Proceeding contribution from Baroness D'Souza (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 12 February 2009. It occurred during Private notice question on Geert Wilders.
Geert Wilders
My Lords, 20 years ago, the Government were robust in their defence of Mr Salman Rushdie when he published the book The Satanic Verses. This book provoked a number of riots and demonstrations, as we all know, and some violence within the community. Nevertheless, the Government remained steadfast in their defence on a free-speech basis. What has changed?
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