Whatever the faults of the BNP, they need to be confronted in a way that appears fair. Stacking an audience with detractors of the BNP is an underhanded tactic, that will only attract supporters. If anyone thinks that it is alright for a powerful institution like the BBC to use their power to marginalise a political party, then they just don't get being a lefty and shouldn't pretend to be one.

Stacking the audience? give us a break! The BBC just opens the ticket sales and who applies gets through the door.

It is common urban legend that the media arranges audiences for maximum effect. Mind you they have no problems with letting it rip if there's ratings to be gained.

Set up is a common call from the outsider. Pauline Hanson was the same, if she didn't get favourable coverage she complained setup... in truth Griffin was the big winner because 'the great unwashed' don't think things through and always FEEL they've been cheated out of 'their share' (what ever that is).

Consequently they look for someone/thing else the establishment/migrants/aliens you name it.They tend also to identify with a victim. Hence, he like Hanson claimed underdog or victim status and rode high for a while. But, When "galloping apathy" (modern mans worst affliction) and her ego kicked in she and later One nation politically dribbled to an slow death.

The UK census stats don't support the idea that England is over run with foreigners. Historically it has before but like Australia simple integrate them into the culture and it in turn changes.

Go to any capital city in Australia and you see the same thing on the streets.

Brisbane appears awash with Asians (Chinese) however take out the visitors and the students and you'd get a different opinion.

Go to Swan street Richmond (melb) and you could almost swear you were in Vietnam. It all depends on where you are.

In truth our 'origins' are of historical interest only. Culturally we're not the same British based country we were in 1940 etc. Likewise, today we aren't really white British transplants any more than the US or Canada.

Our interests trade, militarily are different etc. Once the curmudgeons in my age group goes the nation WILL sever the final links with UK and like Canada will totally adopt it's own identity.
Notwithstanding there will always be a rump that believe that change can/should be stopped...king Kanute discovered how that worked.

Pretty much Suzie;
All political parties must be entitled to as much airtime as the rest for question-time, and it's up to everyone else to judge and debate it.