Quote Originally Posted by nikalas View Post
I agree... but, if you look back to my opening post, I was simply stating that I was ashamed that "we" as a country have sent two of these people to represent us in Europe. Regardless of reasons, excuses, protest votes etc the BNP is not the party it portrays itself to be but something much darker and more evil. People need to look beneath the public veneer and then ask themselves do they really want to be represented by them as opposed to buying into their knee jerk, simple solutions and populist policies.
A lot of agreement now - we are in danger of reaching a consensus

There are many examples of politicians / parties saying one thing to get in and doing another.
The biggest one that springs to my mind is the introduction of University Tuition Fees.
The Labour Party Manifesto of 1997 made no mention - it merely pointed to the Dearing Report that was to be published and the fact that they had made their reviews to the committee.

I am not pointing this out as a party political issue, merely as an example.