Anyone who laments the fact that, in the 60s, we called Pakistanis "Pakis," yet are now disapproved of if we talk the same way, and think that this constitutes the loss in part of our heritage, doesn't enjoy the kind of heritage that I want to hang on to, thank you very much.

As for the BNP not having the same destructive power as our mainstream parties (with whom I have no allegiances, by the way), well that could be something to do with the fact that they have not actually had power. Sorry to raise such an obscure point. I could, however, as some sort of indicator at least, point to the destructive power of their fellow travellers in Europe 70 years ago. Plenty of destructive power there was endured by quite a few Jews, gypsies and homosexuals, among others, as I recall...