I wouldn’t describe myself as a “Political Animal” – in fact I would go so far as to say that politics is a (sadly) necessary evil of life, however I was tempted to watch Question Time last night, just to see how Nick Griffin fared.
It had been widely publicised that he would be a member of the panel, and there had been threats of demonstrations outside Television Centre, and at other strategic places.
David Dimbleby was in the chair,
It had been widely publicised that he would be a member of the panel, and there had been threats of demonstrations outside Television Centre, and at other strategic places.
David Dimbleby was in the chair,
and the panel consisted of Chris Huhne (Lib Dem - Eastleigh),
Baroness Warsi (Conservative – Dewsbury),
Jack Straw (Labour),
Nick Griffin (BNP)
and the playwright and Deputy Chairman of the British Museum’s Board of Trustees Bonnie Greer.
The first questioner asked “Is it fair that the BNP has hijacked Churchill?” and Jack Straw was the first to respond, with a very definite “It is not fair”
He went on to state that the BNP was founded on race, which distinguishes it from every other political party, and “that we only won the First & Second World Wars because we were joined in those wars by millions of black and Asian people from around the world.”
Every other panel member took their turn to attack the thoughts and beliefs of Nick Griffin.
The final question directed at Nick Griffin was “Might this programme be viewed as an early Christmas present for the BNP?”
My own perception was that the programme did nothing to support Nick Griffin at all, but merely showed him to be the odious toad he really is.
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