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# Join us at the Battle of Ideas 2026
- URL: https://www.ourfight.uk/join-us-at-the-battle-of-ideas-2026/
- Published: 2026-09-10T21:26:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-10T21:26:40.000Z
- Description: The Battle of Ideas Festival has a solid reputation for being unafraid to debate the issues that matter. Our Fight will have a stand at the festival, and be involved in a number of the sessions. We'd love you to join us! Read on for details, including a special discount code.
- Author: Our Fight
- Tags: Upcoming Events

The Battle of Ideas Festival is a well-established annual forum for tackling the important political, economic, scientific and cultural issues of our time.

[Battle of Ideas 2026The 21st Battle of Ideas festival will take place on Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 October 2026 at Church House, London.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/b8/f0b8221b-04e2-44a1-80aa-6bee05ed1ed6/content/images/icon/favicon-194x194-7c71404c-280c-465f-b3d7-e7bc56716d56.png)Eventbrite![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/b8/f0b8221b-04e2-44a1-80aa-6bee05ed1ed6/content/images/thumbnail/image-46c78a38-b9b4-44b3-a5a3-b9cb0f95c91e)](http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1851549427179/?discount=OurFight26&ref=ourfight.uk)

*Our Fight* friends and activists will be at the festival, and we'd urge you to join us. We'll have a stand, at which we'll be explaining to people what we do, signing up new members, and selling merch and tickets for our January conference. Some of the people you have laughed, cried, and campaigned with this year will be putting aside their megaphones, placards, cameras and bail conditions for a weekend, and convening, chairing, speaking and debating.

Mark Birbeck will be speaking on the session [*Is Anti-Zionism Really Anti-Semitism*](https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/session/is-anti-zionism-really-antisemitism/?ref=ourfight.uk), alongside Nicole Lampert and Ralph Leonard.

Mark will also be chairing a session on [*Is it Islamism — Or Is There A Problem With Islam*](https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/session/is-it-islamism-or-is-there-a-problem-with-islam/?ref=ourfight.uk) with an incredible panel of Daniel Ben Ami, Josh Howie, Khadija Khan, Connie Shaw, and Jake Wallis Simons.

More details are below, including a special *Our Fight* link which will give you a 20% discount.

We look forward to seeing you in October.

# Battle of Ideas Festival

Date: Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October, 2026

Venue: Church House, Westminster, London

FREE SPEECH ALLOWED

Conversations for the public, with the public, in public.

#BattleFest / @acadofideas

## **Tickets**

Get your [discounted tickets](http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1851549427179/?discount=OurFight26&ref=ourfight.uk), using the discount code *OurFight26*.

[Battle of Ideas 2026The 21st Battle of Ideas festival will take place on Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 October 2026 at Church House, London.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/b8/f0b8221b-04e2-44a1-80aa-6bee05ed1ed6/content/images/icon/favicon-194x194-557bd861-3ca1-42e2-a2cc-ae733df661d5.png)Eventbrite![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/b8/f0b8221b-04e2-44a1-80aa-6bee05ed1ed6/content/images/thumbnail/image-2d8f4967-de1f-4980-bb52-9c0ca56d92c1)](http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1851549427179/?discount=OurFight26&ref=ourfight.uk)

## Sessions Include

There are over 120 sessions, including: Suicidal empathy: is the West killing itself with kindness? • *Women betrayed: should we smash the unions and start again*? • NHS to the police: the politicisation of public services **•** *Anti-social Britain: why do we feel unsafe?* **•** Puberty-blockers scandal: the ethics of clinical trials **•** S*hould we scrap the Equality Act?* **•** Is it Islamism or is there a problem with Islam? **•** *What’s the BBC ever done for us?* **•** Will Reform be allowed to rule? Taking on The Blob with Danny Kruger **•** *Finally Trumped: who’s the heir to MAGA?* **•** The rise of the femosphere **•*Grooming gangs to the Nottingham Inquiry: untangling accountability*** **•** Does AI change everything?

Keep up to date with [the latest timetable](https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/programme/overview/?ref=ourfight.uk).

## Speakers Include

Claire Fox • Lord David Frost • Poppy Coburn • Maeve Halligan • Danny Kruger MP • Jacob Mchangama • Rosie Duffield MP • Emma Trimble • Lord Maurice Glasman • Andrew Fox • Stella Tsantekidou • Remi Adekoya • Ben Jones • Liam Halligan • Timandra Harkness • Tiffany Jenkins • Richard Johnson • Helen Joyce • Julie Bindel • Rosie Kay • Baroness Kate Hoey • Eric Kaufmann • Laila Cunningham • Catherine McBride • Munira Mirza • Lord Jack McConnell • Tom Slater • Mark Seddon • Josh Howie • Alan Miller • Steve Baker • Allison Pearson • Adam Wren • Kathleen Stock • Ameer Kotecha • Jake Wallis Simons • [And many more](https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/speakers/?ref=ourfight.uk).

## Podcasts Live

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/b8/f0b8221b-04e2-44a1-80aa-6bee05ed1ed6/content/images/2026/09/image.png)

A number of well-known podcasts will be [recording an episode at the Battle](https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/strand/podcasts-live/?ref=ourfight.uk).

## Tickets

Prices for the weekend and the drinks reception:

- Standard: £120
- Concession: £65
- Student Champion (full-time students and under 30s in STEM): £30

Prices for one day:

- Standard: £80
- Concession: £40
- School Pupil: £10

Make sure to use the [OURFIGHT-24 discount link](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-ideas-festival-2024-tickets-807629249827?discount=OURFIGHT-24&ref=ourfight.uk) to get 20% off.

This event is particularly good for young people, and a real opportunity for them to engage in serious, 'grown-up' debates.