A little while ago I emailed the BBC about the BNP being described as "Far Right" by Today's John Humphys. My full post is here but this was the thrust of my argument: "In some ways their professed patriotism might...

By Andrew Grice Boris Johnson has won support for his bid to become Mayor of London that he would rather do without. The far right British National Party (BNP), which stands a chance of winning seats on the London Assembly...

A nervous BBC is putting the word out that it may invite the BNP to appear on Question Time because of the number of votes it received. The BBC's chief political adviser, Ric Bailey, said the BNP had now "demonstrated evidence of electoral support at a national level." He said this would be "reflected" in the amount of coverage the party received on BBC programmes such as Question Time.Whatev...

Rather than the smug 3-party monolith patronisingly telling the electorate that voting for the BNP is unacceptable, it would be greatly preferable to hear BNP representatives properly questioned by journalists. The BBC thinks it perfectly all right to choose hostile questions about the BNP week after week on Question Time without any BNP representation. Balance, anyone? They should be exposed to s...

Last Sunday, the Politics Show on BBC featured Sutton as a Council in London pioneering Smarter Travel Sutton. This is an initiative from Transport of London, with money bid for using the support of both parties in Sutton. It fits with our philosophy of encouraging people to do the right thing rather than using the stick. It fits less well with the rigid anti-car policies of the Liberal Democrats....

New and politics “where you are”? The BBC mantra of news or politics “where you are” is wrong. Whenever they say that, I then get shown the London news or poltiics show. I don’t live in Lodon. I don’t work in London. I don’t have a vote in London. Yet I only ever get the London

I'm glad to see the BBC are being objective about BNP. Whether people like it or not they have two elected MEPs. Given the BNP are often spoken about on Question Time, why shouldn't we debate their policies with them? Ignoring or protesting against them hasn't worked, what harm can this possibly do? There is more good, they have never shared a platform with the main parties, they've never had to r...

Ahead of the European Elections I have been asked to sign petitions, pass on links, watch videos and generally plead for people not to vote for the BNP. I'm happy to do these things but I must confess to being less fearful about the BNP gaining a few seats than others seem to be.You see, I know a thing or two about the BNP in office, I sit next to a member of the BNP at the London Assembly. What

Last week the BNP moaned about its members being intimidated after their membership list was published online. Yet we read now that the same BNP appear to be behind a campaign of sick smears and intimidation in London. How odd that they can complain on one hand but tell sick lies on the other.

In many ways I would like to not watch tonight’s Question Time as a protest vote against the BBC’s decision to invite the BNP to take a place on the panel. I think it would send a message to the BBC, who in my eyes, are falling for a journalistic trick of simply looking for a sensationalist angle. If no one watches tonight in opposition will the BNP be invited back? You only had to hea...