1,000,000 voted for the BNP! Foam! Foam!

It is a common claim, one often heard if the rights of the BNP are infringed upon, whenever the BNP are publicy attacked, we hear the same old "how can the establishment deny the right of a million people?", "democratically elected", etc. etc. blah. blah. foam. foam. One million endorsed them! Voted for! Support the BNP! ...apparently, or do they?

Firstly, 943,598 people voted for the BNP in the European elections, the one they're referring to. This is actually 56,402 off 1 million, over 56,000 shy of that golden seven digit number. 56,000? That's a lot of people, a lot of votes! If we're just going to casually throw 56,000 votes around like that, then how's about this? I start the Turkey Party, recieve no votes, but round up by 56,000? Which is still 402 off their claim! That would make the Turkey Party Britain's fastest growing political party? 56,000 members all standing up for the rights of Turkeys! Right? Well, no! And it's a ridiculous example, but so is the BNP's claim. Interestingly, the phrase 'Britain's Fastest Growing Political Party' sounds very familiar!

If this was any other organisation, they would round up to 944,000, or 950,000 at a push. Sure, it's getting close to 1,000,000, but it's actually closer to 900,000. So that's that one debunked.

However, this was two years ago! A lot has happened since then. So to claim that 950,000, sorry 1,000,000, would still vote for, and support the BNP is actually quite stupid, and misleading! The BNP leadership wouldn't try to mislead us would they? Surely not.

It is also important to consider that these were the European Elections. Two points to make here; many people don't quite understand them, don't see them as being relevant and use them to give the Government a good kicking. Don't forget, this was at the height of the expenses scandal. They don't really matter that much, I don't even remember who I voted for or what I felt, I might have even voted for the BNP, just for a laugh. Well, I didn't go that far.

The other point to consider is that the BNP are totally opposed to the European Union. They hate it, yet, it's the only damned thing they could get elected to. It must burn the fingertips of the likes of Paul Morris to write MEP after Brons/Griffin. The pride, MEP, wow! But then, the realisation of what it actually means. Member of the European Parliament. Not MP, that would be something, and Nick tried, bless him. Only recently has Nick realised how to play this one, he is now a 'voice of dissent within the European Parliament', well, actually Nick, we already have loads of those, and ones who are doing a lot more than you over there!