IBT
June 4, 2013
Some of the world’s most influential political and business figures
will be descending on Watford this week for Bilderberg 2013, an annual
conference that famously keeps what is discussed amongst its members a
secret from the general public. Despite being labelled as a private
event among the world’s elite, comedy writer and regular Bilderberg
follower Charlie Skelton says he expects this year’s conference to
attract more attention than ever.
Being held this year behind the doors of the Grove Hotel in Hertfordshire, he tells IBTimes UK,
"I'm expecting quite a large number of people to be coming along to
Watford to see it". Pressure from journalists and activists mean that
for the first time in its 59-year history there will be an unofficial
press office to deal with inquisitive journalists, angry protesters and
paranoid conspiracy theorists expected to flock to the event.
Skelton has been covering the group's annual meeting for The Guardian
for the past five years. He notes that the first time he tried during
the 2009 conference in Athens was, "A baptism of fire," adding that he
spent most of the week, "Being chased around Athens by the Greek secret
police".
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