# Event Details - **Event Name**: Aid or Defence: Has Something Got to Give? - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 03:15 pm - **Event Description**: Part of the Festival of Economics 2025About this EventThis session will explore the competing priorities of national defence and international aid in today’s geopolitical landscape. As nations grapple with security challenges and humanitarian crises, our panel of experts will discuss the impacts of cutting aid versus defence budgets. Our expert panel will debate whether it is feasible to maintain international aid while ensuring national security, and what potential compromises may be necessary.Panel: Chris Giles (Financial Times; chair), Adnan Khan (LSE, FCDO), George Magnus(Oxford University), Lucia Retter (CDEA, RAND Europe)Booking InformationPlease note we only refund tickets if the event is cancelled. Events start punctually and, out of consideration to other audience members and speakers, our policy is not to admit or issue refunds to latecomers.ArrivalPlease arrive 15 minutes before the start of the event.Venue accessibility• Watershed’s main entrance and Box Office are both on the ground floor which is accessible via a ramped, electronically assisted entrance door.•There are two Blue Badge parking spaces to the rear of Watershed on Canons Road.•Guide dogs and hearing dogs are very welcome.•The first floor of Watershed is accessible via lift from the main entrance and includes level access to all areas, including the cinemas and event spaces.•The cinemas and event spaces have induction loops.•There is an accessible toilet (with baby changing facilities) near Cinema 1. Follow the signs for the Cinemas and the accessible toilet is just on your left through the double doors before Cinema1.• Visit Watershed’s Access page for more information: https://www.watershed.co.uk/visit/accessDisclaimerThe Festival of Economics is intended as a general discussion about economics and is not intended as financial advice or any kind of investment recommendation. Everybody's financial situation is different. You should always do your own research before you make any investment decisions. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bristol/aid-or-defence-has-something-got-to-give/100001524892337029 - **Event Categories**: festivals, dog - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Faid-or-defence-has-something-got-to-give-tickets-1524892337029 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 6, max: 11, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Bristol - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Cinema 1, Watershed - **lat**: 51.4515643 - **long**: -2.5981836 - **full address**: Cinema 1, Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Bristol, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Economics Observatory (https://allevents.in/org/economics-observatory/26755350) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/ff80b6e95f366ccfce00a17ae01a52c85a6c87b5daded641a4016cfa0f0cd095-rimg-w1050-h468-dc016075-gmir.jpg?v=1758539215 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/6811ab174619e0c579d51cca8a7cd152442639f48fde662ee43584810075f155-rimg-w400-h400-dcc2958a-gmir.jpg?v=1758539215 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Cinema 1, Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Bristol, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 6 up to 11 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Economics Observatory - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** festivals, dog - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Aid or Defence: Has Something Got to Give? ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Aid or Defence: Has Something Got to Give?", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/ff80b6e95f366ccfce00a17ae01a52c85a6c87b5daded641a4016cfa0f0cd095-rimg-w1050-h468-dc016075-gmir.jpg?v=1758539215", "startDate": "2025-11-18", "endDate": "2025-11-18", "url": "https://allevents.in/bristol/aid-or-defence-has-something-got-to-give/100001524892337029", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Cinema 1, Watershed", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1 Canon's Road", "postalCode": "BS1 5TX", "addressLocality": "Bristol", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.4515643", "longitude": "-2.5981836" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Part of the Festival of Economics 2025", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-18", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "6.00", "highPrice": "11.00", "price": "6.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/bristol/aid-or-defence-has-something-got-to-give/100001524892337029" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/bristol/aid-or-defence-has-something-got-to-give/100001524892337029", "price": "6.00", "name": "Supported" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/bristol/aid-or-defence-has-something-got-to-give/100001524892337029", "price": "8.00", "name": "Recommended" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/bristol/aid-or-defence-has-something-got-to-give/100001524892337029", "price": "11.00", "name": "Pay it forward" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Economics Observatory", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/economics-observatory/26755350", "description": "Join us at our annual Festival of Economics event in Bristol, bringing together economists, practitioners and other experts from around the world the key economic questions of our time.The Economics Observatory (ECO) is a new project that bridges the gap between academic research, government policy and the general public. 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