Battle of Ideas

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The Battle of Ideas is a project of the Institute of Ideas, which is associated with the libertarian, anti-environmental LM network.

It commenced in 2005 [1] and is an annual two-day debating event held in London. It claims it "makes virtues of free-thinking and lively exchanges of views" and "fosters an atmosphere of intellectual freedom and open-ended exploration of new ideas, research and social trends".[2] In practice, all of the sessions' chairs, around half of the speakers and a significant proportion of the audiences are LM associates. In response to the question, "Is the Institute of Ideas committed to promoting debate or to promoting one side of a debate?", Claire Fox replied "We are committed to debating in general, but make it perfectly clear that we have a position in the debates we organise." An account by an attendee at the 2009 event is here. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag


Speakers

Battle of Ideas speakers for the 2010 conference, as listed on the website in April 2010, were:[8]

  • Beccy Allen, researcher, Hansard Society; project manager, HeadsUp, an online forum for 11-18’s, politicians and policy-makers.
  • Dave Clements, social policy writer; convenor, IoI Social Policy Forum; co-editor, The Future of Community.
  • Joel Cohen, politics student, SOAS; member, Battle of Ideas Committee
  • Dolan Cummings, convenor, Battle for Politics; associate fellow, Institute of Ideas; editor, Culture Wars.
  • Nick Dusic, director, Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE)
  • Tim Finch, director and head of migration, equalities and citizenship, IPPR
  • Claire Fox, director, Institute of Ideas; panellist, BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze
  • Frank Furedi, professor of sociology, University of Kent, Canterbury; author, Wasted, Politics of Fear, Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone?
  • Pam Giddy, director, Power 2010; co-founder and former director, Power Inquiry
  • Tony Gilland, science and society director, Institute of Ideas; director,Debating Matters Competition
  • Norman Ginsburg, professor of Social Policy, London Metropolitan University; author, Divisions of Welfare: A Critical Introduction to Comparative Social Policy
  • David Goodhart, founder and editor, Prospect magazine
  • David Green, director, Civitas; author, Individualists Who Co-operate: Education and welfare reform befitting a free people
  • Shane Greer, executive editor, Total Politics; political consultant and commentator
  • Matt Grist, director, RSA's Social Brain project; author, Changing the Subject - how new ways of thinking about human behaviour might change politics, policy and practice
  • Kamaljeet Jandu, national officer, Equality through Inclusion, GMB
  • Geoff Kidder, director, membership and events, Institute of Ideas; convenor, IoI Book Club; IoI’s resident expert in all sporting matters
  • George Lee, prospective parliamentary candidate, Conservative, Holborn & St Pancras; founding member, Black Police Association
  • Kirk Leech, freelance journalist; researcher, development and environment
  • Kevin Maguire, associate editor, Daily Mirror
  • Brendan O'Neill, editor, Spiked; author, Can I Recycle My Granny and 39 Other Eco-Dilemmas
  • Ben Page, chief executive, Ipsos MORI]; Editorial Board, International Journal of Market Research
  • James Panton, politics tutor at St John’s College, University of Oxford; co-founder, radical civil liberties campaigning group, the Manifesto Club
  • Jo Phillips, journalist, former spin doctor; co-author Why Vote – a guide for those who can't be bothered.
  • Mike Savage, professor of sociology, University of Manchester; Director, ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change; author, Culture, Class, Distinction
  • David Seymour, co-author Why Vote – a guide for those who can't be bothered; former political editor, Mirror Group, leader writer, Daily Mail; founder, Student Mirror
  • Gerry Stoker, professor, Politics and Governance, University of Southampton; director, Centre for Citizenship, Globalization and Governance; author, Why Politics Matters: making democracy work
  • Wes Streeting, president, National Union of Students (NUS)
  • Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner; Green Party human rights spokesperson
  • Robin Walsh, editorial assistant, medical publishing company; co-founder, Current Affairs Forum.
  • Bruno Waterfield, Brussels correspondent, Daily Telegraph; author, No Means No!
  • Jeremy Webb, editor-in-chief, New Scientist
  • Richard Wilson, founder and director, Izwe; founder, leading public engagement think-tank, Involve

Contact

Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website: http://www.battleofideas.org.uk
Facebook: Battle of Ideas

Resources

Jon Alexander, Beware the Institute of Ideas Conservation-Economy, 1 Nov 2010
Jenny Turner, 'Who Are They?,' London Review of Books, 8 July 2010
Helge Ogrim, Battle of Ideas, Is the Revolutionary Communist Party still the vanguard? November 6, 2010 · 11:49 am</ref>
Press Gazette, The Battle of Ideas: It's a twisted old battlefield Press Gazette, 3 November 2006

Notes

  1. ↑ Culture Wars History, Culture Wars website, accessed 31 Oct 2010
  2. ↑ About: What is the Battle of Ideas 2010?, Battle of Ideas website, accessed 28 Apr 2010
  3. ↑ "2006 Partners", Battle of Ideas website, accessed 7 June 2010
  4. ↑ "2007 Partners", Battle of Ideas website, accessed 7 June 2010
  5. ↑ "Partners", Battle of Ideas website, accessed 7 June 2010
  6. ↑ "Partners", Battle of Ideas website, accessed 7 June 2010
  7. ↑ "[1]", Battle of Ideas website, accessed 26 October 2010
  8. ↑ Speakers Listing, Battle of Ideas website, accessed 28 Apr 2010
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