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Is Germany ready for revolt? Battle of Ideas Festival Speeches
#GermanyCrisis
#EuropeanPolitics
#PopulismDebate
Once Europe’s economic engine, Germany now faces rising energy costs from an expensive green agenda, deindustrialisation, and unresolved structural weaknesses.Political stasis has deepened as the government resists shifting course on immigration and environmental policy. The unpopular governing coalition is relying increasingly on state power, with new speech restrictions and prosecutions for online criticism.
Germany now faces urgent questions: Can a stagnating, conflict-ridden Germany survive? Will voters turn further toward insurgent parties?
Speakers:
Sabine Beppler-Spahl – chair, Freiblickinstitut e.V.; CEO, Sprachkunst36; Germany correspondent, spiked
Dr Jochen Bittner – UK correspondent, Die Zeit
Professor Ulrike Guérot – publisher; author; director, European Democracy Lab e.V.
Katja Hoyer – journalist; historian, King’s College London
Chair:
Bruno Waterfield – Brussels correspondent, The Times
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Is Germany ready for revolt? Battle of Ideas Festival Speeches
#GermanyCrisis
#EuropeanPolitics
#PopulismDebate
Once Europe’s economic engine, Germany now faces rising energy costs from an expensive green agenda, deindustrialisation, and unresolved structural weaknesses.Political stasis has deepened as the government resists shifting course on immigration and environmental policy. The unpopular governing coalition is relying increasingly on state power, with new speech restrictions and prosecutions for online criticism.
Germany now faces urgent questions: Can a stagnating, conflict-ridden Germany survive? Will voters turn further toward insurgent parties?
Speakers:
Sabine Beppler-Spahl – chair, Freiblickinstitut e.V.; CEO, Sprachkunst36; Germany correspondent, spiked
Dr Jochen Bittner – UK correspondent, Die Zeit
Professor Ulrike Guérot – publisher; author; director, European Democracy Lab e.V.
Katja Hoyer – journalist; historian, King’s College London
Chair:
Bruno Waterfield – Brussels correspondent, The Times
WORLDwrite is a volunteer-run citizen TV channel that stands up for free speech – no ifs or buts. We film hard-hitting political debates, including panels from the Battle of Ideas festival, tackling taboo topics and defending ordinary people against contempt and censorship.
We train hundreds of young adults every year to shoot the arguments that matter, producing fearless films on politics, democracy, freedom, and global equality.
This is Citizen TV that punches above its weight.
Subscribe for unapologetic documentaries, debate and dissent.
