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CAN WE BUILD SOLIDARITY WHO ARE ‘THE PEOPLE’? WHO ARE ‘THE FROM TRUMP’S WALL KEYNOTE IN A FRACTURED SOCIETY? 12:00–13:15 ESTABLISHMENT’? TO POLICING CULTURE: SPECIAL OFFER CONTROVERSIES 10:00–11:30 14:00–15:30 UNDERSTANDING BORDERS TODAY CAMELOT 16:00–17:15 People often declare ‘solidarity’ with So-called populists claim to oppose elites The British establishment was traditionally Globalisation was supposed to diminish STUDENT These sessions take on the big victims of terror attacks and human- and speak for the people. Their critics understood as comprising upper-class the relevance of national borders. Yet CHAMPION ideas and themes of our time, rights violations, or simply to mark an accuse them of erasing the differences people who went to the best private from Trump’s ‘big beautiful wall’ along the setting the tone for the festival awareness day – often by changing their among people in our diverse, modern schools and Oxbridge, and then took US-Mexico border to the border within The Camelot Student Champion 2019 allows current undergraduate as a whole. This year, we’ll be social-media profiles. Sceptics suggest society. Indeed, phrases like ‘the will of prominent positions in the arts, politics Ireland between North and South, borders this has more to do with virtue signalling the people’ and ‘enemies of the people’ and industry. Today, though, some allege a have shown a surprising tendency to and postgraduate students to enjoy trying to understand some than a genuine common struggle, such carry sinister overtones. 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Charges of ‘cultural handle on two hard-to-pin down mass movements like the gilets jaunes. Yet have to acknowledge there is such a thing? personal networks? How useful is the idea appropriation’ seem to suggest cultural there also seems to be growing political Can we disentangle popular legitimacy of the establishment? Is it indispensable to boundaries are policed ever more strongly, but essential terms: ‘the people’ polarisation. For example, some seek from spurious rhetoric? Should we fear understanding power, or a cheap slur that but at the same time many celebrate the and ‘the establishment’. common cause with their identity groups, the people, or are we the people? can be used by any side of an argument? ‘fluidity’ of gender and sexual boundaries. while others see identity politics as a Is it contradictory to lament the return of barrier to fellow-feeling. Can we create AAQIL AHMED STEVE RICHARDS national borders while seeking to enforce solidarity in the twenty-first century? professor of media, University of Bolton; broadcaster and political commentator; cultural borders? WELCOME ADDRESS What does solidarity mean today? non-executive director, Advertising presenter, BBC Radio 4’s Week in FREE STAGE Standards Authority and Ofcom; former Westminster; author, The Prime Ministers: SABINE BEPPLER-SPAHL 9.30–09:50 ROGER EATWELL head of religion, Channel 4 and BBC reflections on leadership from Wilson to May chair, Freiblickinstitut e.V; author, Brexit: emeritus professor of comparative the struggle for democracy in Great Britain; The fifteenth annual Battle of politics, University of Bath; co-author, SOPHIA GASTON JILL RUTTER Germany correspondent, spiked Ideas festival will open with a National Populism: the revolt against director, British Foreign Policy Group; senior fellow, Institute for Government; liberal democracy research fellow, Institute for Global former director of strategy and sustainable PROFESSOR FRANK FUREDI Welcome Address Affairs, London School of Economics; development, Defra sociologist and social commentator; author, To take advantage of this offer, visit ALASTAIR DONALD PAUL EMBERY academic fellow, European Policy Centre How Fear Works: culture of fear in the 21ST co-convenor, Battle of Ideas festival; firefighter, trade unionist; DAVID STARKEY century and Populism and the European the Battle of Ideas festival tickets associate director, Academy of Ideas, columnist, UnHerd MICK HUME historian; broadcaster; professor of Culture Wars page www.battleofideas.org.uk/tickets convenor, Living Freedom columnist, spiked; author, Revolting! history; author, Henry: model of a tyrant; and follow the Camelot Student PROFESSOR FRANK FUREDI How the establishment are undermining documentary maker REBECCA LOWE Champion link. 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IS WHITE PRIVILEGE REAL? SNOWFLAKES OR GROSS-OUT FEMINISM: IS FROM PETERSON TO INCELS: PATRIOTISM: THE IDENTITY POLITICS 10:00–11:30 REVOLUTIONARIES: WHAT IS THE POLITICAL NOW TOO IS THERE A GENERATION OF ACCEPTABLE FACE OF Over the past few years, THE NEW STUDENT IDENTITY? PERSONAL? ‘LOST BOYS’? NATIONALISM? 12:00–13:00 14:00–15:30 16:00–17:15 17:30–18:45 identity has emerged as one of the most important political Anti-racists who use the term ‘white With a growing university population, In 1969, the American feminist Carol There is much talk today of a ‘crisis of Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion categories, and has transformed privilege’ argue that white people don’t being a ‘student’ has become a kind of Hanisch’s essay ‘The Personal is Political’ masculinity’, with its roots in the decline and attachment to a homeland and a sense traditional political divides. The ever have to experience or even think identity. On the one hand, contemporary became a rallying cry for the feminist of the traditional male breadwinner role. of fellow feeling with other citizens who focus on racial identity – as about racism – putting them in a more students are often lampooned as movement. Fifty years later, it seems But, what does it mean to be a man today? share the same sentiment. It is closely opposed to explicit racism – has privileged position than those who ‘oversensitive’ or ‘snowflakes’. On the other that contemporary feminism is now One popular answer has been provided related to nationalism, but traditionally constantly having to deal with racist hand, many students consider themselves more concerned with the personal than by Jordan Peterson, who exhorts young it has been seen as more emotional given birth to the idea of ‘white attitudes. But free-speech campaigners to be a newly sensitised and radical future ever – at the most visceral, physical men to take responsibility and ‘clean your and instinctive, and less political and privilege’. The focus on identities worry that demands to ‘check your white generation. Is the stereotypical student level – from campaigns around periods to room’. Meanwhile, fringe communities of ideological. For that reason, it has also and personal experiences has privilege’ have a chilling effect on debate, identity, a social-justice warrior, just that debates about body weight. Is a younger, men who are dissatisfied with women or been considered less dangerous, and many seen a new focus for feminists with people afraid to express an opinion – a stereotype? Are most students getting more liberated generation simply more feminism proliferate. For example, ‘incels’ who are wary of nationalism are more on bodily issues from periods to for fear of being dismissed as insensitive on with their degrees, drinking too much comfortable about talking about their (involuntary celibates) not only blame comfortable describing themselves as or irrelevant. Is white privilege real? Is a and carrying on as normal? Or has our personal lives? Are critics of body- women and society for their problems, but patriotic. But ultimately, does patriotism body image. Likewise, instead white bricklayer still more privileged than worrying about the well-being of young obsessed feminism just squeamish and have sometimes turned to misogynistic always blur into xenophobia? Or can it of sexism there is talk of ‘male a black CEO? Do white people simply people created a new identitarian student behind the times? Or should a movement violence. Has masculinity become toxic? Is help cohere an open society with liberal, privilege’. But in the latter case, have to admit that life is harder for non- who needs to be listened to? for women’s freedom be more focused on feminism to blame for marginalising men, inclusive values? When, if ever, should some men claim that rather white people? changing the public sphere, rather than or do boys simply need to man up? patriotism be viewed as progressive? JAMES BURNS focusing on the private self? than bearing privilege they AAQIL AHMED history undergraduate, University of ELIZABETH HOBSON NEIL DAVENPORT are sidelined by attacks on professor of media, University of Bolton; Oxford; writer, Areo JULIE BURCHILL director of communications, Justice for Men cultural critic; head of faculty of social ‘toxic masculinity’. We’re also non-executive director, Advertising journalist, author and broadcaster; & Boys (and the women who love them) sciences, JFS Sixth Form Centre unpicking the emergence of Standards Authority and Ofcom; former DR JIM BUTCHER columnist, Sunday Telegraph new identities like the ‘student head of religion, Channel4 and BBC reader in geography, Canterbury DR JAN MACVARISH ROWENNA DAVIS Christ Church University; co-author, SAMANTHA DAVIES visiting research fellow, Centre for teacher and writer; author, Tangled Up identity’, whilst reflecting KATHARINE BIRBALSINGH Volunteer Tourism: the lifestyle politics of barrister, writer and commentator; Parenting Culture Studies, University of In Blue: Blue Labour and the struggle for on one of the most political headmistress, Michaela Community international development president, Business and Human Kent; author, Neuroparenting: the expert Labour’s soul challenging identities: national School; author, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Rights Commission, Union invasion of family life identity. Is ‘identity’ a useful Teachers: the Michaela way TANYA KEKIC Internationale des Advocats DR RAKIB EHSAN undergraduate student, University of REBECCA REID research fellow, Centre on Radicalisation vehicle for political change? Are DR MYRIAM FRANCOIS Warwick; writer, Warwick Congress BETH HAYDEN digital editor, Grazia; author, Perfect Liars and Terrorism, Henry Jackson Society some identities more valued journalist; filmmaker,City of Refuge; researcher, Higher Education Executive and The Power of Rude than others? founder, weneedtotalkaboutwhiteness. 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ST WOKE CORPORATIONS: A WASTE OF A GOOD CRISIS? IS SOCIALISM MAKING A DOES THE WORLD NEED A INTERROGATING ANTI- IDEOLOGY IN THE 21 RESPONSIBLE CAPITALISM A DECADE AFTER THE COMEBACK? GOVERNMENT? SEMITISM WITH DEBORAH CENTRURY OR VIRTUE SIGNALLING? CRASH, WITH LARRY ELLIOTT 14:00–15:30 16:00–17:15 LIPSTADT AND FRANK FUREDI What are the big, overarching 10:00–11:30 12:00–13:00 17:30–18:45 political ideas that will shape the From Nike’s 2018 advert featuring anti- Critics argue that relatively little has been The failure of Western economies to From climate change to tax evasion, A recent EU report found 89 per cent next few years, even decades? racist NFL star Colin Kaepernick to Gillette’s done since the financial crisis to fix the recover fully from the 2008 crisis seems humanity’s biggest challenges are of Jews living in member countries feel After an era where we’ve been recent advert challenging ‘toxic masculinity’, underlying problems that precipitated it. to have led many to consider the merits of increasingly global. Many of those anti-Semitism has increased over the told ‘there is no alternative’ to big companies seem increasingly willing Have we failed to take the old advice to socialism and other forms of ‘post-capitalist’ frustrated by our lack of progress on past decade, while 85 per cent believe it the market, socialism seems to to flirt with politics. Human resources ‘never waste a good crisis’? Extraordinary future. The enthusiasm for Jeremy Corbyn these issues argue for some form of world to be a serious problem. Anti-Semitism departments across the world are sensitive monetary measures are still mostly in in the UK, and Bernie Sanders and young, government. If the United Nations, or has traditionally been associated with the be garnering an audience once to gender and equality issues. What are place, but there are heated debates about radical Democrats in the US, seems to some similar body, had real power over political right and with national chauvinism, more. Why has it attracted we to make of this? Is ‘woke capitalism’ a whether the major developed economies show a political shift to the left. One national governments, global agreements but today it is often radical Islamists or such interest and is it a viable cynical attempt to curry favour with the are healthier or weaker than in 2008. prominent idea is that the technology will could be made and enforced. But others even leftists, rather than nationalists, who alternative? Is the failure to lucrative millennial market? Are companies Acclaimed Guardian economics editor soon exist to enable ‘fully automated luxury argue that it would be difficult, if not are accused of prejudice against Jews. But deal with the crisis of 2008 a imposing an unwanted agenda on consumers Larry Elliot explores what can be done to communism’, where living standards rise impossible, for seven billion people to hold can alleged anti-Semitism in the British signal that something needs and employees? Or should we celebrate pull the west out of its economic malaise. while robots do the work. But critics are a world government to account. Indeed, Labour party really be compared to the demonstrations of corporate conscience and How can we challenge the ‘new normal’ quick to argue that every attempt to create many find the idea of a world government fascist Oswald Mosley? Is anti-Zionism a to change – and if so, what? social responsibility? What should be the line of low growth, poor productivity and socialist societies has ended in failure, sinister. Nevertheless, can we really distinct and legitimate position? Is anti- Maybe capitalism itself is between business and politics? stagnating living standards? misery, authoritarianism – or all three. Is solve our global problems without global Semitism today the same as ever? changing and becoming more a revived socialism finally challenging the political institutions? socially aware. Is the ‘woke’ ASAD DHUNNA PHIL MULLAN TINA narrative of the past 30 years? CLAIRE FOX founder, The Unmistakables; economist and business manager; author, ANDREAS BUMMEL director, Academy of Ideas; Brexit Party corporation the way to change commentator; former director of Creative Destruction: how to start an KATE ANDREWS executive director, Democracy MEP; author, I STILL Find That Offensive! the world? Are old and ugly communications, Pride in London economic renaissance associate director, Institute of Economic without Borders; co-author, ideas like anti-Semitism going to Affairs; columnist,City A.M. A World Parliament: governance and IN CONVERSATION WITH: gain popularity? Whatever our DR ELIANE GLASER IN CONVERSATION WITH: democracy in the 21ST century PROFESSOR FRANK FUREDI writer; radio producer; reader, LARRY ELLIOTT ALBENA AZMANOVA sociologist and social commentator; author, political views, if we want global Bath Spa University; author, Anti- economics editor, Guardian; co-author, professor of political theory, University of IAN CRAWFORD How Fear Works: culture of fear in the 21ST change, is the next big idea to Politics: on the demonisation of Europe Isn’t Working and The Gods That Kent and Brussels School of International professor of planetary science and century and Populism and the European establish global government? ideology, authority, and the state Failed: how the financial elite have gambled Studies; author, Capitalism on Edge astrobiology, Birkbeck College, Culture Wars away our futures University of London DR NORMAN LEWIS JONNY BALL DR DEBORAH E LIPSTADT director, Futures-Diagnosis Ltd; co- Produced by Phil Mullan special projects writer, New Statesman MARY KALDOR professor of Holocaust Studies, Emory author, Big Potatoes: the London manifesto emeritus professor of global governance, University, Atlanta; author, Antisemitism: for innovation DANIEL BEN-AMI LSE; director, Conflict and Civil Society Here and Now; defendant, Irving v Penguin journalist; author, Ferraris for All: Research Unit, LSE; author, Global UK and Lipstadt (2000) DAN MOBLEY in defence of economic progress Security Cultures, Global Civil Society global corporate relations director, Diageo and Cowardly Capitalism Produced by Claire Fox DR TARA MCCORMACK TOBY YOUNG DOUGLAS LAIN lecturer, international politics, co-founder, West London Free School; publishing manager, Zero Books; University of Leicester author, How to Lose Friends & Alienate novelist, BASH BASH Revolution; People; associate editor, Spectator podcaster; YouTuber CHAIR: ROB LYONS and Quillette science and technology director, Academy CHAIR: ROBERT HARRIES of Ideas; convenor, AoI Economy Forum CHAIR: PATRICK HAYES membership coordinator, education director, British Educational Suppliers trade association Produced by Ian Crawford and Rob Lyons Association (BESA); director, EdTech Exchange Produced by Robert Harries Produced by Jacob Reynolds

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CAN WE STOP WORLD WAR III? HUNGARY: THE BAD BOY HONG KONG: MODERN AMERICA: WHAT’S THE NEW IRELAND: EYE ON THE WORLD 10:00–11:30 OF EUROPE? UNDERSTANDING THE BEHIND THE RISE OF AOC PC NATION? 12:00–13:00 PROTESTS AND THE SQUAD? 17:30–18:45 14:00–15:30 16:00–17:15

With rising tensions between America, Over the course of the past nine years, There have been months of protest in In June 2018, a young Hispanic Democrat, Which country could be said to China and the EU – not to mention the re- a small nation of 10 million people has Hong Kong. The airport was closed in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, caused an upset best exemplify PC culture? Given emergence of Russia on the international become the bête noire of the EU. The August after a two-day blockade by by winning the party primary for New developments in recent years, Ireland From Turkish attacks on the stage – many argue that the old, post-1945 country’s leader, Viktor Orbán, is reviled protesters. A protester is reported to York’s solidly Democrat 14th congressional could easily take the prize in the identity- Kurds in Syria to rising trade world order is breaking down. Indeed, there as an authoritarian, bent on creating an have been hit by a live round in what’s district. She has since become the darling politics stakes and be crowned the first are escalating strains even within the West, ‘illiberal democracy’, which for his critics considered a major escalation of tensions. of the American left, the most high- ‘woke’ nation. Catholicism has clearly lost tariffs between America and brought into sharper focus by the election is a contradiction in terms. Frank Furedi Tens of thousands of people have occupied profile of a group of youthful, minority its hold over Irish society, which now backs China, there are plenty of of President Donald Trump in 2016, an will discuss what has been driving the streets and businesses in the centre of congresswomen, nicknamed ‘The Squad’, legal abortion and gay marriage. Should international tensions in the event that seemed to open up a divide conflict between Hungary and the EU and one of the world’s leading international who have attracted a younger audience to we be happy to see the back of Ireland’s world today. Can the world find between a mercantilist and a globalist what it tells us about today’s culture wars financial centres. What’s it all about? Will the Democratic Party. ‘AOC’ seems to be religious cultural identity, which was in a peaceful way to shift from approach to world affairs. The EU is also in Europe. What are the differences and this fizzle out, or is this a fracture that the quintessential millennial politician. She many ways stifling and repressive? Or are split within, not least over how to deal similarities between the political landscape cannot be mended? What does it mean has also become an obsession for critics of there questions to be asked about the ways an era of US dominance or is with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. How in Eastern and Western Europe? Is there for authority in China and democracy, the Democrat left, even though she is still in which Ireland has changed so rapidly? military conflict becoming more can we stop these tensions getting out of cause to be worried about Hungary’s not just in Hong Kong, but in Macau and just a junior congresswoman. What does Has one form of stifling moral conformity likely? All the big powers have control? Is conflict inevitable? authoritarian and illiberal turn? Taiwan, too? the rise of AOC say about contemporary simply been replaced by another? internal issues of their own, too. American politics? DR PHILIP CUNLIFFE JOAN HOEY FENELLA BARBER PAULINE HADAWAY Does the rise of left-Democrats senior lecturer in politics and international director, Europe, The Economist founder, Bao Advisory; former adviser, KATE ANDREWS arts and heritage consultant, University like Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez relations, University of Kent; co-founder, Intelligence Unit; editor, The EIU China-Britain Business Council associate director, Institute of Economic of Manchester; co-founder, in America signal a country The Full Brexit; author, Lenin Lives! Democracy Index Affairs; columnist,City A.M. The Liverpool Salon; former director, divided by identity politics Reimagining the Russian Revolution ALAN HUDSON Belfast Exposed Photography and dissatisfaction with the IN CONVERSATION WITH: visiting professor, Shanghai DR ALBENA AZMANOVA MARY DEJEVSKY PROFESSOR FRANK FUREDI Jiaotong University professor of political theory, University of KEVIN ROONEY economic status quo? Europe, former foreign correspondent in Moscow, sociologist and social commentator; author, Kent and Brussels School of International convenor, AoI Education Forum; too, is riven with tensions that Paris and Washington; special correspondent How Fear Works: culture of fear in the 21ST CINDY YU Studies; author, Capitalism on Edge politics teacher; co-author, The Blood go well beyond Brexit. For in China; writer and broadcaster century and Populism and the European China reporter and broadcast editor, Stained Poppy example, what does the EU do Culture Wars Spectator; broadcast commentator, RTE, NANCY MCDERMOTT HUMPHREY HAWKSLEY BBC World Service and World TV writer; adviser to Park Slope Parents; JOHN WATERS with Hungary, led by a popular journalist; author, Man on Ice, Asian Waters Produced by Joan Hoey author, The Problem with Parenting: Irish newspaper columnist; author, Jiving government that declares and The Third World War; Asia specialist LIJIA ZHANG a therapeutic mode of childrearing at the Crossroads, Was It For This? Why itself an ‘illiberal democracy’? writer, broadcaster and social (forthcoming) Ireland lost the plot and Give Us Back the Questions of democracy are also PHIL MULLAN commentator; author, Socialism Is Great! Bad Roads economist and business manager; author, and Lotus INDERJEET PARMAR to the fore in Hong Kong, where Creative Destruction: how to start an professor, international politics, City CHAIR: DENIS RUSSELL protesters are challenging the economic renaissance CHAIR: AUSTIN WILLIAMS University of London; visiting professor, building contractor; former history teacher authority of the government in senior lecturer, Dept of Architecture, LSE; author, Presidents and Premiers at in further education Beijing. Indeed, what should a CHAIR: TOM BAILEY Kingston University, London; honorary War (forthcoming) staff writer,Money Observer research fellow, XJTLU, Suzhou, China; Produced by Denis Russell and modern, liberal democracy look author, China’s Urban Revolution CHAIR: TOM BAILEY Bernie Whelan like? Is Ireland, now a country Produced by Tom Bailey and Phil Mullan staff writer,Money Observer comfortable with abortion and Produced by Austin Williams gay marriage, a role model Produced by Tom Bailey for others or another nation dominated by the concerns of a metropolitan elite?

