University in is also vital, yet there are PETER ESTLIN of Sheffield; co-author,The Dangerous heated debates about the best alderman, Coleman Street ward, City of Rise of Therapeutic Education approach to school discipline and London; Lord Mayor Elect, City of London how we can best socialise the Corporation; senior adviser, Barclays plc DR BETH GUILDING academic, Goldsmiths, University of next generation of citizens. As TONY GILLAND London; co-editor, Narrating the Passions: school pupils become university curriculum lead, GCSE Maths, new perspectives from modern and students, what is the state of MidKent College contemporary literature higher education today? Are MARK LEHAIN universities satisfying the needs RACHEL PIPER director, Parents and Teachers policy manager, Student Minds; of students, lecturers and for Excellence writer, Huffington Post managers? Is the experience of university life becoming a threat DR ALKA SEHGAL CUTHBERT CHAIR: LINDA MURDOCH educator, researcher, writer; co-editor, director of careers, University of Glasgow to the mental health of students? What should schools teach? Disciplines, subjects and the pursuit of truth Produced by Linda Murdoch CHAIR: GARETH STURDY functional skills teacher at Headmasters Partnership Produced by Gareth Sturdy

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HAVE WE LOST FAITH IN INSPIRE OR DISCIPLINE: UNIVERSITIES: CAN’T GET FAITH SCHOOLS? SCHOOLING TOMORROW’S NO SATISFACTION 14:00—15:30 CITIZENS 17:30—18:45 16:00—17:15

Should certain schools be allowed to Schools seem to be responding to Is anyone at university satisfied? Lecturers refuse to teach sex education? What complaints about poor behaviour by are striking over pensions and pay, vice about only allowing fathers to parents adopting ever more punitive measures chancellors and managers are fixated on evenings? The conversation around faith to keep control in the classroom. The league tables, students are asked to fill schools and their practices has become Education Select Committee in the UK out annual satisfaction surveys and the more fraught than ever. The education believes expulsion is now so common that government has even created the Office secretary, Damian Hinds, has promised it recommends drastically reducing its use. for Students to get universities to focus to abolish the cap prohibiting new faith At the same time, the secretary of state on bolstering students’ career prospects. schools from selecting more than half their for defence, Gavin Williamson, recently Since universities began to shift away from pupils on the basis of religion. In contrast, commissioned a review into the benefits being public institutions to become private the National Secular Society has launched a ‘military ethos’ might bring to schools. businesses, satisfaction has become the a national campaign, ‘No More Faith How do we get kids to behave well? Have focus of attention, and yet it seems no one Schools’, supported by national teaching we been too soft on discipline for too is satisfied. Has the university lost sight of unions and celebrities. Do faith schools long? Does forcing kids to behave a its true purpose amid desperate attempts provide diversity of choice? Is religious certain way make it harder for them to to measure satisfaction? Do we need to freedom important to defend? Or should enjoy their learning? rethink the university? we separate religion and education? KATHY EVANS DR PHILIP CUNLIFFE STEPHEN EVANS CEO, Children England; regular columnist, senior lecturer in politics and international chief executive officer, Children and Young People Now and Civil relations, University of Kent; author, Lenin National Secular Society Society; trustee, Children’s Rights Alliance Lives! Reimagining the Russian Revolution for England RANIA HAFEZ THEO DOUNAS programme leader, MA Education, FRANCIS FOSTER senior lecturer, Scott Sutherland School of Greenwich University; fellow, teacher and comedian; Architecture and the Built Environment The Muslim Institute; founder, co-host, TRIGGERnometry Muslim Women in Education NICK HILLMAN THOMAS MEEHAN director, Higher Education Policy Institute DR STEPHEN LAW primary school teacher, Educate Together philosopher; author, The War For Children’s school, Ireland JHANELLE WHITE Minds student, King’s College London; founder MARK TAYLOR and chair, Political Sweep MICHAEL MERRICK vice-principal, East London Science School teacher, North Cumbria; education CHAIR: DR RUTH MIESCHBUEHLER and social commentator CHAIR: JANE SANDEMAN programme leader for education studies, convenor, AoI Parents Forum; contributor, College of Education, University of Derby CHAIR: KEVIN ROONEY Standing up to Supernanny; director of convenor, AoI Education Forum; finance and central services, Cardinal Produced by Dr Ruth Mieschbuehler politics teacher; co-author, Hume Centre The Blood Stained Poppy Produced by Jane Sandeman Produced by Kevin Rooney

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 43 SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER BIOMEDICAL DILEMMAS CONSERVATORY

FROM ANTI-VAXERS TO WHY CAN’T MEDICAL BIOMEDICAL DILEMMAS ALFIE’S ARMY: HAVE WE LOST DRUGS BE FREE? Science and medicine regularly FAITH IN MEDICAL SCIENCE? 12:00—13:00 10:00—11:30 throw up new possibilities – and new conundrums. Decoding our According to the 2017 Ipsos MORI Medicinal drugs and vaccines have helped DNA for the first time took over Veracity Index, nurses and doctors are double life expectancy in many countries, a decade and cost billions. What the most trusted people in the UK. But bringing some diseases under control and does the ability to match our in certain contexts, this trust seems to raising hopes of cures for others, enabling individual DNA to our health evaporate. Take the ever-present anti- us to live healthier, richer lives. But drugs vaccination movement, which refuses are expensive, often prohibitively so. records relatively cheaply, as is to accept the medical establishment’s What would happen if the pharmaceutical now possible, mean for the NHS assurances about the safety of vaccines. industry were freed from the profit-drive, and the future of healthcare? Or the popular reaction when medical and health priorities were set by what we While our understanding of professionals decide it is no longer right need rather than what makes money? genomics takes shape, how do to try to keep very sick children alive, as Perhaps the industry could develop a pro in the cases of Alfie Evans and Charlie bono culture to fight the toughest diseases. we get to grips with the nuances Gard. Is it healthy to have more sceptical Should governments, perhaps collectively, of how our ‘bad’ habits affect our intellectual currents to hold the scientific take on the task of developing new drugs? health in the meantime? How establishment to account? Or are such How can we remove financial barriers to can we continue to develop new controversies a case of the heart ruling saving lives? the head? drugs to treat illness - and does SPEAKER: the need to make a profit get in DR MICHAEL FITZPATRICK ZULFIKAR ABBANY the way of progress? Perhaps, general practitioner; writer on medicine senior science editor, Deutsche Welle as the controversies over and politics; author, MMR and Autism: everything from vaccines to life- what parents need to know and The Tyranny RESPONDENTS INCLUDE: of Health and-death cases of childhood ELIOT FORSTER illness illustrate, we are actually DR CLARE GERADA non-executive chairman, losing faith in medical science medical director, NHS Practitioner Health Avacta plc; chairman, MedCity; altogether. If so, why? Programme; former chair, Royal College of former CEO, Immunocore General Practitioners CHRISTOPHER SNOWDON CLARISSA SIMAS head of lifestyle economics, Institute of research assistant, The Vaccine Confidence Economic Affairs; editor,Nanny State Index; Project, Faculty of Epidemiology and author, Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism Population Health, London School of CHAIR: DR FRANKIE ANDERSON Hygiene and Tropical Medicine psychiatry trainee; co-founder, DR KEVIN YUILL Sheffield Salon author, Assisted Suicide: the liberal, Produced by Zulfikar Abbany humanist case against legalization CHAIR: MAX SANDERSON audio producer, Guardian Produced by Max Sanderson

