tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093114275469628673.post1919963795400276783..comments2023-06-02T17:22:43.445+01:00Comments on Luna17: BNP wiped out in key areasluna17http://www.blogger.com/profile/03754650933188634442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093114275469628673.post-3172380909413407812010-05-29T22:51:08.550+01:002010-05-29T22:51:08.550+01:00I would prefer it if the fascists were totally mar...I would prefer it if the fascists were totally marginalised and got no votes at all (or derisory votes below 1% that barely register). However, in the circumstances it's significant - and very reassuring - they are not doing better than they are. In most seats the BNP is getting somewhere in the region of 5%. It's no surprise they can get this support, considering the rise of Islamophobia, media hysteria about immigration, 13 years of disillusionment with a labour government, and an economic crisis. <br /><br />There isn't a single Westminster constituency where they reached 15%. In the locals they were simply wiped out, e.g. they now have no councillors in London at all. They aren't making breakthroughs anywhere - and they're now tearing themselves apart. <br /><br />I therefore think it's right to emphasise the BNP's failures. As over 3 weeks have now passed since the elections, it's even clearer that this was a major turning point in the struggle to roll back the BNP. It looks increasingly unlikely they will emulate their (more successful) counterparts in several European countries.luna17https://www.blogger.com/profile/03754650933188634442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093114275469628673.post-4350221486077695842010-05-29T22:34:53.945+01:002010-05-29T22:34:53.945+01:00Doesn't it worry you that they are getting 10%...Doesn't it worry you that they are getting 10% of the vote elsewhere? As long as this country panders to the minorities, they will continue to do soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com