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ST HOW DO WE SOLVE A FLASH FLOODS, HOSEPIPE HOW DO WE BRIDGE THE HOW CAN WE DEAL WITH FROM BUGS TO BEEF-FREE SOLVING 21 CENTURY PROBLEM LIKE THE CLIMATE BANS AND WATER POVERTY: NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE? PROBLEM LIFESTYLES? BURGERS: WHAT’S THE PROBLEMS EMERGENCY? SOLVING 21ST CENTURY 14:00–15:30 16:00–17:15 FUTURE OF FOOD? There is often gloom about 10:00–11:30 CHALLENGES 17:30–18:45 12:00–13:00 humanity’s ability to tackle the Cities around the world are frequently Could our green, pleasant and frequently The relative differences in jobs, pay, health There are frequent complaints that we The celebrity-backed food trend of great challenges of the future, brought to a halt by Extinction Rebellion, wet island run short of water? The and many other factors between the now live in a ‘nanny state’ with excessive the past year or so has been veganism. whether it is climate change, a new group demanding urgent action to Environment Agency predicts significant North and South of England have been a government interference in what we Globally, though, meat sales continue to feeding the world, supplying reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Along water shortages by 2050, particularly recurring talking point in politics for decades. choose to eat, drink and otherwise imbibe. rise as poorer countries become wealthier. water, economic divisions or with the prominence of Swedish school in the south-east of England. Although Many argue that the vote to leave the EU, But many lifestyle choices do negatively In 2013, researchers showed off the first strikes activist Greta Thunberg, these average annual rainfall has not changed particularly strong in many northern areas, affect the individuals who indulge in lab-grown burger, raising the prospect chronic ‘lifestyle’ diseases. Yet in protests have brought climate change since records began, demand is increasing, was a direct product of the failure of a them and those around them. So, if the of enjoying meat without killing animals the past 200 years or so, we’ve issues to the fore again. Can we continue particularly thanks to a rising population. London-based elite to redevelop northern government doesn’t step in, who should? or the environmental impact of farming seen an explosion of science and to prioritise economic growth, particularly While officials and campaigners want us to areas, with the feted idea of a ‘Northern Should those who profit from products that them. Others suggest we eat insects – a innovation that has produced in developing countries, and accept that we use less water, others see the problem as Powerhouse’ so far failing to produce tangible cause harm, like drinks companies or food common practice in some parts of the unprecedented improvements may have to adapt to a warmer world? Or a lack of innovation and investment in big results. Should there be greater support from manufacturers, take more responsibility? world – to feed a rising population. Then for billions of people. Many say must we face the prospect that we have to projects. Is it time to accept that water is a the wealthy south-east, either directly or by Should we simply leave those with chronic, there are genetically modified foods, drastically reduce our energy use to save precious resource and do more to conserve moving jobs up north? Or is it political power lifestyle-related problems to their own which have great potential, but remain that we spend too much time the planet? If so, how? Is it a technological it? Or should we be more radical in our use and influence that needs to move north? devices in the name of moral responsibility? controversial. How can we confront the as a society moaning about question or an issue of political will? of technology, so we can continue to use Or is it ultimately the state’s responsibility challenges of a growing population and problems rather than trying water as we please? SIMON COOKE to save us from ourselves? other environmental concerns while still to fix them. In this strand, we AMY CAMERON urbanist; former regeneration portfolio eating well? campaigner and speaker; sstrategy adviser, SPEAKERS INCLUDE: holder and leader of the Conservative DR FRANKIE ANDERSON bring together a wide variety Forward Action; former director, 10:10 KEVIN GRECKSCH group, Bradford City Council psychiatrist; co-founder, SPEAKERS INCLUDE: of voices on how we can solve British Academy postdoctoral fellow, Sheffield Salon JUSTINE BRIAN these problems and deliver long, BARONESS NATALIE BENNETT Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University JOHN DENHAM director, Civitas Schools; prosperous lives for all. former leader of the Green Party of of Oxford; co-author, Water efficiency in director, Southern Policy Centre; visiting SIMON CLARK commentator on food issues England and Wales; Green Party peer the public sector: the role of social norms professor and director, Centre for English director, Freedom Organisation for Identity and Politics, University of the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco JOHN KING PHELIM MCALEER DR CASPAR HEWETT Southampton; former Labour Party MP (FOREST); author, Hands Off Our Packs: author, The Football Factory and director and producer, Not Evil Just Wrong; lecturer in civil engineering, Newcastle diary of a political campaign Slaughterhouse Prayer; a vegan for over co-host, The Ann and Phelim Scoop; author, University; director, The Great Debate ARIANNA GIOVANNINI twenty-five years and, before that, Gosnell: the untold story of America’s most interim director, IPPR North; author, DAN MOBLEY vegetarian since early-1980s prolific serial killer DANIEL JOHNS Developing England’s North; former deputy global corporate relations director, Diageo head of public affairs, Anglian director, Local Governance Research Centre ANTHONY WARNER MARCO VISSCHER Water Services DOLLY THEIS chef; author, The Truth About Fat and The freelance journalist; author, De MO LOVATT programme director, Big Tent Ideas Angry Chef: bad science and the truth about energietransitie (The energy transition); JOHNY MORRIS writer; lecturer; researcher specialising in Festival; PhD student, MRC Epidemiology healthy eating co-author, Ecomodernism; founder and chief technology officer, Iergo Ltd; author, arts and culture policy Unit, University of Cambridge curator, Tegengeluid Practical Data Migration CHAIR: ROB LYONS SEBASTIAN PAYNE CHAIR: ADAM RAWCLIFFE science and technology director, Academy MARTIN WRIGHT CHAIR: AUSTIN WILLIAMS Whitehall correspondent, Financial Times; associate fellow, Academy of Ideas of Ideas; convenor, AoI Economy Forum writer and speaker; director, Positive News; senior lecturer, Dept of Architecture, presenter, FT Politics podcast formerly editor-in-chief, Green Futures Kingston University, London; honorary Produced by Rob Lyons and Produced by Rob Lyons research fellow, XJTLU, Suzhou, China; CHAIR: ALASTAIR DONALD Adam Rawcliffe CHAIR: ROB LYONS author, China’s Urban Revolution co-convenor, Battle of Ideas festival; science and technology director, Academy co-director, Future Cities Project of Ideas; convenor, AoI Economy Forum Produced by Johny Morris Produced by Alastair Donald Produced by Rob Lyons

12 #BATTLEOFIDEASFEST BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 13 SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURES SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURES FROBISHER 4–6 FROBISHER 4–6

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DIGITAL DETOX: SHOULD WE FROM ROBOTS TO AI: CAN ALEXA, GET RHYTHM: CAN GENOME EDITING: TECHNOLOGICAL IN SCHOOLS: WHERE’S PUT OUR SMARTPHONES YOU BUILD A HUMAN? COMPUTERS COMPOSE DO WE NEED GLOBAL FUTURES THE HUMANITY? AWAY? 14:00–15:30 GOOD MUSIC? REGULATION? Scientific and technological 10:00–11:30 12:00–13:00 16:00–17:15 17:30–18:45 development frequently Could artificial intelligence (AI) transform Turn off your mobile phone! Resist the The notion that we could create a human In February, Chinese tech company In November 2018, Chinese scientist throws up tricky moral and education? Schools are already tentatively next tweet! Stop instagramming, or texting being by some means other than normal Huawei unveiled an attempt to complete He Jiankui sent shockwaves through the political questions. A huge area exploring ‘adaptive learning’ applications, your mates! Our devices make constant reproduction has been a facet of popular Schubert’s unfinished Eighth Symphony scientific world with the announcement of possibility, and potential which identify gaps in a student’s demands on our attention. Neuroscientists culture and scientific debate since Mary – on a smartphone. The new work that he had genetically modified – and problems, is the rise of artificial knowledge and build personalised quizzes. and psychiatrists warn the convenience of Shelley’s Frankenstein, 200 years ago. triggered considerable debate about the then successfully brought to term – twin Sir Anthony Seldon, author of The Fourth phones comes at the cost of a compulsive But with developments in artificial extent to which computers might be able girls. A world first, the ‘experiment’ was intelligence. But if it can live up Education Revolution, argues that by urge to stay connected. A veritable intelligence, robotics and biotech, could to generate novel artistic works. After met with gasps of horror as fellow scientists to the hype, what does it mean taking care of the mechanical aspects industry has sprung up, extolling the we now seriously consider the idea? What all, one thing computers are brilliant at condemned both what he did and the for humanity? In classrooms, of education, AI can free up teachers to virtues of going outside, smelling the fresh qualities make us human? If we succeeded doing is pattern matching. Identifying arguably secretive manner in which he did it could be an invaluable tool focus on creativity and problem-solving. air, even of writing letters to reconnect in building a human, there are potentially and applying rules is one thing, but critics it. But who decides what is ethical – and to provide tailored, pupil- What might this mean in practice and and find yourself. Yet are demands for a thorny ethical dilemmas. Some have asked argue that music making takes soul – how could any regulations be enforced in centred learning. But where what do teachers make of the idea that digital detox overblown? Sceptics point out if an android is sufficiently human-like and something AI is (as of yet) lacking. Does every country around the world? Would our schools are churning out ‘robot-like’ that the history of new technologies shows we respond to it as if it’s a person, should the possibility of computer-generated all countries get an equal say, or would would that leave the role of workers? What, if anything, is uniquely they have often provoked moral panics of it be considered a person, will all the moral art undercut one of the ways in which we the most developed countries impose teachers? Can AI generate human about being a teacher and how one form or another. Are phones really consequences that entails? Will that ever can still consider ourselves unique? What Westernised liberal morals on everyone – music – or is there something important are the relationships between undermining our well-being? be possible? makes music music? demonising all who disagree as ‘unethical’ uniquely human about art? teacher, pupil and subject? and ‘monstrous’? JESSICA BUTCHER MBE DR STUART DERBYSHIRE JONNY BEST Have we all become slaves to SPEAKERS INCLUDE: tech entrepreneur; co-founder, Tick; co- associate professor in psychology, National musician and researcher; resident pianist, DR PHILIP BALL our smartphones thanks to CARLA AERTS founder, Blippar; non-executive director University of Singapore and the Clinical BFI Southbank; founder member, science writer and broadcaster; author How attention-demanding algorithms director, Tmrw Institute; former director and Angel investor; humane tech advocate Imaging Research Centre Frame Ensemble to Grow a Human and How We Are Made; keeping us ‘always on’ – and of futures, Institute of Education, presenter, BBC Radio 4, Science Stories what are the consequences? UCL; global digital director, Cambridge TIMANDRA HARKNESS DR MATTHEW GWYNFRYN IVAN HEWETT University Press Education journalist, writer and broadcaster; THOMAS writer and broadcaster; chief music critic, JOHN HARRIS Even more grandly, AI offers presenter, FutureProofing; author, Big anthropologist; data scientist; Telegraph; professor, Royal College of professor emeritus, University of the possibility of creating DONALD CLARK Data: does size matter?; comedian, columnist, SAPIENS Music; author, Music: healing the rift Manchester; author, How to be Good; human-like objects. But what EdTech entrepreneur; CEO, WildFire; Take A Risk former member, United Kingdom Human does it actually mean to be board member, Cogbooks and DR FIONA MCEWEN ASH KOOSHA Genetics Commission LearningPool JULIA HOBSBAWM OBE postdoctoral researcher, Queen Mary composer and producer of human and what would it take honorary visiting professor, Cass Business University of London; vice-president, electronic music; CEO, Auxuman SANDY STARR to build a person? Alternatively, GARETH STURDY School; founder, Editorial Intelligence; Institute of Animal Technology Inc; designer, YONA deputy director, Progress Educational Trust if we apply the latest genetics functional skills teacher, Headmasters author, Fully Connected: social health in an research to the problem of Partnership; education and science writer; age of overload DR ROB WORTHAM JOEL MILLS DR GÜNES TAYLOR former project coordinator, Physics Factory lecturer, robotics and autonomous senior music programme manager, researcher, Francis Crick Institute creating humans, do we need ANDREW PRZYBYLSKI systems, University of Bath; director, British Council global regulation to ensure CHAIR: HARLEY RICHARDSON director of research, Oxford Internet Society for the Study of Artificial CHAIR: MAX SANDERSON such endeavours are ethical? organising committee, AoI Education Forum Institute, University of Oxford Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour CHAIR: ELLA WHELAN lead producer in audio, Guardian; executive co-convenor, Battle of Ideas festival; producer, Guardian podcasts, Science Produced by Harley Richardson CHAIR: MARTYN PERKS CHAIR: TIMANDRA HARKNESS journalist and frequent commentator on Weekly and A Neuroscientist Explains digital business consultant and writer; co- journalist, writer and broadcaster; TV and radio; author, What Women Want author, Big Potatoes: the London manifesto presenter, Radio 4’s FutureProofing and Produced by Max Sanderson for innovation How to Disagree; author, Big Data: does size Produced by Ella Whelan matter? Produced by Martyn Perks Produced by Dr Fiona McEwen

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PC PCS: WHAT IS THE DRUGS AND THE STATE: DO CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS: IS KNIFE CRIME A PUBLIC- LAW MATTERS MODERN POLICE AS WE SAY, NOT AS WE DO? DO WE NEED A BRITISH BILL HEALTH PROBLEM? The role of the law and the legal SERVICE FOR? 12:00–13:00 OF RIGHTS? 16:00–17:15 10:00–11:30 14:00–15:30 system is a subject of huge controversy in relation to British The police service itself is seemingly Several candidates for the Tory leadership Britain’s decision to leave the EU has As home secretary, Sajid Javid likened politics. After an unprecedented confronted by a crisis of purpose and earlier this year admitted to having used created a series of constitutional crises, the recent rise in knife crime to a ‘virulent Supreme Court judgement on identity. From investigating jokes by drugs in the past, from cannabis to cocaine, from proroguing parliament to the role disease’. Indeed, the number of fatal the proroguing of parliament, comedians to cracking down on Twitter causing a degree of public outrage. Why of judges in political decision making. stabbings, 285 last year, is at its highest people are asking whether trolls and chanting football fans, some say should politicians be allowed to dabble in Traditionalists see the UK’s uncodified since records began. Increasingly, experts police priorities increasingly diverge from drugs, when the rest of us risk going to jail constitution as an enduring source and policymakers, from local authority the courts have overstepped public concerns. Are the police too focused if we light up a joint? Campaigners have of strength, and something set to be level to the World Health Organisation, their bounds and whether the on ‘PC crimes’ instead of real crimes, long argued that drugs should be legalised bolstered by the removal of the supremacy believe a ‘public health’ approach could constitution is fit for purpose. or are such concerns just right-wing or at least decriminalised altogether. Is of EU law. Others see the constitutional be part of the solution to knife crime, Other elements of the law, like hyperbole that distract from the decline drug taking immoral, and even if it is, is it headaches produced by Brexit as a good just as encouraging healthy lifestyles is the role and purpose of police, of police funding? Would more money the business of the state? Should we be reason to finally create a formal, written seen as preferable to curing disease. But, and resources resolve increasing levels of free to imbibe what we like? Or are the constitution that spells out the separation of course, unlike putting on weight, a are subject to contest: should crime and declining public trust? Or does risks too high for ourselves and others? of powers and protects individual rights. stabbing is an act of deliberate malice. they treat knife crime as a controversy about the proper role of the But what rights exactly would be included Would a more traditional ‘law and order’ public-order issue or a public- police point to deeper questions about the MEV BROWN in such a bill, and who would decide? approach, with more arrests and exemplary health one? Should they focus meaning of law and order? spokesperson, SDP Scotland; former sentences, be more effective? spokesperson, Business for Britain in JOSIE APPLETON on policing online hate speech PATRICK CUSWORTH Scotland; campaigner, Better Together director, civil liberties group, Manifesto ADAM ELLIOTT-COOPER or solving ‘traditional’ crimes independent policy writer and campaigner Club; author, Officious: rise of the busybody research associate, University of like burglary? As attitudes DOLAN CUMMINGS state; blogger, notesonfreedom.com Greenwich; board member, The evolve, is it time to change the HARRY MILLER associate fellow, Academy of Ideas; co- Monitoring Group law on drugs? CEO and co-founder, Fair Cop; former founder, Manifesto Club; author, That ALEX DEANE constable, Humberside Police Existential Leap: a crime story former Conservative Party aide; ANTONIA KIM CHARLES non-practising barrister; BBC co-founder, MTC & Co Solicitors; ANNABEL MULLIN FIONA MEASHAM Dateline London panellist specialist in murder, firearms, sex offences, leadership team, new political party professor and chair in criminology, fraud and drug cases Renew; sitting magistrate, Central London University of Liverpool; co-founder and PETER RAMSAY Bench; former policer officer co-director, the Loop; member, advisory professor of law, LSE; founding signatory, RALPH LEONARD council, Misuse of Drugs 2008-18 The Full Brexit writer; student; contributor, Areo and UnHerd NEENA SAMOTA programme director for criminology and DR JAMIE WHYTE ALISON YOUNG KUNLE OLULODE sociology, St Mary’s University; chair, writer; former director of research, IEA; professor of public law, University of director, Voice4Change England Voice4Change England; member, CPS author, Quack Policy; former philosophy Cambridge; author, Parliamentary Scrutiny panel on hate crime lecturer, Cambridge University Sovereignty and the Human Rights Act and DR STUART WAITON Democratic Dialogue and the Constitution senior lecturer, sociology and criminology, CHAIR: ADAM RAWCLIFFE CHAIR: CHRISTOPHER BECKETT Abertay University; author, Scared of the associate fellow, Academy of Ideas teacher and writer CHAIR: JON HOLBROOK Kids: curfew, crime and the regulation of barrister; writer on legal issues young people Produced by Patrick Cusworth and Produced by Ella Whelan Adam Rawcliffe Produced by Alastair Donald CHAIR: DAVE CLEMENTS local government adviser; chair, AoI Social Policy Forum; writer Produced by Dave Clements

