Keith is a lost waste of space
The arrogance of that remark beggars belief. You might as well say that the majority of the British population is a lost waste of space. Survey after survey highlights perceptions of immigration and population density as matters of real concern to British voters. To dismiss anyone voicing such concerns as fatuous, foolish or unnecessary is to hand the issue to the BNP.
You may well feel satisfied at your deft command of the facts and your ability to 'destory' misconceptions, but you really do yourself and the anti-fascist cause no favours.
So, no prizes for 'hearts and minds', I'm afraid.
To address the points you make - ye, we do need immigrants. Our agricultural and health sectors would collapse without them. It's a message that needs to be put across strongly and with the facts.
'Overcrowding' is another matter. Do you know what? I really don't know what to thing aboput the issue.
I live in rural West Wales, where sheep outnumber people. Overcrowding to me is an abstract concept. If I lived in Bradford or Tower Hamlets I might feel differently. Even here in West Wales, however, I have met people who say they will vote BNP because they believe Britain is overcrowded and that no other party is seriously addressing the issue.
The BNP makes great play of claiming that white working class residents find it difficult to get social housing and that 'immigrants' find it easier. Those claims lodge in the minds of voters - people who would not necessarily vote BNP, but who might nevertheless begin to harbour a perception that there is something 'wrong' with the system. There is a pressing need to look at such claims and calmly and accurately address them, using language that anyone can understand and which does not alienate anyone who might nurse such a perception.
You will get nowhere if you stand on a soapbox and shout insults. It might make you feel good, but you'll find yourself merely preaching to the choir while the rest of the congregation has wandered off to St Nick's down the road.