Friday 7 March 2008

No winners in Primrose

Whilst looking at the prospects for the “winners and losers” re May’s local elections, I was reminded of the problems that might be faced in the Primrose Ward. BNP posters are already being displayed in residential windows, and there is a strong possibility that the area will deliver South Tyneside its first ultra right wing Councillor.

An article in today’s Telegraph may give an indication as to why we find ourselves in this situation. A survey carried out by BBC 2 of white people all older than 18 showed that a large element of the working class feel let down by Labour. Defining the sample as working class, the following results emerged:

58% felt unrepresented
71% felt that crime had gone up
52% felt that immigration was bad for the country


Whilst this survey is clearly not representative of Primrose Ward, it goes a long to explaining why a certain element of society are looking to the more extreme party’s for an answer to their problems.

If May does see a BNP Councillor sitting in the Town Hall Chamber, there will be nobody else to blame except for Messrs Waggott and Malcolm. If they had the strength of their political convictions, they would walk the streets of Primrose and listen to the views of the residents. They should also unite with opposition members and issue a declaration condemning the BNP’s presence in the area and the Borough as a whole.

Then again, pigs might fly.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/03/07/nworkers107.xml

3 comments:

Michael said...

I can see that in certain areas of the country - Slough, for instance - the numbers of new immigrants might create some cause for concern. But in Primrose??!

I think I once saw a Chinese bloke there, but I can't be sure ;)

PETER SHAW said...

They fielded last year – but the difference this time is that they have been distributing their newsletter regularly. They obviously fell they can make an impact. If I’m wrong, I will be over the moon. Is there however any room for complacency when this scum are concerned …. I don’t think so.

Michael said...

Complacency's the one thing our local New Labour apperatchiks have in spades, unfortunately.