What is a ThinkIn?
ThinkIns are for Tortoise members and invited guests. Catch up below on some of our recent favourites.
A ThinkIn is not just another panel discussion. It’s a real editorial meeting where your insight and experience can help shape our reporting.
How it works
Book a ticket, and we’ll send you a link to join us online. You can bring a friend.
We’ll invite guests with special expertise, but anyone can speak. Just raise your hand.
A ThinkIn is one hour long. At the end, the editor will summarise what we’ve heard.
25 April 2022
The future of the BBC: in conversation with Lucy Powell
The BBC has an uncertain future. The culture secretary will play an important role in how the broadcaster changes going forward — but will this be in the capacity of cheerleader, guardian, critic, or nemesis?
What our members are watching
Limits in comedy: how far is too far?
Comedians are just doing their job, and it’s down to individuals to choose where they get their laughs. But how do we know when a joke goes too far?
How can we be happier? A ThinkIn with Will Young
Will Young on his latest book: ”Be yourself and happier” where he shares his own vulnerabilities with his trademark wit and wisdom.
The story behind the best British play ever: a ThinkIn with Jez Butterworth
Jez Butterworth on Jerusalem, and what it says about modern Britain.
Do faith schools have a place in modern education?
Why are faith schools so popular — what do they offer that non-faith school don’t?
Policing INquiry
Are the police institutionally sexist?
We recently held the Tortoise Policing Inquiry to discover why policing goes wrong, and whether it can be fixed.
Recent ThinkIns
Does British democracy work for you?
Who has the power to change Britain for the better, and where?
In conversation with Jack Monroe
Making sense of the right to protest with Dave Taylor
Is the right to live without disruption more important than the right to protest?
Should you own a second home?
Should people be allowed to own multiple homes, or should home ownership be restricted?
Slow News Cafe at the British Library
Bring your morning paper routine to the British Library, with a Tortoise Editor and special guests.
Sack the leaders: are young people the answer to a net-zero future?
How can young people turn their activism into impactful action, when it’s often a struggle just to get their voices heard?
Making sense of Boris Johnson’s Conservative party, with Lara Spirit
Lara Spirit chews over what local election results really mean for the Prime Minister.
Women @ Work – Is the great resignation set to continue?
After a two-year setback for gender equality in the workplace, what actions should employers be taking?
Making sense of dating apps, with Liz Moseley
What do dating apps actually mean for love, romance and society at large?
Open News Meeting
On Wednesday evenings, Tortoise journalists have a weekly news meeting to chew over the live news agenda.
Open News Meeting
On Wednesday evenings, Tortoise journalists have a weekly news meeting to chew over the live news agenda.
Open News Meeting
On Wednesday evenings, Tortoise journalists have a weekly news meeting to chew over the live news agenda.
Are Labour’s foundations its biggest obstacles?
What and who is the Labour party for in 2022?
Open News Meeting
On Wednesday evenings, Tortoise journalists have a weekly news meeting to chew over the live news agenda.
Redesigning Work: Is hybrid the answer? A ThinkIn with Lynda Gratton
How can we make remote working work?
Unspiked: what did we learn from the “epidemic” that never was?
Is there more to the needle spiking story?
Open News Meeting
On Wednesday evenings, Tortoise journalists have a weekly news meeting to chew over the live news agenda.
Foreign aid: Is 0.7 per cent virtue signalling or value for money?
Where does the UK‘s foreign aid budget actually go?
Has Covid-19 helped or hindered the responsible business agenda?
Two years on from the start of the pandemic, what does it mean to be a responsible business?
The art of the deal: why does the property sector give so much to political parties?
What is it about our property and planning sectors that attracts so much political cash?
Don’t miss these upcoming ThinkIns
Beyond tobacco: is the end of cigarettes nigh?
Should we legalise drugs?
Marina Hyde and Hadley Freeman on Top Gun
In conversation with…
What’s so funny about anxiety? In conversation with Georgia Pritchett
A frank and funny conversation with Georgia about learning to cope with anxiety – and hamsters, the Queen, budgies, questionable fashion choices and Jimmy Osman.
In conversation with Caitlin Moran
Caitlin joined us live for a glass of wine and a chinwag about feminism, music, celebrity culture, politics and more.
What do we owe each other now? A ThinkIn with Minouche Shafik
The director of the London School of Economics and author of What We Owe Each Other: A New Social Contract, on society, resources and collective responsibility.
In conversation with Michael Morpurgo
An hour in Michael’s company, talking about his life, the inspiration behind his new novel, and a special Tortoise poem.
Summits
Future of Cities Summit
Join us, the Globe and Mail, and those in the worlds of business, politics and civil society to share thoughts and actions on the future of work, housing, transport and culture in our global cities.
The Tortoise Responsible Business Summit
The Tortoise Cyber Summit
The Tortoise Education Summit
Schooling after the virus: can we build back better?
The Future of Work Summit
What does the future of work really look like?
The Tortoise Climate Summit: How can we accelerate net zero?
Join us to start writing a global to-do list before the world gathers in Glasgow to work out how to save itself.
The Future of Cars Summit
Join us and invited experts to discuss the big questions about the future of cars
The Future of Money Summit
Join us an invited experts to discuss the big questions about the future of money