Give 'em enough rope

Gordon Brown meets Lionel Richie's elder

- and quite ill-looking - brother

Some people are up in arms over the thought of the British National Party (BNP) being allowed to appear on the BBC's Question Time. So here's a question: why?

Why shouldn't the BNP, which has elected representatives at the European Parliament, be afforded the same platform as all other political parties?

The fact that most right-minded people deplore their policies and everything they stand for should not bar them from appearing on the programme. Indeed, excluding them may merely add to their credibility in the eyes of some - and that's the last thing we need.

Let's get some erudite members of the mainstream parties on there, to show the BNP up for what they really are.

NB: Not everybody is of this opinion. Read Sunny Hundal's piece in today's Guardian.

And while we're on the subject of politics - I try to avoid politics if possible because I tend to be subjective and serious on the subject and it causes problems with She Who Must Be Obeyed - let's all laugh at the Government's ridiculous decision to support the move to get compensation from Libya for the victims of IRA attacks.

Do the words 'glass houses' mean nothing to you Mr Brown? The arms trade has been one of Britain's biggest export markets for the last 50 years, so presumably we can expect similar claims to be made from families right across the globe.

Or is it all OK if it goes through the books? Hypocrites!