The debate about whether BNP leader Nick Griffin should be on Question Time is aired in tomorrow's paper.

Regional secretary of the Northern TUC, Kevin Rowan, argues the case for banning him from the programme.

Helen Robb, a politics student at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington, explains why she believes he should be allowed on the panel.

Whichever side of the fence you happen to be on, it's an important issue which deserves careful thought.

As I've said in a previous blog, I believe the BNP should be exposed to public scrutiny, especially at a time when they are facing an embarrassing legal predicament.

The courts have ruled that they cannot go on barring non-whites from being party members.

The BNP, therefore, has a choice to make: reluctantly change its constitution or become an illegal party.

Shine the spotlight while they're wriggling - that's my view.