Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIP's Christmas Gathering! | The Vernon Arms | Merseyside committee | 12/12/2025 | 17:00 |
| Hi everyone, there's no formal PIP's Party Venue booked this year, so members are asked to meet for a Christmas get together. We'll be meeting at the Vernon Arms, Dale Street, L'pool City Center, from 5pm on wards on Friday 12th Dec. The early start may not suit everyone, but members are welcome to arrive whenever. Members and friends, all welcome! Seeya there, Merseyside PIP's committee | ||||
| Paradoxes: Part 2 | The Victoria (Birmingham) | Chris B | 12/12/2025 | 19:30 |
| Paradoxes Part 2 – When Logic Still Hasn’t Learned Its Lesson . . . Birmingham Philosophy in Pubs at The Victoria, 48 John Bright Street (7.30pm) . . . Back by popular demand — we’re returning to the wonderfully twisted world of paradoxes. This time we’ll be exploring a fresh batch of reality-defying riddles and philosophical conundrums | ||||
| Does Utopianism always lead to Distopianism? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Martin S | 15/12/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Local Leeds History | The Cross Keys (Leeds) | TAiL | 15/12/2025 | 14:00 |
| The next meeting of Talking Allowed in Leeds is on Monday the 15th of December at 2pm. The venue is The Cross Keys, Water Lane, Holbeck, Leeds. LS11 5WD. The Christmas season is upon us and there may not be space in the pub for our usual discussion. Instead we could reflect on our venue, the Crosskeys, and the surrounding area of Leeds. | ||||
| The Archtect's Apprentice. (Elif Shafak) | The Vernon (LIPs) | LIPS | 15/12/2025 | 18:30 |
| Literature in Pubs at The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Factors Determining Mental Health | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Paul T | 15/12/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s first community owned pub, managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| The Devil in the Detail | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Tom L | 16/12/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub, Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river, Church Road is on your left. All welcome! | ||||
| Art & Language? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Jack | 17/12/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Rose & Crown, a popular community pub: 57 The Village, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7PL ..... Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month ... All welcome! | ||||
| Manifestations of Alienation | Marx Study Group (Online) | Study group | 17/12/2025 | 18:00 |
| Wednesday 17th December 2025 from 6 to 8pm on jitsi (Copy + Paste) https://meet.guifi.net/NewJitsiLpoolSocialistStudyGroup ..... At the meeting, we’ll continue with Part 3 of our programme of study on alienation and look at Manifestations of Alienation. The session will deal with Alienation manifest in militarisation/barbarism. | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 17/12/2025 | 18:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every Wednesday of the month. This is the online offspring of the monthly Paris Café Philo (in person) which exists since 1997...... Link: (Copy + Paste) https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris | ||||
| Does the law make people unjust? | The Park (Eccles) | Open forum | 17/12/2025 | 19:30 |
| The Park, Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9QD. We meet every 3rd Wednesday of the month (&.30pm) All welcome! | ||||
| Economics of Christmas? | Pocket Cafe/Bar (City centre) | Mike G | 18/12/2025 | 18:00 |
| Cool, nice bar around the corner from L1 bus station and just a stone's throw from the train station come along!! | ||||
| Open Forum | The Greyhound (Ormskirk) | Group | 18/12/2025 | 19:30 |
| An opportunity to share questions at a reflective time of the year. All welcome! | ||||
| NO MEETING | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | 22/12/2025 | 00:00 | |
| PIP's Betwixt Walk! | Old Roan Train Station (Aintree) | Social Sec (Joanne) | 28/12/2025 | 11:15 |
| PIP's Betwixt Xmas/New Year Walk. Meeting point: Old Roan Station at 11.15am (Northern Line to Ormskirk) Total approximate walking time: 2 hours. This walk is mainly on flat, sealed ground but some muddy and wet areas on the canalside. There is a slight incline in the Reserve. Sturdy footwear is recommended plus warm, waterproof clothing. Route: We'll walk alongside the scenic Leeds to Liverpool canal for about an hour before a lunch at the Cookson Bridge Pub. After lunch, we'll walk further along the towpath before entering Rimrose Valley Nature Reserve for approximately 30 minutes. We'll branch off to Waterloo towards the train station, or further refreshments. Contact Joanne, 07760 313691 for further details. | ||||
| What Influences Religious Choice? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Karak | 29/12/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s first community owned pub, managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| TV Traitors? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Rob | 05/01/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Knowledge V Belief | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Paul | 07/01/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Rose & Crown, a popular community pub: 57 The Village, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7PL ..... Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month ... All welcome! | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 07/01/2026 | 18:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every Wednesday of the month. This is the online offspring of the monthly Paris Café Philo (in person) which exists since 1997...... Link: (Copy + Paste) https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris | ||||
