Quote Originally Posted by jodg View Post
Perhaps part of the "appeal" of the BNP is that they have a strong, direct message (regardless of whether you agree or feel it's "right" or "wrong") and that will always appeal to some.

Should we be surprised though? What's the alternative? Labour, Tories and Lib Dems all now seem to be mediocre imitations of themselves and, seemingly, standing/supporting/pledging similar things.
As I said, the scrabbling for the middle ground by the mainstream parties has in part led to this... this is how the NF and Le Penn came to prominence in France.