The Battle of Ideas 2010 will be a two-day festival of high-level, thought-provoking debate organised by the Institute of Ideas and hosted by the Royal College of Art.
History has not gone on standby
Policy ideas that would make candidates worth voting for;
positions that voters should argue and campaign for.
Jilted Generation: How Britain Bankrupted Its Youth, Ed Howker & Shiv Malik
A Big Society with small ambitions, David Clements
Growth sceptics selling the economy short, Daniel Bel-Ami
Questioning the carnivalesque , Ashley Frawley
Refocusing remembrance , Ted Harrison
Some myths of the ‘Work-Life Balance’ discussion , Para Mullan
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"Of all the political and cultural festivals, none beats the Battle of Ideas for its eclecticism and willingness to invite controversial and absorbing debate."
John Kampfner, Chief executive, Index on Censorship; former editor, New Statesman
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