Co-convenor #BattleFest @acadofideas; convenor @LivingFreedomUK; author, #LetterOnLiberty 'The Scottish Question' https://xitter.cf/t.co/al0qqUPDZ6
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Alastair Donald retweeted
'Friends inside the organisation still speak of groupthink and the power of the activist younger staff'
What has the @BBC ever done for us? - @philmcraig at @acadofideas, via @MaximumCities
open.substack.com/pub/claire…
Alastair Donald retweeted
This is what they took from us.
Liz Truss claims the U.K. would have managed successful missions to Mars within years — if only her 49-day premiership hadn’t been cut short.
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Alastair Donald retweeted
Festivaalin englanninkielisessä populismia käsittelevässä keskustelussa pohditaan antaako populismi kansalaisille äänen vai väittääkö se vain puhuvansa "kansan" puolesta?
Keskustelemassa:
Timo Soini
Markku Ruotsila
Frank Furedi
Kate Hoey
Claire Fox
– ja sinä.
Aatosten taisto 31.10.2026 Balderin sali, Helsinki.
Osta lippusi nyt osoitteesta suomalaisuudenliitto.fi/kaup…
Ohjelma ja lisätiedot:
aatostentaisto.fi / battleofideas.fi
Alastair Donald retweeted
VIBE SHIFT WITH BRENDAN O'NEILL🚨
📅28/10/26 📍LEEDS
#BattleFest doesn't stop just because our London event has.
In Leeds, Brendan O’Neill will argue that ‘a seismic turn in the moral zeitgeist brought about by popular discontent with the old, knackered order’, is emerging.
But is O’Neill right? Or does he exaggerate or romanticise what often appear disparate protests around a range of unconnected issues. There’s now even a backlash against the backlash.
Satellite in association with @theleedssalon
🎟️👇
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Alastair Donald retweeted
@acadofideas is not kidding when they say there are many debates to choose from! At the Battle of Ideas this year, I attended sessions on: surrogacy, Equality Act reform, the puberty blocker trial, institutional accountability, the meaning of tolerance, the conversion practices bill, and autonomy in the context of technological progress. I missed dozens of panels I wish I could have seen! Check out the link below to read speaker’s opening statements on everything from AI to Israel 👇
One of the great things about #battlefest is that there are so many debates to choose from. The downside is you can't see everything! Thankfully, many of our speakers have now published their speeches or articles discussing their sessions. Click below for a round-up 👇
Alastair Donald retweeted
“the spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right.”
A brilliant and necessary defence of freedom.
@AdGo @glukianoff
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Alastair Donald retweeted
Muuttaako tekoäly kaiken? Lisääkö se vapauttamme vai tuleeko siitä uusi väline, jolla meitä hallitaan? Mihin vedämme rajan teknologiavastaisten dystopioiden ja utopistisen innostuksen välille?
Keskustelemassa: Sam Inkinen, Aatos Heikkinen, Salla Westerstrand – ja sinä.
Aatosten taisto 31.10.2026 Balderin sali, Helsinki.
Osta lippus nyt: suomalaisuudenliitto.fi/kaup…
Ohjelma: aatostentaisto.fi / battleofideas.fi
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Alastair Donald retweeted
Ah, #battlefest... so many great speeches, so little time to see them all. Thankfully, many of our speakers have published their speeches or articles discussing their sessions. Here's a round-up: academyofideas.uk/p/battle-o…
Alastair Donald retweeted
Nicht verpassen!
𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍
Das Festival für die Freunde der #Meinungsfreiheit.
28. November
Mit dem Code „BattlePartnerPlus“ gibt es 20% Rabatt auf die Tickets.
battleofideas.org.uk/battle-…
Alastair Donald retweeted
'Our panel of UK and Finnish experts consider whether populism is democracy’s enemy or if it expresses something central to the democratic spirit?'
