Skeptics in the Pub, Leicester

Anne Marie Waters is spokesperson for the One Law for All Campaign. She campaigns against Sharia and religious Laws as she believes they represent a sacrifice of the rights of women in the name of legal and cultural relativism. She is a law graduate with a strong interest in family law and human rights, and the interaction of the two. She has written various papers and articles on secularism, the rights of women in family law, and on human rights internationally. She is a council member and campaigner for the National Secular Society.

This talk will cover the characteristic errors and rehtorical trickery of those who claim that the policies they advocate - such as setting minimum prices for alcohol  banning smoking in public places and limiting carbon emissions - are "evidence-based".

Jamie Whyte is head of research and publishing at Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm.

He is a former lecturer in philosophy at Cambridge University and the author of "Bad Thoughts: A Guide to Clear Thinking" and "A Load of Blair". His articles occasionally appear in The Times, The Wall Street Journal, and has broadcast on the BBC.

We doubt Whyte's support for free markets will be to everyone's taste. I anticipate an extremely interesting talk followed by a passionate debate in the Q&A. I've been trying to get Whyte to speak for more than two years. This should be challenging & fun.