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CAN GENOMICS DISEASE, LIFESTYLE CHOICES REVOLUTIONISE THE NHS? AND RISK: UNTANGLING 14:00—15:30 MYTH FROM REALITY 16:00—17:15

Genomics is the study of our biology It is widely claimed that a woman can and health in the context of our reduce her risk of developing breast cancer entire genomes, the full set of genetic by 50 to 80 per cent by making the instructions replicated throughout most right lifestyle choices. But is it true? Two of the cells of our body. The 100,000 breast cancer experts, Professor Trisha Genomes Project was established to Greenhalgh and Dr Liz O’Riordan, have sequence whole genomes from consenting questioned these claims in a new book, NHS cancer patients, rare-disease patients The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer. So and their families, so that new tests and how should we respond to claims about treatments can be developed. What risks, lifestyle and risk? Even if we do decide benefits and challenges are involved? What that replacing fries with salad or going for should organisations that have access a daily run would lengthen our lifespans, to our genomic data be permitted to do should we necessarily put longevity ahead with it? Can genomics revolutionise our of pleasure? healthcare, at a time when the state of NHS services is hotly debated? TIMANDRA HARKNESS journalist, writer and broadcaster; DR CLARE GERADA presenter, FutureProofi ng; author, medical director, NHS Practitioner Health Big Data: does size matter? BATTLE OF Programme; former chair, Royal College of IDEAS 2019 General Practitioners IN CONVERSATION WITH: Next year’s festival will be at the TRISHA GREENHALGH Barbican on 2 and 3 November 2019. NICK MEADE professor of primary care health sciences, director of policy, Genetic Alliance UK University of Oxford; co-author, Early bird tickets available from 13 October 2018. SANDY STARR The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer battleofideas.org.uk communications manager, DR LIZ O’RIORDAN Progress Educational Trust consultant breast surgeon, East Suffolk and CLARE TURNBULL North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; co- professor of medical genomics; author, The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer clinical leader, Cancer Genomics Produced by Timandra Harkness CHAIR: TIMANDRA HARKNESS journalist, writer and broadcaster; presenter, FutureProofing; author, Big Data: does size matter? Produced by Timandra Harkness and Sandy Starr

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 45 SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER WHOSE BUSINESS IS IT ANYWAY? GARDEN ROOM

BIG BUSINESS IN THE RULE BOOK BRITAIN: ARE WE WHOSE BUSINESS IS IT DEVELOPING WORLD: IN LOVE WITH LEGISLATION? ANYWAY? FRIEND OR FOE? 12:00—13:00 10:00—11:30

Major corporations are often accused Almost every aspect of life in the UK of exploiting people in developing is heavily regulated, from housing and While profit-making companies countries. Fashion companies have been transport to food and energy. Public- supply (almost) our every widely condemned for paying low wages, health authorities have extended the employing children and for poor working reach of government intervention into material need, the role of conditions. Their supporters claim that our personal consumption of cigarettes, business in society is often by investing in developing countries, big alcohol, salt, sugar and fat. While many controversial. We are all familiar business is providing jobs, raising living critics of the EU look forward to Brexit as with the ubiquity of advertising, standards, improving infrastructure a means of cutting regulation, most of the but while many see it as harmless and spreading valuable knowledge and ‘red tape’ and ‘nanny state’ rules we face promotion, others argue that expertise, from production to logistics are homegrown. Why has Britain become and beyond. But is this simply the same such an intensively regulated society? Is advertisers push their products old story of big business exploiting the state intrusion the price we must pay to on us, creating pointless desires, developing world, while workers in the keep big business in check – or does it huge amounts of waste - like the developed world lose their jobs? Or should simply mean higher costs and more limits tons of plastic in our oceans - we celebrate the multinationals that provide on choice? and even ill-health. What does employment in the global south and cheaper goods for consumers in the north? ROB KILLICK this view of advertising say about CEO, Clerkswell; author, The UK After us as consumers? In poorer DANIEL BEN-AMI The Recession countries, big business is accused journalist; author, Ferraris for All: in of using its power to exploit both defence of economic progress and MARK LITTLEWOOD Cowardly Capitalism Director General, Institute of resources and people, but could Economic Affairs investment by such companies GILLIAN CALDWELL actually help those societies to chief executive officer, Skoll Awardee DAN MOBLEY develop? Is business just too Global Witness; co-editor, Video for global corporate relations director, Diageo Change: a guide to advocacy and activism powerful now, and government JO-ANNE NADLER regulation the only solution? Or DAN MOBLEY commentator; author, Too Nice to be a Tory global corporate relations director, Diageo is the mountain of legislation CHAIR: ALAN MILLER that firms must deal with holding MARTIN WRIGHT chairman, Night Time Industries back economic growth? Will writer and speaker; director, Positive News; Association (NTIA); leading anything even change after we former editor-in-chief, Green Futures campaigner, #SaveNightlife formally leave the EU? CHAIR: PARA MULLAN Produced by Claire Fox operations director, EY-Seren; fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Produced by Para Mullan

46 SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER WHOSE BUSINESS IS IT ANYWAY? GARDEN ROOM

ADVERTISING: WAR ON PLASTIC: BREXIT AND THE LAW: ALL-POWERFUL OR A LOAD OF RUBBISH? IS BRITAIN REALLY OVER-RATED? 16:00—17:15 ‘TAKING BACK CONTROL’? 14:00—15:30 17:30—18:45

