Methinks Hain protests too much...

Welsh Secretary Peter Hain, who led a campaign to exclude Mr Griffin from Question Time, said: "This is exactly what I feared and warned about.

"The BBC has handed the BNP the gift of the century on a plate and now we see the consequences. I'm very angry about this."

Hain, the man who conveniently forgot to declare a rather large amount of money donated to his campaign to become deputy of the Labour party, is a rather strange chappie. Having cut his political teeth in apartheid SA like myself, one would expect him to have respect for the views of others, be they ultra left or ultra right. This means that the BNP leader has every right to air his views on the BBC, just like Clegg, Cameron and Brown and to even think of preventing him from doing so is to go against the basic rights which are so much a part of our supposedly democratic society. I find it extremely ironic that Hain is now supporting policy which the Apartheid state he claims to have opposed specialised in.

My viewing of the Question Time programme left me absolutely delighted - the BNP leader was thoroughly mauled and I very much doubt that the BNP gained any seats as a result of the show.

I think Hain is making a song and dance in an attempt to rehabilitate himself in the hope of retaining his seat. What better way than to climb on the non-racist bandwagon.

 Labour, represented by Straw, did not come out particularly well either and it is pretty clear that they are going to get their asses kicked come the general election. The forgetful Hain, in my opinion a thoroughly untrustworthy self-seeking poser, will be a casualty.

Good riddance.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8322743.stm