The National Conservatism Conference in Brussels being shut down by police shows the left is “scared of debate”, says the Institute of Public Affairs’ Daniel Wild.
The local mayor said he issued an order banning the conference to guarantee public safety.
“There are some serious people, it’s not just politicians there, it’s academics and public intellectuals that are trying to provide context to those in the west about, where do we go from here, given all the challenges that we have,” Mr Wild told Sky News host Rita Panahi.
‘Left scared of debate’: National Conservatism Conference shut down by Brussels police
“Apparently by having a conference and inviting speakers that are considered to be controversial, you’re somehow inviting violence and that you’re the one that’s going to be shut down.
“It should be the other way around, police should be protecting the conference to protect free speech and debate but it’s been flipped on its head.”
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