It was impossible not to feel some sympathy for the 'slug' Nick Griffin and embarrassment for what was once a great national institute for
truth - the BBC.
As a life long conservative I could not agree less with the policies of the British national party but the programme particularly aided by a chairman who has rarely demonstrated greater partiality attempted in no way to embrace democratic discussion.
I thought Nick Griffin under the circumstances conducted himself rather well, I commend his courage for going on air under such immense scrutiny. The rest of the panel held a good mature debate especially Sayeeda Warsi who always speaks with distinction and intellect, the worst person on the show was Jack Straw, he failed to answer any questions directly and at times looked to be squirming more than Nick Griffin, his appearance can only have helped further damage the reputation of the Labour party.
Yes mate, that's the way I viewed it, Jack Straw was pathetic, he evaded direct questions completely, one from a chap, who was black, by the way, who asked him why his party had allowed the immigration system to descend into chaos, Straw claimed ludicrously that more were going out than coming in, more asylum seekers than ever were being removed(we know, all 6 of them, at a cost of £20 million with 300 bodygaurds and who were immediatly sent back) and that Britain had the toughest immigration system in the world and even THAT audience didn't swallow it!! Griffin did not embarrass himself under immense hostility but Straw was a complete fucking tool, an absolute cretin, second only to the cretin in chief, Brown himself.
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ReplyDeleteI am glad that I wasn't the only one.
I'm in complete agreement with you, Oliver.
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