Apparently last night's Question Time was the third most-watched programme of the day.
It came in behind BBC1’s EastEnders, which had 8.7m (39.6 per cent of the viewing public) between 7.30pm and 8pm, and ITV1’s Coronation Street, which had 8m (32.5 per cent) between 8.30pm and 9pm.
So more people were interested in learning about the progress of Killer Tony and Maria's engagement and dozens of Cockneys yelling "you slag!", than the policies of the BNP.
And we wonder why the guy got elected. This country...
I was heartened though by a guy in the QT audience who was interviewed on Radio 4's Today programme this morning - although I didn't agree with his opinion that Nick Griffin should not have been allowed on.
He added that the upside to giving Griffin the oxygen of publicity was that the very people likely to vote for him were unlikely to be watching a programme of the calibre of Question Time. They were, he said, "more likely to be watching X Factor".
There's a man after my own heart.
Showing posts with label question time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label question time. Show all posts
Friday, October 23, 2009
Ooo, Ooo, there he is!
We live in a society in which the accusation of racism is often levelled at the police.
That's why I was disturbed by BBC's Question Time last night. Despite constant denials that the police force is 'inherently racist' thousands of constables were out in support of BNP leader Nick Griffin outside Television Centre.
Unashamedly they were still in uniform. And some even took to the skys in a helicopter to get a glimpse of Griffin. So interested were they that they hung around until well after everybody else had gone home.
Now that's far more worrying than Griffin...
That's why I was disturbed by BBC's Question Time last night. Despite constant denials that the police force is 'inherently racist' thousands of constables were out in support of BNP leader Nick Griffin outside Television Centre.
Unashamedly they were still in uniform. And some even took to the skys in a helicopter to get a glimpse of Griffin. So interested were they that they hung around until well after everybody else had gone home.
Now that's far more worrying than Griffin...
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Give 'Nasty Nick' his platform
I wholeheartedly support the BBC’s stance on allowing the BNP’s Nick Griffin to appear on today’s Question Time.
People have voted for this man and his party and while the majority of us may find his policies abhorrent and his followers odious, in a country which is supposed to believe in free speech, there is no room for censoring politics.
Cabinet minister Peter Hain has done himself little credit when referring to other parties as ‘democratic’. This IS democracy in action, as repulsive as it may be.
Griffin is a Euro MP. People voted for him – albeit people with the IQ of a whelk. His voice should be heard. To keep him off the programme would simply give him something else to bleat about, only on this occasion his stance would not be quite so ill-informed.
Let’s hear what he has to say. Then let everybody see what a foul, bigoted, narrow-minded individual he is. Albeit a reasonably articulate foul, bigoted, narrow-minded individual.
Personally I’m looking forward to it. I haven’t thrown anything at the telly since the closing credits of X Factor went up.
Check out Newsarse’s take on Question Time here "BNP supporters to overcome fear of ’speaking picture box"
People have voted for this man and his party and while the majority of us may find his policies abhorrent and his followers odious, in a country which is supposed to believe in free speech, there is no room for censoring politics.
Cabinet minister Peter Hain has done himself little credit when referring to other parties as ‘democratic’. This IS democracy in action, as repulsive as it may be.
Griffin is a Euro MP. People voted for him – albeit people with the IQ of a whelk. His voice should be heard. To keep him off the programme would simply give him something else to bleat about, only on this occasion his stance would not be quite so ill-informed.
Let’s hear what he has to say. Then let everybody see what a foul, bigoted, narrow-minded individual he is. Albeit a reasonably articulate foul, bigoted, narrow-minded individual.
Personally I’m looking forward to it. I haven’t thrown anything at the telly since the closing credits of X Factor went up.
Check out Newsarse’s take on Question Time here "BNP supporters to overcome fear of ’speaking picture box"
Monday, September 07, 2009
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!
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