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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
Please tell me you're not planning on watching that idiot Nick Griffin on QT?
I won't watch it as I'm pretty sure my TV wouldn't survive the night.
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Originally Posted by LazyScot
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Hmmm. I remember the "No Platform" debates when I was at Uni. I didn't think there was a reason for it then, and much as I despise that person and the party he is connected with, I don't think we have the right to refuse them the airtime. I guess I agree with the quote mis-attributed to Voltaire.
I would like to think that the result will be exposure of their real views, and an un-biased reporting of where they are found lacking, but I fear I am an optimist.
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Originally Posted by Patricia
My partner has strictly forbidden me from watching it because he knows that I will just get too annoyed, and he hates to see me upset. He may also fear for the television.
(For those outside the UK, the BBC has invited a known racist and leader of a far-right party to appear on its Question time programme.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8321157.stm |
I am planning on watching it - quite how far through I'll last before stomping off in disgust is another matter entirely...