21/07/2026
The motion we will be debating on Monday 27th at the Tea House Theatre is: "This House Regrets the Welfare State".
Do you?
Was the welfare state a regrettable mistake?
Join the libertarian satirist, author and actor Dominic Frisby and the founder and director of the Ayn Rand Centre, Razi Ginzberg, as they make the case for why the welfare state was a moral and financial mistake. Opposing the motion will be the Liberal Democrat Councillor Rachel Bentley and humanist and former President of 104 London Debaters, Dr David Sexton.
Ticket price includes a free drinks reception from 6pm onwards.
The welfare state, as it emerged from the ruins of World War II, was supposed to do away with poverty, want and unemployment and build a brave new world. After 80 years of growing, has it merely become a bloated and inefficient gargantuan producer of dependency and government overreach? As the country sinks ever deeper into debt and the NHS and welfare budget grows ever impossibly bigger, is it time to be honest and say that the welfare state was a both a financial and moral mistake?
Expect great arguments on either side and plenty of room for YOU to put your opinion across as we ask: should we regret the creation of the welfare state?
We invite you to test the motion, challenge assumptions, and share your views during the Q&A.
Tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/eventskklaagora/2222906
Debate: This House Regrets the Welfare State w/Dominic Frisby, Razi Ginzberg, Cllr Rachel Bentley, Dr David Sexton – The Tea House Theatre, Mon 27 Jul 2026 - The motion we will be debating is this: "This House Regrets the Welfare State". Do you? Was the welfare state a regrettable mistake? Join...
