Did Griffin's Question Time debut help or hinder

[Madhatter]

Did Griffin's Question Time debut help or hinder the BNP?

So after all the protests and the heckling, was Thursday night's "Question Time" appearance a dream or a nightmare for British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin?

From the comments I've heard it seems that the majority are blaming the other parties for BNP existing due to them not addressing immigration in this country.

[Madhatter]

The first poll following Nick Griffin's controversial appearance on Question Time has found more than a fifth of voters would now consider voting BNP.
One In Five Voters Now Considering BNP' Enlarge photo

Taken in the hours after the show, the YouGov poll for The Daily Telegraph found 22% of voters would seriously consider voting BNP in a local, general or European election.

Two thirds said they would never vote BNP under any circumstances, with the rest unsure.

More than half of those questioned said that they agreed with the BNP, or thought the party had a point, in wishing to speak up for the interests of the indigenous, white British people.
This included 43% who said that while they shared some of its concerns, they had no sympathy for the party itself.

Some 12% said they completely agreed with the BNP and supported the party's decision to speak up, while 38% said they disagreed totally with the party's political outlook.
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