RE: [Marxism] Rise of the Far Right in Britain

["Jack Cade" <jack.cade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

        I don't see this at all. Obsession with the far right
seems to be a theme of union bureaucrats and SWP donkeys only. It
is misplaced as the real danger currently lies elsewhere.

        Consider the result in Hackney, Queensbridge (where Blair
used to live) by election on 20 January:

Andrew Boff (Conservative) 696 [a rise from fourth to first
place]
Labour 595
Lib Dem 334
Respect 291

Same constituency in May 2002 (3 seats contested)

Labour 1053/1019/945
Lib Dem 557/423/328
Green 380
Conservative 253/249/192
Socialist Alliance 158
Christian Peoples Alliance 77

        After their recent tax cuts claims bombed, the Tories are
playing the immigration card today but this will not save them in
the general election. British politics has become a contest of
samey business parties with no one fighting for the working
class. Respect is a failure but the far right are never going to
pick up 20% or anything like it.

Jack

> 
> 1 IN 5 BRITONS COULD VOTE FAR RIGHT
> The New Statesman (Cover story)
> Monday 24th January 2005
http://www.newstatesman.com/200501240011
> Ukip and the BNP are far closer in their views and much more 
> popular with voters than most of us realise. Peter John, 
> Helen Margetts and Stuart Weir report on new research.
> 
> 



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