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Mon, 13 Oct

LIVE AT THE EMMANUEL CENTRE: This house believes Thatcherism was good for Britain

On her 100th birthday, UnHerd asks what legacy the Iron Lady still has in the Britain of 2025. Join us for what promises to be a lively debate on Thatcherism, with an all-star cast of speakers from both sides of the divide. Journalists Peter Hitchens & Suzanne Moore face off against political analysts Tim Montgomerie & Reem Ibrahim. Get your ticket before it’s too late!

VENUE: This event will be taking place at the Emmanuel Centre, 9-23 Marsham St, London SW1P 3DW.

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Mon, 20 Oct

Who’s your Daddy? Fatherhood in a post-family culture

With rapidly declining birthrates across the Western world and the systematic dismantling of patriarchal family traditions, what will become of fatherhood? Writer Wessie du Toit, UnHerd’s Max Mitchell and Fat White Family frontman Lias Saoudi have all recently become first-time dads. Join them for an evening of frank conversation and big questions about what it means to parent in these anti-paternal times.

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Mon, 27 Oct

Losing faith? Gaza, Israel and the dividing of Britain’s Jews

After October 7th 2023, Britain’s Jews seemed united in solidarity with the Israeli victims of Hamas, even as they began to experience an upsurge of antisemitism, culminating in this month’s Manchester synagogue attack. Fearful for their future, they now also face divisions, with some prior supporters of Israel becoming openly critical of its government’s conduct of the Gaza war and high civilian casualty rate.

Now, while hopes for peace glimmer in the wake of the deal offered by Trump, UnHerd brings together speakers with opposing views to ask a pressing question: does the war mark a turning point for Judaism in the West?

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Thu, 30 Oct

LIVE FROM NEW YORK: This house fears Mayor Mamdani

If the polls are to be believed, Zohran Mamdani—a self-described democratic socialist—is poised to become the next mayor of New York City. His history as a police abolitionist, calls for wealth redistribution, and fierce criticisms of Israel have rankled the Big Apple’s old guard, while galvanizing many young Gothamites, including a majority of young Jews.

So: should we fear Mayor Mamdani?

Join UnHerd for an exclusive in-person debate at our Manhattan headquarters, featuring our columnist Ross Barkan and progressive activist and whistleblower Lindsey Boylan (in support of Mamdani) versus the New York Post’s Miranda Devine and National Review’s Caroline Downey (in opposition).

VENUE: This event will be taking place at 245 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10001.

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Mon, 3 Nov

Pascal vs Descartes: Where did the Enlightenment go wrong?

Rene Descartes and Blaise Pascal, both 17th century French philosophers, tussled between truth-seeking rationalism and the role of faith and emotion in human experience. This tug of war continues today and to bring some light to its contemporary relevance, join theologian James Orr and former Bishop of Kensington Graham Tomlin for this exclusive live conversation at the UnHerd Club.

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Mon, 10 Nov

Alasdair MacIntyre philosophy masterclass

Alasdair MacIntyre, who died this year, was a Scottish-American philosopher and moral theorist, known best for his seminal book After Virtue (1981). MacIntyre was one of the earliest critics of the fragmented nature of contemporary morality and argued for a return to virtue-based ethics. In this exclusive masterclass, writer Nina Power unpacks MacIntyre’s foundational philosophies and suggests how they might inform a new era of radical politics.

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Tue, 18 Nov

Is Britain a vassal state of America?

From Farage’s flirtations with Trump to Palantir’s takeover of the NHS, has Britain already become the 51st state of America? As industry, services and politics all cede control to forces across the pond, the question of British cultural independence is more vexed than ever. Historian Helen Thompson and Novara Media’s Aaron Bastani come together to chart the US-ification of our everyday lives, and what happens next.

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Mon, 8 Dec

The slop-ification of literature

With the rise of accessible AI and the total ubiquity of smartphones, could the West be entering a post-literate age? And what role might old-school books have in this brave new world? Substack’s Ed West, The Times’ James Marriott and UnHerd’s Kathleen Stock come together to discuss the twilight of literary culture and the dark dawn of scrolling culture. Stick around for an audience Q&A after the conversation and pose your questions to our panelists.

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Come for writers and thinkers, interviews and debates, talks and seminars —intelligent discussion in all different ways.

Start with a cocktail, stay for a delicious dinner.

The UnHerd Club

The UnHerd Club is proof that free thinking and friendly debate is still possible. With UnHerd the publication upstairs, and the Old Queen Street Café downstairs, it has become a sanctuary in the heart of Westminster.