Brian on BBC question time tomorrow..... with Nigel Farage!

discosucks wrote:

tomchristie22 wrote:

Bad Seed wrote:
Would you call Australia, an anti immigration country?

Sadly, I probably would.

Even though 28% of the population was born overseas?

Even though Sydney is about 10% Asian?

That's a stupid argument. The US has one of the most racially diverse populations in the world, and it is also a country whose white population is among the most racist in the world - same argument, same fallacy.

Australia is an anti-immigration country, it wasn't always like that, but it is today. It is, sadly, also a very racist country.

kosimodo wrote: The Bulsaras fled Zanzibar due to Muslim violence..

Freddie would be a refugee in these days terms.

That is oversimplified on both counts. Let's start with the second: you're not a refugee unless you file for refugee status. If you have to flee but don't file for refugee status, e.g. you repatriate or become a 'regular' immigrant, you're not a refugee even though you've fled the country.

The Bulsaras didn't flee Zanzibar due to "Muslim violence", but due to the anti-British/anti-Colonial (the two can't really be distinguished with regards to the period in question) atmosphere and Freddie's father's position as a government worker.

Martin Packer wrote:

Didn't NME once do a story about what would happen to the music industry if so-called immigrants were all forced to leave? I think it was around 1977/8.

It was in Sounds.

To get things back to topic: is there a way to view the show online somewhere (I'm outside the UK)? If not, can somebody who recorded it upload it to mega or something? I'd like to see how Bri did, even if I'm not very knowledgeable in UK politics (except for the badger cull, which is well documented in Queen fan circles).