The overnight reaction to NatCon is a watershed moment in the battle against cancel culture, says Nigel Farage

The overnight reaction to NatCon is a watershed moment in the battle against cancel culture, says Nigel Farage

WATCH NOW: Nigel Farage responds to the overnight reaction of NatCon's shut down

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Nigel Farage

By Nigel Farage


Published: 17/04/2024

- 20:00

The whole world could see that cancel culture was alive and kicking in Brussels yesterday

Well after yesterday's drama in Brussels and the closure order for the NatCon conference, we went out afterwards for a drink and a bite to eat.

And literally we did not know if day two of NatCon would happen.


Now, we'd already seen, of course, Meloni of Italy speak out, the Belgian Prime Minister, even the British Prime Minister. So we sort of felt that maybe something will happen.

Well it did. There was some dramatic legal action that took place through the night. And this morning, the conference happened and the star of the day was the Hungarian Prime Minister, one Viktor Orban, who took to the stage.

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Nigel Farage responds to the overnight reaction of NatCon's shut down

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I was pleased to have a chat with him, and I must say he gave a very, very strong defence of Christian values and of Western values, and why it's the nation state that should deal with issues like immigration, not supranational structures like the European Union. So that was really, really good.

But the hero of all of this is the owner of the club, Claridge. They even towed his car away yesterday. They stopped the caterers getting into the premises. He was told on the phone, if this conference continues, we will ruin your business.

And this Tunisian businessman withstood the lot. And without him, there is no question that NatCon would have been over virtually before it had even begun.

And I was very pleased to have a chat with him earlier on this morning. He said: "I think that yesterday marked a difference and real change for the future, in consideration of the political debate between all constituents of the political party.

"And I think that we have opened a new space for discussion and new opportunity for all to participate in a political debate."

I've got to tell you, he's not actually naturally conservative himself. He just believes in open debate and free speech, which I think is terrific.

He's a very brave man. He's done well. I hope his business in Brussels absolutely flourishes as a result of what he's done. But what he was hinting at there, he was saying that maybe something has changed as a result of this. And I think he may be right.

Is this a watershed moment? Well, I tell you what. For some time now, those on the hard left say cancel culture, it doesn't exist. It's a figment of the imagination of the libertarians.

The whole world could see that cancel culture was alive and kicking in Brussels yesterday. And there's headlines today in the New York Times, I've got to go on Fox News later on this evening - this story has gone global.

So the first reason why I believe it is a watershed moment is that now it cannot be denied that this sort of thing happens.

And the second reason why it's a watershed moment, it's going to be very much more difficult in future to cancel speakers, going to universities, to cancel meetings being held by truly legitimate organisations.

I'm not saying the whole thing is finished, I'm not saying the war is over, but we have won an important battle. And it is, folks, believe me, a turning point and I'm very proud to have been a part of it.

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