A chance for British right-wing extremists

The Sunday paper The Observer examines the chances of the radical right-wing British National Party (BNP) in the European Parliament elections: "When the north-west region votes in next month's European elections, the BNP doesn't need to win: under a system using proportional representation, its candidate and chairman Nick Griffin needs just 8% of the vote - fractionally more than its 6.5% last time - to secure a historic first European parliament seat for the British far right. ... There are signs that BNP support is shallow, lacking resources and manpower. ... Nonetheless, 4 June remains not just D-day for Brown. It may also be D-day for deciding what kind of society Britain will become. For once, a cross in a ballot box really could change history. And not voting might mean living with the consequences."

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