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FROM DOMESTICS TO MODERN SLAVERY: WHO’S SORRY NOW? ASSISTED DYING: FRANCE’S NEW CONTEMPORARY BANTER: IS ANYTHING MYTH OR REALITY? THE POLITICS OF APOLOGY A DOCTOR’S POISONED REVOLUTIONARIES? CONTROVERSIES PRIVATE ANYMORE? 12:00–13:00 14:00–15:30 CHALICE? UNDERSTANDING THE These sessions aim to dig beneath 10:00–11:30 16:00–17:15 GILETS JAUNES 17:30–18:45 the headlines on a wide range of In June, a shouting match between Boris ‘Modern slavery’ is the focus of a host South Africa’s post-Apartheid ‘truth and The question of whether assisted suicide Since November 2018, hundreds of topical issues. One theme this Johnson and his girlfriend made headlines of high-profile campaigns set up to raise reconciliation’ process set an unofficial (often known as assisted dying) is morally thousands of ‘yellow vests’ – gilets year is the line between public after their neighbours taped the private awareness about the issue. Every major template for dealing with the wrongs defensible, or should be legally permitted, is a jaunes – have protested across France: and private. What does it mean argument and called the police before corporation and institution seems to have of the past. There remains controversy familiar issue of medical ethics. Polls suggest blocking roads and petrol stations, building for society when the idea that sharing the recording with the media. made a commitment to fighting modern about who should apologise for what in that most people in Britain support a change barricades and marching through towns. In 2018, The Tab, a student newspaper, slavery in their mission statements. The particular cases – from the transatlantic in the law to allow it. By contrast, the British Although the protests were initially ‘if you have nothing to hide, revealed that a group of male students at CNN Freedom Project boldly claims slave trade to Bloody Sunday in Northern medical establishment has a longstanding sparked by a planned rise in fuel tax, they you have nothing to fear’ sums Warwick University had made jokes about that ‘there are more slaves today than Ireland. But the idea that the dual process record of opposition to legalisation – though soon came to embody a more general up many people’s attitude to rape in a private group chat; 11 students at any time in history’. But do modern of apology and forgiveness is an effective there are suggestions that this may be anger with President Macron’s rule, privacy today? When is it right, were suspended. The idea that ‘if you have slavery activists wrongly conflate different way to deal with historical wrongs and changing. Should the law look leniently on particularly over poor living standards and and wrong, to bring up personal nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear’ forms of exploitation under the banner traumas has become established. But is relatives who help a patient to die? What if the a lack of say in political life. How have wrongs and apologise for them neatly sums up many people’s attitude to of ‘slavery’? Is modern slavery really there a limit to the power of the apology? patient would suffer more harm by staying divisions between urban and rural, rich privacy today. But is there not something comparable to the transatlantic slave trade Are some acts just unforgiveable? And alive? Indeed, should the idea of ‘harm’ be and poor, liberal and traditional come to in public? We’ll examine whether to be said for keeping private things that of the past? How should we characterise can the ideal of apology and forgiveness redefined and, if so, how? What would be the fuel the protesters’ anger? And how do the doctors’ personal views on were never intended to be public – and the gross abuse of exploited people? Do ever be depoliticised so we can achieve role of doctors, and ‘conscientious objection’, yellow vests relate to Brexit Britons and assisted dying are changing, and should people stop snitching? we need new language to describe the genuine reconciliation? were the law to change? Trump’s ‘deplorables’? what that means for the law, And problems of today? SUSAN EDWARDS DR JULIAN BAGGINI DR JACKY DAVIS JOSIE APPLETON what are we to make of the rowdy professor of law; director of external TAMARA BARNETT author, How The World Thinks, The Edge of consultant radiologist, Whittington director, civil liberties group, Manifesto occupations of public spaces by relations, University of Buckingham; author, head of office, Human Trafficking Reason; founding editor, The Philosophers’ Hospital; member, BMA Council, chair, Club; author, Officious: rise of the busybody the gilets jaunes in France? Sex and Gender in the Legal Process Foundation; co-chair of the care group, Magazine; academic director, Royal Healthcare Professionals for Assisted state; blogger, notesonfreedom.com Minister’s Modern Slavery Strategy and Institute of Philosophy Dying; board member, Dignity in Dying JODIE GINSBERG Implementation Group NAOMI FIRSHT chief executive, Index on Censorship JOHN BATTERSBY DR CAROL DAVIS journalist; co-author, The Parisians’ Guide SAMANTHA DAVIES journalist and consultant; chair, palliative medicine consultant and clinical to Cafés, Bars and Restaurants DR TIFFANY JENKINS barrister, writer and commentator; Canon Collins Educational and lead for end of life care, University Hospital writer and broadcaster; author, Keeping president, Business and Human Legal Assistance Trust Southampton NHS Foundation Trust PHILIPPE MARLIÈRE Their Marbles; presenter, Radio 4’s A Rights Commission, Union professor of French and European Narrative History of Secrecy and Contract Internationale des Avocats MARINA CANTACUZINO JOHN HARRIS politics, UCL of Silence journalist; founder, The Forgiveness professor emeritus, University of ANNIE KELLY Project; author, The Forgiveness Project: Manchester; author, How to be Good; ANNE-ÉLISABETH MOUTET DAVID VINCENT journalist; editor, Guardian’s Exploitation stories for a vengeful age former member, United Kingdom Human columnist, Telegraph; Paris bureau chief, emeritus professor of social history, The in Focus Genetics Commission The European; France editor, Newsweek Open University; honorary professor of MATTHEW KRUGER Europe; co-founder and vice president, history, Keele University; author, Privacy: PARA MULLAN PhD student, King’s College London DR KEVIN YUILL Institut Jean-Jacques Rousseau a short history operations director, EY-Seren; fellow, associate professor of history, University Chartered Institute of Personnel KEVIN ROONEY of Sunderland; author, Assisted Suicide: the CHAIR: FRASER MYERS CHAIR: TOM SLATER and Development convenor, AoI Education Forum; liberal, humanist case against legalization staff writer,spiked ; producer, spiked podcast deputy editor, spiked; regular commentator politics teacher; co-author, The Blood on TV and radio; editor, Unsafe Space: the CHAIR: HILARY SALT Stained Poppy CHAIR: DR PIERS BENN Produced by Fraser Myers and crisis of free speech on campus actuary; founder, First Actuarial visiting lecturer and adjunct professor; Bernie Whelan CHAIR: PAULINE HADAWAY author, Freedom of Speech and the Flight Produced by Tanya Kekic Produced by Tanya Kekic arts and heritage consultant, University from Reason (forthcoming 2020) of Manchester; co-founder, The Liverpool Salon; former director, Produced by Dr Piers Benn Belfast Exposed Photography Produced by Matthew Kruger

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WHAT WHERE: SAMUEL FROM FINE ART TO STOP MUGGING GRANDMA: HOW TO READ A POEM FROM SELF TO SELFIE: BATTLE BOOK CLUB BECKETT, 30 YEARS ON SUPERHERO COMICS: THE THE GENERATION WARS 16:00–17:15 LASCH’S CULTURE OF 10:00–11:30 CULTURE WAR IN ART 14:00–15:30 NARCISSISM, 40 YEARS ON 12:00–13:00 17:30–18:45

After three decades of voluminous In Culture War, Alexander Adams examines The so-called ‘generational divide’ seems In The Point of Poetry, Joe Nutt addresses Christopher Lasch’s The Culture of scholarship, Beckett’s writing still resists a range of pressing issues: censorship, to inform most political debates today. the ‘metrophobe’, put off poetry by Narcissism, published in 1979, is full of This strand offers the chance interpretation. Indeed, figuring out what Islamism, feminism, identity politics, In her new book Stop Mugging Grandma: uninspiring teaching at school. His bracing reflections on the decline of family to discuss big ideas in literature he meant is as difficult as with his mentor, historical reparations and public arts the ‘Generation Wars’ and why boomer- book challenges us to think of poems as life, the rise of meaningless managerial and for the authors of new James Joyce. His tone was intensely policy. Through a series of linked essays, blaming won’t solve anything, sociologist ‘fireworks stuffed full… with ideas. When roles and the psychological costs of always serious, even while making us laugh: ‘I Culture War exposes connections between Jennie Bristow interrogates the rise of you read them, you light the touch paper.’ ‘performing’ for the eyes of society. Forty books to discuss and defend avoid speaking… for I always say too much seemingly unrelated events and trends in intergenerational conflict. Bristow argues Andrew Motion argues for learning poetry years on, a new collection of essays, From their ideas in public. or too little, which is a terrible thing for high and popular cultures. From fine art to that, throughout the Western world, by heart at school, because ‘it makes the Self to Selfie: a critique of contemporary a man with a passion for truth like mine.’ superhero comics, from political cartoons assumptions about differences of interests poem a permanent fixture of our selves, so forms of alienation, analyses the current What is Beckett’s legacy and how does it to museum policy, certain persistent ideas and needs between generations have that its meanings change and develop as relevance of one of Lasch’s most profound FESTIVAL BOOKSHOP relate to the aspirations of universalism and underpin the most contentious issues become a new ideology, distorting the we grow.’ What role should poetry play in insights: that our current ‘narcissism’ solidarity invoked by the Catalan theatre today. Adams draws on history, philosophy, framework for wider social and economic education and why do people use poetry reflects more the instability and isolation LEVEL G AND MEZZ LEVEL company, Sala Beckett? How does the politics and cultural criticism to explain the debates. So how do ideas about generation to mark the big occasions of joy and strife of the self than what is often suggested Visit the Level M Barbican Shop to find a great Modernist innovation and disruption reasoning of creators, consumers and critics compete with other identity-based throughout their lives? as its rampantly individualist character. curated selection of publications featuring of Beckett’s voice sound to us today? and to expose some uncomfortable truths. claims? Or do we need to combat the Do Lasch’s various claims stand up? Is the key festival topics and speakers. What’s really behind the controversies that often-ugly politics of the generation wars DR SHIRLEY DENT diagnosis of pathological narcissism a useful Look out for signings on the mezzanine PETER BOXALL plague contemporary culture? – and make the case for intergenerational communications specialist; PR lecturer; way to understand contemporary society? level throughout the weekend, come along professor of English, University of Sussex; relationships that reflect common co-author, Radical Blake and browse, buy or takeaway some new author, The Value of the Novel ALEXANDER ADAMS interests and concerns? DR PIERS BENN ideas to mull over post-Battle. artist, writer and art critic; JOE NUTT visiting lecturer and adjunct professor; TIM PARKS author, Culture War: art, identity JENNIE BRISTOW educational consultant; TES columnist; author, Freedom of Speech and the Flight novelist, essayist, travel writer and politics and cultural entryism senior lecturer in sociology, Canterbury author, The Point of Poetry, An Introduction from Reason (forthcoming 2020) translator; author, Pen in Hand: reading, Christ Church University; author, Stop to Shakespeare’s Late Plays and A Guidebook rereading and other mysteries PAULINE HADAWAY Mugging Grandma to Paradise Lost DR BETH GUILDING arts and heritage consultant, University academic, Goldsmiths, University of VICKY RICHARDSON of Manchester; co-founder, The DARREN GRIMES DR VANESSA PUPAVAC London; co-editor, Narrating the Passions: writer; curator, What Where; former Liverpool Salon; former director, digital manager, Institute of associate professor; co-director, Centre new perspectives from modern and director, architecture, design and fashion, Belfast Exposed Photography Economic Affairs for the Study of Social and Global Justice, contemporary literature; columnist, THE British Council University of Nottingham RALPH LEONARD KATE JOPLING DR JAMES PANTON CHAIR: BERNIE WHELAN writer; student; contributor, Areo and UnHerd director of programmes, International MARTIN ROBINSON head of upper sixth and head of politics, Debating Matters coordinator, Longevity Centre; former director, educational consultant; author, Curriculum: Magdalen College School; associate the boi charity JOHAN WIRFÄLT Campaign to End Loneliness; former head Athene vs the machine and Trivium 21c: professor of philosophy, Open University; artistic director of talks, debates and film, of public affairs, Help the Aged preparing young people for the future with co-editor, From Self to Selfie Produced by Bernie Whelan Kulturhuset Stadsteatern (The Culture lessons from the past House), Stockholm; co-author, Fagerhult – DAVID KINGMAN CHAIR: JACOB REYNOLDS pictures of Sweden senior researcher, The Intergenerational CHAIR: BERNIE WHELAN partnerships manager, Academy of Ideas; Foundation Debating Matters coordinator, boi charity co-convenor, Living Freedom and The CHAIR: JJ CHARLESWORTH Academy, boi charity art critic; senior editor, ArtReview CHAIR: ELLIE LEE Produced by Bernie Whelan professor of family and parenting research, Produced by Jacob Reynolds Produced by Bernie Whelan University of Kent, Canterbury; director, Centre for Parenting Culture Studies Produced by Ellie Lee

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WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE QUILLETTE PODCAST LIVE: THE RISE OF CONSPIRACY CAN CONSERVATISM POLITICAL THINKING UNION? POLITICAL LEADERSHIP THEORISTS SURVIVE THE POPULIST The most basic facts of British 10:00–11:30 WITH STEVEN RICHARDS 16:00–17:15 REVOLT? 12:00–13:00 17:30–18:45 politics seem to have been upended in recent years. The result of the Scottish independence A constant refrain of contemporary From paedophile rings to ‘Pizzagate’, and For most of the last century, conservatives Conservatism has been the referendum in 2014 seemed to put paid British politics is the desire for figures to allegations of dark money influencing all were pro-business, pro-market, against bedrock of politics in the UK for for the foreseeable future to the most show ‘real political leadership’. But what is aspects of life, nothing seems immune state intervention and big on tradition, 200 years, but does it still have significant threat to the Union, but the leadership? Steve Richards, one of Britain’s to conspiracy theories. The conviction the nation and the family. Today, any appeal in a time of populism result of the EU referendum in 2016 has leading political commentators, seeks of fantasist Carl Beech earlier this year the Conservative Party seems to be put the cat amongst the pigeons once some answers in his widely acclaimed book, highlighted the willingness of senior challenging some of these familiar and fracture? What about the more. The future of Northern Ireland has The Prime Ministers. In this special edition police officers – and at least one high- assumptions. Against the wishes of almost potential fracture of that other also been a constant bone of contention of the Quillette Podcast, Toby Young will profile politician, Tom Watson – to all business leaders, it is backing Brexit, foundational political element in since the Brexit vote. In September, probe Steve Richards on the lessons from believe there was a secret, homicidal and was perfectly comfortable turning the UK: the Union itself – can a shock opinion poll suggested that a his book and, more broadly, what kind child-sex ring around Westminster. Why tradition on its head with support for gay it survive Brexit and growing quarter of Welsh voters would vote for of political leadership might be needed are so many people drawn to conspiracy marriage. So is it still conservative at all? independence. Is the Union really in today. Is there a crisis of leadership, and theories? Should we do more to combat Has the term outlived its use? Where nationalist movements? More imminent danger? Is there a positive case if so, what underlies it? Can we expect conspiratorial thinking, or would attempts will conservatism go next – and will it be broadly, two trends are uprooting for the UK today, whether economic, leadership in the absence of other political to silence it only fan the flames? Are recognisably conservative? politics across the world: political or even emotional? virtues like vision and ideas? conspiracy theories always wrong, or is that growing ‘alarmism’ about every ‘just what they want us to think’? KATY BALLS MEV BROWN GUEST: STEVE RICHARDS deputy political editor, The Spectator; possible threat and concern, spokesperson, SDP Scotland; former broadcaster and political commentator; DR TIM BLACK host, Women with Balls podcast; columnist, and a tendency to believe spokesperson, Business for Britain in presenter, BBC Radio 4’s Week in books and essays editor, spiked i newspaper conspiracy over established Scotland; campaigner, Better Together Westminster; author, The Prime Ministers: views. How can we get a handle reflections on leadership from Wilson to May QUASSIM CASSAM EMILY HEWERTSON on the world in such uncertain DR RUTH DUDLEY EDWARDS professor of philosophy, University of Conservative Party member; politics and journalist, historian and broadcaster; PODCAST HOST: TOBY YOUNG Warwick; author, Conspiracy Theories and religion student times – and think politically? award-winning author, The Seven and co-founder, West London Free Vices of the Mind: from the intellectual to Patrick Pearse: the triumph of failure School; author, How to Lose Friends the political ALI MIRAJ & Alienate People; associate editor, social entrepreneur, DJ, political activist LINDA MURDOCH Spectator and Quillette SOPHIA GASTON and financier; founder, the Contrarian Prize campaigner for rights and democracy director, British Foreign Policy Group; in Scotland; director of careers, Produced by Jacob Reynolds research fellow, Institute for Global NEIL STEWART University of Glasgow Affairs, London School of Economics; CEO and editorial director, Narrowcast academic fellow, European Policy Centre Media Group; former political secretary to AKASH PAUN Neil Kinnock, leader of the Labour Party senior fellow, Institute for Government; KONSTANTIN KISIN 1989–1992 associate fellow, Centre on Constitutional comedian; co-host, Change, Edinburgh University TRIGGERnometry podcast CHAIR: MO LOVATT writer; lecturer; researcher specialising in DR GLYNNE WILLIAMS CHAIR: JACOB FUREDI arts and culture policy associate professor, School of Business, associate features editor, Daily Mail University of Leicester Produced by Jacob Reynolds Produced by Jacob Furedi CHAIR: JUSTINE BRIAN director, Civitas Schools Produced by Alastair Donald

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REPRESENTATION: CINEMA’S 70 YEARS AFTER ORWELL’S SCHOOLS: A NEW FRONT WALKING THE CHALK: WHAT CULTURE WARS NEW CULTURE WAR? 1984: WHO POLICES SCHOOL MATTERS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE? REALLY MAKES A GOOD Does the way that people and 14:00–15:30 LANGUAGE? This strand is a chance to talk 14:00–15:30 TEACHER? 16:00–17:15 16:00–17:15 ideas are presented change about what’s going on in our reality? In the world of film, the The debate about how films should The words we use matter – especially when classrooms. What should we be It seems everyone is talking about schools The characteristics of a good teacher representation of minorities, ‘represent’ the world has become a it comes to politics. Seventy years on teaching children, how do we do as a key vehicle for social justice. But are subject to perennial debate, but the both on-screen and behind the recurring one in recent years. For example, from the publication of George Orwell’s it, and can schools be a vehicle what is social justice and how will schools demands made of teachers have changed camera, has become a huge Spike Lee criticised 2019 Best Picture seminal novel, it seems his imaginary for social justice? deliver it? For many years, progressives considerably in the modern world of debate. Should we judge films in Oscar winner Green Book for poor world of censorship, memory holes and believed education was inherently academy chains and local authority representation. Others celebrate the fact newspeak might be more reality than empowering, that learning for all would hangovers. Have you done your assessment terms of representation, artistic that an increasing number of major films fiction. From Brexit to gender, there are create a more just society. More recently, for learning? Has that vulnerable child merit or both – and why does it are concerned with the experiences of frequent attempts to control the words however, progressive educationalists have been referred to mental-health services? matter? Meanwhile, the words women, people of colour and LGBT people. we use. Is it right to be concerned about emphasised social inclusion, social mobility Where is your safeguarding form? Can we use to describe reality have But does film have a duty to represent political language and its consequences or and now social justice as goals to be you tell who the socially disadvantaged themselves become the subject and reflect society? Is there a danger do attempts to regulate language limit our pursued by politically committed teachers. children are? Can you de-stress them with that prescriptive demands for better ability to describe complex situations? Is But what does it mean for education when think-pair-share? Have you had your LGBT of political debate. Is it right to representation will limit artistic expression? the clampdown on political language one- we justify it in such terms? Is knowledge training? What happened to chalk-and- control how we make political Are other universal truths lost in the focus sided, with those in power deciding what is being devalued? Can schools really change talk, checking the work and good old- points or does this attempt on representation, or should we aspire to and isn’t a matter for the Thought Police? the world, or should they focus on teaching fashioned dictation? What really makes a at regulation exemplify the achieve all these ends at once? and leave pupils to take up politics in their good teacher and what does it really mean SPEAKERS INCLUDE: own time? to care in education? dangers that George Orwell KATE KINNINMONT RICHARD ANGELL alerted us to? CEO, The F-Word Media Company; editor, Narrowcast Media Group PAMELA DOW JO FACER honorary associate, London Film School; director, Cabinet Office; former chief founding principal, Ark Soane Academy; visiting professor in media studies, TIM DAWSON reform officer, Catch22; co-founder and author, Simplicity Rules University of Hertfordshire writer; playwright, Not For Turning; co-host, De Beauvoir Debates; former screenwriter, Coming of Age; journalist; director of strategy, Ministry of Justice MARTIN ROBINSON DR TERRI MURRAY editor, Free Market Conservatives educational consultant; author, Curriculum: director of studies, Hampstead Fine Arts TARJINDER GILL Athene vs the machine and Trivium 21c: College, London; writer; author, Studying JANE ROBINS primary school teacher; regular writer, preparing young people for the future with Feminist Film Theory author, White Bodies; journalist; co-writer, All in Britain lessons from the past People Like Us DR MAREN THOM DAVID PERKS BARRY SMITH researcher in film; freelance writer; FREDDIE SAYERS founder and principal, East London headmaster, Great Yarmouth Charter director, acting workshops executive editor, UnHerd; CEO, UnHerd Science School Academy; former founding deputy head, Ventures; former editor-in-chief, YouGov; Michaela School PATRICK VERNON OBE founder, InConvo and PoliticsHome JESS STAUFENBERG social commentator; founder, 100 Great journalist; features reporter, Schools Week MARK TAYLOR Black Britons; creator, Every Generation CHAIR: BRUNO WATERFIELD and FE Week; commisioning editor, Private vice-principal, East London Science School Game: Windrush Edition Brussels correspondent, The Times School Policy Reform CHAIR: RICHARD WOOLFENDEN CHAIR: ALISON SMALL Produced by Claire Fox CHAIR: MARK TAYLOR acting head of sixth form and English CEO, Production Guild of Great Britain; vice-principal, East London Science School teacher, East London Science School BAFTA member; former chair, Women in Film and Television Produced by Mark Taylor Produced by Mark Taylor Produced by Alison Small and Dr Maren Thom

