Why do people believe in the BNP?

[almostwitty]

So…

For what it’s worth, I think the BBC had to treat the BNP - and Nick Griffin - as any other politician. To set up a rule deciding on which political parties deserved coverage - and then to ignore it because you didn’t like the results - would be about as unBritish as you can get.

But the results haven’t exactly been good. 22% of people polled

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[travelsintown]

Hmm, we're very close on this one- I have only seen half of QT- need to catch the rest on iplayer. What I saw was a shambles. I'm not saying that anything should be 'fair' on Nick Griffen, but the agenda was set to show him up for what he is. Maybe this was the BBC's intention, but no other politician/guest would have been subjected to so many questions based around them and their party. As you say, the programme should have been a 'normal' one. Am pretty convinced he would have shown himself up for the dispicable c*** he is anyway

[almostwitty]

Not to mention the fact that it IS difficult to legally emigrate to the United States. This flowchart also ought to help.

[almostwitty]

The BBC chose that audience like they choose any other audience at Question Time - they take a selection from the people in the local area.

The local area this time around alas is West London, one of the most ethnically-diverse locales you can get.