THE WAR AGAINST THE PAST

Cavendish Conference Centre 22 Duchess Mews, London, London, United Kingdom

FSU BOOK LAUNCH  The War Against the Past  With Professor Frank Furedi and historian Professor Jonathan Clark  London and Online  THURSDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm  A war is being waged against the Past. Whether it’s toppling statues, decolonising the curriculum or erasing terms from our vocabulary, a cultural crusade is underway designed to render the past […]

Online Speakeasy: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History.

Online Event: Zoom

Online Speakeasy: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History Monday 3rd June, 7.30pm  On Zoom. Join FSU General Secretary Toby Young in conversation with award-winning US writer Nellie Bowles as they discuss her new book, Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History.  In the book, Bowles takes readers inside the world […]

LIONEL SHRIVER in conversation with Toby Young

Hippodrome, London Little Newport Street, London, United Kingdom

In conversation: LIONEL SHRIVER and Toby Young DATE: Monday 15th April, 2024 Come along for a very special FSU Speakeasy in a great venue, to hear author LIONEL SHRIVER in conversation with FSU General Secretary Toby Young. They will discuss Lionel's new book, MANIA. In a reality not too distant from our own, the so-called […]

Race, Identity Politics and the New Conformity.

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom

Race, identity politics and the new conformity  DATE: Monday 18th March  VENUE: The Hall, The Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT  TIME: Event starts 7.30pm (doors open 7pm, please arrive by 7.15pm).  FREE GLASS OF WINE ON ARRIVAL.  IN-PERSON TICKETS: FSU members £10. Non-FSU Members £16. Aged 25 and under £12. Discount tickets […]

Cambridge Speakeasy

The Garden Suite, Clayton Hotel Cambridge 27-29 Station Rd,, Cambridge, Cambridge

Net Zero or Not Zero: Can we debate climate change? Thursday 22nd February, 2024  Panel debate and Q and A from 7pm until 8.45pm, social until 10pm.  The Clayton Hotel, Garden Suite,  27-29 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2FB.  (A two-minute walk from Cambridge Station).  GET TICKETS: FSU Member £5. Non-FSU Member £10. Student £3.  Popular […]

Unfair Play: The Battle for Women’s Sport and Against Attempts to Silence its Champions

The Council Chamber Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London, United Kingdom

Wednesday 5th July, in-person in Central London or Online   Of all the issues thrown up by the rise of gender ideology and the push for trans-inclusivity, safety and fairness in women’s sport is probably the one that has most grabbed mainstream public attention. And yet, too often, debate has been shut down and those […]

The New Puritans – Andrew Doyle Book Launch

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom

Join us for an exclusive in-person event in central London, or online if you prefer, to celebrate the publication of Andrew Doyle's latest book 'The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World'. Amongst his many accomplishments, Andrew Doyle is the author of ‘Free Speech And Why It Matters’, the creator of woke icon Titania McGrath and co-creator […]

Why Free Speech Matters

Radisson Blu Hotel 80 High Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Please join us in Edinburgh on Thursday 21st April for a very special event to discuss, Why Free Speech Matters Internationally renowned free speech advocate and author Jacob Mchangama will give a short lecture, introducing his highly acclaimed new book, Free Speech: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media. The evening will be hosted by Toby Young, general […]

FREE SPEECH: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media

David Game College 31 Jewry Street, London, United Kingdom

Join Jacob Mchangama, author, lawyer, and founder and director of Justitia, a Copenhagen-based think tank focusing on human rights, freedom of speech and the rule of law, as he introduces his new book, Free Speech: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media. Following a short lecture, Jacob will be joined in conversation by writer and director […]

Toby Young in conversation with author, journalist and theatre critic, Quentin Letts

Online Event: Zoom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

FSU members are invited to join us for an a conversation with author, journalist and theatre critic Quentin Letts. Quentin has written for The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, and The Oldie. Toby Young speaks to Quentin about his new book Stop Bloody Bossing Me About! and answers questions from the audience.