Advertising has become a familiar target Our use of plastic has become a cause ‘We will take back control of our money, of hostile campaigners. Public health célèbre in the past year. Mass media borders and laws’ was the Brexiteers’ campaigners and quangos want bans organisations, from the Daily Mail to promise during the EU referendum or restrictions on adverts for foods and Sky News, have launched campaigns to campaign. Under Theresa May’s Chequers drinks that are high in sugar, salt or fat. reduce plastic waste. Governments and proposals, however, British goods may still Campaigns around alcohol, gambling international agencies have implemented need to conform to rules drafted in Brussels. and ‘payday’ loans demand bans on the taxes, bans and restrictions, particularly Why is it proving so difficult to leave the promotion of these activities. Others aimed at stopping the pollution of the EU? Has Britain developed a legal order seek to suppress adverts featuring models oceans. Yet critics argue that, while that suits powerful multinational companies who are excessively thin – or, indeed, increasing expense and inconvenience for at the expense of smaller, national models who are overweight. Why are all consumers, cutting out plastic packaging enterprise – and, indeed, the wishes of these campaigners so convinced by the would do little to save marine life. Is the voters? Are worries about a total break from manipulative power of advertising? What ‘war on plastic’ a vital campaign to protect the EU a fear for what a sovereign Britain is the evidence that advertising can control the environment? Or are politicians might do with its sovereignty leading to a behaviour? Can it really do any more than pointlessly demonising useful materials to bonfire of ‘progressive’ laws? Do proponents influence consumers to choose one brand demonstrate a fashionable commitment to of European institutions have a point that over another? saving the planet? Is it time to rethink the sovereignty today is no longer possible role of plastics today? or even desirable and the benefits of a DR SHIRLEY DENT ‘common rulebook’ outweigh making our communications specialist and PR LIBBY PEAKE own rules? Or is freedom worth the risk? lecturer; co-author, Radical Blake senior policy adviser on resource stewardship, Green Alliance FRANCIS HOAR CARL MILLER barrister, Field Court Chambers; committee research director, Centre for the Analysis HELEN SCALES member, Lawyers for Britain; writer and of Social Media, Demos; author, The Death broadcaster; marine biologist; author, commentator, legal process of Brexit and of the Gods: the new global power grab Spirals in Time post-Brexit solutions CHRISTOPHER SNOWDON DR DOMINIC STANDISH MICK HUME head of lifestyle economics, Institute lecturer; author, Venice in Environmental editor-at-large, spiked; author, Revolting! of Economic Affairs; editor, Nanny Peril? Myth and reality How the establishment are undermining State Index; author, Selfishness, Greed democracy and what they’re afraid of and Capitalism JAMES WOUDHUYSEN visiting professor, London South Bank REBECCA LOWE STEVE SODEN University; co-author, Energise! A future director, FREER director, Best Interests Ltd for energy innovation; co-author, Why is Construction So Backward? GRAHAM STRINGER MP CHAIR: DAVID BOWDEN Member of parliament, Blackley and associate fellow, Academy of Ideas CHAIR: ROB LYONS Broughton; select committee member, science and technology director, Academy Transport Committee and Science and Produced by David Bowden of Ideas; convenor, AoI Economy Forum Technology Committee Produced by Dr Dominic Standish CHAIR: JON HOLBROOK barrister; writer on legal issues Produced by Jon Holbrook

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 47 SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER STUDIO CONVERSATIONS LEVEL G STUDIO

APRÈS BREXIT: TACKLING HOW FEAR WORKS STUDIO CONVERSATIONS THE UK’S LANGUAGE 12:00—13:00 LEARNING DEFICIT 10:00—11:30

Learning a foreign language is a joy Published in 1997, Frank Furedi’s book - there’s something wonderful about Culture of Fear was widely acclaimed These sessions are an reading foreign literature in the original as perceptive and prophetic. In his new opportunity to explore ideas in a or engaging in spontaneous conversation book, How Fear Works, Furedi seeks more informal setting. abroad. However, despite the fact that to explore two interrelated themes: we will need to start producing linguists why fear has acquired such a morally who will be able to do business with non- commanding status in society today and European countries like China and Brazil, how the way we fear has changed from there is already a shortage of modern- the way it was experienced in the past. languages teachers. Some educational How has fear become detached from its commentators are even concerned that material and physical source, so that it is Brexit could bring about a full-blown crisis now experienced as a secular version of in language teaching. How can we inspire a transcendental force? What is the role students to pursue language skills? Will of the media in promoting fear and does Brexit exacerbate existing problems, or anyone benefit from this culture of fear? force a shake-up in language provision? TIMANDRA HARKNESS DR SHIRLEY LAWES journalist, writer and broadcaster; researcher; consultant and university presenter, FutureProofi ng; author, teacher, specialising in teacher education Big Data: does size matter and modern foreign languages; Chevalier dans l’ordre des Palmes Academiques IN CONVERSATION WITH: PROFESSOR FRANK FUREDI DAN MACPHERSON sociologist and social commentator; author, assistant headteacher, Ark Greenwich How Fear Works: culture of fear in the 21st Free School; lead, Chartered College of century and Populism and the European Teaching’s Languages network; examiner, Culture Wars GCSE French Produced by Timandra Harkness YARON MATRAS professor of linguistics, University of Manchester KATE SEARLE assistant principal, Harris Academy St John’s Wood CHAIR: CARA BLEIMAN primary Mandarin project consultant, Swire Centre Language Centre London, Harris Federation Produced by Geoff Kidder and Dr Shirley Lawes

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CAN LIBERTARIANISM SET THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT: US FREE? BACK TO THE THIRTIES? 14:00—15:30 16:00—17:15

Of all the political ideologies, In June, the former UK prime minister, libertarianism seems one of the hardest Tony Blair, warned that today’s rising tide to define. For critics, it is little more than of populism was comparable to ‘a return a justification for wealth and inequality. to the 1930s’. This historical allusion is But for advocates it means championing now becoming commonplace in discussing individual freedom and personal liberty. In contemporary trends like the electoral a world of campaigns against so-called junk gains of Germany’s AfD and the Sweden food, attacks on the free press, minimum Democrats. The former head of the CIA pricing for alcohol, and ever-expanding has compared President Trump’s policy police and local council powers, is there of separating illegal immigrant families a renewed need for libertarian politics? with Auschwitz. Are we sleepwalking How does libertarianism sit with broader into a 1930s-style scenario, with fascism collective aims or even the notion of just around the corner? Are such fears democracy as such? What are the limits to exaggerated? Is there a danger that in libertarianism and can it really set us free? turning to the past to make sense of the present, we turn history into a morality REBECCA LOWE tale? What is the real threat from the director, FREER far-right today? LIVING FREEDOM ANGELA NAGLE JACOB FUREDI APRIL 2019 cultural critic; author, Kill All Normies: junior commissioning editor, Daily Mail from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and Organised by the Academy of Ideas, the Alt-Right RAZI GINZBERG Living Freedom is an annual three- director, Ayn Rand Centre day residential school aimed at 18 to ED RENNIE 25-year-olds interested in exploring political analyst, Blue Labour; former PAUL LAY ideas around the past, present and leader, virtue policy programme, editor, History Today; fellow, Royal Historical future of freedom. ResPublica; founding member, Catholic Society and Humanities Research Institute, Voices and Catholics for Labour University of Buckingham. Fifty keen young advocates of freedom will engage in a series of intellectual BRUNO WATERFIELD VICKY PRYCE challenges on the meaning and ideals Brussels correspondent, The Times; chief economic adviser and board member, of freedom in the spare space century. co-author, No Means No Centre for Economics and Business Research; member, Economic Advisory As well as getting to grips with the key CHAIR: JACOB REYNOLDS Group, British Chambers of Commerce thinkers, the school provides a social partnerships manager, Academy of Ideas; forum, offering a chance to meet and co-convenor, Living Freedom; organiser, CHAIR: DR TIFFANY JENKINS socialise with peers from throughout Debating Matters writer and broadcaster; author, Keeping the UK and beyond. Their Marbles: how treasures of the past Produced by Jacob Reynolds ended up in museums and why they should Further information, visit stay there academyofideas.org.uk/livingfreedom Produced by Claire Fox or contact Alastair Donald: and Jacob Reynolds [email protected]

BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 49 SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER PLACE AND IDENTITY EXHIBITION HALL 2

REGENERATION: FROM THE ‘CRICKET TEST’ PLACE AND IDENTITY URBAN RENEWAL OR TO THREE LIONS: SPORT SOCIAL CLEANSING? AND IDENTITY 10:00—11:30 12:00—13:00

In January, the Labour leader of Haringey Decades on from Norman Tebbit’s Council quit after her controversial 20- criticisms of first- and second-generation year plan for housing became the subject immigrants who supported Pakistan or the ‘Home is where the heart is’, of public protests. In a variety of large West Indies at cricket, England’s relative goes the old saying. But when council-housing projects across the country, success at the football World Cup this the place we live is transformed, protests are growing over the relocation summer reignited the debate about sport of thousands of long-term residents. Is and national identity. Research found does it continue to feel like regeneration necessary and are evictions a significant increase in people saying home? What happens to those a sad fact of life? Is this an attack on the they are proud to be English. Meanwhile, squeezed out by redevelopment? poor and vulnerable, or is it a vital – albeit Mesut Özil quit the German national Equally, what happens when painful – process of social improvement? Is team following negative reactions to his there is a lack of development, uncertainty in the very nature of a social- meeting with the Turkish president. In the as in the UK’s ‘rust belt’? Will housing tenancy? What’s so good about US, Black Lives Matter protests by NFL social housing and should it be protected? players have prompted heated discussions people simply leave, while the about what it means to be a patriotic ‘left behind’ become increasingly OWEN HOPKINS American. What, if anything, is the role of resentful? Change can also senior curator of exhibitions and education, sport in shaping national identity? increase our attachment to a Sir John Soane’s Museum; editor, Architecture and Freedom: searching for MIHIR BOSE place. When Brexit is combined agency in a changing world award-winning journalist; author, Lion and with sporting success, do people Lamb: a portrait of British moral duality now feel more ‘English’ than LORETTA LEES before? What is the relationship professor of Human Geography, SYD JEFFERS University of Leicester; PI, Gentrification, senior lecturer in sociology, University of between sport and identity? And displacement, and the impacts of council East London; research interests, politics while London is famously praised estate renewal in C21st London and theories of race and racialisation; as a ‘global city’, does its very Arsenal season ticket holder cosmopolitanism undermine a JOHN MCRAE sense of London as ‘home’? director, Orms; writer and commentator KEVIN ROONEY on architecture convenor, AoI Education Forum; politics teacher; co-author, The Blood Stained DENIS RUSSELL Poppy; Celtic season ticket holder building contractor; former history teacher in further education HILARY SALT actuary; founder, First Actuarial; ASHVIN DE VOS Manchester United season ticket holder director, Variant Office, a South-London based architecture and planning practice CHAIR: GEOFF KIDDER director, membership and events, CHAIR: AUSTIN WILLIAMS Academy of Ideas; convenor, senior lecturer, Dept of Architecture, AoI Book Club Kingston University, London; author, China’s Urban Revolution Produced by Geoff Kidder Produced by Austin Williams

50 SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER PLACE AND IDENTITY EXHIBITION HALL 2

CAN WE REVIVE BRITAIN’S LONDON TOWN OR ME, ME, ME! NARCISSISM ‘RUST BELT’? GLOBAL CITY? AND THE NEW POLITICS 14:00—15:30 16:00—17:15 OF IDENTITY 17:30—18:45

In Brexit Britain, much focus has Londoners embrace the diversity and Today, everything seems to be an fallen on the divides that cut across international mix of the city, while expression of contemporary ‘narcissism’, generational, educational and class celebrating its village-like atmosphere and from dismissing millennials as Generation lines. But increasingly there is a new calling for greater localism. We want a Me to describing Donald Trump as the geographical divide that is taking shape – vibrant night-time economy, but impose ‘narcissist in chief’. It seems your boss one where voguish metropolitan regions, curfews after bedtime. We want affordable or co-workers, everyone on Tinder, prosperous urban centres and university housing, but developers want to build celebrities, even your parents are all towns contrast starkly with vast swathes nothing but luxury apartments. What is ‘narcissists’. But has it become a lazy of territory now labelled ‘left-behind the essence of a global city and do such cliché? Or is it an accurate diagnosis of Britain’. Is it still possible to rejuvenate cities necessarily become victims of their today’s identity-driven politics, which puts former ports, market towns, coastal resorts commercial success? How can we reconcile the self and self-esteem centre stage? Why and county towns? Should the focus the tensions seemingly inherent with being a do we reach so quickly for therapeutic be economic investment or a social and global city? Are there international examples categories to understand politics? Why has cultural transformation? Do we need a we can look to for inspiration and ideas the idea of narcissism become so pervasive? new urban paradigm, or should we create about how to make the global city work? incentives to save, rebuild and inject new DR GRAEME ARCHER life into these urban areas? CATHERINE MCGUINNESS writer; professional statistician; winner, chairman, policy and resources, 2011 Orwell Prize for blogging DANIEL DEWSBURY City of London Corporation series director and cameraman, BBC2’s DR BETH GUILDING critically acclaimed The Mighty Redcar ALAN MILLER academic, Goldsmiths, University of chairman, Night Time Industries Association London; co-editor, Narrating the Passions: DR RUTH DUDLEY EDWARDS (NTIA); leading campaigner, #SaveNightlife new perspectives from modern and journalist and writer; award-winning author contemporary literature FARSHID MOUSSAVI OBE RA CAROLINE FLINT MP professor in practice of architecture, CAROLINE MACFARLAND member of parliament, Don Valley; Harvard University Graduate School director, Common Vision (CoVi) co-chair, Northern Powerhouse All Party of Design; architect; principal, Farshid Parliamentary Group Moussavi Architecture (FMA) JACOB REYNOLDS partnerships manager, Academy of Ideas; DAVID GOODHART ROHAN SILVA co-convenor, Living Freedom; organiser, head of demography, Policy Exchange; co-founder, Second Home; senior visiting Debating Matters author, The Road to Somewhere fellow, London School of Economics CHAIR: DR TIFFANY JENKINS MO LOVATT CHAIR: VICKY RICHARDSON writer and broadcaster; author, Keeping writer and researcher specialising in arts and writer and curator in architecture and Their Marbles: how treasures of the past culture policy; co-chair, The Great Debate design; former director of architecture, ended up in museums and why they should design and fashion, British Council stay there CHAIR: ALASTAIR DONALD associate director, Academy of Ideas; co- Produced by Vicky Richardson Produced by Claire Fox director, Future Cities Project and Jacob Reynolds Produced by Alastair Donald and Jonathan Werran, chief executive, Localis

