1.0Battle of Ideashttps://archives.battleofideas.org.uk/2025Emmahttps://archives.battleofideas.org.uk/2025/author/emma/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PDuBNebrrX"><a href="https://archives.battleofideas.org.uk/2025/speaker/matthew-torbitt/">Matthew Torbitt</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://archives.battleofideas.org.uk/2025/speaker/matthew-torbitt/embed/#?secret=PDuBNebrrX" width="600" height="338" title="“Matthew Torbitt” — Battle of Ideas" data-secret="PDuBNebrrX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://archives.battleofideas.org.uk/2025/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://archives.battleofideas.org.uk/2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MT-e1757497562146.png619436Matthew Torbitt is a political commentator, writer and former Labour adviser who spent 7 years working with five front bench MPs in Parliament. Drawing on his own lived experience of homelessness, Matthew now campaigns on housing and social justice issues. He has written for The Big Issue, LabourList and the Spectator, and is a regular contributor on […]