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A selection of recent media reports

Outrage as BBC elevates far-right leader to national stage
CNN LONDON, England (CNN) -- Millions of Britons will be watching tonight as the nation's public broadcaster gives the controversial leader of a far-right party his first appearance on prime time political...
CNN International (22-Oct-2009)

Opinion: BNP on Question Time
IS it right to have BNP on Question Time? No: Martin Miller, chair of Manchester City Hope not Hate THE fierce debate about Nick Griffin's appearance on BBC's Question Time has focussed on "freedom of speech"...
Manchester Evening News (22-Oct-2009)

Nick Griffin follows Le Pen's lead
Hoping to 'expose' the BNP leader on Question Time only repeats the mistake France made with the Front...
Guardian.co.uk (22-Oct-2009)

Who decides who enters the UK? EU to 'harmonise' asylum system
Britain could be forced to take in more refugees under EU plans to 'harmonise' the asylum seeker system. A universal criteria for accepting asylum claims could see the UK lose the ability to decide who enters the country - the leader of the Conservative MEP group, Tim Kirkhope, said Britain "stands to loose.
The London Daily News (22-Oct-2009)

The clash of uncivilisations
The BNP are using the publics real fear of Islamism to attract support for their racist movement, says Melanie Phillips. If the political class wants to take on Griffin, it must first join the fight against Islamofascism The frenzy over the participation of BNP leader Nick Griffin on Question Time this...
The Spectator (22-Oct-2009)

IMMIGRATION TO PUSH BRITISH POPULATION TO MORE THAN 70M
BRITAINS population is to soar by an extra 4.3 million people over the next decade, official Government statistics predicted...
Daily Express (22-Oct-2009)

Playing into the hands of racists
The implications of the fastest population growth in our history are truly alarming. This isn't about race. It's a question of sheer numbers. For these overcrowded islands cannot absorb an extra 10million inhabitants over the next 24 years - more than two-thirds of them first-generation immigrants and their.
Daily Mail (22-Oct-2009)

SIR ANDREW GREEN: We must halt this conspiracy of silence over our immigration crisis
The figures on population trends mark a watershed in the debate on immigration. They are the last estimates that will be made public before the election - and they make grim...
Daily Mail (22-Oct-2009)

BNP BIGOT'S RING OF STEEL
RIOT police are on standby over fears that BNP leader Nick Griffin s Question Time debut tonight will spark mob violence. BBC chiefs plan to switch filming to a secret location at the last minute if fighting breaks...
Daily Star (22-Oct-2009)

BBC 'will lose trust for giving airtime to BNP'
Radio presenter Rosen says BBC will relish the ratings as Hain fails in bid to have Griffin's appearance...
The Independent (22-Oct-2009)