I sat through an entire episode of Nicky Campbell's 'The Big Question' this morning. The big question that this caused me to ask myself, my wife and now you, is how did this cretin ever become so firmly embedded in our national television?
He was debating, among other (less interesting) things, whether or not the BNP have a right to be heard. Firstly, what a thoroughly ridiculous question. Of course they have a right to be heard. They are (whatever their fundamental beliefs and goals) a political party and they now have MEP's in their armoury.
It is my understanding that the presenter of such debate shows (e.g. David Dimbleby) can only be effective if they remain impartial to whatever viewpoints are being discussed. Dimbleby does this with ease and still manages to impart his own humorous introspections into the proceedings.
It is laughable, therefore, to watch Campbell's lame attempts at facilitating discussion in a meaningful manner, when he seems to take such great glee in stamping his own point of view on everything. What is he hoping to achieve? To show us all that he is not racist? The two members of the BNP were cut short, berated and belittled and basically shouted down by a lot of people who, one assumes, believe themselves to be intelligent enough to have something worth saying.
And don't get me started on Watchdog. Yes, Nicky, the big guy must always be wrong. Let's not forget how high a proportion of the British public are complete morons.