‘Hello. I’m a bit simple and I believe what The Sun tells me’
Question Time was a doozy last night, a real humdinger replete with Nigel Farage, Dimblebanter and gammon. For a quick summary head to our Twitter account but here’s a highlight:
Dimbleby: "Nigel Farage, you once flirted with the idea of a second referendum…"
Farage: "No I didn't. I said I *feared* a second referendum"Roll tape… pic.twitter.com/yQZBIddp7O
— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) March 1, 2018
Other than that minor event, one audience member caught a lot of viewers attention. And not just for his lid. Although it was mentioned. This young man was noticed because he has in fact been interviewed before by VICE at the Conservative party conference.
https://twitter.com/AlpineJoe33/status/969354854979309569
Politically engaged person participates in political TV show, no biggy. No, the reason why “Tory plant” caught so much flack is what he said on the mic. Namely: “I’d like to ask the lady down there, what did you vote for? Did you vote for an EU army? Did you vote for Turkey to join the EU? Did you vote for an EU super-state? What Remain did you vote for?”
The snooded part of his statement copped a lot of abuse.
Turkey applied to join the EU in 1999 and many see the nation as key to resolving the migrant crisis on Europe’s shores. However, the Turkish application was suspended in 2016 due to concerns about human rights and the rule of law.
Support for membership among the the country’s population has declined since 2010 and, if the UK were still a part of the EU, it would have a veto on any new member joining the regional bloc Any member country of the Council of the European Union is required to explicitly approve new nations joining.
Twitter knows this and Remainers quickly called it out.
https://twitter.com/andyparmo/status/969351295411851264
A pro-Brexit young man with a Bieberific haircut just suggested that voting Remain was voting for Turkey to join the EU, an opinion so dated he may as well be shouting "WOZZUUUUUUUP!". #bbcqt
— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) March 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/MonarchyUK/status/969351356774584321
#bbcqt "it's insulting to say leavers didn't know what they were voting for, I voted because Turkey is joining the EU & it'll be a superstate.."
…thus demonstrating that he at least didn't know what he was voting for
— tony nog (@tony_nog) March 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/grahamlithgow/status/969352069428727808
I know the BBC has to be impartial, what about being duly accurate…
