Do you think the audience was set up to be biased against Nick Griffin last night?

[Lish]

i havent seen it yet i have it taped gonna watch it later. was it? considering there are obviously people who support his party.

[Mariachiukaboriginal006]

You're havin a laugh aren't you?

[Julie934844]

Of course it was, when you watch it you will see what i mean.

[AlexM697]

Yes, they were selectivley chosen so the media could try and make everyone think that eveyone in the UK hates them, since the audience is supposed to a representative of the UK population.

The BNP aren't as unpopular as you think. The Media is the main link with the rest of the population, which is why it seems that way.

Nick Griffin knew it was going to be this way and he went for it anyway. he got his point across and i rather impressed how he handled himself there. He wasn't afraid to say what he believes.

Letter Nick wrote :

Question Time is scheduled for 10.35pm tonight and will be a milestone in the indomitable march of the British National Party towards saving our country.

Our violent opponents on the far left have promised to lay siege and barricade the studio venue, because they know only too well that this could be THE key moment that propels the BNP into the big time.

Never before have we had the chance to present our patriotic, common sense solutions to Britain?s nightmare situation to the public at large in such a prominent fashion.

However, members and supporters must be aware that this show will be a stage-managed farce organised in a specific way to leave several impressions:

? The audience will be hand-picked and overtly hostile ? thus giving the impression that the British people at large must be hostile to BNP views.

? The panellists will be overtly hostile; even the non-political guests will be hostile. Everyone will be hostile ? this will leave the impression to non-informed viewers that BNP views have minority status.

? I will, no doubt, be interrupted, shouted down, slandered, put on the spot, and subjected to a scrutiny that would be a thousand times more intense than anything directed at other panellists.

[DerkeN935]

The BNP's views are very unpopular* so a random selection of people selected for the audience would render it biased. The BBC could have opted for positive discrimination and populated half the audience with the minority, i.e. BNP supporters. But giving the minority an advantage is something the BNP don't approve of.

*To those answerers claiming the BNP is popular and that the audience was unrepresentative, remember that in elections they get very few votes. Rocket scientists do not feature on the BNP membership list.

[Buddha257]

No, I don't think they were set up but they were drawn from an area where Nick Griffin would be unlikely to get any support. It was an area of London, which is very multi-cultural.

[Jim766]

95% of the UK population is white, yet approximately half of the audience wasn't. That's hardly representative. The whole programme was set up not for a true debate, but to attack Griffin. Pathetic.

[daves155]

Well statistically most people hate the BNP, so to have a 'balanced' crowd would require the balance to be interered with in favour of the BNP.

[Skidont565]

Yes it was a disgrace how the BBC liberal bias was displayed. Nick handled himself with great honour in the battle however. I'm surprised the BBC hasn't started broadcasting the muslim calls to prayer 5 or 6 times a day with the way they would like to see the nation go.

[SeanB590]

No, some people find it hard to believe that hardly anyone supports the BNP and have had a good moan about the BNP not being represented. I think the opposite is true, you can hear some of the bigots cheering for Griffin."? The panellists will be overtly hostile; even the non-political guests will be hostile. Everyone will be hostile ? this will leave the impression to non-informed viewers that BNP views have minority status"

Has he ever stopped to wonder why...? He's either extremely naive, which I doubt, or he is taking you all for fools.