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There seems to be several parts to this discussion, GGG's topic heading would seem to ask if the BBC were as unbiased as they proffer to be. Cleary not in this case but as for the question should Griffin have been invited, of course it is in their own rules. Once a political party gets enough votes to be elected into a governmental position the BBC have to include them into programmes such as this. This is really black and white, sorry no pun intended, what comes next is right into the grey area of personal beliefs and creeds. The pathetic part of the whole issue is that Griffin whilst being elected into a position of authority and influence clearly represents a one issue party and as such should have been dismissed by the whole electorate. Instead of being asked about a whole raft of policies put forward by the BNP to tackle today's economic and social problems we almost denigrate ourselves by taking a position on this one single topic. It has to be discussed of course and these radical parties exposed for what they are and how they stir up the darker sides of our nature's to gain votes. It might not be pleasant but it should be cathartic. The main problem here seems to be that people are arguing using heresy and supposition, maybe because the BNP have never had their constitution and manifestos widely publicised. It might be easier to just say they represent a faction of society you don't want to have anything to do with but to win the hearts and minds of the people who vote for them reasoned and balanced counter arguments have to be forthcoming or we risk ignoring them at our own peril, as history clearly shows.

Although it's quite funny to watch the guy get chased down the street, I have no need to see him burn or thrown off a cliff just yet. My personal belief is to let everyone have their basic human rights (and no that doesn't include any of that European Court rubbish), shouldn't everyone be entitled to food, shelter, warmth and safety? Should I be granted one wish, that would be it (if I could have 4 parts to my one wish!) We often get hung up on the issues of what is our basic rights, is it a mobile phone? a playstation? a new bathroom every 10 years? If so, my rights aren't being met either. Just because one person has a bit of a different lifestyle - and at the end of the day, it's not so different, we all eat sleep, have a system of right and wrong, live in some kind of family unit - I wouldn't deny them what is our basic rights. What gives me the right to? I feel the same towards Nick Griffin: what gives him (or anyone) the right to take away those basic rights from another? Should it be someone committing a crime againt you, anti-social behaviour or even insult you on a website, you would complain and expect it to be stopped, you would expect the right to get on without being hurt by others. I can't see why everyone shouldn't have that right, and Griffin is trying to stop it for some. If any religion, group of people or individual aims to take away the rights of others, surely this should be stopped, whether that person be a Christian, Muslim, Jew or Atheist. The treatment of immigrants, at times, has so much disregard for them as human beings that they are treated worse than animals. Should we not treat others as we expect to be treated ourselves? How would some of our members feel if they were expelled from their current homes and sent back to Bedlington? How would we feel if these people all came back and wanted 'our' jobs? I'm not claiming the situation is perfect. There are many many improvements to be made to the immigration situation, but also to many other policies too. I feel that I can make more informed judgements on areas where I have expereince, but I am sure if you disected the costs to the military, public services, banking etc you would find so many more drains on our system than from immigrants.

Oh, and how dare `the natives` have ill health. And by the way is `natives` a word the immigrants use? Is that their word for English people, or is it just the word you use? Either way, if i was easily upset (like some folk on here) i would call that racist.