@David I voted that the BNP was a racist party in the past,

Comment on Are the BNP Racists? by Kelly.

@David

I voted that the BNP was a racist party in the past, yes. But the party has not held a ‘racist’ position since 1999, since the election and ensuing reformation under Nick Griffin.

The National Front was the only party towing the anti-immigration and pro-British line at the time, despite it being extreme and possessing neo-Nazi segments. After Thatcher’s talks of being tough on immigration, it fell apart, and most of their members returned to the Conservative party, where I’m sure there are still many ex-members today. They, like Griffin, are entitled to change their views and move on.

The BNP wanted everyone out of Britain who was not ethnically British or of European decent. If that was a ‘racist’ position or an ethnically conscious one, is debatable. I’m more interested in modern politics, and that policy has long since been altered.

There are racists in every party, especially the Tories, might I add. I’m sure, as the flagship anti-immigration/pro-Britain party, that there will inevitably be racists in the BNP, and that is something the BNP has to deal with when these people make themselves apparent. But the party is trying to steer clear of such people, and I haven’t come across any members like that thus far.

Conservative voters could say the same about their party – How can they vote for a party with a former leader who wanted to campaign with the slogan ‘Keep England white’ and would be seen overtly ‘racist’ by modern standards today?