Intelligence Squared Debate
Debates on the hot-button concerns of the day, with top experts on both sides of each issue. The audience has the opportunity to ask questions and vote on the motion before and after the debate.
Intelligence Squared Debate - An Elected House of Lords Will Be Bad For British Democracy
Nik Gowing chairs debate on the motion 'An Elected House of Lords Will Be Bad for British Democracy'. Speakers include Vernon Bogdanor, Shami Chakrabarti and Sir Simon Jenkins.
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Intelligence Squared Debate - Carbon
John Donovan presents an Intelligence Squared Debate from New York. Six panellists debate the motion: Major reductions in carbon emissions are not worth the money.
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Intelligence Squared Debate - George W Bush's Legacy
From New York a distinguished panel debate the motion - George W Bush is the worst American President of the last 50 years. The panellists include Karl Rove.
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Intelligence Squared Debate - The Munk Debate on Religion
Tony Blair and atheist Christopher Hitchens debate whether religion is a force for good in the world. Rudyard Griffiths chairs.
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Intelligence Squared Debate - The UN
A distinguished panel debates if the UN is terminally paralysed, and whether the democratic world needs a forum of its own.
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