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CULTURAL APPROPRIATION HOW FREE IS THE MEDIA? CULTURE WARS IN LITERATURE: WHOSE QUESTION TIME VOICE IS IT ANYWAY? 12:00—13:00 10:00—11:30

The publishing establishment is reeling Thomas Jefferson, founding father of the before allegations that, as a bastion of American republic, insisted that liberty social privilege, it is seeking to broaden depended on press freedom, which ‘cannot This strand of debates takes its popular appeal by appropriating ethnic be limited without being lost’. Though up some of the hot topics in minority cultures. Harry Potter author press freedom has long been considered the cultural arena. Is ‘cultural JK Rowling has been criticised for writing essential to democracy, not everybody about Native American wizards. Writer agrees on how far that freedom should appropriation’ essential to the Lionel Shriver has been condemned as a extend. From the UK’s Leveson inquiry to creation of great fiction or an ‘bigot’ for saying that she hoped that the President Trump’s beef with ‘fake news’, insult to cultures that are often concept of cultural appropriation was a state regulation is increasingly on the misrepresented? What future ‘passing fad’. As a result, some publishers agenda. But in an era in which anyone is there for a free, open media are employing ‘sensitivity’ readers to with a smartphone can become a ‘citizen in the ‘post-truth’ age of fake check for inappropriate appropriation and journalist’, and the idea of objective truth potential offence in manuscripts. Is the is considered a fallacy, what constitutes news and political spin? What concept of cultural appropriation simply real journalism? What restrictions, if any, was the role of art and music in censorship disguised as cultural concern, should be imposed on the press, and who the political turmoil of 1968 - is or does it represent a new sensitivity to the should decide them? culture a reflection of political authentic portrayal of diverse characters? MICK HUME change or an inspiration for JAMES CAMPBELL editor-at-large, spiked; author, There is revolt? While many claim that writer, editor and columnist, Times Literary No Such Thing As a Free Press… and women remain the victims of Supplement; author, This Is the Beat Trigger Warning discrimination, has the march Generation and Talking at the Gates: a life of James Baldwin ELIZABETH PEARS for equality actually been a news editor, BuzzFeed News UK great success? DOLAN CUMMINGS associate fellow, Academy of Ideas; MELANIE PHILLIPS co-founder, Manifesto Club; author, columnist, The Times; regular panellist, That Existential Leap: a crime story BBC Radio 4’s Moral Maze; author, The Legacy and best-selling book, Londonistan HELEN DALE columnist, Spectator, the Australian, EMILY SHEFFIELD Quillette; author, Kingdom of the Wicked columnist, Evening Standard; former and The Hand that Signed the Paper, deputy editor, British Vogue; co-founder, winner of Miles Franklin Award ThisMuchIKnow RALPH LEONARD ANDREW WILSON writer; student; contributor to Areo journalist; partner, A Squared Media; former bureau chief, Sky News, Moscow, DR NEEMA PARVINI Jerusalem and Washington DC senior lecturer in English, University of Surrey; author, Shakespeare’s Moral Compass CHAIR: OLI FOSTER journalist, Sky News CHAIR: DR SHIRLEY DENT communications specialist; PR lecturer; Produced by Oli Foster co-author, Radical Blake Produced by Dr Shirley Dent

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FILM PREMIERE: ART, MUSIC, PROTEST: THE WOMEN: A SUCCESS STORY CULTURAL LEGACY OF 1968 13:30—15:30 16:00—17:15

WORLDwrite’s new film documents the ‘Power to the Imagination’ declared graffiti great advances of the past 100 years and in Paris in May 1968. While students and celebrates the equality of women in the workers occupied universities and factories, West today. Confronting contemporary street art and impromptu theatrical myths and prejudices that suggest the performances became an integral part world is awash with predators, misogyny of the political moment. In more recent and discrimination, more than 50 real years, ‘real time’ political theatre has won women give us a fresh perspective. Inspired mainstream popularity. We have seen by Joanna Williams’ book, Women vs artist-led drives to challenge Brexit and Feminism, the film proves women have campaigns such as #Grime4Corbyn. Does indeed made history. This film urges this mean that the radical cultural legacy women to revel in the progress we have of the 1960s is as alive as ever? Or has made and to continue to make progress in it simply become institutionalised, even alliance with men not against them. neutered? Is it too easy for artists today to claim the mantle of radicalism while INTRODUCED BY: conforming to well-established political CERI DINGLE and aesthetic expectations? director, WORLDwrite and WORLDbytes PETRA ABBAM Produced by Ceri Dingle and Marisa publications editor, BBC Proms Pereira, assistant director, WORLDwrite NEIL DAVENPORT cultural critic; head of faculty of social sciences, JFS Sixth Form Centre JODIE GINSBERG chief executive, Index on Censorship RALPH LEONARD writer; student; contributor, Areo CHRIS SHARP contemporary music programmer, Barbican Centre CHAIR: JOEL MILLS senior music programme manager, British Council Produced by Joel Mills

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UNDERSTANDING CROWDED OUT: IS THERE BREXIT: DEAL OR NO DEAL? ANTI-SEMITISM TODAY TOO MUCH TOURISM? 14:00—15:30 10:00—11:30 12:00—13:00 LEVEL G FREE STAGE BEECH ST CINEMA 2 BEECH ST CINEMA 2