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LIFE OF BRIAN AT 40: US AND THEM? THE ART VIDEO REFEREES: HAS 30 YEARS OF THE WORLD IS THE DEATH OF ARE WE MORE EASILY OF THINKING ABOUT FOOTBALL GONE TOO VAR? ONLINE/OFFLINE WIDE WEB: UTOPIA OR COMMUNITY GREATLY OFFENDED TODAY? POLITICAL POLARISATION SATURDAY, 13:10–13:50 COMMUNITIES DYSTOPIA? EXAGGERATED? SATURDAY, 14:00–15:30 SATURDAY, 13:10–13:50 LEVEL G STUDIO If the promoters of social 10:00–11:30 12:00–13:00 BARBICAN LIBRARY FROBISHER 1–3 Video assistant referees (VAR) were media are to be believed, we Monty Python’s Life of Brian was From identity politics to climate used at the 2018 World Cup and released 40 years ago and attracted change, contemporary politicos seem at are now standard in many leagues. live in a community of billions In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee proposed a From the selfie-obsessed ‘Me Generation’ considerable controversy. It was loggerheads more than ever, not merely But despite reducing the number today. But has the web been a radical new way of sharing information to self-centred baby boomers, many fear banned or given an ‘X’ certificate in 39 disagreeing but believing opponents of egregious decisions, there are force for good or bad? Given over the internet. Before long, the world a narrow-minded individualism poses UK local authorities and completely to be bad people, doing evil things. Is complaints about the system’s accuracy the continuing importance wide web exploded into our everyday lives. an increasing threat to social solidarity. banned in Ireland and Norway. Yet it this something new or simply what and slowness. Is it time to review VAR? of volunteering to society, Everything from gaming to dating, social Yet from Scouts to Samaritans, church is also regarded as one of the greatest happens whenever a society undergoes networks to educational courses, is now on halls to homeless shelters, goodwill and Speaker: Duleep Allirajah football have we written off real-life film comedies of all time. Forty years significant change? writer; long-term spiked contributor; the web. But whether because of trolling altruistic commitment continue to bind later, it would be nice to say we’re more Dr Greg Scorzo director and editor, season ticket holder, Crystal Palace communities in our focus on or fake news, hate speech or internet our society. A quarter of adults in the relaxed about religion and comedy. Culture on the Offensive; host, The Art virtual ones? Where is the addiction, self-harming videos or terrorist UK volunteer at least once a month, But could the film be made today? Is Respondents: of Thinking real community today – and material, many view the web as a mixed amounting to some three billion hours of it still funny in today’s more sensitive Jack Harris policy researcher, Living how do we get involved? blessing. Should free speech be balanced volunteering. Ought we cherish the impact climate? Have we lost the ability to Chair: Lizzie Soden creative director, Freedom alumnus, Spurs fan against the need for regulation? Can of voluntary organisations and the value of ridicule the dominant ideas of our Culture on the Offensive society thrive with a totally free web, or spontaneous community organisation – or Georgina Newcombe student, Durham society? Have comedians lost their University; athlete and footballer; should governments and corporations step are they simply picking up the slack for an edge for fear of causing offence? in to protect the citizens they serve? absent government? Are our communities Living Freedom alumnus thriving, or in crisis? SIMON EVANS Chair: Adam Rawcliffe, associate DR GRANT BLANK comedian; panellist, BBC Radio 4’s fellow, Academy of Ideas survey research fellow, Oxford Internet SARAH DALLAS The News Quiz Institute and senior research fellow, Harris head of communications, St John’s Manchester College, University of Oxford Waterloo and the Waterloo Festival; co- RIA LINA WHAT MAKES GOOD founder, De Beauvoir Balloon Debate award-winning standup comedian REMEMBERING SUZI GODSON POLITICAL ART? REMBRANDT, 350 YEARS ON columnist, The Times; co-founder, MeeTwo JON LAWRENCE ANN MCELHINNEY SATURDAY, 13:10–13:50 co-author and co-producer, Gosnell; SUNDAY, 13:10–13:50 Education; author, The MeeTwo Teenage professor of history, University of FROBISHER 4–6 Mental Help Handbook Education; author, Me, Me, Me? The search co-host, The Ann and Phelim Scoop FROBISHER 1–3 Political art is all around us today – for community in post-war England Rembrandt van Rijn has been described JASPER HAMILL DR JOEL NATHAN ROSEN from feminist, green, and pro- and anti- as ‘one of the greatest storytellers in tech and science reporter, Metro.co.uk; CAROLINE MACFARLAND associate professor of sociology and Brexit art to the mingling of politics the history of art’. His work reflects the former tech editor, Sun and The Mirror director, Common Vision (CoVi) anthropology, Moravian College and art in advertising. Why should we pay attention to what artists have to emerging concept of the individual and ALAN MILLER NIGEL RUDDOCK ANDY SHAW say politically? And what should be the the sense of the autonomous, dynamic, co-founder, Night Time Industries accountant and insolvency specialist; co-founder, Comedy Unleashed criteria used to judge their art? Four ordinary self. Dido Powell explores Association (NTIA); TV and film producer, trustee, Service by Emergency Rider the significance of his art and why his CHAIR: ROB LYONS artists and critics have their say. Instrumental Pictures Volunteers (SERV); volunteer adviser to honesty about human imperfection science and technology director, numerous charities JJ Charlesworth art critic; senior editor, continues to appeal. LAUREN RAZAVI Academy of Ideas ArtReview Dido Powell painter; lecturer and tutor consultant; managing director, Flibl; CHAIR: BEVERLEY MARSHALL Produced by Rob Lyons Niall Crowley designer and writer in art history and painting award-winning writer AoI Parents Forum; working mum of three teenage children; volunteer, Samaritans, Manick Govinda independent arts Chair: Dr Wendy Earle convenor, CHAIR: GEORGE HARRISON Olympics, UEFA EURO 2020 consultant Arts and Society Forum writer, novelist and journalist; former feature writer, The Sun Online Produced by Nigel Ruddock Agnieszka Kolek artist and curator Chair: Jan Bowman artist Produced by Alastair Donald and George Harrison

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FROM FAKE NEWS TO SLOW BALLOON DEBATE: WHAT’S HOT OFF THE PRESS 2019 IDEAS MARKET 2019 BATTLE OF IDEAS 2019 ARCHITECTURE TOUR NEWS? THE CRISIS OF THE THE GREATEST-EVER FREE STAGE SATURDAY, 10:00–17:30 FESTIVAL DRINKS SATURDAY, 17:30–19:00 MAINSTREAM MEDIA INNOVATION? SUNDAY, 10:00–17:30 RECEPTION Free for Battle of Ideas attendees. SATURDAY, 12:00–13:00 SATURDAY, 17:50–18:45 SATURDAY LEVEL G SATURDAY, 18:45–21:00 Limited capacity – tickets available on a 13:10–13:50 first come, first served basis. FREE STAGE FREE STAGE Come and have a coffee while browsing CONSERVATORY 16:00–17:15 The mainstream media (MSM) is said to This year, the Battle of Ideas Balloon Debate a range of stalls promoting ideas to get A chance for festival attendees to relax, Tour departs from book signing desk, be in crisis. In the past 15 years, more than tackles the world’s greatest innovation. SUNDAY you thinking and talking – with Comedy continue the debates informally and enjoy Mezz Level 200 local papers have closed. National Unleashed, Index on Censorship, a drink on behalf of Diageo. Listen to the Six participants argue the toss for their Explore the architecture of the Barbican newspapers have suffered declines in 13:10–13:50 Prospect, UK in a Changing Europe, Spectrum Jazz Duo featuring Sam Knight choice for the title of greatest invention. Is via the highwalks and discover its history, their circulation figures. Meanwhile, the 16:00–17:15 WORLDbytes and more. from the Guildhall School of Music it the motor car, binary numbers, the light the origins of its designs, and the ideas, web and social media have provided us & Drama, one of the world’s leading bulb, the Large Hadron Collider, paper or On each day of the festival there will be a values and agendas that shaped the vision with an enormous range of free sources conservatoires and drama schools, which Playstation? Or something else altogether? number of informal ‘popup’ conversations of this unique architectural endeavour. of news. Journalistic reporting seems to between Battle of Ideas festival speakers offers musicians, actors, stage managers be deprioritised in favour of opinion-led The panel will only have a few minutes to on topics ‘in the news’ or book launches REFRESHMENTS and theatre technicians an inspiring ‘comment’. This Tortoise ‘ThinkIn’ will ask convince you of their choice. And in this on contemporary themes. These will be Coffee on almost every floor including: environment in which to develop. what is happening to the media. Have we light-hearted debate with serious intent, programmed in the days leading up to ELLA WHELAN seen a turn against ‘objective’ reporting? you decide! the festival to ensure they are as topical LEVEL G co-convenor, Battle of Ideas festival FESTIVAL Does the internet provide opportunities for KATE ANDREWS as possible. Barbican Kitchen offers hot meals, pizza, in-depth ‘slow’ news alongside tweet-sized With associate director, Institute of Economic Details of issues and speakers will be salads and cakes throughout the day. SPEAKERS’ SUPPER ‘hot takes’? Is the crisis of the MSM just Affairs; columnist,City A.M published online the week before the Benugo serve a great range of coffee, DAN ENACHESCU Tony Matharu, chairman of Integrity more fake news? International Group and Blue Orchid DR JULIAN BAGGINI Battle of Ideas festival and look out for cakes and sandwiches to take away from head of public policy for Europe, SPEAKERS INCLUDE: details over the weekend. their espresso bar on the foyer. Diageo plc Hotels, will give a welcome address at the author, How the World Thinks and The private supper for speakers and sponsors DR ANDREW CALCUTT Edge of Reason; academic director, Royal SEAN GREGORY principal lecturer in journalism, University LEVEL 1 following the reception on Saturday. Institute of Philosophy director of innovation and engagement, of East London; editor, Proof; co-author, Bonfire offers the food everyone craves. Barbican Centre and Guildhall School of Journalism Studies: a critical introduction DR THEO DOUNAS Wholesome burgers, fiery chicken wings Music and Drama senior lecturer, Scott Sutherland School of and indulgent milkshakes can be enjoyed MADELINE GRANT Architecture and the Built Environment, in a relaxed, rustic setting overlooking the MUSIC BY SPECTRUM JAZZ DUO journalist; commentator; assistant comment Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Barbican’s lakeside. FEATURING SAM KNIGHT editor, Daily Telegraph; former editorial manager, Institute of Economic Affairs PAMELA DOW LEVEL 4 FROBISHER AND James Clarke, guitar Feliks Bartkiewicz, double bass director, cabinet office; co-founder and CINEMA 1/PIT FOYERS ANDREW WILSON Sam Knight, saxophonist co-host, De Beauvoir Debate Coffee and snacks available. BATTLE OF IDEAS 2019 END broadcaster and journalist; former foreign OF FESTIVAL PARTY: FREE correspondent and presenter, Sky News; DAVE O’TOOLE BEECH STREET CINEMA FOYERS SPEECH, FREE DRINKS media skills trainer, John Schofield Trust trade unions branch organiser, University Coffee and snacks available. and College Union, Exeter SUNDAY, 18:45–20:30 CHAIR: MATTHEW D’ANCONA editor and partner, Tortoise Media, author, LAUREN RAZAVI CONSERVATORY Post-Truth: the new war on truth and how to managing director, Flibl; Following the final panel debates, come fight back award-winning writer have a drink on us and carry on the FESTIVAL BOOKSHOP debates informally in a special drinks Produced by Jacob Reynolds CHAIR: AUSTIN WILLIAMS LEVEL G AND MEZZ LEVEL reception. Claire Fox, director of the senior lecturer, Dept of Architecture, Academy of Ideas, will be rounding off Kingston University, London Visit the Level M Barbican Shop to find a curated selection of publications featuring the festival with a toast to liberty. Produced by Austin Williams key festival topics and speakers. Look out for signings on the mezzanine level throughout the weekend, come along and browse, buy or takeaway some new ideas to mull over post-Battle.

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12:00– Who are ‘The Snowflakes or A waste of a Hungary: the Flash floods, Digital detox: Drugs and the Modern From fine art From fake news Quillette Is the death of 13:00 People’? revolutionaries: good crisis? A bad boy of hosepipe bans should we state: do as slavery: myth to superhero to slow news? Podcast live community greatly 12:00–13:15 what is the decade after Europe? and water put our we say, not as or reality? comics: the The crisis of the with Steve exaggerated? p4 new student the crash, with p10 poverty: solving smartphones we do? p18 culture war mainstream Richards (Members’ Lounge) identity? Larry Elliot 21ST century away? p16 in art media p22 p26 p6 p8 challenges p12 p14 p20 p28

13:00– LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH Us and them? What makes LUNCH LUNCH Video referees: Hot Off LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 14:00 The art of thinking good political has football the Press about political art? gone too VAR? p28 polarisation 13:10–13:50 13:10–13:50 13:10–13:50 p27 p27 p27

14:00– Who are ‘The Gross-out Is socialism Hong Kong: How do we From robots Constitutional Who’s sorry Stop Mugging Life of Brian Representation: Schools: a new 15:30 Establishment’? feminism: is the making a understanding bridge the to AI: can you crisis: do we now? The Grandma: the at 40: are we cinema’s new front for social p5 political now comeback? the protests North-South build a human? need a British politics of generation wars more easily culture war? justice? (Beech too personal? p9 p11 divide? p15 Bill of Rights? apology p21 offended today? p24 St Cinema 3) p7 p13 p17 p19 (Barbican p25 Library) p27

16:00– From Trump’s From Peterson Does the Modern How can we Alexa, get Is knife crime Assisted dying: How to read Hot Off the The rise of 70 years after Walking the 17:15 wall to policing to incels: world need a America: what’s deal with rhythm: can a public-health a doctor’s a poem Press conspiracy Orwell’s 1984: chalk: what really culture: is there a government? behind the rise problem computers problem? poisoned p21 p28 theorists who polices makes a good understanding generation of p9 of AOC and the lifestyles? compose p17 chalice? p23 language? teacher? (Beech borders today ‘lost boys’? Squad? p13 good music? p19 p24 St Cinema 3) p5 p7 p11 p15 p25

17:30– Patriotism: the Interrogating The new From bugs Genome France’s new From self to Balloon debate: Can 18:45 acceptable face anti-Semitism Ireland: PC to beef-free editing: do we revolutionaries? selfie: Lasch’s what’s the conservatism of nationalism? with Deborah nation? burgers: what’s need global Understanding Culture of greatest-ever survive the p7 Lipstadt and p11 the future regulation? the gilets jaunes Narcissism, invention? populist revolt? Frank Furedi of food? p15 p19 40 years on p28 p23 p9 p13 p21

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KEYNOTE CONTROVERSIESSCIENCE AND SOCIETYIN CONVERSATION WITHBATTLE DISSIDENTS... FOR DEMOCRACYARTS AND CULTURE BATTLE FOR EDUCATIONCONTEMPORARY CONTROVERSIESBATTLE FOR THE ECONOMYWHAT CAN WE LEARNHOT FROM…? OFF THE PRESSMORAL DILEMMAS POLITICAL FUTURES PODCASTS LIVE LEVEL -2 CINEMASUNDAY 1 LEVEL -2 PIT THEATRE LEVEL 4 AUDITORIUM LEVEL1 4 AUDITORIUMLEVEL 2 4 FROBISHER 1–3LEVEL 4 FROBISHER 4–6LEVEL 3 CONSERVATORYLEVEL 3 GARDEN ROOMLEVEL G STUDIO LEVEL G FREE STAGE BEECH ST EXHIBITIONBEECH HALL 1 ST CINEMA 2 BEECH ST CINEMA 3 10:00– The rise of toxic The battle over Titania From Arts and The school The unbearable Do we need a Philosophy The future TRIGGERnometry 11:30 politics: can we birth: should McGrath: referendums diversity: time exclusion lightness of ‘Green New matters: how of the EU: live with Andrew be civil? we stop having satire in the age to citizens’ to rewrite the debate: giving citizenship Deal’? the world the return of Adonis p34 children? of social justice assemblies: does canon? up on kids? p46 p48 thinks remain and p56 p36 p38 democracy need p42 p44 p52 reform? a makeover? p54 p40 12:00– From Health and From picket What will 100 years of What is an arts Social media Honda, Nissan What can we Individuals Are the old Resisting 13:00 Shakespeare to genomics: line to polling happen to the Bauhaus: education for? activism: and JLR: what learn from vs identities: political parties wokeness: social media: what’s the score booth: what immigration ‘construction p44 democracy next for the Ancient Greek can we move dying? Andrew Doyle are we losing with polygenic does class mean after Brexit? of the future’ in action or automotive democracy? beyond ‘tribal’ p54 and Douglas the will to read? scores? today? p40 p42 tyranny of the sector? p50 politics? Murray in 12:00–13:15 p36 p38 mob? p46 p48 p52 conversation p34 p56 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH Remembering Lunch LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH Hot Off LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 13:00– LUNCH 14:00 Rembrandt, the Press 350 years on p28 13:10–13:50 p27

14:00– The crisis Health vs The changing Brexit: a Can we deplore Who should Sounding the How can we What can we From Shamima It’s the Lend us your 15:30 of trust in choice? The fight for revolution by the artist but teach our alarm or crying create a new learn from the Begum to cults: demography, ears: what’s institutions vaccination women’s rights or against the love the art? kids about wolf: have we industrial English Civil indoctrination stupid: does behind the rise p35 debate p39 establishment? p43 relationships lost our sense revolution? War? and population of the podcast? p37 p41 and sex? p45 of perspective? p49 p51 responsibility drive politics? p57 p47 p53 p55

16:00– Extinction Understanding Why do we Schemers or What should What’s the Caster Semenya How can What can we Hot Off Is a new far- Playing God: 17:15 or progress? risk today: the get fat? In dreamers? The be the role of point of going – running into we create a learn from the the Press right on the rise when does Visions of the art of statistics conversation role of political museums in the to university? controversy: construction Enlightenment? p28 in Europe? life begin? future p37 with the advisers 21ST century? p45 genes, gender revolution? p51 p55 p57 p35 Angry Chef p41 p43 and sport p49 p39 p47

17:30– What does it After Brexit: The Rite of What can From zero What can we From youth 18:45 mean to be the new Spring: a genetics tell hours to learn from councils to normal? political revolutionary us about apprenticeships: the Sixties ‘School Strike’: p37 faultlines riot intelligence and young people and the sexual are kids taking p41 p43 education? at work revolution? over politics? p45 p49 p51 p53

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THE RISE OF TOXIC POLITICS: FROM SHAKESPEARE TO THE CRISIS OF TRUST IN EXTINCTION OR PROGRESS? KEYNOTE CAN WE BE CIVIL? SOCIAL MEDIA: ARE WE INSTITUTIONS VISIONS OF THE FUTURE LIVING CONTROVERSIES 10:00–11:30 LOSING THE WILL TO READ? 14:00–15:30 16:00–17:15 12:00–13:15 FREEDOM These sessions take on the big 2020 ideas and themes of our time, The angry exchanges in parliament after the In our digital age of Kindles, audiobooks The idea of trust, and worries about Today’s political culture seems obsessed setting the tone for the festival Supreme Court ruled against prorogation and iPads, when skim-reading has become its decline, have become a major with dark, apocalyptic visions. From young REGISTER NOW as a whole. This year, we’ll be were typical of the ill-tempered discourse the norm, some fear we have lost the preoccupation across all sectors of society. people staging ‘die-ins’ to protest about trying to understand some around Brexit. This year it was also deemed ability to read critically. Others argue Politicians are worried that voters no the environment to talk of an ‘insect of the most discussed – and acceptable to ‘milkshake’ those you disagree new technology enables us to better longer trust them, businesses fret their apocalypse’, fears and threats loom large. with. Looking at a world seemingly filled engage with texts. But is there a moral customers distrust them, journalists Extinction Rebellion argues that the threat contested – concepts in politics, with slurs, angry social-media comments, component to reading, and if so, how fear that readers trust ‘fake news’ more of catastrophe means we must reject from solidarity to borders, trust inflammatory remarks about migrants and should it shape the way we read? Would than their reporting. Even civil servants growth and material progress in favour of to toxic politics, and getting nasty jibes about ‘gammons’ and ‘TERFs’, it matter if we stopped reading fiction? are no longer trusted to be neutral and a new eco-austerity. Even proponents of a handle on two hard-to-pin many commentators have called this an Should reading challenge our vision of the stand aside from politics after a series of new technology often see it as a means of down but essential terms: ‘the age of ‘toxic politics’. Should we lament a world? Is reading a skill, an art, or simply high-profile leaks. Some welcome all this avoiding environmental catastrophe rather people’ and ‘the establishment’. lost civility, or is the emergence of more a passive experience? Is it okay to get as a sign of mature and healthy scepticism than transforming the world for the better. forthright and angry disagreements in fact lost in a text, or should reading be a more towards authority. Nonetheless, as perhaps What can we learn about the present from a good thing? What is the line between intentional experience? is shown by repeated calls for ‘judge-led our attitude to the future? Do we need to passionate disagreement and toxic bile? inquiries’ into all sorts of issues, there also recover our faith in the future – and by Living Freedom is a three-day How can we find ways to disagree with other CLAIRE FOX seems to be a yearning for ‘trustworthy’ extension, ourselves? residential school aimed at 18- to people constructively? director, Academy of Ideas; Brexit Party figures in politics and culture. What are MEP; author, I STILL Find That Offensive! the implications of a breakdown in public DR SHAHRAR ALI 25-year-olds interested in exploring DOLAN CUMMINGS trust? Can trust be restored? home affairs spokesperson and ideas around the past, present and associate fellow, Academy of Ideas; co- IN CONVERSATION WITH: former deputy leader, Green Party; future of freedom. founder, Manifesto Club; author, That TIM PARKS DR TIM BLACK author, Why Vote Green 2015 Existential Leap: a crime story novelist, essayist, travel writer and translator; books and essays editor, spiked Organised by the boi charity, this is author, Pen in Hand, Reading, Rereading and GREGORY CLAEYS an opportunity for 50 keen young TIMANDRA HARKNESS Other Mysteries and In Extremis MIRANDA GREEN professor of history, Royal Holloway, advocates of freedom to engage journalist, writer and broadcaster; journalist and commentator; deputy editor University of London; author, Searching for intellectually with the meaning and presenter, Radio 4’s FutureProofing and ELIF SHAFAK of opinion pages, Financial Times; former Utopia: the history of an idea; fellow, RSA ideals of freedom. How to Disagree: a beginner’s guide to award-winning novelist; booker-shortlisted Liberal Democrat advisor having better arguments author, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this DR ASHLEY FRAWLEY The school allows you to get grips Strange World; political commentator PROFESSOR SIR SIMON WESSELY senior lecturer in sociology and social DR DEBORAH E LIPSTADT with the key thinkers and historical Regius chair of psychiatry, Institute of policy, Swansea University; author, professor of Holocaust Studies, Emory trends, and engage with important Produced by Claire Fox Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Semiotics of Happiness and Significant University, Atlanta; author, Antisemitism: contemporary debates from identity Kings College London; president, Royal Emotions (forthcoming) here and now politics to online harms. It also provides Society of Medicine BRENDAN O’NEILL a social forum, offering a chance to JACOB MCHANGAMA LINDA WOODHEAD editor, spiked; host, The Brendan O’Neill meet and socialise with peers from executive director, Justitia, a Copenhagen distinguished professor of religion and Show; writer, the Sun and the Spectator; throughout the UK and beyond. based human-rights think tank; host and society, Lancaster University; author, That author, A Duty to Offend narrator, Clear and Present Danger: a For further information about Was the Church That Was: how the Church history of free speech podcast of England lost the English people CHAIR: JACOB REYNOLDS Living Freedom, visit JAMES TOOLEY partnerships manager, Academy of Ideas; theboi.co.uk/living-freedom CHAIR: ELLA WHELAN co-convenor, Living Freedom and The professor of educational entrepreneurship Or register your interest here: co-convenor, Battle of Ideas festival; Academy, boi charity and policy, University of Buckingham; theboi.co.uk/livingfreedom2020 author, The Beautiful Tree journalist and frequent commentator on TV and radio; author, What Women Want Produced by Jacob Reynolds CHAIR: ALASTAIR DONALD co-convenor, Battle of Ideas festival; Produced by Jacob Reynolds convenor, Living Freedom Produced by Jacob Reynolds

