BBC QUESTION TIME

[jimtheworzel]

i all ways watch bbc q time.but not this week.


British National Party leader Nick Griffin will be allowed to appear on Question Time on Thursday night.

[jimtheworzel]

[SamLouise]

We always watch it too.  I will be watching it tomorrow as I like to hear what everybody has to say.  It probably won't be anything like people are expecting it to be, lol. 

[macmac]

We will watch it because I want to hear from his own mouth what I've been reading about >:(
I try to teach my grandchildren there are only two kinds of people-Good people and Bad people.It doesn't matter race,religion,sexuality or the way they grow sprouts. I did think giving this guy a platform was a bad thing but hopefully people will judge for themselves-B.N.P -BLOODY NASTY PEOPLE
oops Iv'e always promised myself I wouldn't get political it's your fault Jimtheworzel for starting this thread

[jimtheworzel]

macmac   if thats what you think, then a mod will put an end to it
in my mind this is a man hell bent on stirring up sh@t

[asbean]

Will be interesting to see what questions will be asked, and the audience's reaction to him.

[jimtheworzel]

Will be interesting to see what questions will be asked, and the audience's reaction to him.

lots of boos!!

[asbean]

Will be interesting to see what questions will be asked, and the audience's reaction to him.

lots of boos!!

You bet !!!

[Baccy Man]

We will watch it because I want to hear from his own mouth what I've been reading about >:(

Nick Griffin lives just a few miles away from me he acts & talks like a politician which is bad enough the people he associates with (presumably supporters of the BNP) are very unpleasant & IMHO people like that should not get any say in how this country is run. I should be able to walk down the street with my wife without a bunch of idiots threatening me with baseball bats or machetes because they consider my wifes skin to be the wrong colour. If the BNP ever gets voted into power I think I'll end up emigrating.

[plainleaf2]

if any politician gets elected it always the party that  has lost fault for messing up the country that get the opposition  elected. those you degrade may just become, those who become your new overloads.
the real question would bnp be any worse at messing up the Uk then labor, new labor, or the conserative party have been.

[shirlton]

I am going to hear what he has to say and then decide. I don't know anything about the party so will be listening to find out just what the party stand for without just going by hearsay.

[saddad]

If the BNP ever gets voted into power I think I'll end up emigrating.

Heaven forbid it should ever come to that but I hope the rest of the world is more sympathetic than it was in the 30's...
I won't be watching.
:-X

[Poppy Mole]

This country has always defended free speech & I beleive in listening & learning & making up my own mind without the press telling me what to do.

[cleo]

From what I hear the BBC`s reasoning is that the BNP is a legitimate political party with two European seats.

That`s true---but if a load of people who cannot be bothered to vote in elections made the effort then perhaps they would not have any seats??

All the shouting and booing counts for little if the chance to vote them out is ignored.

It`s something I am a bit passionate about

[1066]

Good point about the voting (or lack of) Cleo! You just need to look across the channel to see what nearly happened with Le Penn  :-X

[Unwashed]

This country has always defended free speech & I beleive in listening & learning & making up my own mind without the press telling me what to do.

I suggest rather, that a very small minority of free thinkers in this country have throughout history stood up to oppression, watched with disapproval by a reactionary public who are unbearably uncomfortable with any challenge to established dogma.

[dtw]

All views of an argument need to be heard before making a decision.

You should all watch and then decide.

Maybe we shouldn't listen to the conservatives because they are a bunch of slimy toffs.

[Sparkly]

Who are British nationals anyway? Immigration has been going on a very long time! I agree that you should view all sides of an argument, but my issue with the BNP is that the policies they advertise are the thin end of a wedge. I guess it is similar with any party. They only say what people want to hear. We all know that whoever gets in power will not do exactly what they have promised so the underlying principles are the most important thing. People want easy answers to complicated questions.

I watched a program called 'BNP wives' a week or so ago. It was pretty shocking.

[Psi (Pronounced 'Si'!)]

the guy is an immature cretin.  No man of the world with an ounce of compassion could hold such views.  Simple facts.

[Paulines7]

I think their end is near.  It would be great if so many ethnic minorities joined the BNP and then re-wrote the policies.

Here is an extract from a website I found.   I have put a reference to it below but please note that it contains some awful language by a BNP member.  Perhaps a moderator could move this to the Watershed.

The BNP will be forced to admit black and Asian members after a legal victory for the Government's Equality and Human Rights Commission which will end the party's "white only" policy.

In a court order issued today, the party agreed to amend its constitution to ensure that its membership rules no longer discriminate on grounds of race, religion or any other "protected characteristic" specified under equality legislation.

The commitment means the party, which previously allowed only "indigenous Caucasians" and those from connected ethnic groups to become members, will now be required to admit any person who wishes to join its ranks. The policy change was announced today at the Central London county court after the BNP decided to admit defeat in a legal battle with the Equality and Human Rights Commission over its membership rules.

The extract above is from:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114674571886

[Sparkly]

I think their end is near. 

Ican only see their support increase (unfortunately). They are giving people (uneducated) 'solutions' to their problems.

I also can't see many ethinic minority people joining the BNP to make this point. I couldn't see their reception being very welcome. How do you think they will be treated unofficially?