A rise in right-wing radicalism is fuelling the spread of xenophobia and extremist attitudes towards religious minorities in Europe, says Minority Rights Group International.
The British National Party, which has tried hard to disguise its aggressive racism in search of election, was unable to stem its violence and internal chaos as the polls opened.
The Christian Party has defended a candidate accused of racism while apologising for his remarks. John Harrold, standing in the Vale of Glamorgan, said immigrants should "go home".
The Christian Party's parliamentary candidate for Croydon Central, Rev James Gitau, has admitted that he was a member of the far-right BNP until earlier this month.
An Anglican church in the Windsor constituency has been accused of “handing the Devil a megaphone” after running a hustings event which included a far-right candidate.
An ippr report shows that claims that the presence of immigrants and ethnic minorities is 'causing' the rise of the BNP are false. Alienation and limited life chances are to blame.
Any remaining doubts I had about the nature of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) were dispelled today when they published their general election manifesto.
UKIP is generally treated as respectable and fairly mainstream, while the BNP is demonised. But is there really much difference between them? I decided to compare their policies and found that they were even more similar than I expected.