Battle of Ideas festival goes on tour. First stop: Helsinki - @MaximumCities in @acadofideas
open.substack.com/pub/claire…
Alastair Donald retweeted
Very proud to be in august company here - read through a variety of #BattleFest speeches from some of the smartest contemporary commentators.
One of the great things about #battlefest is that there are so many debates to choose from. The downside is you can't see everything! Thankfully, many of our speakers have now published their speeches or articles discussing their sessions. Click below for a round-up 👇
Alastair Donald retweeted
One of the great things about #battlefest is that there are so many debates to choose from. The downside is you can't see everything! Thankfully, many of our speakers have now published their speeches or articles discussing their sessions. Click below for a round-up 👇
Alastair Donald retweeted
Ofcom Admits Online Safety Act Has Failed to Protect Kids order-order.com/2026/10/23/o…
Alastair Donald retweeted
Must watch on Conversion Practices draft Bill from the Battle of Ideas. Whatever you think of Phillimore, she was brilliant on this panel #BattleFest #BintheBill
Due to popular demand we've published our first #BattleFest full debate early:
CONVERSION PRACTICES BILL: CRIMINALISING PARENTS, TEACHERS AND PRIESTS?
W/ @janmacvarish of @SpeechUnion, Lucy Beney, @el_nagashi, @JNHanvey, @HJoyceGender, @SVPhillimore
youtu.be/NUCHW3mMZyg
Alastair Donald retweeted
Aatosten taisto tulee Suomeen. Lue yhteistyökumppanimme @acadofideas kirjoitus tulevasta tapahtumasta täältä: academyofideas.uk/p/battle-o… JA osta lippusi täältä: suomalaisuudenliitto.fi/kaup…
"Battle of Ideas festival goes on tour. First stop: Helsinki
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking our unique brand of public conversations beyond the UK. In Finland, there’s a lot to talk about."
Alastair Donald retweeted
If you don't know what the Conversion Practices bill is about, please please watch this. It purports to ban "abuse" but in fact it will criminalise loving parents seeking to protect unhappy children from lifelong harm. It's extraordinarily serious.
Due to popular demand we've published our first #BattleFest full debate early:
CONVERSION PRACTICES BILL: CRIMINALISING PARENTS, TEACHERS AND PRIESTS?
W/ @janmacvarish of @SpeechUnion, Lucy Beney, @el_nagashi, @JNHanvey, @HJoyceGender, @SVPhillimore
youtu.be/NUCHW3mMZyg
Alastair Donald retweeted
Due to popular demand we've published our first #BattleFest full debate early:
CONVERSION PRACTICES BILL: CRIMINALISING PARENTS, TEACHERS AND PRIESTS?
W/ @janmacvarish of @SpeechUnion, Lucy Beney, @el_nagashi, @JNHanvey, @HJoyceGender, @SVPhillimore
youtu.be/NUCHW3mMZyg
Alastair Donald retweeted
So this has sort of blown up.
What I want to know is why the Rape Crisis Centre - a part funder of this - now thinks its remit extends to familial hugs.
Irish pol calls for 'common sense' after gov-funded PSA calls for grandparents to get consent before hugging grandkids trib.al/6Z5BzVW
Alastair Donald retweeted
I’ve published my opening remarks from this year’s Battle of Ideas. I spoke on a panel about overdiagnosis and we had a great discussion! Thank you to @acadofideas for hosting such a great conference, truly a ‘space for excellence’ has Hannah Arendt wrote 👇
Alastair Donald retweeted
It is funny that as Baroness Fox patiently set out a case for the dangers of poorly-socialised young people in Western society, the BBC had an oversized child sat by her to roll its eyes, sigh and interrupt every few seconds.
My attempt at discussing what has driven violent riots & wanton destruction in France (not without interruption). I was also reacting to unhelpfully labelling Kemi Badenoch's mention of challenges of migration y'day, as a Trump-like dog whistle #PoliticsLive