BNP r we in danger?

Question

of electing this party.there vote is rising.if no other major party is going to address whats happing in this country it wont belong before there is another major party.then we,ll all b in trouble?

Answer 1

The capitalise on hyped, media generated fears and fill the niches other parties avoid because they dare not face them. These guys are vile racists and homophobes and I agree with your worries. I hate that they even exist, but if they must, and we cannot call ourselves a democracy if they don't unfortunately; let's hope they are always seen as a vile marginal party too full of hate and prejudice to ever get anywhere. Nasty bunch of Nazi's, anyone who believes the BNP hype about them just wanting to keep things British is a fool. These guys are Neo Nazis.

Answer 2

As has been said before, they are exploiting the gap on the right wing of British politics that has appeared since the Conservative Party moved towards the centre of the political spectrum. The most effective way of destroying support would be for the Conservative party to swing to the right, as happened under Margaret Thatcher, when the NF was pretty much wiped off the political scene. Some, however, would see this a too great a sacrifice!

But let's keep it in perspective. The extreme right in British politics is still much weaker than in many other countries: Le Penn was a strong runner in the last French Presidential election, but the BNP are a long way from that level of support.

The best chance the BNP, and other extremist groups, have is if the rest of us are apathetic and stop voting. The BNP are very good at maximising their turnout; the rest of us need to ensure that we make use of our votes in order to stop them.

Answer 3

There is little chance of the BNP doing better than they are already. Certain areas of England, such as Dagenham, have a local problem in that the local Labour Party has persistently ignored the English [Anglo Saxon] Working Class. The native Britons have decided therefore to do something for themselves and have voted for the BNP.

It is highly unlikely, in my borough, where the pop is 85% AngloBrit, that any of us will vote BNP- we are mainly middle class and can exert considerable pressure on any council which does not do our bidding. We are part of what is these days called Middle England. We are conservative with a small 'c' sometimes but with a very big 'C' if the mood takes us.

Answer 4

No real danger there as people have enough intelligence to see them for what they really are :)

There’s always going to be a small, hatred driven part of the population that will vote for them and you cannot stop them because we live in a democracy. I am sure that this bunch will never bread a Hitler though … Even if it does, years of democracy will prevent the Brits from making the mistake of following them.

Somebody here said: “if we don get leaders”. You don’t get a leader – you vote for them. So go register and vote (especially if you are not pleased with the current politicians).

Answer 5

If the Tories or Labour would actually start LISTENING to the orindary folk of this country and start taking notice of the fact that many are living in poverty, fed up, pissed off and generally despairing of what is happening around them, then maybe they would appeal more to the general electorate.

At the moment, the BNP is the only party that seems to be addressing things like homelessness, poverty and immigration and lack of decent jobs.

Of course, they "address" it by blaming it on foreigners.

But when you are living on shite street anyone who offers a listening ear and a possible solution is going to be welcome.

I come from a Welsh family who have ben devout Labour voters for generations. Aneurin Bevan was our local hero. That man CARED about the plight of the ordinary man in the street and how he sometimes had to struggle to support himself and his family.

By contrast, Tony Blair could not give a flying toss.

As a result, NONE of us would ever vote Labour at the net election. My mum feels horribly guilty at considering voting Tory. I'm seriously thinking about voting BNP.

I grew up studying Classical Indian Music and have always had non white friends whose families were immigrants. But after having so much misery the last few years, a pakistani muslim landlord who stole from us and sexually harrassed me, a friend who was attacked by a pakistani who got away with, seeing immigrants making a mockery of this country - being given council houses while British families are homeless and on the waiting list. and then throwing it all back in our faces by committing atrocities like 7/7, I'm despairing too.

My BF (a qualified mechanic) can't get work in the motor trade (too much competition for jobs, most of it from Poles and other immigrants who will work for less and have more experience) and has to get by in a min wage pub job. We have a baby on the way and are struggling to survive. Does Labour care? Do they ****!

If things don't get better and we start getting some REAL leaders who actually CARE about the people not just making their names and driving around in their two jags then yes people will go to the BNP.

After all, why do you think Hitler became so successful in Germany? Because Germany was on its knees and German people were suffering. He offered "solutions" (even though they were vile and involved persecuting the Jews) and people, in their desparation, listened.

Take a note from history!

Answer 6

I think we'll be fine.

In 2005, only 250,000 votes from an eligible electorate of nearly 37 million were cast for the BNP. They have a very, very bad record for regaining their seats in local elections too - I think they are the party least likely statistically to be re-elected should they stand again for their seat.

The problem is that the two big parties are not doing enough to appeal to voters and so the media can latch on to the 'rise of the BNP' angle. Its not true and not worth worrying about.

The best way to stop the rise of the far right is to vote yourself.

Answer 7

Yes we are,very much so! Mainstream parties are to blame for the apparent rising popularity of the BNP,they are failing to reflect people's concerns over immigration and race relations.
People are so afraid of expressing their opinions, the only way to do it was to "put a cross in a secret ballot for the BNP".
The fear is if you are white and you say something that may be considered derogatory by somebody about an ethnic minority, you are going to be sacked or locked up. This Labour Government,has, unfortunately, done little, if anything,to help allay peoples fears. In fact, I believe, the Government has indeed, pandered to Muslims demands,without serious thought to public reactions.

Answer 8

Agree with the consensus, if the tories get out of the middle of the road and back to being a proper right wing party then there will be no space for the likes of the BNP.
If Labour also move left so that we can have a real distinction between the parties then we can moderate the extremists on both sides.
What's the difference between Conservative and Labour they both sound the same to me?

Answer 9

The far right employs the same tactics as all extremists. Just as when the government says it is the Moslems responsibility to stem the tide to Jihad, it the government responsibility not to make policies that will increase votes for the BNP. One major aim of the Labour government is sustained growth of our economy. To do this we needed a cheep labour market that would not increase in costs over a number of years. To do this we introduced the free labour market for European citizens. As they wanted, wages have not increased since around 1997. With all this extra labour, housing is now a big problem.

People feel disenfranchised by a government that offers no real solutions to a problem it doesn’t believes exists.

This has allowed the BNP to offer a kind of ‘we’re all in the same boat’ hand in friendship – it a friendship that will benefit no one.

Answer 10

As previously stated, the BNP are a protest vote, usually during local or by-elections. Once the real elections come round their share of the vote disappears.



You've sparked some debate here. Good question