Events

Together with our parent group Forest, The Free Society organises occasional events. Our next event is at the Conservative conference in Manchester on Monday October 3:

2011

Civil Liberties Up In Smoke?
Venue: Barbirolli Room, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday October 3, 2010 – 4.30-5.30pm
Conservative party conference fringe event in association with Forest. Outside the secure area so conference pass NOT required.

Chairman: Mark Littlewood (Institute of Economic Affairs)
Speakers: Peter Hitchens (Mail on Sunday), Dan Hamilton (Big Brother Watch), Simon Clark (Forest), Chris Snowdon (Velvet Glove, Iron Fist)

Smoke on the Water reception
Venue: The Thames, London
Wednesday July 14, 2011
In association with Forest and The Freedom Association

Definition of a Free Society
Venue: Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Tuesday June 28, 2011
In association with Liberty League

Freedom, Education and the State
Venue: Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Wednesday June 21, 2011
In association with the Adam Smith Institute

Risk and the Pursuit of Happiness
Venue: Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Wednesday June 15, 2011
In association with the Democracy Institute

Nudge and the Nanny State
Venue: Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Wednesday June 8, 2011
In association with the Manifesto Club

Civil Liberties Up In Smoke?
Venue: Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Wednesday July 14, 2011
In association with Privacy International

2010

Voices of Freedom Live and Unleashed
Venue: Kingston Theatre, Austin Court, Birmingham
Monday October 6, 2010

Smoke on the Water reception
Venue: The Thames, London
Wednesday July 15, 2010

Who Holds the Liberal Torch in 2010:
Libertarians, Lib Dems or the ‘liberal elite’?
Venue: Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Tuesday June 29, 2010
In association with Liberal Vision

Hyper-Regulation and the Bully State:
Bad laws that threaten individual liberty
Venue: Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Thursday June 24, 2010
In association with the Manifesto Club

Can a Big Society be a Free Society?
Venue: Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Tuesday June 15, 2010
In association with the Adam Smith Institute

Big Government is Watching You:
The surveillance society and individual freedom
Venue: Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Thursday June 10, 2010
In association with Big Brother Watch

The Freedom (Great Repeal) Bill:
Laws that should be reformed/amended
Venue: Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Tuesday June 3, 2010
In association with the Institute of Economic Affairs

2009

The Bully State book launch (England)
Venue: Westminster Arms, London
Wednesday October 14, 2009

The Bully State book launch (Scotland)
Venue: The New Club, Edinburgh
Friday October 9, 2009

Will the Tories challenge the bully state?
Conservative party conference
Venue: Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday October 5, 2009

How should liberals fight back against the nanny state?
Liberal Democrat party conference
Venue: Royal Exeter Hotel, Bournemouth
Tuesday September 22, 2009

2008

Libertarian Paternalism and the Nanny State
Conservative party conference
Venue: Austin Court, Birmingham
Tuesday September 30, 2008

Taking Liberties Live! Political Chat Show
Conservative party conference
Venue: Austin Court, Birmingham
Monday September 29, 2008

You Can’t Do That! The Anti-Social Regulation of Public Space
Conservative party conference
Venue: Austin Court, Birmingham
Monday September 29, 2008

Freedom and the Internet
Conservative party conference
Venue: Austin Court, Birmingham
Monday September 29, 2008

Labour: how to win back the smokers vote
Labour party conference
Venue: Radisson Hotel, Manchester
Tuesday 23 September, 2008

How liberal are the Liberal Democrats?
Liberal Democrat party conference
Venue: Highcliff Hotel, Bournemouth
Tuesday September 16, 2008

Scared To Death
Celebration of the publication of Scared To Death
by Christopher Booker and Richard North
Venue: Boisdale of Belgravia, London
Tuesday November 27, 2007

Nanny State? No Thanks
Conservative party conference
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Blackpool
Sunday September 30, 2007

Politics and Prohibition
Labour party conference
Venue: Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth
Tuesday September 25, 2007

For advance notice of future events sign up for our regular e-bulletin or email:

contact@thefreesociety.org