Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why aren't we taking global warming seriously? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Sean | 01/09/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ - A Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. | ||||
| Chosen on the day! | Talking Allowed in Leeds (Online) | TAiL | 01/09/2025 | 14:00 |
| The next Zoom meeting of Talking Allowed in Leeds is this Monday - Topic to be decided on: TAiL Meeting - Join Zoom Meeting: (Copy + Paste) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84824919516?pwd=fLu8Os7OdToFungRhvVYNJQa6vjb9z.1 ... Meeting ID: 848 2491 9516 ... Passcode: 954981 ........ | ||||
| Should the British Tax System be Reviewed? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Peter | 01/09/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Philosophy of Music | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Paul T | 02/09/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river until you come to the Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Tradition: good or bad? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Dom | 02/09/2025 | 19:30 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Art? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Open forum | 03/09/2025 | 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! | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 03/09/2025 | 18:00 |
| To join tonight's session (6pm) Copy + Paste join zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6928143463?pwd=L2JsWlJnbmNEc2EraTdjQnJXVkx6Zz09 ... Every WEDNESDAY of the month. | ||||
| Philosophising via the PIP's method | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Open forum | 03/09/2025 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey, 205 Monton Road, Monton, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN. We meet every 1st Wednesday of the month. All welcome! | ||||
| Looks | The White Hart (Oxford) | Open forum | 03/09/2025 | 19:30 |
| Why is it that advertisers rarely tell us details of their products? Instead, they present an image of a celebrity or perfect family, with the implication that we should look 'like them' It is the power of The Spectacle, something the Situationist movement, active from the 1950’s to 1970’s banged on about. Fifty years later, do their views, on the power of the image, still resonate? Have mobile phones turbo charged the phenomenon? --- The White Hart, 12 Saint Andrew's Road, Oxford. Wednesday, Sept 3rd - 7:30pm to 10pm | ||||
| Can You Truly Be Free in Modern Society? | The Victoria (Birmingham) | Chris B | 04/09/2025 | 19:30 |
| We’ve never had more choices, so why doesn’t life feel free? John Carpenter’s 1988 cult film "They Live" showed a world where hidden forces urged people to consume and obey without question. In today’s online age of algorithms, targeted ads and curated feeds, those themes feel more relevant than ever. Modern society drowns us in “options,” yet ... | ||||
| Topic to be Shared on the Evening | Saturday at Seven (international) | The Group | 06/09/2025 | 19:00 |
| EVERYONE WELCOME TO SATURDAY AT SEVEN. BRING A FRIEND. Topics to be announced on the evening. Come and Examine your own thoughts and the thoughts of others. No previous knowledge needed. Listening helps , as does realising no one knows everything. We are NOT a debating group. We aim to think and challenge with a view to development of our own understanding. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| The History of Logic Session 7 of 8 | PIPS ZOOM EVENT - ALL WELCOME | Rob Lewis | 07/09/2025 | 18:30 |
| History of Logic Session 7 of 8 ALL wELCOME Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| What are conspiracy theories? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Martin S | 08/09/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ - A Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. | ||||
| Popular Politics...? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | Brian | 08/09/2025 | 19:00 |
| THINK Huddersfield, meets (7pm) every 1st Monday of month at The Sportsman, the excellent pub at 1 St John's Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5AY ... Contact: huddersfieldpips1@gmail.com | ||||
| What is Art? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | TBA | 08/09/2025 | 19:00 |
| Religion v Morality | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Paul D | 09/09/2025 | 18:15 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Might is Right | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Tommy | 09/09/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river until you come to the Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 10/09/2025 | 18:00 |
| To join tonight's session (6pm) Copy + Paste join zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6928143463?pwd=L2JsWlJnbmNEc2EraTdjQnJXVkx6Zz09 … Every Wednesday of the month – all welcome! …... Also every first Wednesday of the month."Which is our LIVE day in the Cafe de Flore. If you are in Paris, you are welcome!" | ||||
| Intuition / Reason: which serves us best? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Open forum | 11/09/2025 | 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! | ||||
| Is God the route of all evil? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Open forum | 15/09/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ - A Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. | ||||
| Ideology & Modernity | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Paul T | 15/09/2025 | 19:00 |
| Existentialism | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Sonia | 16/09/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river until you come to the Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 17/09/2025 | 18:00 |
| To join tonight's session (6pm) Copy + Paste join zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6928143463?pwd=L2JsWlJnbmNEc2EraTdjQnJXVkx6Zz09 … Every Wednesday of the month – all welcome! …... Also every first Wednesday of the month."Which is our LIVE day in the Cafe de Flore. If you are in Paris, you are welcome!" | ||||
| Is Racism political ignorance or something deeper? | The Park (Eccles) | Open forum | 17/09/2025 | 19:30 |
| The Park, Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9QD. We meet every 3rd Wednesday of the month (&.30pm) All welcome! | ||||
| Morality vs Religion | Pocket Cafe/Bar (City centre) | Paul D | 18/09/2025 | 18:00 |
| The Pocket Cafe/Bar. A swanky cafe bar in town. Come along to PIP's newest early evening group ... 98 Paradise Street (by Bus terminus) City Centre, Liverpool, L1 4AA. | ||||
| The History of Logic Session 8 of 8 | PIPS ZOOM EVENT - ALL WELCOME | Rob Lewis | 21/09/2025 | 18:30 |
| History of Logic Session 8 of 8 ALL wELCOME Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Civil Disobedience | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Robert | 22/09/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ - A Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. | ||||
