Spectator Events

NEW debate 🗣️

Britain has been a bastion for freedom of expression for centuries - but can the country still claim that title today?

Join us to debate the motion: This house believes Britain no longer has free speech.

Kelvin MacKenzie and Kellie-Jay Keen will propose the motion, with Jonathan Sumption and Ed Vaizey opposing.

Who will persuade you? Come along and find out.

📆Monday 12 October
📍Westminster, London
⏰Debate starts 7pm
🎟️Book your tickets at spectator.com/debate

MORE TICKETS RELEASED!🎟️

We’re delighted to announce that after selling out in five days, we have moved to a bigger venue and have released more tickets.

Join us for what promises to be an excellent evening. Arthur Laffer and Aaron Bastani will go head-to-head to debate whether Britain should introduce a wealth tax.

📆 Tuesday 8 September
📍The British Library, King’s Cross
⏰ Discussion starts 7.30pm
🎟️ Comment “debate” and we’ll dm you a link to book

Has women’s progress come at a price?

Join our expert panel as they discuss the pressures to “have it all”, the commercialisation of women’s insecurities, our society’s casual dating culture, and whether these factors are related to women’s declining happiness - or whether they’re simply inevitable challenges of modern life.

📆 Thursday 10 September
📍Westminster, London
⏰ Discussion starts 7pm
🎟️ £35 for subscribers, your ticket includes a drink on arrival

👉Comment “tickets” and we’ll dm you a link to book

Ella Whelan Julie Bindel Lara Brown Zoe Strimpel

🚨SOLD OUT - Wealth Tax Debate: Laffer vs Bastani

After launching on Saturday, our next debate is already sold out!

We’re looking forward to hosting Arthur Laffer and Aaron Bastani for a live edition of Reality Check, hosted by Michael Simmons, to debate whether the UK should adopt a wealth tax.

Join our waiting list here: spectator.com/wealthtax

Only a few tickets left: A tasting with Tony Laithwaite🍷

Tony Laithwaite, a titan of the wine trade, will be joining our drinks editor, Jonathan Ray, for a tasting in the Spectator garden.

You’ll be tasting some of Tony’s favourite wines including a 2005 and 2015 from his own estate Château La Clarière.

📆Monday 7 September
⏰6.30pm
🎟️Tickets are available for Spectator subscribers. Head to club.spectator.uk to find out more

An evening with Rory Sutherland💡

Last Wednesday we hosted over 750 attendees in Westminster for an evening with The Spectator’s Wiki Man, Rory Sutherland.

Rory covered the surprising psychology behind how we think, choose and value the world around us, as well as covering topics such as AI, housing, education and advertising.

Thank you to everyone who joined us! If you missed it, head to spectator.com/rory to watch it back 👈🏼

The Spectator & Boisdale’s Summer Cigar Party🥃

We were delighted to welcome over a hundred guests to The Spectator’s venerable headquarters in Westminster last week to celebrate ci**rs, fine wine, rare malt whiskies, and enjoy a sumptuous seasonal canapé supper prepared by Boisdale.

Each guest enjoyed a selection of Davidoff ci**rs, rare limited-edition Duncan Taylor Collection malt whiskies, and delicious Santa Rita wines. The beautifully prepared canapés were the perfect accompaniment to this elegant evening.

Thank you to Boisdale Restaurants and to everyone who joined us! If you’d like to join us at a future Spectator Club event, head to club.spectator.co.uk.

⚽️🍾Ahead of The Spectator Summer Party on Wednesday evening, we kicked off the celebrations with a World Cup Watch Party in partnership with Sky Bet

More than 70 guests joined us at our private members’ club to watch England’s dramatic victory over DR Congo, enjoying drinks, lively conversation and all the emotional highs and lows that come with a World Cup knockout match.

Among those in attendance were Camilla Tominey, Nick Robinson, Mike Martin MP, Victoria Atkins MP, Rachel Johnson, Isabel Oakeshott, Richard Tice MP and many more.

A huge thank you to Sky Bet Flutter UK & Ireland for partnering with us and helping make this year’s Summer Party celebrations even more memorable.

🍾🥂In celebration of English Wine Week, last night twelve brilliant British wineries along with 65 readers joined drinks editor, Jonathan Ray, in the garden of 22 Old Queen Street for our inaugural Spectator English Wine Festival.

A fabulous occasion enjoyed by all with lashings of cold fizz and refreshing still wines on show.

Roll on next year!

A massive thanks to Ambriel Sparkling (West Sussex), Artelium Wine Estate (East Sussex), (Kent), Everflyht (East Sussex), Exton Park (Hampshire), GUSBOURNE (Kent), The Grange (Hants), HERBERT HALL WINERY (Kent), Hoffmann & Rathbone (East Sussex), Simpsons Wine Estate (Kent), Squerryes since 1731 (Kent), Sugrue South Downs (East Sussex) and Tuffon Hall (Essex)

SELLING FAST🚨

Join us in London for an evening with advertising executive, author and Spectator Wiki Man columnist Rory Sutherland.

Widely regarded as one of the most original and entertaining thinkers of our time, Rory will explore with us the surprising psychology behind how we think, choose and value the world around us - offering fresh perspectives on everything from AI and education to healthcare and housing.

Book your tickets and join us for an unforgettable evening!

📆 Wednesday 29 July
📍Emmanuel Centre, Westminster, London
⏰ Event starts 7pm
🎟️ Comment “rory” and we’ll dm you a link to book