| Can we ever truly know ourselves? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Open forum | 07/01/2026 | 18:30 |
| How can we ever be truly certain of who we are, as individuals? Oats & Honey, 205 Monton Road, Monton, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN. We meet every 1st Wednesday of the month. All welcome! | ||||
| Common Sense? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | The group | 08/01/2026 | 14:00 |
| What is common sense - who gets to decide what it is? The U.K. government in 2023 appointed a new cabinet position, widely referred to as the minister for 'common sense'. But what common sense is, is widely disputed, not just among philosophers but in everyday life. Using the rhetoric of common sense is in fact often used to present controversial claims as obvious, and conceal ideological commitments, argues Peter West. See link: https://iai.tv/articles/the-common-sense-myth-peter-west-auid-2670 | ||||
| Democracy and Populism? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Robert | 12/01/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 14/01/2026 | 17:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every Wednesday of the month. This is the online offspring of the monthly Paris Café Philo (in person) which exists since 1997...... Link: (Copy + Paste) https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris | ||||
| Materialism v Idealism | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Evan | 19/01/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Moral Relativism | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Open forum | 21/01/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Rose & Crown, a popular community pub: 57 The Village, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7PL ..... Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month ... All welcome! | ||||
| When is a crime not a crime? | The Park (Eccles) | Open forum | 21/01/2026 | 19:30 |
| The Park, Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9QD. We meet every 3rd Wednesday of the month (&.30pm) All welcome! | ||||
| Truth in Political Discourse. | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | John Fry | 22/01/2026 | 14:00 |
| How do we reach truth within political discourse? The Black Toad, Micro-pub and bottle-shop in Hoylake specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. Every 2nd + 4th Thursday of month (2pm start!) - All welcome! | ||||
| Political protest Vs the media | Pocket Cafe/Bar (City centre) | Mike | 22/01/2026 | 18:00 |
| Cool cafe bar just around the corner from L1 bus station & not a stone's throw from the train station. Come along !! | ||||
| The Ethics of Surrogacy ... | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Martin | 26/01/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| World War 3 | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Sean | 02/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Can you trust the word of a drunk person? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Open forum | 04/02/2026 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey, 205 Monton Road, Monton, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN. We meet every 1st Wednesday of the month. All welcome! | ||||
| The Rise of Collective stupidity V Critical Thinking | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Alan | 09/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| What is Spirituality? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Paul D | 12/02/2026 | 14:00 |
| Spirituality is a somewhat vague term, often explained by further vague terms. It has been characterised as 'conceptually adrift' (White 1994, p369). It is argued here that while religion needs spirituality, spirituality does not, and never has, needed religion. | ||||
| What is Culture? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Robert | 16/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| The Power of Refusal | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Geraldine | 23/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| What is Imagination? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Vashic | 26/02/2026 | 14:00 |
| The Black Toad, Micro-pub and bottle-shop in Hoylake specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. Every 2nd + 4th Thursday of month (2pm start!) - All welcome! | ||||
| Knowledge and Belief | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Open forum | 12/03/2026 | 14:00 |
| The Black Toad, Micro-pub and bottle-shop in Hoylake specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. Every 2nd + 4th Thursday of month (2pm start!) - All welcome! | ||||
| What is Ideology? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | The group | 26/03/2026 | 14:00 |
| The Black Toad, Micro-pub and bottle-shop in Hoylake specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. Every 2nd + 4th Thursday of month (2pm start!) - All welcome! | ||||