Conservative Government will lead to

[RedAnarchist]

I read somewhere that if a Conservative governmnet is elected in the near future, then it will act as a catalyst for a BNP one. Is this true? And if so, how can we stop either the Tories or the Neo-Nazis gaining power in Britain?

[Invader Zim]

Originally posted by [email protected] 6 2004, 01:23 PM
I read somewhere that if a Conservative governmnet is elected in the near future, then it will act as a catalyst for a BNP one. Is this true? And if so, how can we stop either the Tories or the Neo-Nazis gaining power in Britain?
I doubt it, with Labours leap from left to extream conservative policy the Tories have been forced to become more liberal so that they can compete with new labour. Of course some of their policies are as rightwing they ever have been but by and large their has definatly been a shift to the centre of the political spectrum.

[Saint-Just]

A Conservative government may make Britian slightly more conservative, in which case it may marginally increase the popularity of the BNP e.g. a hundred votes. I don't see any other way though and I don't think we are at threat from the BNP coming to power much at all.

You could suggest that a Conservative government could reduce BNP popularity since the Conservatives would take a more harsh stance towards immigration and so the appeal of the BNP would be lost.

[monkeydust]

I don't see the BNP as a threat at all right now. They have not one seat in Parliament, and fairly few supporters. I don't think they're likely to get much larger right now, if they do then I'll start worrying.

[Socialsmo o Muerte]

Chairman Mao is correct in saying that if the Tories were to come to power, then their harsh stance on immigration will satisfy some of the reactionary BNP supporters and pull their support. The hard-line racists of course will stay but that is only a minority.

The BNP aren't in a worrying position at the moment but if they growing public discontent wirh immigration continues, then who knows? They have council seats in places like Blackburn and Oldham though, and that is worrying enough. They shouldn't even be allowed to exist with their "vision of a white Britain" as their wise leader put it.