QT tonight: Will you be tuning in?

[threaded]

smiling at mention of the holocaust FFS.

That part showed a lack of political nous, most politicians use specific tricks when forced into an embarrassment smile, they open their mouth wide or say some stock phrase beginning with a 'chee' phrasal, that kind of thing. What he smiled at was the question was expected and impossible to answer truthfully as it would lead to his arrest. Every normal person when put in a position like that smiles. People who don't are characterised as sociopathic. The way Dimbleby immediately jumped on it, shows that it was just another of the scripted 'deus ex machina' moments.

[Sysman]

I recorded it. Is it worth watching?

[bogeyman]

Pathetic all round - made him appear picked on which will get him more supporters.

Exactly.

I have no sympathy with the Griffin or the BNP, but this was just the worst kind of bear baiting.

A hostile jeering audience, a hostile panel and even a hostile chairman. The usual QT format was abandoned with every question being designed to taunt Griffin.

Any claims the BBC has to impartiality are now (well, have been for a while) in tatters.

If anything, the underdog effect could come into play here.

While I managed to stop short of actually feeling sorry for the odious Griffin, this was a shambolic spectacle and, if anything, will only garner sympathy for the BNP.

This was the equivalent of the 2 minute hate. Just went on a bit longer.

[TimberWolf]

Having said all of which the man came over as a competely immature twunt (smiling at mention of the holocaust FFS). He was so bad he even made the loathsome and slimy uber-twunt Jack Straw look principled.

I don't know about that. I thought Jack Straw lost a few voters last night too.

[scooterscot]

Ma 2p worth...

The leading parties have failed those who the represent to such a degree they allowed Mr BNP to slip in.

One chap in the audience got it right, those that voted BNP, were venting anger I'm sure of it.

[lilelvis2000]

Didn't watch - felt that it was over-hyped with the BBC basically advertising the programme in order to get ratings. Why they care about rating I have no clue - they gets our money no matter what. Anyway, Nothing new would have come out of the programme that I already didn't know - so why watch.

Nick Griffen doesn't need to be attacked - he can easily hang himself (ha ha) with his own tongue. Now if the people around here would grow brains and see that. Then his party would disappear into the fog in an instant.

[scooterscot]

Is the Pope Catholic?
(If you are a member of the BNP then you probably claim he's muslim ).

I think he's German...

[threaded]

One chap in the audience got it right, those that voted BNP, were venting anger I'm sure of it.

It is said a party only wins an election by dint of the other parties losing.

[bogeyman]

Didn't watch - felt that it was over-hyped with the BBC basically advertising the programme in order to get ratings. Why they care about rating I have no clue - they gets our money no matter what. Anyway, Nothing new would have come out of the programme that I already didn't know - so why watch.

Nick Griffen doesn't need to be attacked - he can easily hang himself (ha ha) with his own tongue. Now if the people around here would grow brains and see that. Then his party would disappear into the fog in an instant.

The BNP might disappear into the fog, but the issue of immigration won't. None of the major parties have the balls to address it.

[TimberWolf]

The BNP might disappear into the fog, but the issue of immigration won't. None of the major parties have the balls to address it.

Is there anything any party (BNP included) can do about it? Aren't open borders part of the EU treaty, and EU nationals the source of most of our immigration?