Hi Lox....I have no connection to the BNP as I think you probably know, and am totally against racial discrimination.

However the thread was not about any BNP racist agenda per se, but to discuss why the BNP did not lose as many votes as the major parties in the last election.

From what I have read, increased economic immigration seems to have figured very largely as a reason why some people voted BNP.

I have simply pointed out that encouraging this sort of immigration at this time, showed lack of forethought and political naivety.

Instead of berating the BNP for doing relatively well in the election, we should be berating our government for bad policy making and producing the conditions where the BNP could raise their profile.

Regarding the Guardian article, it looks like the usual tabloid hype, we used to here all the same garbage about left wing groups some of which I was associated with.

They call it scare- mongering.....Ake

PS.... The BNP's response that "It is rather ironic that they are complaining about being attacked when they use similar tactics themselves," is telling.