Official Nicky G on QT thread...

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The second problem is the idea that, just because the BNP exist and are a political party, they are somehow entitled to be listened to.

Well, more accurately 'debated' (rather than simply listened to). And simply being a political party does not grant you entrance to the QT panel - it is that they now have (post European elections) the political mandate.

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You may even be agreeing with everything here but think that the BNP should still be allowed to appear, in which case I’d ask you to have a think about where you would draw a line.

Regardless of your politics, you would need a political mandate, that's the line.

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Would you allow a platform to a party that wanted to bring back slavery? A party that wanted to take away the right of women to vote? A party that wanted to lower the age of consent to 14?

What is this, the Muslim Council of Britain ?

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