You are quite right but nobody is discussing the influence that the threat of an increased BNP pressence is going to have on ethnic minorities. If I was an asian or an afro carribean, I'd be more likely to look to my own extremist party to combat the (supposed but maybe real) threat. It does not mean that the general public is not intelligent but given the extreme level of disgust felt towards the mainstream parties and their expenses and the "sexing up" of the BNP, those who generally pay little heed to what is happening around them and live in degrees of privation soon find a common ground to stand on.There are many people who live on poor estates with degrees of racial tension on both sides who could be soon influenced.