I would say that the shift in politics has been to the right and this made the PUBLIC perception of some issues seem to be lefty. Ok centre - right, that was what I was talking about I was just talking about right-wing for Labour.

Then if Blair is centre right and the BNP is right-wing that makes you extremists. Don't forget that extremism also depends on the cultural identity of any nationa at a given time. THerefore if the BNP is the most right-wing party in UK politics, then it is extremist.

Yes tax has increased as I've already stated, and it has increased in necessity but if you look at Tory Stealth Taxes they were much more varied and costly than the current ones. This is despite falling levels of public service and privatisation of BA, British Gas, British Telecom etc. All things which were publicly owned and cheap albeit with some problems, but these problems are only comparable with the ones we have suffered under privitisation.

Well we agree that tax has gone up under labour,and we are of course talking about the overall tax burden.
This is where we have a different point of view ,we beleive in low tax and still think we can improve public services.
This is the classic left v right point of view,you say if we are right of tony blair that makes us extreme,I do noy accept that analogy.
Like I said we are right wing but not FAR right,to me far right is national socialism or facist italian style,we are certainly not any of those.
You say in a previous post you are liberal democrat,well to me that is left of centre,do you agree?
Although I fundamentally disagree with the party of your choice I can admit that they are bye and large consistent in their approach to politics, which is more than can be said for the other two.

Wake up and smell the coffee Billy. On your website you say you believe in a breeding programme. You've been fobbed off with nonsense by people who are hungry for power.

I agree that it is perceived that way at the moment but I think that is largely due to the SDP contingent within the party. I regard myself as a Progressive Liberal. I believe that the state should not dominate people's lives but that it has a duty to help and provide decent public services. I have no hangups about how anyone wants to lead their life and I have no hangups on the idea of civil liberties and human rights - something I would suggest that the BNP do. Without Privatisation - something I think most people will agree has been a shambles, you need a strong free market - something I believe in - and you need a reasonably high tax level.

You only have to look across Scandinavia at what 45% tax levels have done for them. They have brilliant public services and even on another front - Broadband Internet - they have far superior services - 24 Meg in places!
I have no problem with criticising my own party - for instance I don't particularly rate Charles Kennedy - but that means I will point out problems with others too and where the BNP views conflict with mine I will argue the point.

Finally you cannot have low tax and good public services, it simply doesn't and has been proved not to work. Privatisation doesn't work either. Things just get more expensive and service only improves minutely.

I found your point about taxwhat I expected,the only trouble with your policy is you wont get the chance to implement it.
No party which advocates higher taxes will ever gain power,the electorate simply wont accept it, now let us not forget that under the labour party of Jim Callaghan the top rate of tax was extortinate and it certainly did not see excellent public services.
All it acheived was to deter the wealth creators, you gave me the example of scandinavia as a high tax and first rate public services and you have a point .
But I myself woul'd prefer the U S model of low tax ,high growth, and excellent standard of living.

The problem with the US style is that the wealthy enjoy life whereas the poor are exploited and worse off than in this country' because we have the welfare state. You have a very blinkered view of American life. May I suggest you read Fast Food Nation for a little more guidance.

As regards high taxation Parties gaining power, the Lib Dems have a much better chance of getting elected than the BNP, especially when I become leader . Today in politics you need to be honest and I think that is one area where we win hands down. We try to offer something a little different to the usual two Tory parties that there are at the moment.

As regards Callaghan's public services, that is because the Labour Party thought just throwing money at the problem would fix it. It didn't, as it was never going to. What's needed in public services is money AND reform.

O k Jon, let me respond,Iam in agreement that the U S is divided but then again so is this country,if you have the money you get bupa health care otherwise it is the nhs.
And don't forget their is a medi care system in the U S so they have a basic health care system which although not comparable with our nhs nevertheless does give medical cover up to a point.
Don't get me wrong I am in favour of the state looking after those who can't look after themselves,after all this is what a civilised country shoul'd do.
As for the lib dems like I said in a earlier post you are at least consistent,which is unlike the other two main parties,as for you will acheive power before we in the BNP do,this remains to be seen.
Let me point you in the direction of POLL in the mail recently which gave us a 16% SHARE OF THE VOTE,not bad for a party which is fairly new on the scene and which unlike the main three does not get agood press,just imagine what we might get if we were not under attack all the time by the media.
I beleive we have the potential to gate crash the main three,and given a fair crack of the whip the chance to make a difference.

Crack of the whip being the operative words.

Mate, I'm afraid you're living in a dreamworld there. Firstly the Mail is a very right wing paper, secondly we're in a mid-term therefore people when asked go out of their way to kick the Government - it happens every single time. Thirdly, polls are notoriously unreliable for numerous reasons. There is no way that the BNP will realistically gain 16% of the vote unless something drastic happens.

Like you've said the medicare system is pathetic. It is in both out parties interests to gain electoral reforms as regards voting. As I've said earlier though if either of the two parties get in first it will be us. People are more willing to turn to the more moderate party before the radical ones in General Elections - this country has always been a centralist state to all ends.

I think you have a chance to become the fourth party within the system and if you do become the third it will be at the expense of the Tory Party, which by the way is dying out anyway - 70% of it's members are over 60.