34 #BATTLEOFIDEASFEST BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 35 SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER SCIENCE AND SOCIETY SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER SCIENCE AND SOCIETY PIT THEATRE PIT THEATRE

THE BATTLE OVER BIRTH: HEALTH AND GENOMICS: HEALTH VS CHOICE? THE UNDERSTANDING RISK WHAT DOES IT MEAN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY SHOULD WE STOP HAVING WHAT’S THE SCORE WITH VACCINATION DEBATE TODAY: THE ART OF TO BE NORMAL? Science and statistics have CHILDREN? POLYGENIC SCORES? 14:00–15:30 STATISTICS 17:30–18:45 10:00–11:30 12:00–13:00 16:00–17:15 proven to be powerful allies to human advancement, helping us From Prince Harry’s declaration that two Debate is growing about the use of Across the world, there have outbreaks of We all know there are lies, damn lies and Attitudes towards ‘normality’ seem to understand the way our world children is enough to Blythe Pepino’s a genetic/genomic approach called disease that could have been prevented statistics. In his latest book, Professor difficult to get a handle on today. On the works. This strand looks at some BirthStrike campaign, pledging to have ‘polygenic scores’ to understand health by vaccines. In April, the US health David Spiegelhalter guides the reader one hand, campaigns to raise awareness of the big political and moral fewer children to help the environment and assess health risks. These scores are authorities reported a ‘completely through the principles we need to derive for a variety of social or psychological dilemmas we must confront as has attracted growing interest. Pepino set different from traditional genetic tests avoidable’ outbreak of measles caused knowledge from data. But understanding ills seek to show it is not ‘abnormal’, for up BirthStrike earlier this year, inspired and can be used in relation to a vastly by low vaccination rates in some specific statistics is only half the battle. Society has example, to experience depression and our ability to understand and and alarmed by a lecture given by activists greater number of diseases and conditions. communities. In the UK last year, drifted away from a probabilistic approach that such people ‘are not alone’. But on the shape the world advances. from Extinction Rebellion. Is this an Advocates claim this new approach could there were over 900 confirmed cases to risk, asking how likely something is to other hand, the proliferation of identity admirable moral stance or a bad case of revolutionise healthcare and – in the UK of measles, compared to 259 in 2017. happen, towards a possibilistic instinct, characteristics encourage people to be virtue signalling? Is population growth context – help redefine the NHS. Critics Scientists insist that vaccines have been where anything that could possibly happen celebrate difference, uniqueness and something we should worry about? If so, do retort that polygenic scores are of limited thoroughly studied and are safe, yet must be considered. And once all the not being ‘normal’. Does society need a individuals have a moral obligation to limit use, and are perilously easy to misconstrue. ‘anti-vaxx’ messages continue to circulate. worst-case scenarios have been identified, concept of normality, if only to define how many children they have, if any? Or Do polygenic scores offer vital information Governments in Italy and France have risk-averse businesses, political groups common beliefs and values, or does the should we be wary of moralising people’s for patients and clinicians or could they introduced new measures to compel and governments tend to organise around very idea lead to stifling conformism? private decisions about whether or not to lead to unnecessary anxiety and pointless vaccination against specified diseases. them. Is it possible to rescue a rational Should we celebrate being ‘normal’? have children? medical intervention? Is this the right solution, or is there a understanding of the world when ‘what if?’ legitimate right to refuse vaccination? thinking so dominates public discussion? DR FRANKIE ANDERSON ALISTAIR CURRIE DR TOBY ANDREW psychiatrist; co-founder, Sheffield Salon head of campaigns and communications, lecturer in human genetics, principal DR MICHAEL FITZPATRICK SPEAKER: Population Matters; campaigner, investigator in genetics, and programme general practitioner; author, MMR and PROFESSOR SIR DAVID DR ASHLEY FRAWLEY PETA UK, Cruelty Free organiser MSc in Human Molecular Autism: what parents need to know and SPIEGELHALTER senior lecturer in sociology and social International and Free Tibet Genetics, Imperial College London Defeating Autism: a damaging delusion chair, Winton Centre for Risk and policy, Swansea University; author, Evidence Communication, University Semiotics of Happiness and Significant ANN FUREDI SIR PETER DONNELLY DR ALBERTO GIUBILINI of Cambridge; former president, Royal Emotions (forthcoming) chief executive, BPAS; author, CEO and founder, Genomics plc; professor research fellow, Wellcome Centre for Statistical Society; co-author, The Art of The Moral Case for Abortion of statistical science, Wellcome Centre for Ethics and the Humanities, University of Statistics: learning from data DR BETH GUILDING Human Genetics, University of Oxford Oxford; author, The Ethics of Vaccination academic, Goldsmiths, University of JON O’BRIEN RESPONDENTS: London; co-editor, Narrating the Passions: president, Catholics for Choice ANNEKE LUCASSEN EMILIE KARAFILLAKIS DAN ENACHESCU new perspectives from modern and professor of clinical genetics, University research fellow, Vaccine Confidence head of public policy for Europe, Diageo plc contemporary literature; columnist, THE BLYTHE PEPINO of Southampton; chair, British Society for Project, London School of Hygiene and songwriter, Mesadorm; singer; Genetic Medicine Tropical Medicine HILARY SALT VANITY VON GLOW founder, BirthStrike actuary; founder, First Actuarial internationally ignored superstar; cabaret CHAIR: SANDY STARR NANCY MCDERMOTT performer; host, The Vanity Project CHAIR: ELLIE LEE deputy director, Progress Educational Trust writer; adviser to Park Slope Parents; CHAIR: TIMANDRA HARKNESS professor of family and parenting research, author, The Problem with Parenting: journalist, writer and broadcaster; CHAIR: JANE SANDEMAN University of Kent, Canterbury; director, Produced by Sandy Starr a therapeutic mode of childrearing presenter, FutureProofing; author, Big chief operating officer, The Passage; Centre for Parenting Culture Studies (forthcoming) Data: does size matter?; comedian, convenor, AoI Parents Forum; contributor, Take A Risk Standing up to Supernanny Produced by Ellie Lee CHAIR: ELLIE LEE professor of family and parenting research, Produced by Timandra Harkness and Produced by Dr Frankie Anderson and University of Kent, Canterbury; director, Hilary Salt Jane Sandeman Centre for Parenting Culture Studies Produced by Ellie Lee

36 #BATTLEOFIDEASFEST BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 37 SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER IN CONVERSATION WITH DISSIDENTS… SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER IN CONVERSATION WITH DISSIDENTS… AUDITORIUM 1 AUDITORIUM 1

TITANIA MCGRATH: SATIRE FROM PICKET LINE TO THE CHANGING FIGHT FOR WHY DO WE GET FAT? IN IN CONVERSATION IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL POLLING BOOTH: WHAT WOMEN’S RIGHTS CONVERSATION WITH THE WITH DISSIDENTS... JUSTICE DOES CLASS MEAN TODAY? 14:00–15:30 ANGRY CHEF All democracies depend on 10:00–11:30 12:00–13:00 16:00–17:15 individuals who are prepared to ‘Humour is a weapon of the patriarchy.’ It is 35 years since the year-long miners’ For many, the #MeToo movement was Trying to lose weight has been a go against the grain, challenge So says Titania McGrath, the Twitter strike, a seismic political moment and a chance for women to speak out about preoccupation for many people for a orthodoxies, and put their superstar who describes herself as an arguably the last class-focused dispute of injustices they have suffered. But while long time. The volume of new diet books beliefs into action: in other activist, healer and radical intersectionalist its kind in Britain. For many observers, the focus has been on relationships and workout videos offering exciting words, on dissidents. Whether poet. She is also fictional – a satirical its defeat signalled the end of class between men and women, the fallout approaches to losing the flab never seems character dreamt up by the author and struggle in Britain. Nevertheless, class has revealed a different divide: between to diminish. But there has never been a their medium is satire or comedian Andrew Doyle. Not everyone distinctions still abound. For many, the an older generation and a more youthful consistently successful way to fight the protest, data or practical work, is a fan of Titania. Doyle has been reaction to the EU referendum revealed contemporary feminism. Some argue flab. Anthony Warner, the Angry Chef, this strand engages with a accused of ‘punching down’ by satirising a resurgence of class prejudice, where young women take for granted the is a diet dissident who damns the whole range of experienced dissident contemporary ‘leftie’ politics. Is poking ‘unintelligent’, lower-income Leave voters rights that were won by their feminist idea there is any simple way to get skinny. voices. We’ll be charting the fun at social-justice campaigns a right- were disparaged by a supposedly better- predecessors when feminist activism was Is dieting a waste of effort? Why do some evolution of women’s right wing ploy – even though Doyle himself educated middle class. But then both sides rather riskier than Twitter campaigns. people get extremely fat while others is a self-declared leftie? And what has it in the Brexit debate claim to speak for Younger feminists sometimes argue older remain skinny without effort? What, if to abortion, understanding been like for Doyle to be a comic writer in ordinary people and against the elite. If women are out of touch on issues like anything, should policymakers be doing the nature of class and class a world that sometimes seems unable to class still means anything, who speaks for transgenderism and intersectionality. Has about the ‘obesity crisis’? struggle today, examining laugh at itself? the working class today? feminism changed, and if so for the better dodgy food science and health, or the worse? SPEAKER: ELLA WHELAN ELLA WHELAN ANTHONY WARNER and hearing how to challenge co-convenor, Battle of Ideas festival; co-convenor, Battle of Ideas festival; ELLA WHELAN chef; author, The Truth About Fat and The groupthink. In this strand, journalist and frequent commentator on journalist and frequent commentator on co-convenor, Battle of Ideas festival; Angry Chef – bad science and the truth dissidents get the chance to TV and radio; author, What Women Want TV and radio; author, What Women Want journalist and frequent commentator on about healthy eating challenge – and be challenged. TV and radio; author, What Women Want IN CONVERSATION WITH: IN CONVERSATION WITH: RESPONDENTS: ANDREW DOYLE BRIAN DENNY IN CONVERSATION WITH: CHRISTOPHER SNOWDON writer and comedian; author, Titania election coalition nominating officer, DILYS COSSEY head of lifestyle economics, Institute of McGrath’s Woke: a guide to social justice No2EU; writer and commentator reproductive and sexual health and Economic Affairs; editor, Nanny State rights campaigner; retired parliamentary Index; author, Selfishness, Greed and Produced by Ella Whelan STEVE ROBERTS lobbyist; honorary fellow, Royal College of Capitalism company director; former surface worker Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the coal industry HELEN WEST ANN FUREDI registered dietitian; co-founder, The Produced by Ella Whelan chief executive, BPAS; author, The Moral Rooted Project; co-author, Is Butter a Carb? Case for Abortion CHAIR: ROB LYONS Produced by Ella Whelan science and technology director, Academy of Ideas; author, Panic on a Plate: how society developed an eating disorder Produced by Rob Lyons

38 #BATTLEOFIDEASFEST BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK 39 SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY AUDITORIUM 2 AUDITORIUM 2

FROM REFERENDUMS TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO BREXIT: A REVOLUTION SCHEMERS OR DREAMERS? AFTER BREXIT: THE NEW BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLIES: IMMIGRATION AFTER BY OR AGAINST THE THE ROLE OF POLITICAL POLITICAL FAULTLINES DOES DEMOCRACY NEED A BREXIT? ESTABLISHMENT? ADVISERS 17:30–18:45 MAKEOVER? 12:00–13:00 14:00–15:30 16:00–17:15 10:00–11:30 Whatever one’s position on Brexit, the Immigration certainly had a bearing on the For many Leave supporters, Brexit was Political advisers are often portrayed as To some degree, the debate about whether EU referendum undoubtedly engaged a Brexit vote, but cannot entirely account a revolution of the masses against an wise, extremely powerful, and the true Brexit will or should happen has obscured large number of people in politics again. for it. A poll after the vote found that out-of-touch and unaccountable political ‘power behind the throne’, rather like a much-needed discussion about what Since the EU referendum, the Many commentators have suggested this the number one concern for Leave voters elite, whether in parliament or in Brussels. Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones. people want out of Brexit – and what question of democracy has shows the power of direct democracy, was control over who makes laws, not But many Remainers describe it as a Lannister has notable parallels with one of should be the focus of politics after Brexit. and some have looked back to ancient immigration. Since then, poll after poll revolt of well-to-do, free-market obsessed history’s most famous political advisers: Many still question whether the Brexit moved to the top of the political Athens for other ideas, from sortition has found UK citizens have more positive Tories against the rights and protections William Cecil, Lord Burghley, one of vote reveals a need to re-engage with the agenda. Are there limits to – the practice of drawing lots to assign attitudes towards migrants than almost enshrined in EU laws. So, what exactly Queen Elizabeth I’s closest confidantes, question of economic renewal, or whether democracy and do we need new citizens to important positions – to the anywhere in Europe. But what will be the has Brexit revealed about UK politics? who demonstrated the history-making cultural questions like immigration or ways to assess the ‘will of the citizen’s assembly, a form of deliberation dynamics of immigration after Brexit? Can Brexit be understood as representing power that can be wielded behind the multiculturalism should be at the front people’? What are we to make which is said to produce more consensual How important is controlling our borders, a genuinely revolutionary moment in scenes. From Alastair Campbell to of our minds. Whatever happens on 31 and wide-ranging agreement than the and what should we do with that control? British history, or are there much deeper, Dominic Cummings, today’s political October, what will be the focus of politics of Brexit, three years on from combative style of Westminster politics. How much immigration does Britain ‘need’ longer-term trends that explain the current advisers are similarly credited with after Brexit? Will things return to ‘normal’ the referendum – a groundswell What should we make of these suggestions in any case, and does the structure of the moment? Is Brexit a useful corrective and masterminding controversial political – or has Brexit changed things irreversibly? against a political establishment for democratic innovation? Should we UK’s economy give us much choice? a return to popular politics? shenanigans. Is the power of advisers or another project of hapless welcome some experimentation and the overstated or worthy of greater scrutiny? LORD MAURICE GLASMAN chance for wider engagement in politics? DR JIM BUTCHER LISA MCKENZIE Labour life peer; director, the Common Etonians? What are we to make reader in geography, Canterbury assistant professor in Sociology, Durham NICK BUSVINE OBE Good Foundation; author, Unnecessary of the demand to ‘take back Or is there still much to be admired about representative democracy? Christ Church University; co-author, University; author, Getting By: estates class mayor, Sevenoaks Town Council; Suffering: managing market utopia democratic control’ of borders – Volunteer Tourism: the lifestyle politics and culture in austerity Britain and Class former diplomat, Foreign and and what can we expect from a SPEAKERS INCLUDE: of international development Cleansing: grieving for London Commonwealth Office JOAN HOEY post-Brexit immigration policy? DR ROSLYN FULLER director, Europe, The Economist ALP MEHMET PROFESSOR ANAND MENON PROFESSOR SUSAN DORAN Intelligence Unit; editor, The EIU Are politicians too beholden managing director, Solonian Democracy Institute; author, In Defence of Democracy chairman, Migration Watch UK director, UK in a Changing Europe author; senior research fellow, Jesus College Democracy Index to political advisers in place of and St Benet’s Hall, University of Oxford having distinctive ideas of their DR JAMES PANTON MADELEINE SUMPTION DANIEL MOYLAN CHRISTIAN MAY own, and does the focus on head of upper sixth and head of politics, director, Migration Observatory, former deputy chairman, Transport LORD MAURICE GLASMAN editor-in-chief, City A.M. University of Oxford for London; co-chairman, Labour life peer; director, The Common advisors credit them with too Magdalen College School; associate professor of philosophy, Open University; Urban Design London Good Foundation PROFESSOR ANAND MENON director, UK in a Changing Europe much power? Looking beyond co-editor, From Self to Selfie PATRICK VERNON OBE the rough and tumble of current social commentator; founder, 100 Great BRUNO WATERFIELD JILL RUTTER CHAIR: ALASTAIR DONALD ALAN RENWICK Black Britons; creator, Every Generation Brussels correspondent, The Times senior fellow, Institute for Government politics: what comes next? co-convenor, Battle of Ideas festival; deputy director, Constitution Unit, Game: Windrush Edition associate director, Academy of Ideas; University College London; former CHAIR: ALASTAIR DONALD MARQUESS OF SALISBURY co-convenor, Battle of Ideas festival; descendant of Lord Burghley; former convenor, Living Freedom director, Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit CHAIR: MICK OWENS urban planning consultant and lecturer; associate director, Academy of Ideas; Leader of the House of Lords; former Lord Produced by Jacob Reynolds with CHAIR: MARTIN WRIGHT former head of development policy, convenor, Living Freedom Privy Seal writer and speaker; director, Positive News; London Development Agency The UK in a Changing Europe formerly editor-in-chief, Green Futures Produced by Alastair Donald and CHAIR: CLAIRE FOX Produced by Alastair Donald and Jacob Reynolds with The UK in a director, Academy of Ideas; MEP Produced by Jacob Reynolds and Martin Jacob Reynolds with The UK in a Changing Europe Produced by Jacob Reynolds Wright with The UK in a Changing Europe Changing Europe

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ARTS AND DIVERSITY: TIME 100 YEARS OF BAUHAUS: CAN WE DEPLORE THE WHAT SHOULD BE THE THE RITE OF SPRING: ARTS AND CULTURE TO REWRITE THE CANON? ‘CONSTRUCTION OF THE ARTIST BUT LOVE THE ART? ROLE OF MUSEUMS IN A REVOLUTIONARY RIOT 10:00–11:30 FUTURE’ 14:00–15:30 THE 21ST CENTURY? 17:30–18:45 12:00–13:00 16:00–17:15

