BNP Watch

I have just finished watching a web broadcast by Nick Griffin of the British National Party on the sacking of their youth orgnaiser, Mark Collett (link via Liberty Log).

There are a number of things that struck me. First of all, it's not just conservatives and libertarians who see the internet as their salvation.

Second. It is difficult to work out just where Griffin is coming from. He goes out of his way to condemn Nazism but seems to have difficulty in articulating just what the BNP does stand for. If I were being charitable I would say that he is basically a traditional conservative who is uneasy with immigration without actually hating immigrants. At the same time he finds himself in a party with a large number of members who really do hate immigrants and who think that Hitler was right. He has to be careful what he says.

Third. He's a very good performer. He must not be underestimated. The market for an opposition party is very open right now. He might just fill the gap.