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    20 May 2013

    Knowledge versus emotion in education


    30 May 2013

    Policy over a Pint - "Control Shift"


    27 June 2013

    'The truth about neoliberalism' with Daniel Ben-Ami


    Great Books lecture
    Ethan Frome
    Lecturer: Hermione Lee
    June 18, 2013
    The Institute of Ideas Great Books lectures: exploring ideas through the canon - a new initiative from The Academy, the IoI’s educational project
    Blair’s Children
    Did New Labour change Britain?
    May 1, 2013
    Early author's reading of Blair's Children and public debate with the Institute of Ideas