quote:Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
I usually give political or religeous threads a wide wide berth.... but here goes.... my concerns...
..with the current level of public outrage at our politicians, resulting in a more widespread voter apathy than I have ever previously known, I am really quite worried about the BNP.
They are loving the desperation the credit crunch has created and all these recent corrupt MP reports and resulting public anger... and on forums and in RL I have been really really shocked at the level of support the BNP seem to be getting.
I think its important to still vote to ensure the BNP don't end up being the real winners in all this, and end up sneaking in the back door and gaining power in the EU or our parliament.
And with that, I am now scarpering out of this thread and into something way more shallow and safe!
(welcome back OP xx)
Well if you're giving it a go.... I will too. You're an inspiration Ditty.
I worry about the rise of the BNP in my area too. A large percentage of the constituents are on a very low wage, and turn out for elections are low. In one area of the town a BNP candidate was elected onto the council with the grand total of 72 votes! Over the last 5 years there has been a huge influx of EU workers and relations between the different communities are strained. The BNP campaign heavily here during elections and needless to say they use the foreign worker issue to their advantage..... seemingly forgetting the workers are only here because the local population did not want to do the work themselves.
I am a long time labour supporter living in a town where a labour vote is a wasted vote. The conservatives normally have this place in the bag..... but next time round I will seriously consider voting conservative if it will stop these idiots gaining ground.
