BNP was truly exposed; LETTERS to the EDITOR.

I AM aware that many would have sought to ban BNP leader Nick Griffin from appearing on the BBC's Question Time last Thursday. But I believe his performance, and I use the word advisedly, on the show proved exactly why it was a good idea to allow him to take part.

It is easy to spout half-truths and palatable spin in print, or when you are giving a preprepared speech, but under intense spontaneous scrutiny Griffin showed himself to be shifty and uncomfortable in his watereddown ideology.

He constantly denied having made certain outlandish statements, despite there being quoted evidence to the contrary, and could offer no reasonable explanation for those he admitted to.

I saw a politician on the TV the following morning saying that the best way to oppose a party like the BNP is to expose them.

I couldn't agree more. May there be many more TV platforms for Griffin, then maybe the entire country will see his true, vile colours.

Mrs D. Woods, Aigburth