A warning of support for the far right for Labour

There is a good article in this morning's Independent which is well worth a read.

Julian Baggani reports from Maltby in Yorkshire where the far right made inroads at the local elections

Labour entered the election holding two of the three seats up for election and was wiped out. The BNP's Will Blair took Maltby, with only 23 per cent of the votes cast, but nationalists did well in all three wards, where nearly one in four of those who voted opted for UKIP or the BNP. For those who comfort themselves that these parties only do well in poor, white, working-class areas, this is something of a wake-up call.

And his conclusion?

It has little to do with right wing views and everything to do with the failings of the Labour party.Local people feeling that they are over taxed,anger about the clean up of last year's floods,complaints that local people are not listened to.

It is a warning for Labour.In these areas,people are not going to switch to the Tories or the Liberal Dems.