I know some people where hoping that it was going to be more on policy, and while it would have been hysterical to watch someone like Nick try and give his opinions on the postal strike, it would have ment that some important (and more relevant given the panel) issues like baseing a political party on race.
I think it was a bit of a no win for the BBC - if they'd stuck rigidly to policy, they'd still have had an audience full of people who wanted to talk about the BNP's bigotry. There would have been no questions to ask the panel
It would also have allowed Griffin to rattle off his carefully prepared soundbites and left everyone complaining they didn't do a good enough job of showing him up on policy still making the same complaints. QT just doesn't go into the depth needed to discuss policy... not amongst politicians with prepared soundbites.
My favourite bit's where either the assurances from Jack Straw on allowing Nick to safely explain his comments on the holocaust and him opening with a game of Grandparents edition Top Trumps. "I'll see your conchie and raise you an RAF pilot"
The first one was good - a great example of bluff calling as Griffin tried to squirm out of answering a question he clearly knew would show him up as a nasty little anti-semite. I very much disliked the second one - trying to drag other people's family into the discussion showed the complete lack of class Griffin has, he really showed what a disgusting creature he is.
My least favourite bit was the conservative MP pandering to BNP voters and trying to get right wing votes, despite people's general opinion, I respected Straw for standing up and saying that he doesn't believe in a closed door policy. Where as the woman (cant remember her name) just tried to grab the favour of the general public.
I don't think anyone overly impressed me there - Straw didn't pander so much but he did try to lose his answer through sheer weight of talking so people would be to busy working out what he said to attack his answer. The Tory did a good job politically - she presented pretty much exactly the same policy on immigration as New Labour has but managed to make it sound much tougher. Politically good but clearly dishonest.
And the Lib Dem was an idiot, trying to make out they were tougher than either on immigration.
*MySmiley*
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Question Time and the BNP
- 22/10/2009 07:29:34 PM
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I think you gain more letting them speak them trying to silience them
- 22/10/2009 07:58:52 PM
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They like ratings.
- 22/10/2009 08:22:59 PM
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It's funny how equality means they have to let anti-equality groups on *NM*
- 22/10/2009 08:27:14 PM
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I think it's a good call from the BBC, and I do intend to watch it.
- 22/10/2009 08:41:25 PM
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Sorry, we're 20 years behind the rest of Europe because we have a system that makes it hard...
- 22/10/2009 10:33:08 PM
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I rather liked (if I can be forgiven for sounding like a broken record) ...
- 22/10/2009 10:57:10 PM
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BNP membership list
- 22/10/2009 11:01:34 PM
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I find the leaking of that to be disturbing.
- 23/10/2009 01:38:09 PM
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That was really quite disappointing.
- 22/10/2009 11:42:58 PM
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I thought it was perfectly executed.
- 22/10/2009 11:58:18 PM
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That's why I said it'd have been much more interesting without him.
- 23/10/2009 12:33:57 AM
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I think it exposed him as an non-viable alternative
- 23/10/2009 12:54:57 AM
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You clearly watched a different programme to me. *NM*
- 23/10/2009 12:57:59 AM
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At which point did it show he was anywhere near capable of being a serious politician
- 23/10/2009 01:15:20 AM
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At which point do you think any rational human being thought he was a serious politician?
- 23/10/2009 01:21:38 AM
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I think the Radio 1 interview a few weeks back did a better job of exposing their lunacy.
- 23/10/2009 01:06:19 AM
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Went about how I expected
- 23/10/2009 12:16:50 PM
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Pretty much my thoughts exactly
- 23/10/2009 01:22:56 PM
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Re: Pretty much my thoughts exactly
- 23/10/2009 02:14:50 PM
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I think we liked and disliked the same thing for the same reasons
- 23/10/2009 03:07:00 PM
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- 23/10/2009 03:07:00 PM
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I've already seen BBC interviews today out on the street
- 23/10/2009 02:14:13 PM
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It will be interesting to see any polls done, to see the actual impact.
- 23/10/2009 02:55:49 PM
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