CarolC has compared some of the views expressed on this thread (and there have been others in the past) to those of far-right groups like the BNP. I am always amused to see the knee-jerk, "I'm not racist, but..." arguments borne of red-top politics and white-eyed paranoia that we see on Mudcat. My favourite might be "If you don't like the way we do things here, leave."

A friend posted me Facebook group today which has links to the English Defense League. Yes, they are racist. Yes, their politics are of the far right. Yes, they reflect a lot of what gets said here at Mudcat.

You who espouse this nonsense, have a look at this group. See whether the politics they espouse differ so very much from your own.

This is England? This is racism.