The BNP have been proven to have connections to other white supremacist movements, their own members have been recorded spouting some very nasty things. They have appealed to people without the wit or intelligence to get past page three of the Sun or the soccer results and by their very actions have proven themselves a bunch of thugs led by a bunch of thugs.

If someone is sponging of the state then that is wrong and colour or creed is not the issue. Ditto when stirring up religeous intolerance and hatred.

Many immigrants to the UK bring skills and knowledge we need, or even doing jobs considered too menial. Many do come to get away from repressive regimes and that is OK by me. The fact that many are not well educated is not their fault. Often countries with totalitarian rule used education as a carrot dangled to make people conform or the poor sods cannot afford it or do not have access.

The caucasians in the UK are certainly not pure blooded but a great diversity of origins from Scandinavian, German, Dutch, French et al, plus a good mix of Scottish, Irish, Welsh.

Add to that the mix of of the non caucasian people that have come to the UK it adds to a great diversity which enriches our country.

Without the influence of all these peoples, their culture and their stories we would not have the diversity of music and art we enjoy today.

I doubt many Asian people ('friends'?) do actually understand your vote, especially as they have been on the receiving end of BNP literature and thuggery. They are proably being very polite and more cultured by not calling you a racist. When Asian people smile when being told something it is not a smile of agreement it is one of embarassment and incomprehension.

I will now genteely descend from my soapbox.