tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post8280579800522705526..comments2024-03-28T17:49:01.125+00:00Comments on Three Thousand Versts of Loneliness: Banning Griffin now would fuel the BNP's persecution complex.Owen Polleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00567787385096905811noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-91124286214945848242009-10-20T17:12:36.459+01:002009-10-20T17:12:36.459+01:00The pity is that now the BNP have got some Euro se...The pity is that now the BNP have got some Euro seats and a place at the table they could be here to stay, their views becoming 'unremarkable' as you say Chekov. And all this despite their share of the vote not actually going up in the recent election!<br /><br />We should thank 1999's introduction of PR for this grisly outcome: not the first time a nominally progressive and 'fair' policy will result in a nasty piece of regressiveness.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-64732463875144268402009-10-20T03:38:13.389+01:002009-10-20T03:38:13.389+01:00Hard not to disagree with this post. And I really ...Hard not to disagree with this post. And I really don't see how Hain can get so worked up about the BNP on the BBC when he said damn all about political parties with terrorist links on TV when he was NI Secretary.<br /><br />GonzoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-16250869571856377832009-10-19T16:46:49.138+01:002009-10-19T16:46:49.138+01:00Such a relief to find I am not the only human bein...Such a relief to find I am not the only human being utterly baffled by the different standards applied by the press to the BNP... and numerous other "British" nationalistic parties.Joehttp://www.joenutt.squarespace.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-75720538359402979022009-10-19T15:20:52.148+01:002009-10-19T15:20:52.148+01:00Tell you what Stephen, maybe you could have a hard...Tell you what Stephen, maybe you could have a hard think and see if you can't come up with some reasons why Sinn Féin might be considered extremists in a way that the rest of the parties in Northern Ireland are not.Owen Polleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567787385096905811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-85381338133807413742009-10-19T14:12:03.679+01:002009-10-19T14:12:03.679+01:00It is totally unfair to single out Sinn Fein, here...It is totally unfair to single out Sinn Fein, here. The two major unionist parties also campaign, almost exclusively, for a share of an ethnic vote. <br />Read your own blog from Friday for details.Stephen Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518907214181139951noreply@blogger.com