Shock BNP victory as far-right candidate takes council seat in Kent

[Creeping Death]

Shock BNP victory as far-right candidate takes council seat in Kent
A shock win for the far-right British National Party yesterday sent a tremor through Labour amid growing fears that the recession is driving angry voters into the arms of extremist parties.

The BNP seized a Labour seat in a district council by-election in Sevenoaks on a substantial turnout, encouraging fears that the party could make significant advances in the June local and European elections.

The Kent town is a Tory stronghold at Westminster and local politicians had previously dismissed the likelihood of a breakthrough for the BNP.

But the result will be seized on as evidence that Gordon Brown's ill-judged pledge to secure 'British jobs for British workers' has backfired by encouraging nationalist sentiment.

Earlier this month a wave of wildcat strikes against companies using foreign workers caused anxiety in Whitehall and fuelled fears that the far-right is intent on exploiting the downturn.

This could be the spark.

Another 10000 jobs have gone in our already depleted manufacturing market.

The rise of a Nationalist rejection of a new World order may possibly start right there in the Green Hills of England.

[British and Proud]

Oh things will get worse alright!

The collapse of manufacturing - from The Economist

This is from the Washington Post and reveals just how bad the financial sector has been hit:

The Dow's fall illustrates the rapid destruction of wealth in the stock market during the financial crisis. The Dow now stands at about half of its all-time high of 14,164, reached in October 2007. The total value of all shares of companies on the Dow has dwindled to $2.45 trillion, down from $4.51 trillion.

This is from The New Statesman:

The New Depression

Martin Jacques

Published 12 February 2009

The business and political elite are flying blind. This is the mother of all economic crises. It has barely started and remains completely out of control. By Martin Jacques, who this week joins the New Statesman as a columnist.

Things are changing, let's hope this is the beginning of a new dawn.

[Creeping Death]

Oh things will get worse alright!

I know they will get worse, and with this getting worse we gel as a people and fight to take back our nations from the foreigners.

Things are changing, let's hope this is the beginning of a new dawn.

[Beorn]

For crying out loud! If Kent, of all places, is feeling the pace; then it can only be a very good sign for the movement overall.