Earlier this year, the charity Youth This year is the centenary of the Channel 4’s controversial documentary Where once museums existed simply to The ‘riot’ that broke out during the Art, music, literature, film and Music called for music teaching to foundation of the Bauhaus, probably the Leaving Neverland reignited debate acquire objects and exhibit collections, premiere of Stravinsky’s The Rite of design help us to make sense focus on modern artists rather than most influential arts, crafts and design over how society should treat cultural today they increasingly emphasise Spring in the Theatre de Champs Elysees of the world and also shape classical composers, arguing school school in history. The closure of the school figures who offend against ethical trends social justice and reflect issues such as in Paris in May 1913 has taken on a it. In recent years the cultural pupils were more likely to identify with by the Nazis in 1933 has perpetuated the and moral standards. Following the the environment or postcolonialism. mythical quality – much like the action Stormzy than Mozart. But if social and perception that the Bauhaus was a radical documentary’s allegations of child sexual Prestigious institutions have also been of the ballet itself. Not only did The Rite world has been in a state of flux demographic inclusion is prioritised, enterprise. Ever since, its legacy has been abuse against Michael Jackson, the singer’s shaken by controversies over sponsorship, of Spring revolutionise the artistic scene as well-established traditions does it mean downplaying aesthetic hotly contested: both dismissed as an aloof music disappeared from the airwaves. But with Tate even rejecting donations from of its day – it prefigured the revolutions and ways of working have been value? Or perhaps many great works of intellectuals’ vanity project and lauded as Oscar Wilde once argued: ‘There is no such the Sackler family, citing a ‘conflict with that would define the twentieth century, called into question. The merit art have been excluded and neglected a heroic fortress of experimentation. But thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books the objectives and values of the gallery’. both politically and culturally. The themes of a ‘canon’ of great works is historically because they were produced recently, it seems to have been given a new are well written, or badly written. That is What should be the role of a museum and it introduced seem to carry just as much by marginalised groups? Does the focus lease of life by initiatives like the China all.’ Was he right? Or is it wrong for us to why has it become a matter of rancorous relevance today. Indeed, with social and under challenge and there are on who made the art detract from our Design Museum. For better or worse, what enjoy the works of artists we believe to be debate? Is there anything wrong with political tensions rising at the start of this worries as to whether we can ability to appreciate it simply as what should we learn from the Bauhaus? moral transgressors, if it means they aren’t museums trying to address social and next period of history, is another artistic continue to admire an artist’s it is – great art? Or does the very idea punished for their wrongdoings? political concerns? Does corporate riot overdue? work when they personally are of ‘aesthetic judgement’ embed socially VALERIA CARULLO sponsorship corrupt the arts, or should exclusionary assumptions? photographs curator, Royal Institute of CHRISTA BLACKMON institutions take whatever money comes DOLAN CUMMINGS deemed morally objectionable. British Architects; curator, Beyond Bauhaus: writer and educator; social-media associate fellow, Academy of Ideas; co- Should museums move beyond their way? Is the museum becoming a PETRA ABBAM modernism in Britain 1933–66, RIBA strategist, The Square ‘woke’ institution, or just waking up to founder, Manifesto Club; author, That collecting and studying artefacts publications editor, BBC Proms wider issues? Existential Leap: a crime story to include social-justice ALAN POWERS ANDREW DOYLE objectives? And should we MANICK GOVINDA writer; teacher; leader for history and writer and comedian; author, Titania TIM ABRAHAMS OLI FOSTER independent arts consultant; writer; theory, London School of Architecture; McGrath’s Woke: a guide to social justice journalist, Sky News judge cinema solely in artistic writer; deputy guest editor, Domus; former member, Mayor of London’s author, Bauhaus Goes West contributing editor, Icon; publisher, terms or should films represent Cultural Strategy Group GABRIELLA SWALLOW Machine Books; editor-in-chief, Canadian ELIZABETH KIEM award-winning cellist; session musician; author, ; ballet writer, and reflect modern society? VICKY RICHARDSON Centre for Architecture The Bolshoi Saga History provides interesting IVAN HEWETT writer; curator, What Where; former broadcaster and commentator; co- Balanchine’s Twenties writer and broadcaster; chief music critic, director of architecture, design and founder, ShowStrings perspectives. Both Stravinsky’s DAVID FLEMING Telegraph; professor, Royal College of fashion, British Council professor of public history, Liverpool Hope GERARD MCBURNEY composer, writer, deviser and creative The Rite of Spring and the Music; author, Music: healing the rift IGOR TORONYI-LALIC University; author, Is the Writing on the arts editor, Spectator; director, consultant, San Diego Symphony Bauhaus were, in different ways, CHAIR: AUSTIN WILLIAMS Wall for Private Museum Funding?; former senior lecturer, Dept of Architecture, London Contemporary Music Orchestra; former artistic programming both revolutionary themselves MO LOVATT director, National Museums Liverpool and captured the revolutionary writer; lecturer; researcher specialising in Kingston University, London; honorary Festival; author, Benjamin Britten; advisor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra arts and culture policy research fellow, XJTLU, Suzhou, China; founder, LCMF Orchestra DR TIFFANY JENKINS mood of the era. Are we still author, China’s Urban Revolution writer and broadcaster; author, Keeping CHAIR: DR SHIRLEY DENT communications specialist; PR lecturer; capable of such ground-breaking DR DEIRDRE OSBORNE CHAIR: DR WENDY EARLE Their Marbles: how treasures of the past reader in English literature and drama, convenor, Arts and Society Forum; former co-author, Radical Blake art today? Produced by Austin Williams ended up in museums and why they should Goldsmiths, University of London; editor, impact development officer, Birkbeck, stay there Cambridge Companion to British Black and University of London Produced by Oli Foster Asian Literature DR MICHAEL SAVAGE Produced by Dr Wendy Earle blogger, Grumpy Art Historian CHAIR: ELISABETTA GASPARONI teacher; convenor of the Future Cities CHAIR: SIMON MCKEON Project Readers’ Group archivist; 20 years experience of working in local authority culture departments Produced by Elisabetta Gasparoni Produced by Simon McKeon

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THE SCHOOL EXCLUSION WHAT IS AN ARTS WHO SHOULD TEACH OUR WHAT’S THE POINT OF WHAT CAN GENETICS TELL BATTLE FOR EDUCATION DEBATE: GIVING UP ON KIDS? EDUCATION FOR? KIDS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS GOING TO UNIVERSITY? US ABOUT INTELLIGENCE 10:00–11:30 12:00–13:00 AND SEX? 16:00–17:15 AND EDUCATION? 14:00–15:30 17:30–18:45

The rise in teenage knife crime has Earlier this year, the Department for Confrontation between parents and More people now attend university in Eminent behavioural geneticist Robert If, as the song goes, the children provoked difficult questions, with some Education was urged by a major charity to teachers at Parkfield Community the UK than ever, but there is much less Plomin argues there is reluctance in the are the future, then that future suggesting a link between school exclusions change the way music is taught at school School in Birmingham this year sparked clarity about what university is for. For world of education to acknowledge or will be heavily influenced by and young offenders. London’s mayor, to reflect the ‘diverse’ musical interests a national debate about the rights and many, it is simply a step on the career engage with findings about the relationship what happens in our schools and Sadiq Khan, claimed ‘it’s no coincidence of young people today. This stirred up an wrongs of teaching children about LGBT ladder between school and work. For between genes and intelligence. But is that so many young people involved in already-fierce debate about what kind of relationships. In March, the Department others, higher learning is about pursuing a person’s ability at maths, philosophy universities. This strand is an knife crime have been excluded’. Ofsted arts should be taught in schools and why. for Education announced that it will soon knowledge for its own sake. Do universities or languages heavily influenced by their opportunity to think through the defended schools, claiming there is ‘no Should arts education be ‘relevant’ or more be compulsory for all primary schools even do a good job at preparing people DNA? Could that effect be so profound role and purpose of education convincing evidence that exclusions lead ‘traditional’? Is arts education an aesthetic to teach Relationships Education and all for jobs, or should we make more use of that some people will never be good at today. All the debates in some to knife crime or gang violence’. Can knife and educational end in itself, a gateway to secondary schools to teach Relationships on-the-job training for that purpose? certain things, regardless of the quality way address the fundamental crime be blamed on exclusion? Should a lifelong love of the arts? Or is it a way to and Sex Education (RSE). Some parents Do vocational qualifications merit the of teaching, while others could excel even exclusions be used more sparingly? Is part provide workers for the creative economy, believe that the proposed lessons step same prestige as academic degrees? Does without a good formal education? What question of what education of education taking on the responsibility or even an instrument for social mobility? on to a moral terrain that should be everyone deserve the opportunity to would this mean for teachers and the is for. Should it be a way of of shaping and moulding young minds left to them, while some teachers feel spend three years at university – or is it an education system? How should educators transmitting cultural values, – meaning we should never give up on a PAMELA BURNARD uncomfortable teaching RSE. Many evasion of the ‘real world’? respond – philosophically, morally, like sexual and relationship child’s ability to change? professor of arts, creativities and supporters of RSE dismiss such concerns politically or practically – to claims from educations at the faculty of education, as a cover for homophobia. Who should KIRSTIE DONNELLY MBE genetics researchers? mores? Is it about equipping FESTUS AKINBUSOYE University of Cambridge; co-editor, group managing director, City & Guilds children with knowledge, or decide what kind of relationships children board member, Milton Keynes Thinking Skills and Creativity are taught about and at what age? Group; commissioner, Labour Party DR JOHN GILLOTT being attentive to their genetic YMCA; former board member, Milton Lifelong Learning Commission teacher; author, Bioscience, Governance ‘natures’? Can we exclude some Keynes College; chair, Milton Keynes SEAN GREGORY ZAHRAH AL-BEJAWI and Politics; co-author, Science and the pupils for the benefit of all? In Conservative Association director of innovation and engagement, sex and relationships education DENNIS HAYES Retreat from Reason Barbican Centre and Guildhall School of coordinator, Brook professor of education, University of Derby; a world obsessed by ‘hard’ skills MARK LEHAIN Music and Drama founder and director, Academics For DAVID PERKS and technology, where does director, Parents and Teachers for DR SARIYA CHERUVALLIL- Academic Freedom (AFAF); co-author, The founder and principal, East London arts education fit in? And once Excellence MARTIN ROBINSON CONTRACTOR Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education Science School children finish formal schooling educational consultant; author, Curriculum: research fellow in faith and peaceful FIONA MILLAR Athene vs the machine and Trivium 21c: JHANELLE WHITE ROBERT PLOMIN – is going to university the only relations, Centre for Trust, Peace and journalist and writer, Guardian preparing young people for the future with Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry student, King’s College London; founder professor of behavioural genetics, route to success? lessons from the past University; feminist sociologist of religion and chair, Political Sweep Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and HELEN MULLEY Neuroscience; author, Blueprint: how DNA editor, Teach Secondary, Technology & DR ALKA SEHGAL CUTHBERT MICHAEL MERRICK PROFESSOR ALISON WOLF makes us who we are Innovation; co-editor, Teach Reading and educator, researcher and writer; author, teacher, North Cumbria; education and author, The XX Factor: how the rise of Writing; school governor What should schools teach? Disciplines, social commentator working women has created a far less equal DR JOANNA WILLIAMS subjects and the pursuit of truth world; cross-bench peer author, Consuming Higher Education: why CHAIR: KEVIN ROONEY DR JOANNA WILLIAMS learning can’t be bought and Women vs convenor, AoI Education Forum; CHAIR: TOBY MARSHALL author, Consuming Higher Education: why CHAIR: DAVID BOWDEN Feminism; associate editor, spiked politics teacher; co-author, film studies teacher; member, AoI learning can’t be bought and Women vs associate fellow, Academy of Ideas The Blood Stained Poppy Education Forum Feminism; associate editor, spiked CHAIR: SANDY STARR Produced by Bernie Whelan deputy director, Progress Educational Trust Produced by Kevin Rooney and Produced by Toby Marshall CHAIR: SALLY MILLARD Bernie Whelan co-founder, AoI Parents Forum Produced by Sandy Starr Produced by Sally Millard

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THE UNBEARABLE SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVISM: SOUNDING THE ALARM CASTER SEMENYA CONTEMPORARY LIGHTNESS OF CITIZENSHIP DEMOCRACY IN ACTION OR OR CRYING WOLF: HAVE – RUNNING INTO CONTROVERSIES 10:00–11:30 TYRANNY OF THE MOB? WE LOST OUR SENSE OF CONTROVERSY: GENES, These sessions aim to dig 12:00–13:00 PERSPECTIVE? GENDER AND SPORT 14:00–15:30 16:00–17:15 beneath the headlines on a wide In February, Shamima Begum was stripped In recent years, social media has become Many say that political language has The Court of Arbitration for Sport has range of topical issues. What of her British citizenship because she had a prominent forum for political activism. become increasingly dramatic. From ruled women with naturally higher levels of does it mean to be a citizen – left Britain as a teenager to join ISIS. In Some see it as an exciting new opportunity policing to climate change, everything testosterone cannot compete in women’s and how if at all is it rooted in August, a similar decision was made about for individuals to express their opinions, seems to be a ‘crisis’ or ‘emergency’. People sport events unless they reduce their private or personal details like ‘Jihadi Jack’ Letts. The controversy over share ideas and hold the powerful to increasingly seem to reach for extreme, testosterone with medication. CAS was whether these decisions were right or account. Others see it as Twitter mobs and frequently false, accusations and hearing an appeal by a South African ancestry and culture? Citizens wrong raised broader questions about what creating change by strong-arming the claims. Does the scale of our problems runner, Caster Semenya, against a ruling are often associated with vibrant citizenship means, at a time when many public rather than changing hearts and justify this rhetoric, or are some issues by the governing body of athletics, the public life, but in an age of social UK-based citizens of other EU member minds. Has activist politics on social media being blown out of proportion? The media, IAAF, that she cannot compete in certain media activism, should we be states are applying for British citizenship become less an expression of democracy especially social media, has a tendency to events having been born with a condition wary of ‘the online mob’? Terms because of Brexit. Is citizenship about than a new kind of mob rule? When it hype up issues, but are the causes of this leading to unusually high testosterone such as ‘crisis’, ‘emergency’ and more than visas, passports, employment comes to ‘hate speech’, should there be alarmism more wide-ranging? What is the levels. What does this mean for elite sport? rights and other bureaucratic trappings? one standard for those punching up and line between legitimate exaggeration and And can we separate sports from other ‘existential threat’ are regularly Does it also imply loyalty or a sense of those punching down? unhelpful panic? areas of society in which discrimination bandied about, but is hyperbole belonging to a particular culture? against people with different sexual now undermining rational FRANCIS FOSTER MICHAEL CROWLEY developments is taboo? discussion and policymaking? CATHERINE CARPENTER teacher and comedian; co-host, writer and dramatist; director, The Battle former solicitor and lecturer, Kent Law TRIGGERnometry of Heptonstall; author, The Stony Ground; DR CARLTON BRICK Some activists worry that Clinic; volunteer, Kent Refugee Help artistic director, The Brutish Multitude lecturer in sociology, School of Media, biological differences give DOUGLAS LAIN Theatre Company Culture and Society, University of the individuals unfair advantages in DR CHERRY JAMES publishing manager, Zero Books; West of Scotland sport. What does it mean for senior lecturer, London South Bank novelist, BASH BASH Revolution; PROFESSOR BILL DURODIÉ University; author, Citizenship, Nation- podcaster; YouTuber chair of risk and security in international GEORGINA NEWCOMBE elite sport, which promises a building and Identity in the EU relations, University of Bath student, Durham University; athlete and level playing field? LAUREN RAZAVI footballer; Living Freedom alumnus DR LEE JONES consultant; managing director, Flibl; MADELINE GRANT reader in international politics, Queen Mary award-winning writer journalist and commentator; DR JOEL NATHAN ROSEN University of London; co-founder, The Full assistant comment editor, Daily associate professor of sociology and Brexit; author, Societies Under Siege DR GREG SCORZO Telegraph; former editorial manager, anthropology, Moravian College; author, director and editor, Culture on the Institute of Economic Affairs The Erosion of the American Sporting Ethos ED RENNIE Offensive; host, The Art of Thinking political analyst, Blue Labour; former DR RICHARD JOHNSON DR EMILY RYALL leader, virtue policy programme, CHAIR: LIZZIE SODEN lecturer in US politics, Lancaster University reader in applied philosophy, University ResPublica; founding member, Catholic creative director / strategy and of Gloucestershire; author, Philosophy of Voices and Catholics for Labour development, Culture on the Offensive ALI MIRAJ Sport: key questions social entrepreneur, DJ, political activist CHAIR: ROSAMUND CUCKSTON Produced by Lizzie Soden and financier; founder, the Contrarian Prize CHAIR: GEOFF KIDDER organiser, Birmingham Salon director, membership and events, Academy CHAIR: DR SIMON KNIGHT of Ideas; convenor, AoI Book Club Produced by Rosamund Cuckston senior youth work practitioner Produced by Geoff Kidder Produced by Claire Fox

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DO WE NEED A ‘GREEN HONDA, NISSAN AND HOW CAN WE CREATE HOW CAN WE CREATE FROM ZERO HOURS TO BATTLE FOR THE NEW DEAL’? JLR: WHAT NEXT FOR THE A NEW INDUSTRIAL A CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICESHIPS: YOUNG ECONOMY 10:00–11:30 AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR? REVOLUTION? REVOLUTION? PEOPLE AT WORK 12:00–13:00 14:00–15:30 16:00–17:15 17:30–18:45

On both sides of the Atlantic, the idea of Over the past year, several major car Klaus Schwab, founder of the World From the housing crisis to infrastructure The UK has relatively low rates of youth a Green New Deal has become a major companies, including Jaguar Land Rover, Economic Forum, is one of the thinkers projects, construction is more important unemployment. But as critics point out, In the past decade or so, many policy focus. In the US, the idea has been Honda, Nissan and Ford, have announced associated with the concept of the than ever. Everyone seems to agree that this statistic hides a multitude of issues. commentators have concluded put forward by left-leaning elements of UK job cuts and plant closures. Some Fourth Industrial Revolution, ‘blurring innovation is crucial to the resurgence of Starting salaries for graduates are amongst that low levels of economic the Democratic Party, while a cross-party claim that the cutbacks have been caused the lines between the physical, digital the construction sector. And yet, for all the lowest in the EU. Despite many group of MPs has called for a UK version. by Brexit; others believe the auto sector and biological spheres’. Do we need a the fine words and government initiatives, initiatives to promote apprenticeships, growth are the ‘new normal’. Proponents suggest that if the kind of faces much wider problems. How will new industrial revolution – and what the construction industry continues to many young people end up in low-paid, ‘gig But does it have to be so? Is money spent on wars, or on bailing out the manufacturers maintain profitability are the barriers to creating one? Many languish in the doldrums with very little economy’ or zero-hour jobs with few career there a way of applying new financial system, were diverted to greening when faced with increasingly sceptical commentators have noted a longstanding innovation. While the UK has been slow prospects. For many years, the response science, technology, engineering the economy, it would mitigate climate customers and big bills for R&D? Will lack of investment and sluggish growth to adopt the latest technologies, other has been the same: more ‘transferable’ or and workplace organisation to change while raising living standards there be a new round of mergers and in productivity. Will new technologies countries have embraced new methods, employment-related skills in education transform the way we do things, and providing jobs. For critics, a Green partnerships to try to share development really transform our society or is the hype such as modular construction. So why and encouraging young people to take up New Deal would be a waste of resources. costs? Will new entrants like Tesla thrive around them a distraction from more aren’t robots manufacturing housing in apprenticeships. But are employers and as occurred during the industrial With the private sector reluctant to without the legacy costs of the old fundamental issues? Given the moribund giant factories to be transported to site? the government doing enough to train revolution of the eighteenth invest in such a long-term and high- manufacturers? Who will be the winners state of developed economies in recent Why is there so little investment in 3D employees for the jobs of the future? century? What are the barriers risk enterprise, is it up to governments and losers – and what does it all mean for decades, are we still capable of becoming printed construction? Where are the new Are apprenticeships the solution or an to revolutionising the way we to step in and do what is necessary? how we will get around in the future? a risk-taking, innovative society? Is materials and processes, and what needs to unimaginative return to old ideas? make things, provide services or talk of a new industrial revolution an be done in order to create them? DANIEL BEN-AMI ERIN BAKER unnecessary throwback to an older age TOM BEWICK construct buildings? One much- journalist; author, Ferraris for All: in defence editorial director, Auto Trader; automotive of manufacturing? DR THEO DOUNAS chief executive, Federation of Awarding touted catalyst for change is of economic progress content consultant, Goodwood; advisory senior lecturer, Scott Sutherland School of Bodies; founder, Transatlantic the environment. For example, board member, Lamborghini LORD ANDREW ADONIS Architecture and the Built Environment, Apprenticeship Exchange Forum a Green New Deal could, say ANGELA FRANCIS Labour peer; founding chairman, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen chief adviser of economics and economic HILTON HOLLOWAY National Infrastructure Commission; HARRIET BISHOP its proponents, kickstart the development, WWF; former chief founder, 5054 magazine; author, Saving Britain: how we must LISA FINLAY astrophysics student, University of Glasgow economy, increase sustainability economist, Green Alliance automotive industry writer and change to prosper in Europe group leader and partner, Heatherwick and create jobs. But can we specialist; future tech specialist Studio; founder, 7N architecture practice DR RUTH MIESCHBUEHLER SIR ROGER GIFFORD GERARD GRECH senior lecturer in education studies, afford it? Environmental senior banker, SEB; vice-chairman, NIGEL RUDDOCK SIMON RAWLINSON Institute of Education, University of concerns are also one of several chief executive, Tech Nation; board Association of Foreign Banks; chairman, accountant and insolvency specialist; member, Barbican head of strategic research and insight, Derby; author, The Minoritisation of Higher headaches for the global Green Finance Institute; former Lord former head and chairman of Arcadis; member, Construction Leadership Education Students automotive sector, which has Mayor of London automotive services, Grant Thornton KEVIN MCCULLAGH Council; member, UK Government BIM been left wondering what kinds founder, Plan; innovation Task Group ROB NITSCH PROFESSOR VICKY PRYCE JAMES WOUDHUYSEN strategist and writer chief operating officer, Institute for of vehicles we will be driving in chief economic adviser and board member, visiting professor, London South Bank NEIL THOMPSON Apprenticeships and Technical Education; the future and struggling for Centre for Economics and Business University; co-author, Energise! A future HILARY SALT director, digital construction, SNC Lavalin former professional engineer, British profitability. And what does all Research; author, Women vs Capitalism for energy innovation actuary; founder, First Actuarial Atkins; associate professor, University Army; fellow, CIPD and IMechE that mean for the kinds of jobs College London CHAIR: PHIL MULLAN CHAIR: TIMANDRA HARKNESS CHAIR: ROB KILLICK CHAIR: CLAIRE FOX that will be on offer to the next economist and business manager; author, journalist, writer and broadcaster; presenter, CEO, Clerkswell; author, The UK After The CHAIR: AUSTIN WILLIAMS director, Academy of Ideas; Brexit Party generation of workers? Is the Creative Destruction: how to start an FutureProofing; author, Big Data: does size Recession senior lecturer, Dept of Architecture, MEP; author, I STILL Find That Offensive! future high-tech and prosperous, economic renaissance matter?; comedian, Take A Risk Kingston University, London; honorary or low-wage and precarious? Produced by Rob Lyons research fellow, XJTLU, Suzhou, China; Produced by Bernie Whelan Produced by Rob Lyons Produced by Nigel Ruddock author, China’s Urban Revolution Produced by Austin Williams

