'Dick' Griffin...

So tonight was the night the nation waited for, no we’re not talking X Factor or Strictly, we’re talking politics.

Tonight was the night that the BNP Leader Nick Griffin had his and his party’s true colours shown to the world.

After weeks of criticism against the decision to allow the BNP to have their views on BBC’s Question Time, the time had finally arrived.

In all truth, and for what it’s worth, I wholeheartedly agree with the decision to have the BNP on the BBC’s flagship politics show, after all, we live in a democracy and seeing as the party was voted in democratically, they have every right to be on the impartial BBC, no matter how disgraceful their views.

The night was always going to be uncomfortable for Griffin, and he took a real grilling from audience, other panellists and Dimbleby alike.

Quizzed on his views on immigration, the Ku Klux Klan and holocaust denial, amongst other issues; Griffin did himself no favours as he laughed off claims of racism, and arrogantly smirked his way through an uncomfortable hour.

He was visibly shaken by the test of his political mettle, and frequently muddled himself with his words, making a point then contradicting it almost instantaneously.

Hopefully Jack Straw will be proved right in saying the appearance was not an ‘early Christmas present for the BNP’, hopefully it’ll open the eyes of British voters who voted not in knowledge, but in anger.

The BNP thrive on coverage, and they certainly got some in this instance. Fingers crossed that the British public will see Griffin for the slimy, racist creature that he is.

All in all, a good night for Britain, and a positive night for politics.

Democracy, One. Nick Griffin, Nil.

Britain in turmoil...

British politics is in a worrying state.

With all this debarcle about expenses, I am in the minority who fear the worst for our ‘great nation’.

I worry that Gordon Brown and friends are taking their eyes off the ball somewhat.

With growing frustration from the British public, and elections in the near future, I am fearful for the results.

It is without a doubt that Labour are finished at the helm of British politics, but the burning question is, who is set to replace them?

With both Labour and Conservatives caught up in the expenses mess, British voters may look to think outside the box, and for me, this is a worry.

Us Brits are known for being patriotic, and letting our hearts do our thinking, but I am calling for rationality in the upcoming European elections on June 4, and in the imminent general election.

My main concern is that voters are going to take out their frustration on the main three political parties, by voting for someone entirely different, and with choice limited, there is a chance that a poor decision, with terrible consequences could be made.

The party I am talking about is, of course, the BNP.

The British Nationalist Party is, for those who don’t know, a far-right, whites-only party, fuelled by a view that Britain should be, quite frankly, for Brits.

The BNP, according to its constitution, is “committed to stemming and reversing the tide of non-white immigration and to restoring, by legal changes, negotiation and consent the overwhelmingly white makeup of the British population that existed in Britain prior to 1948.”

They promise ‘firm but voluntary incentives’ for immigrants to return home.

From the basis of their constitution, the BNP sends alarm bells ringing all over the shop for me personally; with a manifesto which sounds awfully familiar.

They literally call for those who aren’t British, to leave Britain, claiming it does not regard non-white people as being ethnically British, even if they have been born in the UK and are naturalised British citizens.

The BNP are opposed to mixed-race relationships, claiming racial differences must be preserved. It claims that when a white-person has a mixed race child, “a white family line that stretches back into deep pre-history is destroyed.”

The BNP stinks of Nazi-esque values, with calls for an all-white country, and removal of those any different, their views on mixed-race relationships bears frightening similarlity to the Nurnberg Laws during the holocaust, the BNP as a whole is frightening.

I know we live in a world of free-speech, and I usually welcome views of others, but what the BNP calls for is unacceptable.

The BNP are a racist, white supremacist, fascist party, one which will damage Britain unreservedly.

Nick Griffin is the modern-day Adolf Hitler, and he must not be allowed to influence the minds of the British people.

Help make the difference, and vote anti-BNP, in both the European elections, and those to follow.