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Re: BNP 'may appear on Question Time'
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Originally Posted by Hiroki
Personally I am interested in hearing what they have to say on questiontime I mean after all they must be doing something right after gaining all those council seats and being elected to European parliament.
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Hiroki, the BNP gained 3 seats out of nearly 2400 contested in the 2009 Council Elections - not really a lot, is it? 
btw, I look forward to the BNP being on Question Time.
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Originally Posted by punky
I thought the BBC's impartiality was beyond reproach? The fact they say "may consider" inviting the BNP shows they aren't as much as they should be.
As others have suggested they are a legitimate party. With all due respect if people think that banning them or marginalising them is the best way of dealing with them then they are either naive or foolish.
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From the article in the OP
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Talks are being held with other parties, some of whom have previously refused to share a platform with the BNP because of its policies on race.
But the BBC says no parties can dictate who should not be included on the show
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The BBC's chief political adviser, Ric Bailey, said the BNP had now "demonstrated evidence of electoral support at a national level."
He said this would be "reflected" in the amount of coverage the party received on BBC programmes such as Question Time.
Mr Bailey added: "The BBC is obliged to treat all political parties registered with the Electoral Commission and operating within the law with due impartiality."
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