From racist attacks to ominous Since Thomas Cook ran his first ever rail With the UK due to leave the EU on 29 propaganda, anti-Semitism appears to be excursion from Leicester to Loughborough March next year, the negotiations on a making a comeback in Europe. In the UK, in 1841, tourism has grown remarkably. withdrawal agreement and future relations the Labour Party has been very publicly In recent years, however, there have are reaching crunch time. Yet there are still split over how it deals with the issue. been unprecedented criticisms made of deep divisions in parliament - even among In one respect, it looks like the simple the tourism industry. Protests against those who campaigned to leave - on what return of what has been called ‘the longest ‘overtourism’ are breaking out, with Brexit should mean or even whether it should hatred’. But while anti-Semitism has long ‘Tourists go home’ graffitied in iconic happen at all. Might it be better to accept been seen as a right-wing phenomenon, cultural cities such as Venice, Barcelona that no deal is possible at the moment, given particularly since the Nazis, today’s anti- and Amsterdam. Is an increase in tourism the fixed positions of all involved, and leave Semites are more likely to rail against Jews making locals’ lives hell? Should we rein without one in the name of ‘taking back in the name of the Palestinians, a favourite in our desire to travel for leisure? Or can control’? Could a ‘no deal’ Brexit provide the cause of the left. Is hatred of Jews really on cultures and economies adapt to meet the shakeup that politics and the economy need the rise? Is it re-emerging in new forms? growing aspiration to see the world, be it for renewal? Or have the negotiations simply for cultural enlightenment or just for fun? brought home how disastrous Brexit could RICHARD ANGELL be, forcing us to reconsider director, Progress; formerly worked JIM BUTCHER for All Party Parliamentary Group on reader in geography, Canterbury Christ HEAD TO HEAD: Combatting Antisemitism Church University; co-author, Volunteer DR PHILIP CUNLIFFE Tourism: the lifestyle politics of international senior lecturer in politics and international DR STEPHEN LAW development philosopher; author, Humanism: a very relations, University of Kent; co-founder, The Full Brexit; author, Lenin Lives! short introduction DONNA DAILEY travel writer; co-publisher, Pacific-Coast- BRENDAN O’NEILL VICKY PRYCE Highway-Travel.com, Greece-Travel- chief economic adviser and board editor, spiked; columnist, Penthouse; writer, Secrets.com and TheTravelPages.com Sun and Spectator; author, A Duty to Offend member, Centre for Economics and Business Research GREG DICKINSON JULIAN PETLEY senior content editor, Telegraph travel desk; RESPONDENTS: professor of journalism, Brunel University; presenter, Overtourism: are we destroying editorial board member, British Journalism the places we love? LUCY HARRIS Review; principal editor, Journal of British coordinator, Leavers of London Cinema and Television DR ANDREW SMITH reader in tourism and events, School of ALI MIRAJ MELANIE PHILLIPS Architecture and Cities, University of social entrepreneur; DJ; political activist; columnist, The Times; regular panellist, Westminster; author, Events in the City and financier; founder, the Contrarian Prize BBC Radio 4’s Moral Maze; author, The Events and Urban Regeneration Legacy and best-selling book, Londonistan PROFESSOR SIR SIMON WESSELY CHAIR: PETER SMITH Regius chair of psychiatry, Institute of CHAIR: JACOB FUREDI director of tourism, St. Mary’s University; Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, junior commissioning editor, Daily Mail co-author, Volunteer Tourism: the lifestyle King’s College London; president, Royal politics of international development Society of Medicine Produced by Jacob Furedi Produced by Jim Butcher CHAIR: ROB LYONS science and technology director, Academy of Ideas; convenor, AoI Economy Forum Produced by Rob Lyons

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LONDON BIRMINGHAM DERBY TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER Backyard Comedy Club, 231 The Old Joint Stock, Hallmark Midland Hotel, Cambridge Heath Road, Birmingham, B2 5NY Derby, DE1 2SQ London, E2 0EL RACE, GENDER, CLASS? THE MILITARY: MUSCLE OR COMEDY UNLEASHED SOCIAL DIVERSITY IN MINDFULNESS? 19:30—22:00 THE 21ST CENTURY 19:00 — 20:30 11:30—13:00 PERFORMERS INCLUDE: SPEAKERS: Julie Burchill, journalist; author; THE MARCH OF THE ROBOTS Beverley Henshaw, postgraduate broadcaster; co-writer of a new play, 13:30—15:00 student and former soldier Professor People Like Us Andrew Doyle, writer NHS70: HOW GOOD IS OUR Keith McLay, pro vice-chancellor/ and comedian; co-author, Jonathan Pie: HEALTH SERVICE? dean, College of Arts, Humanities & Off The Record Jane Robins, author; 15:15—16:45 Education, University of Derby; author, Reassessing the British Way in Warfare journalist; co-writer of a new play, Birmingham Salon host three debates People Like Us Charlie Peters, writer and broadcaster; looking at the impact of politics, British Army reservist Chair: Dr Ruth technology and public services on social Mieschbuehler, programme leader class in 21st century Britain. for education studies, College of SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Education, University of Derby Ben Cobley, author, The Tribe: the liberal-left and the system of diversity; blogger, A Free Left Blog Rosamund Cuckston, organiser, Birmingham LONDON Salon Chrissie Daz, schoolteacher; SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER cabaret performer; author on GROSVENOR SQUARE TO transgender and gender variant LONDON CARNABY STREET identity Hector Gonzalez-Jimenez, MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER senior lecturer, York Management WALKS ‘N’ TALKS: LONDON’S Accent Study Centre, 12 Bedford School; global marketer James Square, London WC1B 3JA VIETNAM WAR HISTORY Heartfield, lecturer; author, 09:45—11:00 The Equal Opportunities Revolution EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL: On the 50th anniversary of the Dr Jonathan Hurlow, chair, psychiatry NEXT STOP JAIL? Vietnam War protests in Grosvenor division, Birmingham Medical Institute; 19:00—20:30 Square, join the Future Cities Project consultant forensic psychiatrist Phil SPEAKERS INCLUDE: for this special political history walk Mullan, economist and business Pamela Dow, chief reform officer, manager; author, Creative Destruction: Catch22; former director of strategy, TOUR GUIDE: how to start an economic renaissance James Heartfield, lecturer; author, Ministry of Justice Stuart Lock, The Equal Opportunities Revolution executive principal, Advantage Schools Chair: Gareth Sturdy, functional skills teacher at Headmasters Partnership

