The first poll following Nick Griffin's controversial appearance on Question Time has found more than a fifth of voters would now consider voting BNP.
Taken in the hours after the show, the YouGov poll for The Daily Telegraph found 22% of voters would seriously consider voting BNP in a local, general or European election.
Two thirds said they would never vote BNP under any circumstances, with the rest unsure.
More than half of those questioned said that they agreed with the BNP, or thought the party had a point, in wishing to speak up for the interests of the indigenous, white British people.
This included 43% who said that while they shared some of its concerns, they had no sympathy for the party itself.
Some 12% said they completely agreed with the BNP and supported the party's decision to speak up, while 38% said they disagreed totally with the party's political outlook.
The figures are based on a sample of 1,314 electors across Britain interviewed online from October 22-23.
A BBC spokesman said: "We have been very clear in setting out our reasons for having Nick Griffin on Question Time.
"The BBC's obligation is around due impartiality. It is not our job to comment on the ebb and flow of opinion polls."
Mr Griffin's debut appearance on the show sparked uproar, with angry scenes outside BBC TV Centre in west London as nearly 1,000 demonstrators protested.
He has said he is to make a formal complaint to the BBC about his treatment on the panel, which he believed had been deliberately "twisted" in order to focus on him and his party's policies, leaving him to face a "lynch mob".
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They've only gained support because of failures in immigration policies and the mp expenses scandals
I don't think many of their supporters are racist like them, they've just been duped by bnp as theres not alot of awareness about the party's true nature
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Not surprised. Some of the students I've met at college want to vote for the BNP. A vast majority of them are in favour of his policies.
I was looking at myself talking to myself and I realized this conversation...I was having with myself looking at myself was a conversation with myself that I needed to have with myself.
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The figure reported in other newspapers for those who would possibly or definitely vote BNP is 7% not 22% so not sure which of these is accurate but agree that these people agree only on the immigration policy and wouldnt associate themselves with the other drivel spouted by him.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Guestfellow
Not surprised. Some of the students I've met at college want to vote for the BNP. A vast majority of them are in favour of his policies.
when people feel the incumbent is inadequate they often turn to the extreme opposite. It takes years of the pendulum swinging to extremes before, if ever, it settles on the point of equilibrium.
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format_quote Originally Posted by aadil77
They've only gained support because of failures in immigration policies and the mp expenses scandals
I don't think many of their supporters are racist like them, they've just been duped by bnp as theres not alot of awareness about the party's true nature
You've echoed the words of Nick Griffin himself. So if these issues aren't tackled then where is that going to lead us? Towards the BNP who are, whether we all like it or not, growing at some pace.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Blackpool
You've echoed the words of Nick Griffin himself. So if these issues aren't tackled then where is that going to lead us? Towards the BNP who are, whether we all like it or not, growing at some pace.
I doubt the BNP can tackle any of these issues from looking at their polices. The only way the public can realise that the BNP are useless is if they get into power. Without a doubt if those policies are implemented, the BNP will dig a deeper hole for Britain.
I was looking at myself talking to myself and I realized this conversation...I was having with myself looking at myself was a conversation with myself that I needed to have with myself.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Guestfellow
I doubt the BNP can tackle any of these issues from looking at their polices. The only way the public can realise that the BNP are useless is if they get into power. Without a doubt if those policies are implemented, the BNP will dig a deeper hole for Britain.
I wasn't talking about the BNP tackling the problem. I was talking about the mainstream political parties. If they don't tackle the problem then people will continue to lean to the only party that has the issue in their agenda.
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Do not listen to statistics! They're usually relatively inaccurate anyway. (ha - 97% of the time lol! )
Anyway, I do not believe for one second that people are now moving away from common sense and towards the filth that NG's party peddle.
On a personal level, and for what it's worth, nobody I know has changed their mind on this - in fact they say NG's appearance on Question Time has only gone to re-inforce their disgust at his policies.
Furthermore, my friend works on a building site (yeah, stereotypical northern builders if you know what I mean!) but he says the general consensus is the same - Nick Griffin is trash.
