they're all portraying this 'BNP in Europe' thing like thousands of new people went out and voted BNP for the first time in protest.
which, frankly, is bollocks. The reason they got their seats was through the european proportional representation system.
In both seats the BNP obtained, their vote count was lower than that in 2004, but because there was a significant decrease in support for other parties, their overall proportion of vote total was greater than before.
( The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 15:51, archived)

Good statistical analysis, here.

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 15:53, archived)

I may not have expressed it correctly, I'll admit.
Mind you, the BBC makes a better job of it:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8088381.stm
5th paragraph
( The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 15:57, archived)

I wasn't being sarcastic.

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 16:01, archived)

ah right, cheers :)
/it's /talk - I was expecting sarcasm :)
( The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 16:02, archived)

I approve your postings.

( Jobe, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 16:08, archived)

It's still up 20% on 2004
It's not that Britain's on the cusp of fascism, but they're polling nearly a million votes. Plus the Tories did well.

Edit: news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/euro/09/html/ukregion_999999.stm
vs
news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/euro_uk/html/front.stm
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 15:59, archived)

It's European elections, though, it's a bit of a protest vote
so to some retards it doesn't matter who they vote for as long as it's NOT Labour.

I'm more worried about the UKIP getting so much support, really. I'm not utterly convinced that's not just racism lite.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 16:27, archived)

However, you've got to consider that they still now represent us in Europe*....
... thus the rest of europe, and the world as a whole, will think that their supported by our country. It's also a sign as to the future of this country when the propper elections happen next year (or whenever they happen).

It maybe a relativly small voice they've been given, but it's still giving them one.

On the other hand, if the people vote for them, then we have domocracy for a reason, it's the pitfalls of giving the people a vote, and at the same time, the media scaremongering the people into falling for BNP's scare tactics.


* I think, I'm not sure exactly how it all works.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 16:01, archived)

It's scares within scares.
"Fortunately", the European Parliament doesn't have legislative initiative, so those BNP MEPs can't actually do very much. Hooray for lack of democracy, in this instance.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 16:06, archived)

Plus, imagine their faces when they get to Brussels and realise that they have to work with foreigners.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 16:09, archived)

Considering how low a number of our MEPS are facists
compared to, oooh, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, ... etc. I think we don't have that much to worry about on that score.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 16:24, archived)