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From the emergence of ‘leaderless’ Recent clashes between parliament and Key Enlightenment concepts like progress, The Sixties are seen as a moment when movements like the gilet jaunes to the executive have, for many, evoked the reason, individualism and science are traditional morality was thrown into Historical events are often arguments about the function of spirit of the clashes between Royalists and hotly contested today. Nonetheless, the question. In the popular imagination, a presented as cautionary tales, ‘representatives’ like MPs in the wake of Parliamentarians during the Civil War. Enlightenment was not a single coherent whole generation rebelled against the or used to score cheap political the Brexit vote, the key word on everyone’s Indeed, the ideas of parliamentary and intellectual project or a political ideology, cultural expectations of their parents. lips is democracy. But, like much of our popular sovereignty owe much of their so how useful is it as an intellectual From miniskirts to the pill, gay rights to points. Whether it is ancient political vocabulary, the idea of democracy substance to the debates between the reference point? In a world of ‘fake news’ the anti-Vietnam war protests, there was Greek ‘direct democracy’ (think: University as it should be: an annual, goes back to a very different climate: the crown and parliament, and later parliament and conspiracy theories, do we need to a mood of rebellion, counterculture and residential two-day summer school. referendums), the ‘legacy of The ancient Greek city-state. Should we seek and the army, that occurred at the time. rehabilitate the idea that human reason change. To what extent were our values and Enlightenment’ (think: ‘we’ve to emulate the more direct democracy of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan, written during can make sense of the world? Or, in an era society changed by the sexual revolution 2020 THEME: THE EXHAUSTION the first democrats? Or, given that the the war, made some of the first arguments of climate change concerns, should we be and the Sixties more broadly? Do we need had enough of experts’) talk of OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE a new ‘English Civil War’ (think: Greeks’ conception of democracy co- for the importance and indivisibility of careful about claims of human mastery to rediscover some of the freedom and existed with slavery, does it belong in the sovereignty as a political principle. So can over nature? How did the Enlightenment self-assertion of the 1960s? Or can we Politics feels more ideologically ‘surrender bill’), or the Swinging dustbin of history? What, if anything, can the philosophy and politics that emerged shape modern politics, and how should we trace today’s battles over sex, gender and charged than it has in decades. There Sixties sexual revolution (think: we learn from the Greeks? in the period shed light on our own understand its legacy, for good or ill? sexuality back to that tumultuous period? is talk of socialism and capitalism, the #metoo) – events seem to tumultuous times? people vs the establishment, Nazis LECTURER: LECTURER: LECTURER: become little more than cheap and communists. But often these DR ROSLYN FULLER LECTURER: DR TIM BLACK PROFESSOR FRANK FUREDI rhetorical devices. We want to managing director, Solonian Democracy BRENDAN O’NEILL books and essays editor, spiked sociologist and social commentator; author, political categories lack their old dig beneath the soundbites, Institute; author, In Defence of Democracy editor, spiked; host, The Brendan O’Neill How Fear Works: culture of fear in the 21ST meaning. The left defends the status really understand these events, Show; writer, the Sun and the Spectator; JACOB MCHANGAMA century and Populism and the European quo. Conservatives challenge the and see what, if anything, CHAIR: JACOB REYNOLDS author, A Duty to Offend executive director, Justitia, a Copenhagen Culture Wars establishment. Liberals turn on liberty. partnerships manager, Academy of Ideas; based human-rights think tank; host and And everyone calls everyone else they can tell us about the way co-convenor, Living Freedom and The CHAIR: DR VANESSA PUPAVAC narrator, Clear and Present Danger: a CHAIR: DR SHIRLEY LAWES forward now. ‘fascist’. 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PHILOSOPHY MATTERS: INDIVIDUALS VS IDENTITIES: FROM SHAMIMA BEGUM TO FROM YOUTH COUNCILS TO MORAL DILEMMAS HOW THE WORLD THINKS CAN WE MOVE BEYOND CULTS: INDOCTRINATION ‘SCHOOL STRIKE’: ARE KIDS DEBATING Western philosophy has offered 10:00–11:30 ‘TRIBAL’ POLITICS? AND RESPONSIBILITY TAKING OVER POLITICS? 12:00–13:00 14:00–15:30 17:30–18:45 MATTERS: us many different ways to GET INVOLVED understand the moral choices In his latest book, philosopher Julian Politics seems more open and contested The cases of teenagers who left their Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager we have to make. But could Baggini explores how distinct branches now than for many years. Yet the public countries to join ISIS, but who later turned global superstar, has inspired AND HELP we learn from other systems of philosophy flowered simultaneously sphere also seems increasingly marked by pleaded to be allowed to return, has young people around the world to get of philosophy, not just about in China, India and ancient Greece. He a demand to conform with group identities divided opinion. Some said they should involved in climate-change activism. the conclusions drawn but attempts to get inside these different and ‘tribal’ outlooks. Responses to face the consequences of their actions, Meanwhile, America’s debate about gun traditions and the thought patterns that political and social issues often seem less while others argued for leniency on the reform was taken over by young people even about different ways of shape them. How have ideas across the motivated by reasoned debate and more grounds that they had been indoctrinated. in 2018 following the Parkland shooting thinking? One thorny issue that world coloured the places from which by culture and identity. In his introductory Where do we draw the line between in Florida. Should we listen more to the has reared its head recently they emerged? What is the influence of lecture, Nikos Sotirakopoulos will explore ideological persuasion and ‘brainwashing’? younger generation, whose idealism can is the question of what we do thinking on our cultures, our ideals and themes from his forthcoming book, In our desire to punish those who do perhaps reveal the shortcomings of their about people who have been how we see ourselves? Can different ways Identity Politics and the Culture Wars: terrible things, or to excuse those who are elders? Are children being politicised and of thinking be woven into a single narrative understanding the tribalist mind. How can exploited, are we in danger of bypassing used by politicians, or is that a patronising indoctrinated to join groups that helps us understand the world today? we maintain democracy and a politics some necessary questions about how and view of young people’s capabilities? How trying to overthrow our society. Are we all just grappling with the same of solidarity in an age of ‘tribes’? Can why to allocate moral responsibility? seriously should we take kids’ political Should we hold teenagers to conundrums, but in different ways and we still celebrate people as autonomous views? And what is the right age for a account for their actions or with different answers? individuals, rather than simply as members QUASSIM CASSAM person to get political? of their various groups? professor of philosophy, University do we recognise that they SPEAKER: of Warwick; author, Conspiracy RALPH LEIGHTON may easily be ‘brainwashed’? DR JULIAN BAGGINI SPEAKER: Theories and Vices of the Mind, from retired course leader for PGCE Citizenship Organised by the boi charity, And if children shouldn’t be author, How The World Thinks, The Edge of NIKOS SOTIRAKOPOULOS the intellectual to the political Education, Canterbury Christ Church Debating Matters is a unique debating held account for their moral Reason; founding editor, The Philosophers’ lecturer in sociology, York St John University; author, Teaching Citizenship competition for 16- to 18-year-olds. actions, why are their political Magazine; academic director, Royal University; author, Identity Politics and the DOLAN CUMMINGS Education: a radical approach Grappling with real-world issues and associate fellow, Academy of Ideas; co- actions now attracting so much Institute of Philosophy Culture Wars: understanding the tribalist utilising a unique ‘substance over style’ mind (forthcoming) founder, Manifesto Club; author, That SHELAGH MCNERNEY attention – and respect? format, Debating Matters encourages RESPONDENTS: Existential Leap: a crime story independent built-environment consultant young people to go beyond the DR SHALINI SINHA RESPONDENTS: headlines and helps create the next lecturer in non-Western philosophy, WILLIAM COSTELLO DR STEPHEN LAW ISHANI MILWARD-BOSE department of philosophy, University of education consultant; member, philosopher; author, The War For student, Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar generation of thinkers. Reading; author Birmingham Salon member Children’s Minds School, Faversham; activist, School Strike for Climate; member, Green Party Debating Matters is raising money to RICHARD SWAN THEA GRAHAM COOPER ZUBEDA LIMBADA run Regional Championships in 2020, writer, lecturer and academic; author, liberal arts student, University of Warwick; director, ConnectFutures; expert, EU DR ALEX STANDISH and NEEDS YOUR HELP. Melody’s Unicorn Living Freedom alumnus Radicalisation Awareness Network senior lecturer in geography education, University College London; co-author, To donate or volunteer, and for further CHAIR: DR VANESSA PUPAVAC MANICK GOVINDA CHAIR: DR PIERS BENN What Should Schools Teach? Disciplines, information, visit debatingmatters.com associate professor; co-director, Centre independent arts consultant; writer; visiting lecturer and adjunct professor; subjects and the pursuit of truth or contact Bernie Whelan author, Freedom of Speech and the Flight for the Study of Social and Global Justice, former programme director, SPACE; [email protected] University of Nottingham former member, Mayor of London’s from Reason (forthcoming 2020) CHAIR: JOSEPHINE HUSSEY Cultural Strategy Group chair, Huntingdon Drama Produced by Richard Swan Produced by Dr Piers Benn Group; school teacher CHAIR: DR HELENE GULDBERG lecturer in psychology, Open University; Produced by Josephine Hussey and author, Reclaiming Childhood: freedom and Shelagh McNerney play in an age of fear and Just Another Ape? Produced by Alastair Donald

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THE FUTURE OF THE EU: THE ARE THE OLD POLITICAL IT’S THE DEMOGRAPHY, IS A NEW FAR-RIGHT ON THE POLITICAL FUTURES RETURN OF REMAIN AND PARTIES DYING? STUPID: DOES POPULATION RISE IN EUROPE? The future direction of society REFORM? 12:00–13:00 DRIVE POLITICS? 16:00–17:15 10:00–11:30 14:00–15:30 has never seemed so open in decades. From changing Increased voter turnout and a ‘green wave’ In the 2019 European Elections, support Changing demographics has become a In many European countries, alarm is demographics to the future of of support for pro-EU environmentalist for the two main parties plummeted to recurring feature of any discussion about rising about the threat posed by right-wing Europe, from fears of the far- parties in the 2019 European Parliament 23 per cent, losing out to the pro-Remain politics in the West in recent years, with groups. While there’s widespread agreement right to whether our political elections have been cited as evidence that Liberal Democrats and Greens, the Brexit age, race, class and levels of education that the far-right is a serious problem, the parties can survive, this strand the EU is enjoying a renewal of legitimacy. Party, and the nationalist SNP and Plaid seen as key determinants on how people nature of this threat is contested. As with Even once-Eurosceptic populists across Cymru. Have we reached the point where vote. Critics contend that this underplays all extremism, a balance needs to be struck looks at some of the most Europe now seem focused on securing the two big parties can no longer adapt to the role of human agency, reducing between protecting citizens and politicians important trends in politics change from within the EU, perhaps shifting political realities? Only nine per individuals to broad identity groups while guaranteeing civil rights and freedoms. today. Which ones will help to viewing Brexit as a salutary lesson about cent of people now identify ‘very strongly’ and failing to account for adaptation Is it true that far-right fringe groups have write history and which will be the dangers of leaving. Have the Brexit with any political party, while 44 per cent and innovation. Yet some political been able to exploit contemporary social just a footnote? saga and Greece’s failed attempt in 2015 are ‘very strong’ Remainers or Leavers. demographers have caused discomfort by divisions to gain much more influence than to resist EU tutelage ended hopes of Could we be on the brink of a new political arguing that Western societies cannot take at any time since the defeat of Fascism? If returning sovereignty to the nation state? landscape and, if so, how should we seek to their liberal values for granted when often- we are experiencing the rise of a new far- Can a case be made for the idea of ‘remain shape it? conservative immigrant and religious right extremism, how should a liberal society and reform’ and for an evolved, more groups have markedly higher birth rates. Is confront the problem? democratic EU in which nation states JONNY BALL demography destiny? function democratically? special projects writer, New Statesman ALBENA AZMANOVA SPEAKERS INCLUDE: professor of political theory, University of CATHERINE BARNARD MIRANDA GREEN JENNIE BRISTOW Kent and Brussels School of International professor of EU law and employment law, journalist and commentator; deputy editor senior lecturer in sociology, Canterbury Studies; author, Capitalism on Edge Trinity College, Cambridge; author, The of opinion pages, Financial Times; former Christ Church University; author, Stop Substantive Law of the EU: The four freedoms Liberal Democrat advisor Mugging Grandma INAYA FOLARIN IMAN project manager, Index on Censorship; DR THEO DOUNAS SHERELLE JACOBS DAVID GOODHART Brexit Party prospective parliamentary senior lecturer, Scott Sutherland School of columnist and commissioning editor of head of demography, Policy Exchange; candidate for Leeds North East Architecture and the Built Environment, comments, Daily Telegraph author, The Road to Somewhere Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen MÁRTON MATYASOVSZKY-NÉMETH JOHN MILLS ERIC KAUFMANN PhD student in law, Eötvös Loránd ANDREW SPANNAUS economist and entrepreneur; author, assistant dean and professor of politics, University, Budapest; board member, journalist and political commentator; Left Behind: why voters deserted social Birkbeck College, University of London; Central and Eastern European Forum of chairman, Milan Foreign Press Association; democracy – and how to win them back author, Whiteshift: immigration, populism Young Legal, Political and Social Theorists author, Why Trump is Winning and the future of white majorities TOM SLATER NIKOS SOTIRAKOPOULOS DR DOMINIC STANDISH deputy editor, spiked; regular commentator CHAIR: DAVID BOWDEN lecturer in sociology, York St John lecturer; author, Venice in Environmental on TV and radio; editor, Unsafe Space: the associate fellow, Academy of Ideas University; author, Identity Politics and the Peril? Myth and reality crisis of free speech on campus Culture Wars (forthcoming) Produced by David Bowden SIMON USHERWOOD CHAIR: JOEL COHEN CHAIR: SABINE BEPPLER-SPAHL professor of politics, University of Surrey; associate fellow, Academy of Ideas chair, Freiblickinstitut e.V; author, Brexit: deputy director, UKICE; co-author, the struggle for democracy in Great Britain European Union: a very short introduction Produced by Alastair Donald Produced by Sabine Beppler-Spahl CHAIR: JOAN HOEY director, Europe, The Economist Intelligence Unit; editor, The EIU Democracy Index Produced by Dr Dominic Standish

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TRIGGERNOMETRY LIVE RESISTING WOKENESS: LEND US YOUR EARS: PLAYING GOD: WHEN DOES PODCASTS LIVE WITH ANDREW ADONIS ANDREW DOYLE AND WHAT’S BEHIND THE RISE OF LIFE BEGIN? 10:00–11:30 DOUGLAS MURRAY IN THE PODCAST? 16:00–17:15 CONVERSATION 14:00–15:30 12:00–13:00 Lord Andrew Adonis’s transformation As the old saying goes, ‘the road to hell In the UK, nearly six million adults When and how does life begin? This from one of New Labour’s big thinkers is paved with good intentions’. While listened to podcasts weekly in 2018, question has tormented philosophers and on education and infrastructure into social-justice activists are generally up from 3.2million in 2013. In the scientists alike for centuries and is central Podcasts seem to be the hottest an anti-Brexit firebrand shows just how decent people, many commentators US, it’s closer to 50million. What is to the abortion debate. Some dismiss the media around. Millions of people much the Brexit referendum of 2016 argue they exhibit all the tendencies of it about podcasts that makes them so start of human life as simply a bunch of has turned politics, and political careers, a cult: unshakeable certainty, a desire to popular? Some argue there’s a renewed cells that can be discarded at will, others around the world now regularly upside down. In this special live edition of convert the fallen while rejecting the idea interest in the long-form discussions argue that should be respected as a unique, listen to podcasts, on all sorts TRIGGERnometry – the fun-but-serious of redemption, and capable of horrendous traditional media have jettisoned in unborn, but developing person. Catholics of topics from music to politics, YouTube show and podcast – comedians acts even though they see themselves as favour of soundbites and ‘Punch and for Choice will premiere excerpts from The philosophy to true crime. This Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster will ‘the good guys’. The authors of two recent Judy’ confrontations. Likewise, podcasts Value of Life, a new film asking questions strand features live film and give Lord Adonis a light-hearted grilling books on the ‘woke’ phenomenon, Douglas reflect the decline of traditional media as about life and its meaning. This session with serious intent – to shed light on the Murray and Andrew Doyle, consider their ‘gatekeepers’, replicating in audio the rise will feature two provocative lectures from podcasts including a special film recent past, turbulent present and possible different approaches to critiquing woke of the blog. Should we celebrate the rise of the film, after which Jon O’Brien will premiere and a live edition of future of British politics. activism. Given that the social justice the podcast, or is something lost when we chair a live episode of the Podcast of Ideas the popular TRIGGERnometry movement is seemingly impervious to are all plugged into our listening of choice exploring questions raised in the lectures. show. We’ll also be dissecting HOSTED BY: reason, will either of these strategies have rather than a shared public conversation? FRANCIS FOSTER any impact? UK FILM PREMIERE: the whole phenomenon and teacher and comedian; co-host, JASON PHIPPS The Value of Life, 2019 (excerpts) wide appeal of podcasts. Should TRIGGERnometry HOSTED BY: commissioning editor, BBC Sounds; we celebrate the rise of the ANDREW DOYLE former head of audio, Guardian SPEAKERS: deep-dive? Is there a renewed KONSTANTIN KISIN writer and comedian; author, Titania DR STUART DERBYSHIRE interested in depth and nuance? comedian; creator and co-host, McGrath’s Woke: a guide to social justice STEVE RAYSON associate professor in psychology, National TRIGGERnometry co-founder and director, Anders Pink; University of Singapore and the Clinical Or has podcasting just become GUEST: researcher in politics, communication, Imaging Research Centre the latest bandwagon? GUEST: DOUGLAS MURRAY social media and political podcasts LORD ANDREW ADONIS author, The Madness of Crowds: gender, race ANN FUREDI Labour peer; founding chairman, and identity; journalist; columnist; associate RENAY RICHARDSON chief executive, BPAS; author, The Moral See also: Quillette Podcast Live National Infrastructure Commission; editor, Spectator founder and CEO, Broccoli Content; Case for Abortion with Steve Richards (p.22) author, Saving Britain: how we must former content manager, Acast change to prosper in Europe Produced by Andrew Doyle SANDY STARR TOM SLATER deputy director, Progress Educational Trust Produced by Jacob Reynolds deputy editor, spiked; regular commentator on TV and radio; editor, Unsafe Space: the CHAIR: JON O’BRIEN crisis of free speech on campus; presenter, president, Catholics for Choice Last Orders podcast Produced by Jon O’Brien CINDY YU China reporter and broadcast editor, Spectator; broadcast commentator, RTE, BBC World Service and World TV CHAIR: MAX SANDERSON lead producer in audio, Guardian Produced by Max Sanderson

