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I have been following the 'Should he/Shouldn't' he debate surrounding tonight's scheduled appearance of BNP leader Nick Griffin on 'Question Time'

So, I decided to ask local people for their opinions:-

SHOULD THE BNP BE ALLOWED A PLATFORM ON TONIGHT'S QUESTION TIME?

My opinion is simply this ... "We should celebrate the fact that we live in a democracy and of course he should be allowed share the platform. It will show him for exactly what he is, a racist lying bigot! A massive amount of the the BNP votes were a protest vote to the present governments immigration policies - or lack of them! We should remember that World War II was only 70 years ago, and some of the BNP rallying cries are remarkably similar to the early Hitler addresses!..... You have been warned!"
Carolyn Hughes

Sam Hillas, Barrister, Atlantic Chambers said "Of course he should. We cannot (and should not) cushion people from hearing his views. It is only by giving him a public platform that voters will see him for what he actually is - an intolerant bigot whose ideas are completely out of step with modern Britain - rather than some idealised version of what they think he represents"

Mike Neary, Actor/Singer/All round entertainer said " I am a total believer in free speech but the last few days have left me utterly depressed. Lately people seem to come out of the woodwork defending the free speech of those such as Jan Muir and Nick Griffin when all over the world people are rotting in jails for comparitively innocuous remarks. Where are all these free speech enthusiasts then? I'd rather people had the guts to say they agree and then you can have a debate rather than hiding behind a fascile defence of democracy. Nick Griffin said he admitted Hitler has left him with an image problem His deputy famously said that rape is no different to force feeding a woman chocolate as she enjoys both. I mean, I could go on....."

Please welcome my GUEST BLOGGERS and thoroughly wonderful people Sandra Carney and Adam Yaffe from Yaffe Fusion Art!

Hi All,

Ok, so who hates having their picture taken? Everyone usually shouts
"Me!" whenever we ask!!!

We, Adam & Sandra, are the infamous duo from celebrity photographers
Yaffé Fusion Art. You've probably met us at some party or event or
launch, hey we go to the opening of an envelope!! Anywhere there's a
pop of a Champagne cork... you'll find us!!!!

But attending all these events, we've learnt a lot about how to pose
when someone's taking your snap for a newspaper or magazine... or even
Carolyn's blog!

We've all seen those embarrassing images with triple chins (never mind
the double one's!) big tummies, shiny faces and awkward grimaces!

But there's lots you can do to help not end up with a picture that you
want to burn, but to actually want to show your friends with pride!

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