Saturday

These are the sessions for Saturday 15 October at Battle of Ideas festival in London. Use the buttons below to view the whole weekend, Sunday only or check out strands of debates. The full programme is also available in PDF format.

Saturday

09:45-10:00 Saturday 15 October

Battle of Ideas 2022 Welcome Address

10:15-11:45 Saturday 15 October

Do the culture wars matter?

Parenting problems and the future of the family

Rwanda or bust? The future of immigration

Biometrics and facial recognition: friend or foe?

Cop out: who do the police serve today?

From stagnation to inflation: how do we revolutionise the economy?

Fake news? The misinformation wars

PODCAST LIVE: The Thought Police with Mike Graham and Kevin O’Sullivan

12:15-13:30 Saturday 15 October

The Road to Ukraine: has the West lost its way?

Internet vs the nation state: a new Wild West?

Can we take a joke?

Enough is enough? Challenging the cost-of-living crisis

Letters on Liberty: Rethinking anti-Semitism

From the ECHR to the Supreme Court: judges vs politics

From grooming gangs to child abuse: is social work working?

Is cancel culture killing the arts?

From Indyref2 to a Border Poll: are we afraid of democracy?

The spiked podcast Live

13:45-14:30 Saturday 15 October

Generation YouTube: a challenge to MSM?

Too fat, too thin, are we too obsessed with calories?

Hollywood blues: has tinseltown lost its sparkle?

Can we just print more money?

Podcast of Ideas Live: Liam Halligan on the UK’s chronic housing shortage

Prisons: I predict a riot?

14:45-16:15 Saturday 15 October

Taking back control: who will defend autonomy today?

Are young people really getting shafted?

Lawfare: the use and abuse of law to fight for freedom

No, Minister! Crisis in the civil service

Cultural vandals: who will defend the arts and humanities?

Europe today: storm clouds over the continent?

Infantilisation: the collapse of adult authority?

Online safety vs free speech

SKILLS WORLD LIVE: SHOULD BRITS WORK HARDER, OR SMARTER?

Letters on Liberty: Risking it all: the freedom to gamble

16:45-18:15 Saturday 15 October

Can populism win the future?

Bye Bye Baby? The birth-rate debate

Dick pics and Tinderella: are dating apps the end of romance?

Balloon debate: what’s the greatest protest song?

Trade unions: throwback, comeback or fightback?

DEBATING MATTERS: ‘Skills Gap: are too many people going to university?’

Bookshop Barnie: Konstantin Kisin on An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West

US Midterms: can America survive the culture wars?

Andrew Doyle’s Free Speech Nation: Live (TV recording)

18:15-20:30 Saturday 15 October

Festival reception and drinks