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Originally posted by Zee
I really doubt that all of the votes for the BNP came from racist people; I think it was more about making a statement, particularly against Labour, because the BNP are, at present, the only extreme Party in the public eye. I think that Labour are going to lose the next General Election in the UK, and if their next leader has any common sense, he's going to reverse what Tony Blair did and turn the Party into a more left wing Party again; in order to win votes.

I'd agree in part with what you said Greg.

However, something else which can't be overlooked is the new breed of racist we have. I'm referring to people who weren't brought up racist, but have developed racist viewpoints because of how this country is currently run.

A lot of people feel that British citizens are not treated as well as foreign immigrants. A lot of people are sick of the over-sensitivity which exists in some parts of government/media regarding nationality/religion.

So, I think a lot of the BNP vote will have come from people who are disillusioned with what this country has become.

However, for me personally, their extreme views stop me from ever giving them a vote. I would like to see murderers given life sentences but no sugar-coated policy is enough to compensate for their main agenda.

SNP is still a major party up here though, so any anti-Labour/Tory votes usually go there.