At the press launch of the National Association For Freedom (as it was in 1975), Norris McWhirter appeared alone, his twin brother Ross having been killed a day or two earlier. Their agenda then was somewhat different from now as it consisted of crushing Asian workers' struggle for union recognition and getting Thatcher elected. Nowadays of course Grunwick-stylee working conditions are the norm and they look for different ways to divide society. 'Englishness' will do but it's still fascism. Nick Griffin on The World At One (BBC Radio News programme) was only a few minutes ago expanding on how the BNP was moving into English market towns with very low levels of immigration, canvassing votes from those whom its adherants were convincing to vote for them and 'keep the East Europeans out'.

None of which, of course, has anything to do with music . . . except that in Another Place only yesterday I read an anti-Polish 'joke' from a resident racist who has hitherto specialised in describing African music as 'bonga-bonga'.