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Festival of Debate 2018 Round-Up

4 years ago • 0 comments • festival, politics, sheffield

This year’s Festival of Debate, coordinated by Opus, was a series of 80 events hosted across the city with a range of partners, lasting from April right through to the […]

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Debating the Environment // Festival of Debate

5 years ago • 0 comments • festival, politics, sheffield

Most people would agree that our relationship with the natural environment is in a parlous state, and that action must be taken. But where should the focus be: food, population, […]

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Festival of Debate Interview: Dr Mark Bryan

5 years ago • 0 comments • festival, politics

Dr Mark Bryan is a Reader in Economics at the University of Sheffield. He appeared on the panel at the UBI Lab: Sheffield event on 6 June. We chatted to […]

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Festival of Debate: NHS – Free for All, Unless You’re A (Certain Category Of) Migrant

5 years ago • 0 comments • festival, politics, sheffield

The NHS, Britain’s best loved institution, offering free healthcare to everyone, seems to embody the best of the UK. Except that sometimes it doesn’t. A panel debate discussed what this […]

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Festival of Debate: Should People in the UK Have Fewer Children to Save the World? / 1 May 2018

5 years ago • 0 comments • festival, politics, sheffield

In Association with the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures Tuesday 1 May 2018 A simple answer to this question could be ‘no’. The fertility rate in the UK is approximately 1.7 […]

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Festival of Debate Interview: Professor Lenny Koh

5 years ago • 0 comments • festival, politics, sheffield

Professor Lenny Koh, BEng (Hons), PhD, FRSA, is a Chair Professor in Operations Management, Founders and Directors of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) Research Centre at the Management […]

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Festival of Debate Interview: Dr Owen Parker

5 years ago • 0 comments • festival, politics, sheffield

Dr Owen Parker is a Senior Lecturer in European Politics at the University of Sheffield. He’ll be on the panel at The Past, Present & Future of European Unity event […]

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Festival of Debate Interview: Dr Kate Taylor-Jones

5 years ago • 0 comments • festival, politics

Dr Kate Taylor-Jones is a Senior Lecturer in East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield. She’ll be interviewing Helen Pankhurst at the Festival of Debate Closing Party: 100 Years […]

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Standard:Elite – It’s Time to Talk About Class.

6 years ago • 0 comments • politics, sheffield, theatre

Brought to you by Hidden Track Theatre and showing as part of Festival of Debate, Standard:Elite is an interactive theatre show exploring the themes of class and social mobility. We […]

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Martha Spurrier – Director of Liberty

6 years ago • 0 comments • politics

Martha Spurrier is a barrister and campaigner, who in May 2016 took on the role of Director at independent human rights organisation Liberty. A passionate defender of access to justice and the rights […]

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Why Not Give More of a Toss?

6 years ago • 0 comments • drink, festival, independent, local, politics, real ale, sheffield

The Autumn season of Festival of Debate is in full swing and what better way to augment the festival than for our good pals at Abbeydale Brewery to brew another […]

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Book Review: John Pilger – The New Rulers of the World

6 years ago • 0 comments • literature, opinion, politics

In 2003, when John Pilger first published his study of emerging 21st-century imperialism, the UK was on the brink of launching itself into the Iraq War alongside the US, with […]

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