The Cambridge Union
This House Believes
Right Wing Populism is the Greatest Threat to Democracy Thursday 27th April, 19:30
PROPOSITION
OPPOSITION
Baroness Julie Smith
David Campbell Bannerman MEP
A pro-EU member of the House of Lords, Smith is a Liberal Democrat politician, and an academic specialising in European politics.
Co-Chairman of Conservatives For Britain, Campbell Bannerman is a Conservative MEP, and former Deputy Leader of UKIP.
Dr Daniele Albertazzi
James Delingpole
Senior Lecturer in European Politics at the University of Birmingham, Albertazzi’s research interests are in both neo-nationalism and populism.
A columnist for a variety of news sources, including Breitbart, Delingpole recently courted controversy at this university by claiming that for a ‘real Oxbridge education’ you must go to Durham. Claire Fox Director of the Institute for Ideas, Fox is a regular contributor to Radio 4’s Moral Maze, and helped found the national Debating Matters Competition for School Children.
‘Only be patient till we have appeased The multitude beside themselves with fear’ Brutus, Julius Ceasar 4