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  • 18 Dec
    2008
    The Lost Liberty of the English Revolution - Quentin Skinner
    18/02/2009 - 18:30
    18/02/2009 - 20:00

    The constitutional upheavals of the 17th century gave rise to the view of individual liberty to which we have basically subscribed ever since; that our liberty consists in our not being unnecessarily

  • 18 Dec
    2008
    Who loves hate speech?
    03/02/2009 - 18:30
    03/02/2009 - 20:00

    In recent years the government has introduced a raft of new speech crimes, including incitement to religious hatred and incitement to sexual hatred.

  • 18 Dec
    2008
    Is Liberty British?: Linda Colley in conversation with A.C. Grayling
    28/01/2009 - 18:30
    28/01/2009 - 20:00

    Views of liberty in these islands have been polarised. On the one hand, it has been proclaimed as a marked and precocious British achievement and quality ("Britons never shall be slaves!").

  • 18 Dec
    2008
    Can we save the planet yet keep our freedoms?
    14/01/2009 - 18:30
    14/01/2009 - 20:00

    Possibly the crucial world issue now and in the coming decades is global warming and environmental catastrophe.

  • 28 Apr
    2007
    London exhibition shows early Christian, Jewish and Muslim texts

    Some of the earliest surviving texts of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths are being exhibited side by side for the first time in London, displaying their common roots as well as differences.

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