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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?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
707 c1235 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Immigration controls Politicians Netherlands Wilders, Geert
Link
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