General Chat

This is the first ever opportunity for many people to ask certain questions Muffy, and there were topics concerning BNP policies that needed to be covered, and only in one hour.

The economy is covered to death every week TBH, and the biggest concern is our national debt, and how that is going to be reduced (apart from flogging the Dartford Crossing that is), and it was a refreshing change to be able to have a question time that isn't about the economy or banks or MP's expenses.

Great programme, it even made Jack Straw look good. It gives one hope for the future when the BNP can be ridiculed and reviled by the public. BC XX

Me too Jane - pure delight:))))

I'm glad Lenny Henry wasn't on in the end because I think the others did a pretty good job.

I started his tree a while ago - but I'm not on ancestry - his father was a fascist, as were his mother's family.
Not a good start for a young lad!!

Maggie I'm on Ancestry if you want any look ups lol

xx

Hmmmm... I don't know what I was expecting but I thought it was quite 'tame' - I only swore at the Tv a few times - (that's less than usual).
Having said that I think Nick Griiffin's previous quotes about the holocaust etc were well highlighted by the panel especially Bonnie, David Dimbleby and Jack Straw.

But am worried that he didn't come off as badly as I expected :o((

Kaz
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I think though for anyone with an ounce of sense he was exposed for what he is. There are still a lot of people without an ounce of sense however ...

Unbelievably there are people on another site saying he was "bullied" I despair of the intelligence of some people I have to say. The man could not come up with a coherent answer on anything and yet there are still apologists for him out there. I don't know why I am surprised, but I still am lol.

Well it all turned out so much better than I hoped. Griffin made a fool of himself, and Bonnie Greer was as wonderful as ever - Thank you Auntie:))

Anything quoted at him - eg about the holocaust he admitted saying in the past - but had now (miraculously) changed his mind!!

Bleedy hell - I wish I could live my life saying 'Yes I said that - but now I take it back' - but unfortunately the council tax, bank , benefits agency, my ex etc don't believe me!!!!

I think Nick Griffen thought he'd be a wolf in sheeps clothing.......Only to find he'd been thrown to the lions. pmsl

Tonights program, just showed to everyone what a racist tw*t he & his party is.

Well done to the BBC for standing by the rules & broadcasting tonights program.
It was the 1m voters fault that Griffen was allowed to spout his nonsense.
The protesters should have been blaming them, not the BBC.

Maybe in future when people are disaffected by politics.....Dont vote for extremist you stupid people.
Steve

I thought Bonnie Greer was great, too! Griffin was made a fool of but maybe not enough for me ! He was clapped by a few when he talked about immigration control and muslim idealogy - what was that all about???

Kaz

There is something about Nick Griffin that I could punch his face in, not just for what he so proudly respersents and he is so proud too, he just looks unfriendly and is something which I cant just put my finger on that I find alarming about him.

A conservative spokesperson say that she'd been on a TV programme last night with someone who was, "a slippery, slimmy, sliding, fascist liar".

I didn't know (President) Tony Blair had been on?

Do you not think that applies to Nick Griffin, Dermot?

Hayley, you mean he's an arrogant *****? lol

He seems to be working a damage limitation exercise today, claiming to have been bullied etc blah blah. No Nick, you were shown up for the idiot you are dear, accept it and move on.

I have been reading on another site ( and having my say lol) .... 'scratch' any group of people ( even those who are 'old enough to know better) and it seems that racism, homophobia, and ill informed prejudice , is just under the surface. I am if anything more outraged at some of the comments ( often from those who didn't see it ) than I was at Griffin himself....aaaargggh!

It does prove though that by and large the people on GR are very intelligent ;))

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He wasn't bullied .He just had no friends there to stick up for him lol
I really enjoyed it.

You see it on here sometimes, Rose. Racism, homophobia and thick as crapness:))

I am not racist ,homophobic or thick as s*** LOL Uggers.Thank goodness.Not blowing my own trumpet of course!!!

Glad to say I'm neither of those....and it's all very well to say Griffins parents were facists, my Grandad was, facist and racist as they come, but it didn't make me think he was right.