“We need to reinvigorate the politics of optimism” says former UK prime minister Tony Blair, as freedom of speech and Brexit dominate The Economist’s Open Future Festival.

The newspaper marked its 175th anniversary with a debate on the need to reinvent liberalism for the 21st century London, United Kingdom: September 16th 2018. To mark its 175th anniversary, The Economist yesterday hosted the Open Future Festival, running simultaneously across London, Hong Kong and New York. The event examined the biggest challenges facing free markets and open societies.

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