Fed up with a politics that doesn’t speak for you? The Big Tent Ideas Festival is for us.
- Stephen Fry
It has already received endorsements from leading figures including President Macron, Rabbi Sachs, Ruth Davidson and Stephen Fry.
Headline speakers on the day include:
- Michael Gove MP (Environment Secretary)
- Robert Peston (Political Editor, ITV)
- Penny Mordaunt MP (International Development Secretary)
- Matthew d’Ancona (Columnist, the Guardian and Evening Standard)
- Matthew Taylor (Chief Executive, RSA)
- Rachel Johnson (Journalist, author and TV presenter)
- Liam Halligan (Columnist, Telegraph)
- Trevor Philips OBE (Cofounder, Webber Phillips)
- Dr Ben Goldacre (Author and academic)
Other key family-themed events include:
- Award-winning street food will be served throughout the day along with a Bar
- Come and browse Festival Stalls or take your chance and book a slot at Speakers’ Corner
- Listen to soap-box pitches from some of the best-known thinkers in the world
- Sample the oratory pod and brush up your speech-making skills with a public speaking workshop
- Learn from artist-in-residence and try out the Banksy art wall
Eastern region MP and co-chair George Freeman said: ‘Fed up with politics? Think the big questions are being ignored by political parties locked in civil war? The Big Tent Ideas Festival is for you.
‘For anyone working at the university, it’s a unique chance to tell your story to decision makers working at the very highest level. For schools, this is a chance for your students to listen to the best new arguments and contribute themselves. For businesses and entrepreneurs, come and talk to our speakers and let them know the issues you’re facing with Brexit and everything else.
‘Cambridge is the engine of British innovation and there is no better place to host a festival of Big Ideas. Join us on September 8th and be part of something special.’
The Big Tent Ideas Festival 2018 will be held on Saturday September 8th at the Babraham Hall Research Campus, Cambridge.
Book tickets here. THERE ARE NO TICKETS ON THE DOOR ON SATURDAY, so you must book now to avoid disappointment!