Anyway, I have faith in people's good natures - I'm positive that, as is usually the case, the stats are distorted or biased in some way.
In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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you just gotta love the brits, they having a problem with immigrants comming in, but no problems with brits immigrating to other countries, poor us brits
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format_quote Originally Posted by The_Prince
you just gotta love the brits, they having a problem with immigrants comming in, but no problems with brits immigrating to other countries, poor us brits
I remember watching a documentary about Spain and the British people visiting their country. The Spanish were annoyed with the British tourist due to behaving inappropriately, excessive drinking and getting drunk. Some Spanish people were annoyed the British people who chosen to stay in Spain did not bother to learn Spanish.
Last edited by GuestFellow; 10-24-2009 at 04:41 PM.
I was looking at myself talking to myself and I realized this conversation...I was having with myself looking at myself was a conversation with myself that I needed to have with myself.
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format_quote Originally Posted by The_Prince
you just gotta love the brits, they having a problem with immigrants comming in, but no problems with brits immigrating to other countries, poor us brits
Not our problem. Britain is our problem, not the likes of Spain. If the Spanish want to toughen up their borders then good luck to them. There is nothing European countries can do regarding European immigration however due to immigration laws of the EU. We would love to stop the Polish, Czechs and Russians streaming in but the only thing we have the power to control is non-eu immigrants that pour in from Pakistan, India and Africa etc... In my opinion it's only a matter of time.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Guestfellow
I remember watching a documentary about Spain and the British people visiting their country. The Spanish were annoyed with the British tourist due to behaving inappropriately, excessive drinking and getting drunk. Some Spanish people were annoyed the British people who chosen to stay in Spain did not bother to learn Spanish.
lol, this is something very common, most ppl view brits as the WORST foreign people when visiting their country, not just Spain.
its a common fact that british people who do visit abroad often behave very badly, and not respecting the local culture, or people. just look at hooliginism during major football events, such as the world cup, or the euro cup, its always massive groups of english people running through the streets, attacking police, throwing chairs, turning things upside down etc etc.
but anyways, you do have to love the british hypocrisy.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Blackpool
Not our problem. Britain is our problem, not the likes of Spain. If the Spanish want to toughen up their borders then good luck to them. There is nothing European countries can do regarding European immigration however due to immigration laws of the EU. We would love to stop the Polish, Czechs and Russians streaming in but the only thing we have the power to control is non-eu immigrants that pour in from Pakistan, India and Africa etc... In my opinion it's only a matter of time.
Actually this country does need immigrants from India for sure. The NHS needs doctors from India because they specialise in very complex medical procedures and have years of experience. British people may have to travel abroad in order to get treatment.
The immigrants don't always do the nice jobs.
I was looking at myself talking to myself and I realized this conversation...I was having with myself looking at myself was a conversation with myself that I needed to have with myself.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Blackpool
Not our problem. Britain is our problem, not the likes of Spain. If the Spanish want to toughen up their borders then good luck to them. There is nothing European countries can do regarding European immigration however due to immigration laws of the EU. We would love to stop the Polish, Czechs and Russians streaming in but the only thing we have the power to control is non-eu immigrants that pour in from Pakistan, India and Africa etc... In my opinion it's only a matter of time.
oh yes it is your problem, because you cant complain about immigrants etc etc when your fellow ppl dont mind immigrating to other countries, and your people dont mind going to other countries and completly disrespecting the place and people.
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format_quote Originally Posted by The_Prince
oh yes it is your problem, because you cant complain about immigrants etc etc when your fellow ppl dont mind immigrating to other countries, and your people dont mind going to other countries and completly disrespecting the place and people.
you know what we call that? HYPOCRISY.
I've been to Spain on numerous occasions and I have never caused such trouble. I speak a little bit of Spanish myself which gets me by in everyday life. We don't need to worry about Spain's immigration problems, we have our own. Terrorists passing our borders from South Asia. We don't seem to get European terrorists...
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