Question Time

[Longy]

lol keith, its not xfactor. Who else is on the pannel. Tony benn would be good on tonights show.

Tony Benn would be immense if he was on tonight.

[Maxriddles]

These protesters are playing into his hands and the hands of sections of the media looking to stir up a story out of nothing. These people are giving Nick Griffin more publicity than he could dream of just by being there and causing the scenes we seen on the news tonight. He should have been allowed to appear on this without any of this fuss being made. Chances are he would have been made to look a cock, and hardly anyone other than regular viewers would have watched anyway. GG the anti fascist protesters on probably helping his cause.

I sincerely hope he gets plenty of questions on issues other than those his party are normally associated with, I doubt he will, but as mentioned earlier in the thread this should show him up.  

[celtic]

He gets stick for saying what millions of brits are thinking.... discuss.

[outragous76]

Lol at certain people in this country. You can have free speech and a democracy......... As long as we like what you are saying!

Don't get me wrong, he is a bigoted prick, but let him have his say.

The media and protestors and playing into his hands!

[Ecosse]

He gets stick for saying what millions of brits are thinking.... discuss.

The communist labour party get to spout their propoganda using taxpayers money ('climate change advert upsetting kids').

Discuss.

[kinboshi]

He gets stick for saying what millions of brits are thinking.... discuss.

The communist labour party get to spout their propoganda using taxpayers money ('climate change advert upsetting kids').

Discuss.

Erm, not sure what your point is.  The Labour party is hardly communist - in fact it's leaning right of centre at the moment.

Also, that advert is excellent - whose propaganda is it?

[kinboshi]

Lol at certain people in this country. You can have free speech and a democracy......... As long as we like what you are saying!

Don't get me wrong, he is a bigoted prick, but let him have his say.

The media and protestors and playing into his hands!

I agree with free speech, which is why he's on QT and the protesters have the right to express their dislike of him.  Those who don't want him on TV aren't trying to deprive him of his freedom of speech. They are arguing that his racist and foul views do not deserve a platform from which to be spouted.  I happen to think him being on will be a good thing, but I've also got concerns.  The protesters who entered the BBC were silly, but there was no violence and they were more ill-advised rather than damaging and dangerous.

[kinboshi]

He gets stick for saying what millions of brits are thinking.... discuss.

Millions?  Possibly. I've heard plenty of racist and homophobic views and know many are prejudiced and often discriminate against others because of their colour, race or sexuality. 

Doesn't make them right though.

[Linux]

Following the PR success of Nick Griffin's appearance on Question Time the BBC would like to announce that the BNP leader has now been invited to appear on Strictly Come Dancing to see if he can rescue that show too..........

[Geo the Sarge]

Lol at certain people in this country. You can have free speech and a democracy......... As long as we like what you are saying!

Don't get me wrong, he is a bigoted prick, but let him have his say.

The media and protestors and playing into his hands!

I agree with free speech, which is why he's on QT and the protesters have the right to express their dislike of him.  Those who don't want him on TV aren't trying to deprive him of his freedom of speech. They are arguing that his racist and foul views do not deserve a platform from which to be spouted.  I happen to think him being on will be a good thing, but I've also got concerns.  The protesters who entered the BBC were silly, but there was no violence and they were more ill-advised rather than damaging and dangerous.

Interesting as to who you think may have been advising them Dan. Who would you think puts up all the money for the fancy placards/banners on show? These weren't hastily made black marker or paint jobbies. They looked professionally done and woulda cost a few bob to have done.

How much of this (at the BBC today) do you think was orchestrated by the BNP themselves?

Geo

[George2Loose]

Nick Griffin is cock obv

But I do think the protestors give him exactly what he wants- publicity. Just leave the retard and his twat of a party alone. They'll get what's deserved someday. karma is a bitch

[kinboshi]

Lol at certain people in this country. You can have free speech and a democracy......... As long as we like what you are saying!

Don't get me wrong, he is a bigoted prick, but let him have his say.

The media and protestors and playing into his hands!

I agree with free speech, which is why he's on QT and the protesters have the right to express their dislike of him.  Those who don't want him on TV aren't trying to deprive him of his freedom of speech. They are arguing that his racist and foul views do not deserve a platform from which to be spouted.  I happen to think him being on will be a good thing, but I've also got concerns.  The protesters who entered the BBC were silly, but there was no violence and they were more ill-advised rather than damaging and dangerous.

Interesting as to who you think may have been advising them Dan. Who would you think puts up all the money for the fancy placards/banners on show? These weren't hastily made black marker or paint jobbies. They looked professionally done and woulda cost a few bob to have done.

How much of this (at the BBC today) do you think was orchestrated by the BNP themselves?

Geo

I'm sure they wouldn't mind the additional exposure, and I think it's a combination of people who were there - the ill-advised and the 'directed'. 

[WarBwastard]

He gets stick for saying what millions of brits are thinking.... discuss.

The communist labour party get to spout their propoganda using taxpayers money ('climate change advert upsetting kids').

Discuss.

Erm, not sure what your point is.  The Labour party is hardly communist - in fact it's leaning right of centre at the moment.

Also, that advert is excellent - whose propaganda is it?

Actually the current Government has a lot of ex-communists in it including Bob Ainsworth the current Defence secretary.  Not sure how you can argue that their right of centre.

[kinboshi]

He gets stick for saying what millions of brits are thinking.... discuss.

The communist labour party get to spout their propoganda using taxpayers money ('climate change advert upsetting kids').

Discuss.

Erm, not sure what your point is.  The Labour party is hardly communist - in fact it's leaning right of centre at the moment.

Also, that advert is excellent - whose propaganda is it?

Actually the current Government has a lot of ex-communists in it including Bob Ainsworth the current Defence secretary.  Not sure how you can argue that their right of centre.

There are people within the party who are definitely left-wing, but the actual government in terms of policies and the way they've ruled the country is definitely not 'left-wing' and certainly not communist.

[Ecosse]

Question time clips from tonight here :-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8321566.stm