Battle of Ideas 2011 29 & 30 October, London. Two days of high-level, thought-provoking, public debate organised by the Institute of Ideas, hosted by the Royal College of Art.
Speakers include
John Sutherland, Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of English Literature, University College London; author, The Lives of the Novelists

Katharine Birbalsingh, teacher; author, To Miss with Love

Martin Wolf, associate editor and chief economics commentator, Financial Times; author, Fixing Global Finance

George Szirtes, reader in creative writing, UEA; poet; editor; translator; author, The Burning of the Books and Other Poems

Anna Elisabetta Galeotti, chair of political philosophy, University of Piemonte Orienatale in Vercelli; author, Toleration as Recognition

William Saletan, journalist, Slate; author, Bearing Right: how conservatives won the abortion war

Melvin Burgess, award winning children's author, novels include Nicholas Dane, Junk and Kill All Enemies

Jonathan Aitken, former cabinet minister; author, broadcaster and columnist

Cathy Young, contributing editor, Reason magazine; author, Ceasefire! Why women and men must join forces to achieve true equality

Simon Jenkins, columnist, Guardian; chairman, National Trust; author, A Short History of England

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"Depressed by 'debates' where the panel ignore each other? The Battle of Ideas is the real deal - two days of verbal fistfights. Accept no alternative."
Vivienne Raper, writer and editor

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