head of external relationsAngus Kennedy
Angus Kennedy is head of external relations for the Institute of Ideas, working principally to programme the annual Battle of Ideas festival in London and its international satellite events. He chairs the Institute’s Economy Forum and helps organise its discussions. He writes for spiked and Culture Wars, among other publications, with particular interests in the Holocaust, classics, culture and the arts, economics and moral philosophy. He is a Member of the European Cultural Parliament, ECP, and is convenor of the Institute of Ideas’ new initiative The Academy.
Recent articles
Selected appearances
1 Nov 2009, speaking on Can the arts save the economy? at the Battle of Ideas (from 43m50s in).17 May 2009, spoke to Rob McLoughlin on City Talk 105.9 about the expenses scandal. Listen to the recording here:12 March 2009, spoke at The Manchester Salon debate Making Sense of the Recession16 October 2008, spoke at The Huddersfield Salon debate Should we be protected from ourselves?5 May 2008. Angus spoke to Duncan Barkes on City Talk 105.9 about swearing: is there anything we shouldn't be allowed to say? Listen to the recording here:Selected articles
2012
27 December 2012, A braindead view of free will, spiked review of books13 December 2012, Why it’s wrong to censor Holocaust deniers, spiked24 August 2012, Why the elite wants to obliterate borders, spiked review of books25 May 2012, The university: still dead, spiked review of books30 March 2012, In higher education quality, not equality, matters, spiked review of books2011
22 November 2011, One language in Europe: no populism please!, Independent Blogs17 November 2011, Leonardo da Vinci: a curious humanist, spiked3 October 2011, What is theatre about?, Culturgest26 August 2011, La mort de l’Europe, spiked review of books2 August 2011, The elitist struggle against Mein Kampf, spiked13 June 2011, Higher education should be free – of state control, spiked27 May 2011, The economics of don’t meddle and muddle through, Culture Wars18 May 2011, Ivan Demjanjuk: is this not a man, too?, spiked20 April 2011, Overblown fears of fascism on the rise, spiked1 April 2011, That paradox just isn’t subversive anymore, spiked review of books31 January 2011, Playing politics with the Holocaust, spiked2010
29 October 2010, Magical memorials: authenticity, remembrance and the Holocaust, Battles in Print11 October 2010, The Ancient Greeks & us: the irrelevance of relevance, Prospect Magazine11 October 2010, Jonathan Miller’s Pub-lic opera, Independent Blogs6 October 2010, A poesia não contribui para o PIB, logo, não deve ser subsidiada?, Publico24 September 2010, How to ask awkward questions and annoy people, spiked review of books29 July 2010, Goods are good, Culture Wars13 May 2010, Unscientific voters?, Culture Wars7 May 2010, Zivilisation: mehr als nur schöne Kultur, NOVO Argumente Heft 10629 April 2010, Huggable, cuddly voters, Culture Wars26 March 2010, What is the point of evil?, spiked review of books3 March 2010, Infrastructure should be an electoral flashpoint, spiked18 February 2010, Equality is more than less inequality, Culture Wars26 January 2010, The Holocaust: it could happen to YOU, spiked2009
29 October 2009, Towards a more profitable discussion about production, Battles in Print27 October 2009, Expenses, the loss of trust and why self-regulation's what we need, Battles in Print26 August 2009, Civilisation: it’s more than good culture, spiked21 August 2009, Interview with Claire Fox and Angus Kennedy from the Institute of Ideas, cultural diplomacy news10 July 2009, Amazing words, Culture Wars13 March 2009, Desiring ends, Culture Wars30 January 2009, Feeling solidarity, Culture Wars01 February 2009, Schluss mit dem Politgeschwafel - lange lebe die politische Rhetorik!, NOVO argumente Heft 982008
4 December 2008, Dead Hands, Culture Wars29 October 2008, Down with cant: up with rhetoric!, Battles in Print16 October 2008, Truth Story, Culture Wars5 August 2008, Government ministers failing young male readers, Telegraph Blog3 August 2008, Won't read, can't read, don't read?, Battles in Print1 August 2008, Being Frank, Culture Wars17 July 2008, Painting Family, Culture Wars15 July 2008, 'Mein Kampf for the Hollyoaks generation', spiked29 May 2008, Dis me please, Culture Wars13 April 2008, Reading public critical, Culture Wars7 April 2008, 'The Apprentice': arrogantly brilliant TV, spiked10 March 2008, Chinese workers? Let them pick up litter, spiked6 March 2008, A Hodge-podge approach to high culture, spiked15 February 2008, Say no to counterknowledge, Culture Wars11 February 2008, Tying us up with even more red tape, spiked21 January 2008, How public houses enforce public order, spiked3 January 2008, Petitions: a shrunken view of democracy, spiked2007
5 December 2007, Brown’s got a brand new bag, spiked
