The sinister censorship of NatCon Brussels

Apr 16, 2024 by Jill

by Tim Black, spiked:

The technocratic elites are the true menace to liberty.

European public life is in real trouble, if today’s goings on in the Belgian capital are anything to go by. This morning, Emir Kir, the mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in Brussels, sent in the cops to shut down the National Conservatism Brussels conference, a gathering of conservative and right-wing intellectuals, politicians and writers. As Nigel Farage took to the stage, police amassed outside with an order for the event to close, on the grounds it was ‘creating a public disturbance’.

The police initially gave attendees 15 minutes to exit the venue. But they have since decided to allow the speeches to continue while they pursue a slow-motion cancellation instead. They have said that no one else can enter, and anyone who leaves the venue will not be allowed to return. The paper-thin justification for all this seems to be that ‘anti-fascists’ are planning to protest outside the conference later on today.

This dramatic, authoritarian intervention on the part of the Brussels authorities, cheered on by self-styled left-wing activists, is the culmination of a weeks-long campaign to stop this conference – versions of which have taken place in America and across Europe – from ever taking place. Apparently, Tory MPs, German cardinals and Viktor Orban cannot be allowed to express their views in the heart of the EU.

The conference was originally due to be held at Concert Noble in Brussels. But last week, after pressure from the Socialist mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close, and something called Belgian Anti-Fascist Coordination, Concert Noble announced it would no longer host the conference. NatCon’s organisers then found another venue at the last minute, the Sofitel Brussels Europe.

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Watch: Labour MP Wes Streeting and colleagues find Conservative event being closed down to be amusing. Alex Deane comments. GB News