tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post8749466409055581318..comments2023-11-14T09:15:59.661+00:00Comments on City Hall: BNP On Question TimeRoger Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-90264201831488770222009-10-27T17:12:12.119+00:002009-10-27T17:12:12.119+00:00Well, Rog T, they've certainly "adapted&q...Well, Rog T, they've certainly "adapted" them But I'd rather they adopted them!weggishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651722712995395981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-36726156083689434812009-10-26T21:14:37.548+00:002009-10-26T21:14:37.548+00:00Weggis,
I suspect that the Green movement is less...Weggis,<br /><br />I suspect that the Green movement is less about seizing power than pressuring mainstream parties to adapt their policies. Ideally I'd not have any restrictions on any parties or their activities, but many BNP supporters engage in all sorts of repulsive and unlawful activities. Unfortunately any restriction favours the status quo but the alternative to me is pretty unthinkable.Rog Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-29068264225167120302009-10-25T20:08:19.289+00:002009-10-25T20:08:19.289+00:00Rog T,
The “system” also helps minority views suc...Rog T,<br /><br />The “system” also helps minority views such as the Greens to have a say. It could also be argued that suppressing minority views encourages extremism? Do you wish to throw out the baby with the bathwater?weggishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651722712995395981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-17266277291978209702009-10-25T09:26:23.893+00:002009-10-25T09:26:23.893+00:00Roger,
As ever a decent, thoughtful analysis. The...Roger, <br />As ever a decent, thoughtful analysis. The worry for me isn't that the BNP will suddenly get 51% of the electorate voting for them as a result of this broadcast. The worry is that the 1 or 2% of the electorate who may be swayed by this into voting BNP. <br /><br />With the system that people such as yourself are elected at the GLA, this gives them money and access, which further helps them grow.Rog Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-67254773091013085612009-10-24T14:39:18.049+01:002009-10-24T14:39:18.049+01:00Amy - who would you allow to be involved in politi...Amy - who would you allow to be involved in politics? Only people who agreed with your views?<br /><br />The BNP menace has grown because the 'great and the good' in the media and Westminster decided to stifle debate about immigration and multi-culturism. <br /><br />Any attempt to discuss these subjects rationally were met with hysterical accusations of 'racism!' from the intelligentsia. <br /><br />What option is then open to those, perhaps less sophisticated, voters who feel they are being ignored? They obviously turn to those who appear to address their concerns in brutally simple and direct ways.<br /><br />As far as TV is concerned, there is a crying need for the BNP to be examined face to face - but not in the Question Time forum. Dealing with Griffin in a confrontational manner isn't going to work, because he will be seen as a martyr for the cause.judithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-39595798543275357722009-10-23T22:26:19.456+01:002009-10-23T22:26:19.456+01:00It is unfortunate that there are people with the s...It is unfortunate that there are people with the same views as Griffin. They should not be allowed to be in politics.Amyhttp://www.vacationrentalsad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-1629173664299182372009-10-23T11:29:13.367+01:002009-10-23T11:29:13.367+01:00Roger - we are a one on this. Like most political ...Roger - we are a one on this. Like most political activists, I was keen to watch this. <br /><br />There have been other occasions where Saeeda has worried me, but on this one she was undoubtedly "star of the show". Brimming over with self-control, she was the epitome of moderation but with intellectual rapier thrusts that had Griffin reeling. The pinnacle of her contribution must have been the moment that she declared that there is no such thing as a bogus asylum seeker.<br /><br />I was also, like you, very impressed with Bonnie Greer and thought that the Liberal Democrats had made the wrong choice for their national leader. Jack Straw was clearly very uncomfortable in trying to defend the government's position on immigration - as indeed he should be as a former, inadequate Home Secretary.<br /><br />As to NG himself, he was weak, self-conradicting, and typical of the single-subject agenda zealot that his lot are. I too hope that if he appears again there will be a wider-ranging debate that will expose the shallowness of his lot and demonstrate clearly that they have a single policy that leaves them well short of justifying the label "political party".<br /><br />As to Bumblebee, he and Paxman suffer the same deficiency. If they do not hear what they want to hear then they attempt to obtain it by bullying. Perhaps at 71 (next week) the Beeb's agist policy should be extended to DD?morris hickeynoreply@blogger.com