LOL at Griffin
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All smug this morning about going to the palace the BBC reported.
Apparently then, not any more.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10723764
I'm sure I am not the only person that finds this hilarious.
Apparently then, not any more.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10723764
I'm sure I am not the only person that finds this hilarious.
Tsippy said:
I wonder if politicians realise that by banning Griffin for fear his ideals are shared by certain parts of the populace, that they actually increase his publicity and support 
I think the Palace is damned if they do, damned if they don't. Let Griffin in and he claim he now has the support of the Establishment. Deny him entrance and he claim he's a martyr oppressed by the Establishment.Edited by Tsippy on Thursday 22 July 15:06
ninja-lewis said:
Tsippy said:
I wonder if politicians realise that by banning Griffin for fear his ideals are shared by certain parts of the populace, that they actually increase his publicity and support
I think the Palace is damned if they do, damned if they don't. Let Griffin in and he claim he now has the support of the Establishment. Deny him entrance and he claim he's a martyr oppressed by the Establishment.Edited by Tsippy on Thursday 22 July 15:06
IMO, they've made the right decision.
Tsippy said:
I wonder if politicians realise that by banning Griffin for fear his ideals are shared by certain parts of the populace, that they actually increase his publicity and support
They didn't ban him for his ideas. They banned him because he "overtly used his invitation for political purposes.", and an other BNP MEP is going, and it wasn't politicians who took the decision.Typical Griffin ploy. Act like a complete knob jockey, and then cry about being picked on.
I suspect they didn't want him there at all, but had they not issued an invitation when he was entitled to one he'd have made an even bigger fuss (as well as it being a breach of democratic wotsit).
So they invited him, then waitied for the tiniest thing which would give them an excuse to withdraw the invitation. Sorted.
Interetsing how everybody says democracy is great - until it starts giving results they don't like!
So they invited him, then waitied for the tiniest thing which would give them an excuse to withdraw the invitation. Sorted.
Interetsing how everybody says democracy is great - until it starts giving results they don't like!
Simpo Two said:
I suspect they didn't want him there at all, but had they not issued an invitation when he was entitled to one he'd have made an even bigger fuss (as well as it being a breach of democratic wotsit).
So they invited him, then waitied for the tiniest thing which would give them an excuse to withdraw the invitation. Sorted.
Interetsing how everybody says democracy is great - until it starts giving results they don't like!
Of course you're right.So they invited him, then waitied for the tiniest thing which would give them an excuse to withdraw the invitation. Sorted.
Interetsing how everybody says democracy is great - until it starts giving results they don't like!
What saddens me is that no-one recognises the problems with this country that allow someone as extreme as Griffin to gain over a million voters.
Jasandjules said:
Steve_T said:
I think they're secretly worried Nick Griffin and Prince Philip might get on a bit too well ...
Can you imagine the furore if the press got a picture of the two of them goose stepping along with hitler salutes.... 
Simpo Two said:
Interetsing how everybody says democracy is great - until it starts giving results they don't like!
I liked the placard of one protestor from last year which stated something along the lines of "Ban the facist BNP", I doubt that the protestor understood the irony of it I'm tending to feel he should have been allowed to attend.
I like the idea of him standing on his own, being blanked by people, occasionally trying to join in with conversations which then stop etc.
Minimal media attention and a sad little man could have gone home with a party bag and sense of distance from the real political world.
I like the idea of him standing on his own, being blanked by people, occasionally trying to join in with conversations which then stop etc.
Minimal media attention and a sad little man could have gone home with a party bag and sense of distance from the real political world.
Simpo Two said:
I suspect they didn't want him there at all, but had they not issued an invitation when he was entitled to one he'd have made an even bigger fuss (as well as it being a breach of democratic wotsit).
So they invited him, then waitied for the tiniest thing which would give them an excuse to withdraw the invitation. Sorted.
Interetsing how everybody says democracy is great - until it starts giving results they don't like!
Nope. Andrew Brons, also a BNP MEP was allowed to attend. The difference was Brons hadn't shamelessly used the invitation for political ends, as opposed to Griffin, who tried to use it, but ended up looking like a fat bell end in a suit. So they invited him, then waitied for the tiniest thing which would give them an excuse to withdraw the invitation. Sorted.
Interetsing how everybody says democracy is great - until it starts giving results they don't like!
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