Institute of Ideas
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The Institute of Ideas (IoI) is a successor project to Living Marxism and an intellectual home of the LM group. A flagwaver for the political network's libertarian agenda, the organisation has been described by critics as "media-friendly Tory extremists." [1]
According to its website, the IoI's mission is to "expand the boundaries of public debate by organising conferences, discussions and salons, and publishing written conversations and exchanges." IoI is active on a wide range of issues, commonly advancing a position of opposition to restrictions on business and technology, especially biotechnology.
The Institute is a key component of the LM group's highly succesful campaign of entryism into British media and academic circles. The Institute has organised many events in conjunction with well respected British establishment institutions, including the British Library, British Museum, the RCA, and the National Portrait Gallery.
Personnel
- Claire Fox, Director
- Tony Gilland, Science and Society Director
- Tiffany Jenkins, Arts and Society Director
- Dolan Cummings, Research and Editorial Director
- Ellie Lee, Series Editor - Debating Matters
- Geoff Kidder, Membership Secretary
Contacts
Academy of Ideas Ltd
Signet House
49-51 Farringdon Road,
London, EC1M 3JP.
Phone 44 (0)20 7269 9220
Fax (0)20 7269 9235
E-mail: academy@InstituteOfIdeas.com
Web: http://www.instituteofideas.com
Funding
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Adam Smith Institute
- British Council
- Relate
- Novartis
External links
- Institute of Ideas profile, GM Watch, accessed Dec 2003
- Nick Cohen, "The The rebels who changed their tune to be pundits", New Statesman, Vol. 15, Iss. 719; pp 14-15; Aug 12, 2002 (pay site)
- Andy Rowell and Bob Burton, “Rising Rhetoric on Genetically Modified Crops, PR Watch, Volume 10 No 1, First quarter 2003.
- David Pallister, John Vidal and Kevin Maguire Life after Living Marxism: Fighting for freedom - to offend, outrage and question everything, The Guardian, Saturday July 8, 2000
- Andrew Billen, "A prickly opinion on just about everything" (profile of Claire Fox), The Times, December 17, 2002
- UK Department of Trade and Industry description of IoI
References
- George Monbiot, "The Revolution Has Been Televised", The Guardian, December 18, 1997.
- George Monbiot, "Far Left of Far Right?", Prospect Magazine, November 1998.
- Matthew Price, "Raving Marxism", Lingua Franca, March 1999.
- Andy Beckett, "Licence to rile", The Guardian, May 15, 1999.
- David Pallister, John Vidal and Kevin Maguire, "Life after Living Marxism: Banning the bans", The Guardian, July 8, 2000.
- Nick Cohen, "The rebels who changed their tune to be pundits", New Statesman, August 12, 2002.
- George Monbiot, "Invasion of the Entryists", The Guardian, December 9, 2003.
