My father was a natural working-class Conservative, and while not at all racist, did not agree with unchecked immigration. He made the mistake of going to a National Front rally once and got roped into voting for them.
My mum was furious and it wasn’t long before a student through a brick through our front window. To be fair, if he were alive today he would probably vote UKIP as it’s much closer to his views (as I remember them).
Personally I feel that with BNP are direct descendant of the NF and that there is an underlying racism that is more than just media hype. They say they are not racist, but I don’t believe them. For me, their existence as a legitimate party contributes to legitimisation of racial intolerance and there are reasonable laws against that. I hope the authorities are keeping a close eye on their activities.
Please lets not forget the last centuries history lessons regarding “nationalist” political parties eh?