Academy of Ideas is a UK think tank that runs debates and events, frequently platforming anti-trans speakers. [1] It is connected to Spiked magazine through shared Revolutionary Communist Party origins.
Like Spiked, the Academy of Ideas emerged from the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP), which dissolved in 1997. [1:1] Key RCP alumni transitioned from far-left to libertarian-right positions.
Claire Fox is the director of Academy of Ideas. [2] Fox also founded Spiked and is now a life peer.
Academy of Ideas events have: [3]
The Academy runs Battle of Ideas, an annual conference that similarly platforms anti-trans voices under the guise of "open debate." [1:2]
Academy of Ideas connects:
Academy of Ideas event programmes and speaker lists ↩︎