The Talking Clock: Hain gifts the BNP acres of free publicity

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Monday, 19 October 2009

Hain gifts the BNP acres of free publicity

The BNP could not buy the amount of free publicity that they have in the news headlines today - all as a result of Labour and, in particular, Peter Hain's opposition to their leader, Nick Griffin, appearing on BBC's flagship political programme Question Time.

Hain has written a letter to the Beeb talking about legal action over the BNP leader's forthcoming appearance on the topical debate programme.

This blog does not agree with the BNP's views on skin colour. And this blog holds the view that if an argument is solid, it is easy to make any wild opinion look ridiculous. However, we would defend anybody's right to have an opinion.

It was the same when this blogger was at University. Universities are overrun with far left ideology and part of the doubtless good intention centres on free speech... provided it is free speech containing content that is approved by those with said good intentions.

And they're all in on it over this latest BNP centred flurry of talcum powder. Downing Street has to give an opinion, OFCOM are involved, the BBC Trust are involved, the TV production union BECTU are involved, BBC staff are threatening to protest, anti-fascist campaigners are threatening to protest (oddly, solely against the BNP alone rather than against the appearance of ZaNuLiebour, too).

Now, even if they all take legal action and get the BNP taken off the show, could the BNP ever seriously dream of being able to afford all of this publicity?

And what does this signal to those who might be sympathetic to the BNP's views?

The best friend of the far right is the far left. A recruiting sergeant, of sorts. And sometimes the far left goes so far left that it ends up joining the far right on the other side.

Look at Labour's track record on civil liberties, for a start. The left becomes the far right...

And who votes for the BNP anyway? Disgruntled former Labour voters usually, polls show.

Strange old world. But if those opposed to the BNP's views were to debate with them or else shut up about the BNP...

...instead, the BNP gets bundles and bundles of free publicity that they would not have been able to otherwise afford.

That they don't all see it. Sigh! Or maybe they do, and this is - in fact - some strange manifestation of Orwellian double-speak...

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Monday, 19 October 2009

Hain gifts the BNP acres of free publicity

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