Nick Griffin
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Far-right leader's TV appearance causes furore...Time's usual wide range of issues. "The British public. . . are aghast by the display of bias from the BBC, the venom from the political class, and the sheer unfairness," Griffin told a news conference. "That was not a genuine Question... In this article: Nick Griffin, British National Party, London, Islam, Recession, Ku Klux Klan, and Brunel University |
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Daily Mail | October 24, 2009
The BNP backlash - MPs accuse BBC of playing into Nick Griffin's hands by stage-managing Question Time onslaught
...she was so shocked by his remarks she wanted to make her views heard. 'I was just particularly shocked at the venom coming from Mr Griffin and his supporters in the audience. It was just anger that spurred me on to say something. 'I've never...
In this article: Question Time, BBC, David Dimbleby, Jack Straw, Labour, and London
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Wales Online | October 23, 2009
BNP leader Nick Griffin to complain about BBC 'bias'
...against him and demanded a second chance to appear to discuss the broader issues of the day. He said he would be making a formal complaint. "The British public are aghast at the display of bias from the BBC, the venom from the political...
In this article: BBC, Jack Straw, London, Islam, Ku Klux Klan, Venom, and Boris Johnson
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Sunday Mirror | October 23, 2009
BLEATS OF A BIGOT
...jeered by the audience and exposed as a political lightweight. But Griffin refused to accept he was at fault for his humiliation - and made a formal complaint to the BBC. Convicted criminal Griffin, 50, said: "The British public are...
In this article: Jean-Marie Le Pen, London, BBC, Recession, Climate change, God, and Venom
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San Francisco Chronicle | October 24, 2009
Controversial guest lifts BBC show's ratings
...he gained a mass audience for the first time, for a party that usually meets in cramped backstreet halls, he appeared shocked by the pounding he took from other panelists, by repeated booing in the studio and by infuriated interruptions from...
In this article: BBC, Britain, Islam, World Cup, World War II, British National Party, Venom, David Dimbleby, and Strictly Come Dancing
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The Sun | October 23, 2009
'I wanted to slap Griffin'
...the venom form the political class, and the sheer unfairness. At a press conference in Grays, Essex, Griffin said he was treated unfairly because the show was held in London. London Mayor Boris Johnson hit back saying: "Nick Griffin is...
In this article: Jack Straw, British National Party, London, Grays, BBC, and Violent Disorder
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Telegraph.co.uk - Top news | October 23, 2009
BNP's Nick Griffin: 'I was victim of Question Time lynch mob'
...from the BBC, the venom from the political class, and the sheer unfairness. "People wanted to see me and hear me talking about things such as the postal strike. One or two question about what a wicked man I am, fair enough, but the whole...
In this article: Question Time, London, Boris Johnson, BBC, Ku Klux Klan, and Venom
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scotsman.com - Politics | October 23, 2009
BNP leader Nick Griffin complains that Question Time was 'a lynch mob'
His performance was widely panned in the press, but this morning he denounced the "unfairness" of the way the programme was produced and called on the BBC to give him a second chance to appear, talking about the issue of the day. "The...
In this article: Question Time, Jack Straw, BBC Television Centre, London, Jean-Marie Le Pen, BBC, England, and Democracy
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BNP leader Nick Griffin: Question Time was a 'lynch mob'
...chance to appear on Question Time, this time to discuss the issues of the day. Mr Griffin said: "That was not a genuine Question Time; that was a lynch mob. "The British public are aghast at the display of bias from the BBC, the venom...
In this article: Question Time, BBC Television Centre, Jack Straw, Ku Klux Klan, Downing Street, British National Party, and Liberal Democrat
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Independent.co.uk - UK | October 23, 2009
They put me up against a lynch mob, Griffin complains
...he would be making a formal complaint to the BBC. He said: "The British public are aghast at the display of bias from the BBC, the venom from the political class, and the sheer unfairness. That was not a genuine Question Time, that was lynch...
In this article: BBC Television Centre, Islam, London, Winston Churchill, Ku Klux Klan, and Grays
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Nicholas John Griffin MEP (born 1959) is a British far-right politician. He is chairman of the British National Party and a Member of the European Parliament for North West England. He is married with four children, and lives in Wales.
Griffin was born in Barnet, London, and was educated in Suffolk. He joined the National Front aged 15, and following his graduation from Cambridge University became a political worker for the party. In 1980 he became a member of its governing body, and later wrote articles for right–wing magazines. He was the party's candidate for the seat of Croydon North West in 1981 and 1983. He left the National Front in 1989, and in 1995 joined the British National Party, becoming its leader in 1999. He stood as the party's candidate in several elections, and in 2009 was elected as a member of the European Parliament for North West England in the 2009 European Elections.
In 1998 Griffin was convicted of distributing material likely to incite racial hatred, and received a suspended prison sentence. He was charged in 2005 with inciting racial hatred, but following a retrial was cleared. Griffin has been criticised for his political and religious views—he has denied the veracity of the Holocaust, and has written several anti-Semitic articles. He has also criticised Islam. He has been invited to speak by several institutions, and in 2007 participated in a controversial debate at the Oxford Union.
- Birthplace:
- Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
- Nationality:
- British
- Spouse:
- Jackie Griffin
- Residence:
- Llanerfyl, Powys, Wales
- Political party:
- British National Party
- Represents:
- North West England
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