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LONDON FAVERSHAM BIRMINGHAM TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, The Old Joint Stock, 4 Temple Row West, Birmingham, B2 5NY Backyard Comedy Club, 231 Cambridge Abbey Pl, Faversham, ME13 7BQ Heath Road, London, E2 0EL 17:00–18:15 11:15–12:45 13:30–15:00 15:15–16:45 19:30–22:30 WILL CHINA DOMINATE THE MIGRATION AND DEPOPULATION ROOTEDNESS: MORE THAN WHOSE HOME IS IT ANYWAY? 21ST CENTURY? COMEDY UNLEASHED IN 21ST CENTURY EUROPE BELONGING? October marks the seventieth anniversary Join us at Comedy Unleashed, London’s Huge migration flows from eastern Europe In recent decades, the idea of rootedness Today, the distinction between public of the Chinese Revolution led by Chairman are usually discussed in terms of their has come to be viewed as old-fashioned and and private is blurry. Is the old saying ‘an free-thinking standup comedy club to Mao. But arguably, China’s more recent hear comedians prepared to leave their impact on richer EU countries, but there restrictive. But is there something to be said Englishman’s home is his castle’ still worth transformation into the world’s largest is a growing discussion about its impact on for a sense of home? Are there still places defending – or should we no longer expect self-censorship button at the door, trading nation represents an even greater think outside the groupthink bubble and the countries of origin, too. Is freedom of where communities of the truly rooted can our home life to be private? revolution. Can ‘capitalist’ China sustain its movement an unalloyed good? be found? instead try out new approaches and ideas. current, authoritarian approach to internal Dr James Panton, head of upper sixth 8 October: Tony Law, Leo Kearse, Sadia governance and human rights. Will it now Dr Ceren Ozgen, Marie-Sklodowska Tereza Buskova, visual artist Niall Crowley, and head of politics, Magdalen College Azmat, Alistair Williams, Will Franken, dominate the world? Curie Fellow, University of Birmingham designer, writer, former East End pub School; co-editor, From Self to Selfie David Joe Wells and Dominic Frisby (MC). Dr Vanessa Pupavac, associate professor; landlord Dr Greg Scorzo, director and Vincent, emeritus professor of social Dr Anisa Heritage, associate lecturer co-director, Centre for the Study of editor, Culture on the Offensive; host, history, The Open University; author, 12 November: Scott Capurro, Titania in international relations, University Social and Global Justice, University of The Art of Thinking Chair: Rosamund Privacy. A Short History Chair: Chrissie McGrath, Will Franken, Alasdair of Kent; research fellow, Global Nottingham Chair: Dr Helene Guldberg, Cuckston, organiser, Birmingham Salon. Daz, schoolteacher; cabaret performer. Beckett-King and Ria Lina (MC). Europe Centre Dr Xin Xin, reader in lecturer in psychology, Open University. Produced by Rosie Cuckston Produced by Chrissie Daz international communications, University Produced by Rosie Cuckston Produced by: Andrew Doyle and of Westminster; author, How the Market Andy Shaw Is Changing China’s News Chair: Austin Williams, honorary research fellow, XJTLU, Suzhou, China; author, China’s Urban Revolution: understanding Chinese CANTERBURY LEEDS LONDON SEDBERGH eco-cities. THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Produced by Tom Finn-Kelcey The City Arms, 7 Butchery Lane, Millennium Room, Carriageworks CIEE London Global Institute, 46-47 Sedbergh People’s Hall, Howgill Lane, LONDON Canterbury, CT1 2JR Theatre, Leeds, LS2 3AD Russell Square, London, WC1B 4JP Sedbergh LA10 5DQ THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER 19:00–21:00 19:00–21:00 19:00–20:30 19:00–21:00 Remark Events, 18 Leather Lane, LONDON WHO IS STEALING YOUNG CHINA: NEW GLOBAL POWER? A BRITISH BILL OF RIGHTS: HOW CAN WE BRIDGE THE London, EC1N 7SU SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER PEOPLE’S FUTURE? October marks the seventieth anniversary GUARANTEE OR THREAT TO NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE? of the Chinese Revolution led by Chairman FREEDOM? 18:45–20:30 National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s The ‘generational divide’ between old The relative differences in jobs, pay, health Mao. But arguably, China’s more recent and many other factors between the CENTRAL BANKING: Place, London, WC2H 0HE and young seems to inform many The Supreme Court ruling on the political debates today. In her new book, transformation into the world’s largest proroguing of parliament has reignited North and South of England is a recurring BEHIND THE MYSTIQUE 11:00–12:30 Jennie Bristow interrogates the rise of trading nation represents an even greater debate over the boundaries between law and talking point. Should we devolve more Central banks increasingly wield huge FROM SYMBOL TO INDIVIDUAL: intergenerational conflict and argues that revolution. Can ‘capitalist’ China sustain its politics. Would a British Bill of Rights help power to local and regional government? influence. But what do they actually do? A GALLERY TOUR current, authoritarian approach to internal assumptions about differences of interests clarify rights and protect our liberties. What Claire Fox MEP, non-attached member This discussion demystifies these powerful governance and human rights? Will it now This special tour organised by the and needs between generations have would it look like? Is it a time to be ambitious of the European Parliament for bodies. Does independence from dominate the world? Academy of Ideas Arts and Society become a new ideology. Is it time for a or simply protect rights we already have? North West England John Geldard, politicians make them unaccountable generational truce? Forum explores paintings ranging from the Alan Hudson, visiting professor, Shanghai Samantha Davies, president, Business agribusinessman, Low Foulshaw Farm; to voters? Has their capacity to prevent Tudors to contemporary Royals and from Jennie Bristow, senior lecturer in Jiaotong University Dr Dimitrios Stroikos, and Human Rights Commission, Union director, Farmers Fresh Michael future economic crises been exhausted? official groups to families. Attendees are sociology, Canterbury Christ Church associate lecturer in politics, University of Internationale des Avocats Jack Dickens, Merrick, teacher, North Cumbria; Chair: invited to reflect on a collection that helps Daniel Ben-Ami, journalist; author, University; author, Stop Mugging York Dr Li Sun, lecturer in sociology and history graduate; intern journalist, Rob Lyons, science and technology us understand themes of achievement, Ferraris for All: in defence of economic Grandma: The ‘Generation Wars’ and why social policy, University of Leeds Chair: Reaction Rik Ganly, history graduate; director, Academy of Ideas. power, death and inheritance. progress Chair: Rob Lyons, science and boomer-blaming won’t solve anything Chair: Paul Thomas, organiser, Leeds Salon. Living Freedom alumnus Luke Gittos, Produced by Jacob Reynolds technology director, Academy of Ideas; Tour Guide: Dido Powell, painter; Dr Jim Butcher, reader in geography, Produced by Paul Thomas author, Human Rights – Illusory Freedom convenor, AoI Economy Forum. lecturer and tutor in art history and Canterbury Christ Church University. Chair: Alastair Donald, convenor, Produced by Rob Lyons painting. Produced by Dr Wendy Earle Produced by Dr Jim Butcher Living Freedom Produced by Madalina Benderschi and Beth Hayden

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DERBY LONDON BRUSSELS PORTO Brunswick Inn, Derby, DE1 2RU MONDAY 2 DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER The Spread Eagle, 141 Albert Street, Flemish-Dutch House Deburen, Maus Hábitos, Rua Passos Manuel 178, KILLING CONTROVERSY: THE SILENCING OF SPEECH Camden Town, London, NW1 7NB Leopoldstraat 6, 1000 Brussels 4º Piso, 4000-382 Porto, Portugal Increasingly, speech on controversial issues is not met by counterargument or open discussion, but by attempts to shut down and silence 19:00–21:00 19:00–20:30 21:30–23:00 that speech. This special series of three events organised by the East Midlands Salon in conjunction with Academics for Academic Freedom WILLIAM BLAKE: POET FUTURE OF THE EU: CAN WE DEPLORE THE ARTIST, (AFAF) will open up debate about controversial issues and the attempts to silence them. Series produced by Dennis Hayes OF LIBERTY AND THE THE RETURN OF REMAIN BUT LOVE THE ART? HUMAN POTENTIAL AND REFORM? The documentary Leaving Neverland THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER Many people think of the poet- The rise of populism and the UK’s vote reignited debate over how we should 19:00–20:30 19:00–20:30 19:00–20:30 painter William Blake as bucolic and to leave the European Union have treat cultural figures that offend against THE DANGEROUS RISE OF IS ‘TOXIC MASCULINITY’ BY ERASING THE PAST, ARE otherworldly, others say his vision and prompted many to ask if the EU can moral standards. Is the line between art ACADEMIC MOBBING DANGEROUS IN THE ACADEMY? UNIVERSITIES RACIALISING political commitment have never been survive. Can a case be made for a more and the artist becoming too blurred? Is From Socrates to Salman Rushdie, Why is there a hostility to ‘masculine’ THE CAMPUS? more pertinent. This lecture will argue democratic EU in which nation states it wrong to enjoy the artistic works of heretical thinkers and writers have long values like ambition, risk-taking and Attempts to ‘decolonise’ the curriculum that Blake remains the finest poet of function democratically? moral transgressors? liberty, and that his works can help been persecuted. But recently censorship stoicism? Does the war on toxic have gathered momentum. Does the René Cuperus, Clingendael, Tiago Barbedo Assis, i2ADS, Faculty of awaken the dissenting imagination. has taken on new forms. Are once- masculinity reinforce old-fashioned ideas decolonising movement imply that your Netherlands Institute of International Fine Arts, University of Porto Patrícia free universities now hostile places for about what it takes to be a man? identity defines you? Though it may Gareth Sturdy Blake Society trustee; Relations; Erik Edman, Democracy in do Vale, independent curator; arts controversial ideas? Elizabeth Hobson, director of be well-intentioned, does it end up functional skills teacher, Headmasters Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) educator, Serralves Contemporary Art Nigel Biggar, regius professor of moral and communications, Justice for Men & being divisive? Partnership Chair: Dr Wendy Earle Claire Fox MEP, non-attached member Museum Manick Govinda, independent pastoral theology, University of Oxford; Boys (and the women who love them) Dr Dr Cheryl Hudson, lecturer in American convenor, Arts and Society Forum of the European Parliament Dave arts consultant Paula Guerra, associate author, What’s Wrong with Rights? in Nicholas Joseph, associate lecturer, College history, University of Liverpool Dr Ruth Produced by Dr Wendy Earle. Sinardet, Free University of Brussels professor, University of Porto; co- conversation with Dennis Hayes, professor of Arts, Humanities and Education, Mieschbuehler, author, The Minoritisation Chair: Bruno Waterfield, The Times. author, Punk, Fanzines and DIY Cultures of education, University of Derby; founder University of Derby Chair: Dr Vanessa of Higher Education Students Chair: Produced by Alastair Donald and in a Global World Chair: Mo Lovatt, and director, Academics For Academic Pupavac, associate professor; co-director, Folasade Lamikanra, education researcher Xander Stroo writer; researcher specialising in arts and Freedom (AFAF) Centre for the Study of Social and Global and writer, University of Derby; author, culture policy. Produced by Lívia Barts Justice, University of Nottingham Behind the Curtain and Manick Govinda LONDON MONDAY 2 DECEMBER BDP 16 Brewhouse Yard, Clerkenwell, LONDON SWANSEA LIVERPOOL London, EC1V 4LJ MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER 19:00–21:00 Accent Study Centre, 12 Bedford Room West, Fulton House, Singleton 34 Pilgrim St, Liverpool, L1 9HB A MANIFESTO FOR OPTIMISM? Square, London, WC1B 3JA Park Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PP 19:30–21:00 Aaron Bastani’s new book, Fully 19:00–20:30 18:30–20:00 NORTHERN HEARTLANDS: Automated Luxury Communism, has THE EDUCATION CULTURE CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING: THE MYTH OR REALITY? an optimistic take on the productive WARS: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A STATE VERSUS PARENTS? Since the deindustrialisation of the 70s possibilities of automation, AI and SCHOOL TODAY? The Welsh Assembly and Scottish and 80s, there has been discussion of robotics. Are we entering a global era of Schools’ most obvious role is education, Parliament have voted to outlaw any a north-south divide in England, both liberty and the end of exploitation? Or yet they also shape the behaviour and form of ‘smacking’. Yet polls suggest economically and politically. But is that is this business as usual, but with a bionic values. Today, schools are more explicitly most parents oppose a ban. Has state true anymore? Has the Brexit vote hand replacing the invisible one? political leading to tensions between intervention in family life gone too far? undermined past certainties? Or will the Speakers include: Aaron Bastani, author, north always belong to Labour? schools and parents over issues from Speakers include: Gideon Calder, Fully Automated Luxury Communism: teaching sex and relationships to eating University of Swansea Ellie Lee, director, Speakers include: Mo Lovatt, researcher a manifesto Dr Philip Cunliffe, senior habits. Who should decide which values Centre for Parenting Culture Studies Dr specialising in arts and culture policy lecturer in politics and international and behaviours to inculcate in children? Stuart Waiton, author, Scared of the Kids George Hoare, researcher and writer; relations, University of Kent Chair: Dr Joanna Williams, author, Consuming Chair: Dr Ashley Frawley, University of co-host, Aufhebunga Bunga podcast Austin Williams, director, Future Cities Higher Education Chair: Kevin Rooney, Swansea. Produced by Dr Ashley Frawley Chair: Pauline Hadaway, co-founder, Project; author, China’s Urban Revolution. convenor, AoI Education Forum. The Liverpool Salon. Produced by Produced by Austin Williams Produced by Kevin Rooney Pauline Hadaway

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BERLIN DUBLIN STOCKHOLM SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 20 SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER University of Applied Sciences Europe, Dessauer STR. 3–5, 10963, Berlin NOVEMBER Under Fontänen/Kulturhuset CCT College Dublin, 30-34 Stadsteatern, Sergelpassagen, Sergels Torg 14:00–15:30 15:45–16:45 17:15–18:45 Westmoreland Street, Dublin, Ireland THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL, GENES, SEX AND SPORT: HOW CAN WE DEAL WITH THE 12:00–13:15 16:45–18:00 19:00–20:30 30 YEARS ON: IS GERMANY SHOULD CASTER SEMENYA BE CLIMATE EMERGENCY? EUROPE DIVIDED: POPULISM GENERATION WARS: ARE THE NATURE, NURTURE, DIVIDED AGAIN? ALLOWED TO COMPETE? Fridays for Future demonstrations have AND THE NEW POLITICAL YOUNG BEING LEFT OUT OF NEITHER OR BOTH? WHAT IDENTITIES THEIR FUTURE? Despite the great hopes of 1989, some Earlier this year, the Court of Arbitration been making headlines in Germany, but NEUROSCIENCE CAN AND how can we actually decarbonise our Across Europe, the ‘populist wave’ Stockholm schoolgirl Greta Thunberg argue the old Cold War divide lives on in for Sport ruled that women with naturally CANNOT TELL US mentalities and preferences. But are the high testosterone cannot compete in energy usage? Do we have to rein in our has thrown up surprise after surprise has become a symbol of a youthful divisions that really matter social, economic women’s sport unless they take medication. lifestyles for the sake of the planet, or are Understanding the human mind has long for mainstream politics. The Sweden generation whose values are at odds with or cultural as much as geographical? What does this say about sport, about there still technical solutions? been one of humanity’s great unachieved Democrats moved from non-entity to their elders. The older generation is even ambitions, but many neuroscientists gender and the nature of women’s sport? Steffen Hentrich, environmental policy a driving force in Swedish politics in less blamed for stealing their kids’ futures, both Michael Bittner, freelance writer, author, believe they are now demystifying it. Can than a decade. Is populism the same across economically and environmentally. Are the Der Bürger macht sich Sorgen Dolan Dr Stefan Chatrath, professor of sports advisor Matthias Honegger, Institute we talk of free will against the backdrop for Advanced Sustainability Studies Rob Europe? Can we distinguish positive and generations hopelessly divided, or can we Cummings, associate fellow, Academy marketing, University of Applied Sciences of extraordinary developments in brain negative aspects? And where will it lead? have solidarity between old and young? of Ideas; author, That Existential Leap Europe, Campus Berlin Barbara Klimke, Lyons, Academy of Ideas Andrea Seaman, imaging? Or is there a danger of overstating Antje Hermenau, entrepreneur; author, journalist, Sueddeutsche Zeitung Kolja member, Zurich Salon Dr. Sven Titz, the explanatory potential of neuroscience? ------science journalist Chair: Benjamin Mehle, Ansichten aus der Mitte Europas: Wie Zydatiss, journalist, Achgut Media Chair: 13:30–14:45 Sachsen die Welt sehen , science and technology director, Freiblickinstitut. Produced by Sabine Fred Cummins, associate professor, SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Chair: Sabine Rob Lyons THE NEW SUPERPOWER: HOW Beppler-Spahl, chair, Freiblickinstitut e.V; Academy of Ideas. Beppler-Spahl University College Dublin; author, The Aida Badeli, co-chair, Young Greens, WILL THE RISE OF CHINA Germany correspondent, spiked. Produced by Dr Stefan Chatrath Ground from Which We Speak Dr Jan Sweden Jennie Bristow, author, Stop Macvarish, visiting research fellow, Centre CHANGE THE WORLD? Mugging Grandma: The ‘Generation Wars’ for Parenting Culture Studies, University October marks the seventieth and why boomer-blaming won’t solve of Kent; author, Neuroparenting: the expert anniversary of the Chinese Revolution anything Alastair Donald, co-convenor, invasion of family life Ian Robertson, led by Chairman Mao, but arguably, Battle of Ideas festival; Chang Frick, MILAN ATHENS ATHENS professor emeritus in psychology, Trinity China’s more recent transformation founder and chief editor, Nyeter idag College Dublin; co-director, Global Brain into the world’s largest trading nation Penny Lewis, leader joint architecture THURSDAY 14 OCTOBER MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER Health Institute; founding director, Trinity represents an even greater revolution. programme, University of Dundee and Milan Foreign Press Association, Via Free Thinking Zone, Skoufa 64 STR & Hellenic American Union, Massalias 22, College Institute of Neuroscience; Chair: Can ‘capitalist’ China sustain its current, University of Wuhan Jonathan Lundqvist, Della Palla, 1, 20123 Milano Grivaion, 10680 Athens 10680 Justin Smyth, librarian; co-founder, authoritarian approach to internal former president, Reporters Without Dublin Salon. Produced by Justin Smyth Borders Sweden Thomas Mattsson, former 18:00–20:00 19:00–20:30 19:30–21:00 governance and human rights? Will it now dominate the world? editor-in-chief, Expressen Jakob Ohlsson, FUTURE OF THE EU: THE DEATH FROM YOUTH COUNCILS TO THE RISE OF TOXIC POLITICS: co-founder and campaign manager, OF EUROSCEPTICISM? ‘SCHOOL STRIKE’: ARE KIDS CAN WE BE CIVIL? ------Reform Act Peter Ramsay, professor of Many Eurosceptic parties seem reluctant TAKING OVER POLITICS? In a world seemingly filled with angry social- 15:15–16:30 law, London School of Economics and to push for a break from the EU, while Greta Thunberg has inspired young people media comments, inflammatory remarks CAN PUBLIC-SERVICE Political Science; founding signatory, The some pro-EU liberal and social-democratic around the world to get involved in climate- about migrants and fears about populism, JOURNALISM SURVIVE THE Full Brexit Jacob Reynolds, partnerships parties did better than expected in the change activism. Dos the idealism of a many believe we now live in an age of CULTURE WARS? manager, Academy of Ideas Nathalie 2019 European Parliament elections. Is younger generation reveal the shortcomings ‘toxic politics’. Where’s the line between Rothschild, freelance journalist; producer the EU here to stay, reformed or not? of their elders? Are children being used by passionate disagreement and toxic bile? One target of populist upheavals and reporter for Sweden’s public service How can we disagree more constructively? throughout Europe has been the media. Speakers: David Adler policy director, politicians, or is that a patronising view? radio Kristina Sandklef, economist; former Mainstream media are constantly accused Chinese macroeconomics specialist, East Democracy in Europe Movement, Eleni Derveni, high-school student; Timandra Harkness, journalist, writer of bias by both left and right. Can the ideal DiEM25 Marta Dassù, Senior Advisor organising committee member, Fridays and broadcaster; presenter, How to Capital Ceri Thomas, editor and partner, of an impartial, taxpayer-funded news Tortoise Media. European Affairs, Aspen Institute Italia For Future Greece Nikos Sotirakopoulos, Disagree; Dr Anna Nikolaou, adjunct service survive today’s febrile culture wars? Claire Fox MEP, non-attached member of author, Identity Politics and the Culture professor, Hellenic American University Do we really need a central public-service Produced by Alastair Donald and the European Parliament for North West Wars Plamen Tonchev, head of the Asia Lamprini Thoma, journalist; writer and organisation to educate the public? Jacob Reynolds (London) and England Andrew Spannaus, journalist; unit, Institute of International Economic podcaster, The Press Project Chair: Nikos Johan Wirfält, Alexander Dominici chairman, Milan Foreign Press Association Relations Athens Chair: Geoff Kidder, Sotirakopoulos, author, Identity Politics ------and Eva Kopito (Stockholm) Chair: Alastair Donald, co-convenor, director, membership and events, Academy and the Culture Wars. Produced by Geoff Battle of Ideas festival. Produced by of Ideas. Produced by Areti Georgili and Kidder and Lila Manioti Alastair Donald and Andrew Spannaus Geoff Kidder

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