Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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In search of the work ethic
People in work look at the number of immigrants finding jobs in Britain and wonder why so many of their fellow Brits aren’t choosing to do those jobs themselves.
Melanie Phillips,
Daily Mail, 4 January 2010
The Decade that Politics Forgot
…or perhaps more accurately, the Noughties was the decade when we forgot about politics.
Mick Hume,
spiked, 22 December 2009
Society is collapsing because you are greedy
Social crises have always been blamed on the extravagance of the rich. But today, all of us - from wealthy to peasant - are labelled ‘decadent’.
Brendan O'Neill,
spiked, 26 November 2009
Welfare: how help becomes a hindrance
With the shift of emphasis from welfare to wellbeing, the state reinforces the sense that we are unable to cope with life.
David Clements,
spiked, 19 November 2009
Q&A with John Cooper
John Cooper is a member of the criminal and human rights Bar and is considered one of the leading barristers in London. He was recently nominated as Human Rights Barrister of the Year. John spoke to trainee barrister and Battle of Ideas committee member, Luke Gittos.
Luke Gittos & John Cooper,
Independent Independent Minds, 18 November 2009
We must stop being tolerant of repression
In a recent speech, the libertarian Wendy Kaminer argued that state intervention into everyday life is giving rise to ‘habits of submission’.
Wendy Kaminer,
spiked, 12 November 2009
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