FURTHER to the Gazette website story, at the party's election launch in Grays, Essex, Griffin presented the manifesto, which said the BNP was "standing for local freedom, security, identity, democracy" and putting "Britain first".

Griffin said that neither he nor his party were racist, but that he did not want Britain to "end up like America, where everyone is coffee-coloured and drinks Coca-Cola".

If I may, I would like to put these comments into perspective.

Evolution expert Dr Oliver Curry of the Darwin@lse research centre at LSE embarked on a two month project to investigate the impact of technological, biological and environmental factors on the future evolution of man over the next 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000 years.

The report predicts that the human species is set to reach its peak in the year 3000, growing taller and living longer thanks to improved nutrition, lifestyles and increased medical knowledge.

They will also modify themselves - through technology or otherwise - to attract partners and will therefore be better looking. Race' will also be a thing of the past - by the year 3000 all humans will have coffee' coloured skin.

However, the research also predicts that after 10,000 years mankind's reliance on technology will allow genes to degenerate; for example, the immune system will deteriorate through an over-reliance on medicine.

Looking further into the future, 100,000 years from now, thousands of years of mate choice and sexual selection will create greater and greater genetic inequality, which could see humans diverge into two separate sub-species - a genetic upper class and a genetic underclass.

Dr Curry comments: "The report suggests that the future of man will be a story of the good, the bad and the ugly.

"While science and technology have the potential to create an ideal habitat for humanity over the next millennium, there is the possibility of a monumental genetic hangover over the subsequent millennia due to an over-reliance on technology reducing our natural capacity to resist disease, or our evolved ability to get along with each other.

"After that, things could get ugly, with the possible emergence of genetic 'haves' and 'have-nots'."

The British National Party exists to secure a future for the indigenous peoples of these islands in the North Atlantic which have been our homeland for millennia.

We use the term indigenous to describe the people whose ancestors were the earliest settlers here after the last great Ice Age and which have been complemented by the historic migrations from mainland Europe.

The migrations of the Celts, Anglo-Saxons, Danes, Norse and closely related kindred peoples have been, over the past few thousands years, instrumental in defining the character of our family of nations.

While we recognise the United Kingdom as a political entity, the BNP does not arrogantly seek to impose one set of Westminster dominated decisions across these nations.

We embrace and cherish the native cultural diversity within the British Isles and wish to extend the concept of democracy to the lowest possible level, where those that are affected by a decision are the ones who influence and make the decision.

Dave Strickson, Thurrock BNP Organiser