Question Time on BBC1 last night

I'm surprised there isn't a thread about this already

What did you think?

I'll re-post what I did in a thread on over50s, after a post by someone saying how they felt Griffin was a little bullied...

I didn`t watch because it`s just two sets of fanatics confronting each other.

Well, he got what he wanted didn't he, I will say that much, but as for the bloke himself I don't know enough about his views to comment. My husband, however, is all for it He told me it's not a case of he wants to throw everybody out of the UK who he doesn't like, it's purely a case of shutting the floodgates which my husband is all for, and come to think of it, I'm inclined to think we're bursting at the seams already, so it wouldn't be such a bad idea if we did that, BUT, I have to add, I'm no racist I'm happy with all who ARE here (well,most of them!!!!) I just think we should do as most other countries have done and be a bit more selective about who we do and don't let in that's all, we're only a little Island, we're in big trouble, and a lot of them only come here for the house and the payouts don't they???!!

runs and hides........

I'm old enough to remember the days of Enoch Powell in the 60's, what controversy he caused, and I suppose we will always have an Enoch rearing his ugly head throughout the ages won't we? Personally, I don't like this bloke he gives me the creeps, but I think from what I've heard he did enough damage to himself anyway without any help from me!

I think he came across incredibly stupid and ignorant, and at times flustered and laughing because he had no good answer to the questions being flung at him.,

As for his comments on the holocaust stuff it was just laughable.

I dont think it increased support for the BNP, as he just came over as a racist bigot to be honest.

I loved Bonnie Greers points about the Indigenous people in Britain all being from Africa after the Ice Age etc - he didnt have an answer to that did he?

I just think the party is a farce and unless you already support the BNP then I dont think him being on Question Time gave any further votes to the BNP. Certainly not from this end anyway.

Did anyone watch the program on later about the undercover asian journalist living in Bristol ?? that was far more shocking!!!

I watched that earlier this week.
I agree, very shocking!! Poor people

According to BBC news, BNP membership has increased as a result of the programme. I'm not at all sure whether a party with the BNP's credentials should have been represented on the panel, but I do believe the mainstream parties should address the issue of the BNP getting votes. They're getting votes for a reason, and will continue to do so until another party begins to recognise the frustration felt by a few, who grasp hold of the BNP's more moderate side (protrayed on Question Time, as predicted).

On a similar note, I heard that Lincolnshire County Council (pretty sure it was them) are going to be allocating money to disheartened, frustrated white communities. Can't say I agree with that, but there are problems that need to be addressed to prevent people turning to the far right, believing they'll be represented. Of course there are real racists, but the BNP should not be as big as it is: bulked out by isolated and frustrated people feeling sidelined by Labour.

Didn't watch it, he's denied the Holocaust & is just as bad as the German National Socialist party before the war.

Churchill was not the great war tactician & man that so many believe he was. He & the rest of the Allies knew all about the death camps & chose to do nothing, despite the Jewish communities all over the world begging for them to bomb & destroy them.

The BNP are welcome to Churchill as an icon after all he wrote this

He also praised Hitler

No worth me wasting my time watching a program that I don't like ordinarily.

As for the Immigration matter, the BNP do want all immigrants returned to their place of origin-which will cause a massive problem as the true Britons are actually the Celtic people of Ireland, Wales & Scotland, the blond blue eyed Anglo-Saxons are not native Britons !

I've of a mixed background including migrants from Europe & elsewhere so presumably I would be one of the ones to be"sent"home !

This is exactly my point Helena. People are foolishly and unwittingly supporting the BNP because all they are seeing is his end-stance on immigration (and not his personal reasons behind it). It's such a shame, but something the BNP is using quite happily to their advantage.

One of the reasons I am a proponent of education education education, because intelligent and rational people would see right through it and not get fooled so easily. And would instead focus on the underlying issues and problems.

Remember, the BNP _IS_ racist. And like you said you're not - so why give them support just because they happen to agree with something you feel strongly about at the expensive of real values and decency.

I have no respect for supporters of the BNP, I do feel sorry for them them though, not having the intellect to see the party for what it is, and ultimately how it is using them. There's no wonder most of their supporters are 'football hooligans' haven't got much going on upstairs have they

I thought Bonnie Greers was fantastic too! And I missed that undercover (was it dispatches?) program.. will have to look it up on iplayer!

Lol JD!! Wonder where they'd send you? Knowing them they'd prob want to chop you up into bits and ship you off here and there

At least you have a 23 mile swim to keep out illegals.