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LEEDS DERBY LEICESTER TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER MONDAY 8 NOVEMBER Millennium Room, Carriageworks Hallmark Midland Hotel, Derby, DE1 2SQ LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Theatre, Leeds, LS2 3AD Leicester, LE1 IRE GENERATION WARS: MYTH WHAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH OR REALITY? 19:00—20:30 WHAT DO WOMEN WANT? THE IDENTITY POLITICS? 18:00—20:00 ‘ART OF THINKING’ ABOUT SPEAKERS: FEMINISM TODAY 18:30—21:30 Remi Joseph-Salisbury, presidential Dr Jennie Bristow, senior lecturer in fellow, Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity, sociology, Canterbury Christ Church Culture on the Offensive ‘Art of Thinking’ University of Manchester; trustee University; author, The Sociology of evenings centre around current cultural and organiser, Racial Justice Network; Generations The Very Revd. Mitred trends and are an opportunity to author, Black Mixed-Race Men; Surya Archpriest Daniel Joseph, chaplain meet, think, eat and drink. Join them Monro, professor in sociology and social and philosophy lecturer, University for this philosophical interrogation of policy, University of Huddersfield; of Derby Anna Keenan, student, contemporary feminism. author, Gender Politics: Citizenship, Bilborough Sixth Form College, IN CONVERSATION: Activism, and Sexual Diversity and Nottingham James Keith, associate Ella Whelan, author, What Women Bisexuality Ella Whelan, journalist and lecturer, Institute of Education, Want: Fun, Freedom And An End To frequent commentator on TV and radio; University of Derby Chair: Dr Nicholas Feminism and Dr Greg Scorzo, director author, What Women Want Chair: Paul Joseph, associate lecturer, College and editor, Culture on the Offensive; Thomas, civil servant; qualified FE of Arts, Humanities and Education, host, ‘The Art of Thinking’ teacher; organiser, Leeds Salon University of Derby

EDINBURGH THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER LIVERPOOL SHERBORNE Festival of Politics, The Scottish FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP Unitarian Church, 57 Ullet Road, Sherborne Girls School, Bradford Road, FREEDOM TO OFFEND 17.45—19.15 Liverpool L17 2AA Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3QN Free speech was once an unquestionable TRUE GRIT OR GOOD CITIZENS: DEBATING MATTERS virtue but now it is explicitly questioned. SHOULD SCHOOLS TEACH CHAMPIONSHIP: DORSET With universities potentially fined if CHARACTER? 19:00—20:30 09:00—18:00 they don’t allow freedom of speech on SPEAKERS INCLUDE: The Academy of Ideas Debating campus, how do we reconcile today’s Matters competition for sixth form sensitivities with the freedom to offend? Mo Lovatt, writer and researcher specialising in Arts & Culture policy; students emphasises substance over SPEAKERS: co-chair, The Great Debate Bernie style. Six schools compete in the first Dr Joanna Williams, head of education Draper, poverty and development ever regional championship in Dorset. campaigner, member of Merseyside and culture, Policy Exchange; author, TOPICS TO BE DEBATED: Peace Network Chair: Pauline Women vs Feminism; Gerry Hassan, Universal Basic Income, Artificial Hadaway, arts and heritage consultant, writer and commentator Nik Williams, Intelligence, Historical Monuments and University of Manchester Scottish PEN Chair: Claire Fox, Social Egg Freezing director, Academy of Ideas; author, I STILL Find That Offensive!

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EDINBURGH PORTO SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER National Library of Scotland, Maus Hábitos, Rua Passos Manuel 178, George IV Bridge, 4º Piso, 4000-382 Porto, Portugal Edinburgh, EH1 1EW THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK? The Battle of Ideas is returning to Edinburgh for our second annual day of debates at POST-COLONIALISM AND the National Library of Scotland, covering politics, education and society. EUROPEAN CULTURE 21:30—23:00 FIGHT FOR QUEEN AND WHATEVER HAPPENED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: COUNTRY? MILITARY TO POLITICAL PROTEST? Nuno Faria, artistic director, José de SERVICE TODAY 14:00—15:00 Guimarães International Centre for the Arts Manick Govinda, 11:00—12:00 FROM THE SUFFRAGETTES TO programme director, SPACE; FEMINISM’S GENERATION WAR: speaking in a personal capacity WHAT IS EDUCATION FOR? WOMEN’S RIGHTS TODAY Fran Xavier, freelance designer, 12:15—13:30 15:15—16:30 tutor, Arts University Bournemouth Chair: Alastair Donald, associate SPEAKERS INCLUDE: director, Academy of Ideas Dr Keir Bloomer, education consultant Lucy Butler, postgraduate student, University of Dundee; editorial assistant, Shout Dr Jennifer Cunningham, recently retired paediatrician; author, The End of Apartheid? Theo Dounas, senior lecturer, Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Dr Oliver Escobar, lecturer, public policy, University of Edinburgh; co-director, What Works Scotland Angela Haggerty, journalist; founding MALTA editor, CommonSpace Beverley Henshaw, postgraduate student and former soldier Rob Lyons, science and technology director, Academy of Ideas Seonag MacKinnon, TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER director of communications and public affairs, Glasgow Caledonian University Lecture Centre, University of Malta, Charlie Peters, writer and broadcaster; British Army reservist Dr Stuart Waiton, senior MSD 2080 MSIDA, Malta lecturer, sociology and criminology, Abertay University; author, Scared of the Kids: OVERTOURISM: IS IT OVER FOR curfews, crime and the regulation of young people Ella Whelan, author, What Women THE GROWTH OF TOURISM? Want: fun, freedom and an end to feminism 18:00—20:00 Produced by Rob Lyons Battle of Ideas comes to Valletta, the European Capital of Culture 2018, to explore the idea of ‘overtourism’. SPEAKERS: Dr Marie Avellino, director, Institute for Tourism, Travel and Culture, University of Malta; chair, Island Tourism Platform Godfrey Baldacchino, pro rector and professor of sociology, University of Malta; author, Archipelago Tourism: practices and policies Dr Dominic Standish, author, Venice in Environmental Peril? myth and reality Chair: Jim Butcher, co-author, Volunteer Tourism: the lifestyle politics of international development Supported by the Institute for Tourism, Travel and Culture, University of Malta

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ZURICH BRUSSELS THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER 10:00—17:30 Flemish-Dutch House Deburen, University of Zurich, 71 Rämistrasse, Leopoldstraat 6, 1000 Brussels 8006 Zürich WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT University of Zürich hosts a full day of ONLINE HATE SPEECH? debates at the venue where Winston 19:30—21:00 Churchill made his famous United States Naomi Firsht, journalist; co-author, of Europe speech in 1946. The Parisians’ Guide to Cafés, Bars and Restaurants Yasmien Naciri, entrepreneur; marketeer; columnist, THE FUTURE OF EUROPE IN IMMIGRATION AND de Morgen and Radio 1 Marloes AN AGE OF POPULISM CITIZENSHIP: IS THERE A van Noorloos, associate professor, 10:30—12:00 FUTURE FOR FREE MOVEMENT? Department of Criminal Law, Tilburg ART, MUSIC, PROTEST: THE 13:30—14:45 Law Thomas Smolders, secretary and CULTURAL LEGACY OF 1968 DO WE NEED AN ‘URBAN organiser, Gent M; techno viking, In 13:30—14:45 REVOLUTION’? 15:30—16:45 the Pocket Chair: Jacob Reynolds #METOO, ONE YEAR ON: SHOULD WE KEEP RELIGION partnerships manager, Academy of Ideas WHERE NEXT FOR FEMINISM? AND STATE SEPARATE? 13:30—14:45 15:30—16:45

SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Stéphane Bussard, international Geneva correspondent, Le Temps; co-author, Trump, De la Démagogie en Amérique Dr Philip Cunliffe, senior lecturer in politics and international relations, University of Kent; author, Lenin Lives! Reimagining the Russian ATHENS Revolution Alastair Donald, associate director, Academy of Ideas Jacob Geuder, MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER researcher in videoactivism, online video production and social media, University of Basel Dr Federica Gregoratto, lecturer, University of St Gall Pauline Hadaway, Hellenic American Union, arts and heritage consultant, University of Manchester Dr Andreas Müller Huth, Massalias 22, 10680, Athens deputy general secretary, Department of Justice and Home Affairs, Canton of Zurich SILENCING HATE SPEECH: Pascal Gemperli, secretary general, Union Vaudoise des Associations Musulmanes CENSORSHIP OR CIVILITY? (UVAM) Dr Beat Kappeler, columnist, NZZ am Sonntag Anne-Sophie Keller, author, 19:30—21:00 Iris von Roten: Eine Frau kommt zu früh - noch immer?; journalist, izzy Magazine Pius Knüsel, CEO, Volkshochschule Zürich Bahar Koçal, secular Muslim Professor Stefan Sophia Katsochi, instructor with an Kurath, director, Institut Urban Landscape, School of Architecture ZHAW Andreas interest in applied linguistics, Kyriacou, president, Freethinkers Association of Switzerland Michael McKay, Hellenic American College Sotiris corporate communications and public affairs consultant; founder, McKay’sAli Miraj, Sideris, journalist; coordinator, social entrepreneur; DJ; political activist; financier; founder, the Contrarian PrizeDr ‘Young Journalists’ project, Network Michael Owens, commercial director, Bow Arts Trust; formerly, head of development for Children’s Rights Stelios Virvidakis, policy, London Development Agency Frank Schimmelfennig, professor of European professor of philosophy, Department politics, ETH Zurich; director, Center for Comparative and International Studies, of History and Philosophy of Science, ETH and the University of Zurich Professor Dr Gerhard Schmitt, director, Singapore- National and Kapodistrian University ETH Centre; professor of information architecture, ETH Zurich. Dr Stefanie Walter, of Athens Ella Whelan, author, What professor, international relations and political economy, department of political Women Want Chair: Geoff Kidder, science, University of Zurich; author, Financial Crises and the Politics of Macroeconomic director, membership and events, Adjustments Ella Whelan, author, What Women Want: fun, freedom and an end to Academy of Ideas; convenor, AoI feminism Austin Williams, senior lecturer, Dept of Architecture, Kingston University, Book Club London; author, China’s Urban Revolution Produced by Paul Seaman

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BERLIN COPENHAGEN DUBLIN TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER 18:00—21:00 14:00—17:00 CCT College Dublin, University of Applied Sciences Europe, Storm20, Stormgade 20, 1555 København V 30-34 Westmoreland Street, Dessauer STR. 3-5, 10963, Berlin Dublin 2, Ireland THE ARTS VERSUS CULTURE: FREEDOM IN AN AGE WHAT ARE THE ARTS FOR? WHO OWNS CULTURE? OF PROHIBITION 14:00—15:15 19:00—21:00 18:00—19:30 ARE WE SANITISING THE CITY? Pauline Hadaway, arts and heritage EUROPE’S CULTURE WARS 15:45—17:00 consultant, University of Manchester 19:45—21:00 Dr Maria Parsons, senior lecturer, Alastair Donald, associate director, Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Til Biermann, reporter, BILD / BZ Academy of Ideas; co-director, Future Dun Laoghaire Chair: Justin Smyth, Dr Stefan Chatrath, professor of Cities Project Claire Fox, director, librarian; co-founder, Dublin Salon sports marketing, University of Applied Academy of Ideas; author, I STILL Find Sciences Europe, Campus Berlin Karin That Offensive! Peter Hanke, conductor Dietrich, corporate relations director and artistic director, Voces Academy; Central Europe, Diageo Germany associate fellow, Oxford University Gmbd Professor Frank Furedi, sociologist and social commentator; author, How Fear Works: Culture of Fear in the 21st Century and Populism and the European Culture Wars Rob Lyons, science and technology director, Academy of Ideas Sascha Tamm, head STOCKHOLM of division for cross-sectoral tasks, SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER Friedrich Naumann Foundation for 11:00—18:30 Freedom; podcast host, Asozial Sabine Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm Beppler-Spahl, chair, Freiblickinstitut e.V; CEO, Sprachkunst36; Germany IS SOCIAL MEDIA BAD IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP: correspondent, spiked Professor Dr FOR SOCIETY? 11:00—12:15 IS THERE A FUTURE FOR FREE Michael Zürn, director, Research Unit FROM BREXIT TO SWEDEN: MOVEMENT? 16:00—17:15 Global Governance, WZB (Berlin WHAT’S BEHIND TODAY’S ONLY JOKING? SATIRE AND Social Science Center); professor, Freie ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT REVOLT? POLITICS TODAY 17:30 — 18:30 Universiät Berlin; author, A Theory of 12:30—13:45 Global Governance: authority, legitimacy and contestation #METOO, ONE YEAR ON: WHERE NEXT FOR FEMINISM? 14:30—15:45

In this special fifth anniversary edition of the Battle of Ideas in Stockholm, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern hosts a series of debates covering the hot issues in contemporary politics, culture and society. The debates are free and open to all. SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Nina Åkestam, writer Alastair Donald, associate director, Academy of Ideas; Andrew Doyle, writer and comedian; Kajsa Ekis Ekman, journalist, Dagens Nyheter; author, Being and Being Bought Carl-Michael Edenborg, publisher Aron Flam, comedian and provocateur David Goodhart, author, The Road to Somewhere Madeline Grant, editorial manager, Institute of Economic AffairsCarl Miller, author, The Death of the Gods: the new global power grab Dagens Nyheter; author, Being and Being Bought Karin Pettersson, director of public policy, Schibsted Rob Lyons, science and technology director, Academy of Ideas Fredrik Segerfeldt, author Bruno Waterfield, Brussels correspondent, The Times Produced by Johan Wirfält and Kulturhuset Stadsteatern team

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