Battle of Ideas 2012 20 & 21 October, London. Two days of high-level, thought-provoking, public debate organised by the Institute of Ideas with the Barbican.
75 sessions, 350 speakers, 2250 attendees
Can technology set you free?
Atheism: what's the point?
Can the law make us equal
No such thing as a free press
Battles In Print
Should schools be engines of social mobility?, Sally Millard
Remaking citizens for the ‘Big Society’, Kathryn Ecclestone
In drug policy, pragmatism is the only moral approach, Roger Howard & Leo Barasi
"I thought the Battle of Ideas was wonderful. Especially the extent and quality of audience participation. I can't imagine how I missed this exciting forum for exchange of ideas in the past. I will certainly not miss another one and look forward already to 2012 Battle of Ideas."
Professor Marilyn Monk, emeritus professor of molecular embryology, University College London




