The Festival of Debate is an annual politics festival in England which takes place between May and June across South Yorkshire, but mostly focused in Sheffield. Founded in 2015,[1] organisers say its aim is to "bring people together to share new ideas and lived experience that can help shape our understanding of the world."[2] It is the largest non-partisan politics festival in the UK.[3]
Previous guests have included former leaders of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn[3] and Ed Miliband,[4] writer Afua Hirsch,[5] feminist author Gloria Steinem,[3] civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti,[3] former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis,[4] author and broadcaster Sathnam Sanghera,[6] environmental journalist George Monbiot,[5] composer Brian Eno[2] and writer Armando Iannucci.[3]
The festival was founded in 2015 in the lead-up to that year's UK general election.[1] It is hosted by Opus Independents, a Sheffield-based "not-for-profit independent social enterprise organisation working in culture, politics and the arts".[1] Organisers said the initial aim of the festival was to "engage an increasingly apathetic population with politics".[7]
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edit- ^ a b c d e f Huddleston, Yvette (12 April 2019). "As Sheffield's Festival of Debate returns for a fourth year Joe Kriss talks about the importance of open discussion". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d Williams, Molly (11 April 2023). "Festival of Debate returns to Sheffield with packed lineup covering climate, democracy and inequality". The Star. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Wilkinson, Alex (21 March 2022). "UK's biggest politics festival coming to Sheffield – featuring former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn". The Star. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d Magazine, Exposed (5 March 2018). "Festival of Debate announces 2018 programme". Exposed Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Festival of Debate Launched: Sheffield festival announces over 60 events". Now Then Sheffield. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Festival of Debate announces 2021 programme with over 40 live-streamed events". Now Then Sheffield. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Huddleston, Yvette (20 March 2018). "Why Sheffield's Festival of Debate is proof that it's good to talk". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Parliament to hold event in Sheffield on political journalism". UK Parliament. 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Green leader to take part in Sheffield debate festival". The Star. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "BBC Radio Sheffield – Paulette Edwards, Festival of Debate". BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Knocking on doors, debating asylum, speaking on Brexit & the environment -; some of my week ahead". Paul Blomfield. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Issue 109, April 2017". Now Then Sheffield. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Sykes, Ed (1 May 2018). "Ahead of the local elections, Yanis Varoufakis points out a major flaw in Britain's system". Canary. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Topple, Steve (25 May 2018). "Rapper-turned-activist Lowkey is in a new media 'club'. Here's how you can join in". Canary. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Iqbal, Nosheen; @nosheeniqbal (9 June 2019). "James O'Brien: 'A former EDL member said my show saved his life'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b Burn, Chris (14 March 2022). "Jeremy Corbyn, Armando Iannucci and Jackie Weaver to appear at Sheffield Festival of Debate". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Burn, Chris (12 May 2022). "Magid Magid to chair Sheffield Festival of Debate discussion with Jeremy Corbyn". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Festival of Debate – We've just revealed the blockbuster line-up for this year's Festival of Debate". Now Then Sheffield. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Harrison, Harry (9 March 2024). "Festival of Debate: LBC's James O'Brien headlines UK's biggest politics festival in its return to Sheffield". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Xu, Rose (21 April 2024). "A new dawn in HIV prevention: Terrence Higgins Trust's vision in Sheffield's Festival of Debate". The Star. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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