Why Are We Having This Debate
News, both at home and abroad, has been full of headlines that have raised questions about free speech across the west. With political assassinations in the US to free speech demonstrations in the city of London - Free speech and the idea that many people are worried about what free speech looks like in a modern western world is taking hold.
Debate London is a home for free speech - we tackle the arguments not the people and we feel in our hearts that it is more important now than ever before to come together with our London community and debate the state of free speech in the modern west.
"Free speech rally" in London
Overseas in America political violence has escalated to a fever pitch with 2 assassinations in 2025 alone this year alone and several attempted assassinations across the country in the last 2 years including an attempt on the life of the now president during the 2024 elections.
CNN article with list of all known politically motivated attacks
What To Expect
3v3 panel debate where our members explore the strongest arguments for a given topic.
A debate should tell the audience what they need to know and not just what the speakers think. If you feel the same way, then we want to meet you.
Debate London is the year-round series of free public debates held across London. The series is run by Debate London, a social enterprise that helps its members to advance their personal and professional development by teaching them how to debate.
All of our speakers are club members who have agreed to defend a particular perspective the audience need to hear, rather than just share their own personal opinion. After presenting the point of view assigned to them, the audience are then given the floor to cross-examine them and share their own position.
The only time we hear what the speakers really think is at the end of the debate when they tell us where they really stand and whether this changed at all while learning how to defend the perspective assigned to them.
