Who are “the establishment”?

This Battle of Ideas debate looks at the idea of the establishment, asking whether we can still talk about an establishment today and, if we can, what does it look like and who is part of it – who exercises real power today and how?

Speakers:
Steve Richards - Broadcaster & Political Commentator

Jill Rutter - Senior Fellow, Institute for Government

David Starkey - Historian & Broadcaster

Robert Tombs - Emeritus Professor of French History, Cambridge University

Bruno Waterfield - Brussels Correspondent, The Times

Moderation:
Claire Fox - Director, Academy of Ideas & Brexit Party MEP

To find out more about this debate and its speakers, visit TTTdebates.org at

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