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BNP´s Leader to Appear on BBC Question Timel

Harold Hamlet | 06.09.2009 04:45 | Anti-racism | Repression | Birmingham | World

The Fascist British National Party´s leader Nick Griffin may be asked to appear on Question Time, the BBC has said. A spokesman for the broadcaster said it was bound by rules to treat all political parties with "due impartiality".

The BBC has a duty to treat all political parties equally, so it could be said that they are not at fault here, but Griffin´s appearance would pose problems for the Labour Party: they have a long-standing policy of not sharing platforms with Fascists. Will they do a U-Turn here and lend the BNP more legitimacy?


So the BBC is making Labour rethink its ban not to appear on the same platform as fascists: "No Platform for Fascists".

Well, in some cases, I believe, it might be difficult to disinguish between some labour MP´s and BNP members, so wherein lies the contradiction. Labour has been stepping towards fascism over the last 15 years, one more goose step to share a platform with Griffin is neither here nor there. What´s New?


Harold Hamlet


For more See: BBC forces Labour to rethink BNP ban: Question Time invitation for Nick Griffin leads party to review boycott as Tories agree to appear
Gaby Hinsliff, political editor
The Observer, Sunday 6 September 2009


 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/sep/06/bbc-labour-bnp-question-time

Harold Hamlet

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Theres obviously good people in old labour keeping this up& liberals+greens

06.09.2009 16:33

BBC should ashamed. Its amazing to hear the Nazi hate party on the local radio claiming to be victims regularly of this & that with jovial presenters not questioning & even licking up to them.
Another good reason not to pay the licence fee

james


it is more simple than you think

07.09.2009 09:21

First,lets not beat about the bush, by fascist we (and they) actually mean racist etc.

Racism is detestable. Simple.

Most people will agree with that statement.

What to do about those that don't.

I say, let free speech be free speech - else we be damned by its absence when we need it most - and give those that harbour the irrational emotion of racism in their bellies the 'platform' they so crave.

It would take only a mere competent orator and orthodox thinker minutes to demolish any argument put forward. Can you imagine what a Galloway, a Benn or a me could do in those minutes? Enough to put back the cause of the bnp by decades.

The actually hate free and open debate and gain only where it is stymied or incomplete.

bobs uncle


debate and destroy

10.09.2009 17:54

i think its a great idea to finally have their views debated, let them speak on national tv and a great oppertunity to see them publically humiliated, just need to encourage people to apply to be part of the audience. The only problem is the lab/con scum are gonna try and steal the glory to make themselves look like heroes, the bnp are obviously gonna dominate the show so its gonna put them under alot of pressure and they are probably gonna try and and switch focus to their more moderate policies and to the bashing the other parties, don't let them, put griffin on the spot!!!

tim


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