Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 November, Barbican, London
Extinction or progress? Visions of the future
Sunday 3 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Dr Shahrar Ali, Gregory Claeys, Dr Ashley Frawley, Brendan O’Neill
The crisis of trust in institutions
Sunday 3 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Dr Tim Black, Miranda Green, Professor Sir Simon Wessely, Linda Woodhead
Are the old political parties dying?
Sunday 3 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Johnny Ball, Miranda Green, Sherelle Jacobs, John Mills, Tom Slater
From Shakespeare to social media: are we losing the will to read?
Sunday 3 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Elif Shafak, Tim Parks
The rise of toxic politics: can we be civil?
Sunday 3 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Dolan Cummings, Timandra Harkness, Dr Deborah E Lipstadt, Jacob Mchangama, James Tooley
From Trump’s wall to policing culture: understanding borders today
Saturday 2 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Sabine Beppler-Spahl, Professor Frank Furedi, Rebecca Lowe, Dr Zoe Strimpel
Who are The Establishment?
Saturday 2 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Steve Richards, Jill Rutter, David Starkey, Robert Tombs, Bruno Waterfield
Who are The People?
Saturday 2 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Aaqil Ahmed, Sophia Gaston, Mick Hume, Lord Stewart Wood
Can we build solidarity in a fractured society?
Saturday 2 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Roger Eatwell, Paul Embery, Professor Frank Furedi, Anne-Elisabeth Moutet
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