"Note how those who sympathise with racists like the BNP, rather than stand up and say so, cravenly turn the thread around to attacking their favourite "lefty" Aunt Sally the BBC (which over the decades has regularly been accused of political bias by both Labour and Tories). The BBC has its faults, but it's usually those with no real interest in TV who call for its, or at least the licence fee's, abolition. But perhaps that should be discussed in a BBC thread.
Regardless of whether it's been corrupt in any way, the BNP is founded on attitudes of ignorance and prejudice, and will wither and shrivel until it's of little significance to anyone other than a handful of hard-core bigots".
Backdrifter, that whole post is founded on an attitude of ignorance and prejudice, not to mention petty insinuation. I have never supported the BNP, nor would I, in fact I find all politicians to be fairly repugnant but, in good old socialist tradition, you've used smear as the point of defence/attack. I do not like the BBC so, by virtue of your opening paragraph, I must be a craven BNP supporter and a hard-core bigot; very reminiscent of anyone wanting to discuss immigration immediately being branded a racist. Sorry pal, wrong guy!
I may or may not have an interest in TV, and it's certainly a waning interest given the proliferation of reality TV these days, but I pay my licence fee and am therefore entitled to have an opinion on the BBC without being lumped in with racists and lunatics by the likes of you. so please think again. One of my primary job functions is equality and diversity, as well as tackling anti-bullying and racism, but I will express my opinion without the derogatory insinuations if you don't mind.
Incidentally, anyone who thinks that Top Gear is a reason for the perpetuation of the licence fee should be frontally lobotomised. If I want to hear boorish ignorant men discuss things then I will walk the 300 yards to my local pub.