| Existentialism & Phenomology | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Mike Nidoo | 22/09/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Anglosphere | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Tom L | 23/09/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river until you come to the Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 24/09/2025 | 18:00 |
| To join tonight's session (6pm) Copy + Paste join zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6928143463?pwd=L2JsWlJnbmNEc2EraTdjQnJXVkx6Zz09 … Every Wednesday of the month – all welcome! …... Also every first Wednesday of the month."Which is our LIVE day in the Cafe de Flore. If you are in Paris, you are welcome!" | ||||
| To be arranged | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | The group | 25/09/2025 | 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! | ||||
| Does Quantum mechanics destroy reason? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Martin W | 29/09/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ - A Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. | ||||
| OPEN FORUM | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | ALL | 29/09/2025 | 19:00 |
| OPEN FORUM | Flanagan's Irish Pub | ALL | 30/09/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river until you come to the Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 01/10/2025 | 18:00 |
| To join tonight's session (6pm) Copy + Paste join zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6928143463?pwd=L2JsWlJnbmNEc2EraTdjQnJXVkx6Zz09 … Every Wednesday of the month – all welcome! …... Also every first Wednesday of the month."Which is our LIVE day in the Cafe de Flore. If you are in Paris, you are welcome!" | ||||
| How does family shape us? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Open forum | 01/10/2025 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey, 205 Monton Road, Monton, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN. We meet every 1st Wednesday of the month. All welcome! | ||||
| Topic to be Shared on the Evening | Saturday at Seven (international) | The Group | 04/10/2025 | 19:00 |
| EVERYONE WELCOME TO SATURDAY AT SEVEN. BRING A FRIEND. Topics to be announced on the evening. Come and Examine your own thoughts and the thoughts of others. No previous knowledge needed. Listening helps , as does realising no one knows everything. We are NOT a debating group. We aim to think and challenge with a view to development of our own understanding. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Is the music we like the music of our teens? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Mary | 06/10/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ - A Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. | ||||
| The Experience of Time | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Mark | 09/10/2025 | 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! | ||||
| Merseyside Annual A.G.M | Ship & Mitre (upstairs) | The Committee | 10/10/2025 | 06:30 |
| The Annual AGM will take place upstairs at the Ship and Mitre pub in Liverpool. We are hoping that very many of you will attend as the AGM provides enables members of Pips Community to meet with those outside of their own groups and to discover more about the activities of the committee. More information will be sent out as it is available Many thanks Dulcie | ||||
| What if the human race is just an experiment... | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Andrea | 13/10/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ - A Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. | ||||
| Religions and Utopias ... | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | Howard | 13/10/2025 | 19:00 |
| THINK Huddersfield, meets (7pm) every 2nd Monday of month at The Sportsman, the excellent pub at 1 St John's Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5AY ... Contact: huddersfieldpips1@gmail.com | ||||
| Survival of the fittest? | The Park (Eccles) | Open forum | 15/10/2025 | 19:30 |
| The Park, Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9QD. We meet every 3rd Wednesday of the month (&.30pm) All welcome! | ||||
| Topic to be Shared on the Evening | Saturday at Seven (international) | The Group | 18/10/2025 | 19:00 |
| EVERYONE WELCOME TO SATURDAY AT SEVEN. BRING A FRIEND. Topics to be announced on the evening. Come and Examine your own thoughts and the thoughts of others. No previous knowledge needed. Listening helps , as does realising no one knows everything. We are NOT a debating group. We aim to think and challenge with a view to development of our own understanding. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Nothing Matters | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Open forum | 20/10/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ - A Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. | ||||
| To be arranged | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | The group | 23/10/2025 | 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! | ||||
| Choosing future topics party | Pocket Cafe/Bar (City centre) | The group | 23/10/2025 | 18:00 |
| The Pocket Cafe/Bar. A swanky cafe bar in town. Come along to PIP's newest early evening group ... 98 Paradise Street (by Bus terminus) City Centre, Liverpool, L1 4AA. | ||||
| Is AI a blessing or a curse? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Open forum | 05/11/2025 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey, 205 Monton Road, Monton, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN. We meet every 1st Wednesday of the month. All welcome! | ||||
| Justice as Fairness | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Mark | 13/11/2025 | 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! | ||||
| Do we need a reason to be in life? | The Park (Eccles) | Open forum | 19/11/2025 | 19:30 |
| The Park, Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9QD. We meet every 3rd Wednesday of the month (&.30pm) All welcome! | ||||
| To be arranged | The Black Horse (Heswall) | The group | 27/11/2025 | 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 harsh truths do we ignore as individuals? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Open forum | 03/12/2025 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey, 205 Monton Road, Monton, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN. We meet every 1st Wednesday of the month. All welcome! | ||||
| To be arranged | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | The group | 11/12/2025 | 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! | ||||
| 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! | ||||
| 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! | ||||
| 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! | ||||
| 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! | ||||