The Adam Smith Institute will open its doors once again next Tuesday on the 10th March to enjoy some policy chat over a few glasses of wine.

We will be hearing from Toby Young who will discuss his newly founded Free Speech Union. Young has had a long career as a journalist and author as well as working in the field of education policy. The rise of cancel culture as well as the concerning case of Harry Miller and his ‘non-crime hate incident’ is worrying for many of those who believe in the value of free speech and open debate. It has led to Young founding the Free Speech Union, ‘a non-partisan, mass-membership organisation that stands up for the speech rights of its members.’ By mobilising to counter those calling for one of its members to be fired, the Union aims to help defend the ‘bedrock of all our freedoms.’

It promises to be an interesting discussion.

A bit more about these meetings: 
The Next Generation events (or TNGs as we like to call them) are aimed at creating a network of young people (under 35s) interested in ideas that are shaping our world. They’ve been going for as long as the ASI has, and have been attended by people who went on to become Cabinet Ministers, Prime Ministers, Editors, and CEOs. The Tory and Labour spinners who dated on The Thick of It met at a TNG, according to an old BBC backstory document. So whatever your politics, we just like interesting ideas and we hope you do too. It’s for under 35s, it’s informal, it includes free wine and we normally end up at the Marquis of Granby afterwards.

Housekeeping:
Date: Tuesday, 10th March
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm (don’t come before 6pm - we won’t let you in! Even if it’s raining… our house, our rules)
Place: 23 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3DJTo request a place, please email events@adamsmith.org.