# Anyone watch the BNP on Question Time?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 23, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-bnp-on-question-time/514817 "2009-10-23T02:45:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-bnp-on-question-time/514817/1 "2009-10-23T02:45:29Z")

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The much-debated event occurred last night - it’s up on iPlayer, I’m sure bits will be up on YouTube shortly. For those unfamiliar, the BNP are an extreme right-wing party, of the National Front/BUF variety who have recently got their leader elected to the European Parliament. Question Time is a programme which…well, questions MPs and others on issues of the day.

Personally I am glad the BBC allowed it. He came across as a total fool, although it’s a shame the other guests weren’t a bit sharper, frankly.

A few choice quotes (paraphrased, from memory);  
“Do you deny the holocaust?”  
“I have never been convicted of holocaust denial.”

[on being accused of consorting with Klan members]  
“They’re the non-violent branch.”

And his hilarious discussion on “English Aboriginals.” Again, a shame nobody really took him to task on this. Overall I think it’s been a total disaster for the BNP, despite concerns about ‘the oxygen of publicity’.

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**Author:** ![PrettyVacant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-bnp-on-question-time/514817/2 "2009-10-23T09:04:45Z")

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> **[Fascists on the BBC - anyone watching Question Time live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=536985)**
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> Here we go. My hat is off to Jack Straw right now. He’s led with a huge, vitriolic attack on the bastards. Griffin speaking now. I’m trying not to vomit.

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-bnp-on-question-time/514817/3 "2009-10-23T09:11:32Z")

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[Another Question Time thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=536774).

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**Author:** ![robwyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@robwyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robwyatt)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-bnp-on-question-time/514817/4 "2009-11-08T18:44:01Z")

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yea it was a great laugh seeing how hopeless he was … what’s a ‘militant homosexual’ anyway? some thing out of village people?

rob