Change Your Perspective

Debate is the lifeblood of democracy. And it needs revival.

To engage in true debate is to recognise that our own opinions may be fallible and that our opponents, however different from us, have perspectives worth hearing. But today, what passes for debate tends to be a shouting match between ‘us’ and ‘them’ – between ‘us’ the righteous claimants to the truth, shouting from our echo chamber at ‘them’, the enemy, the malign, the deplorable.

Parallax Debates aims to change that. Named after that unsettling moment when a small shift in viewpoint gives you a new take on the world, Parallax Debates brings together the brightest minds to lock horns on the big questions of the day.

The team behind Parallax Debates are the originators of London’s premier debating forum, Intelligence Squared. In an age of internet noise and social media they are back to revive true debate. And it is beyond debate that few people are better equipped to bring spice to the format and turn these debates into both intellectual and theatrical events.