Former British Ambassador points out Theresa Mays election platform is similar to the BNPs in 2005
http://evolvepolitics.com/ambassador-theresa-may-manifesto-bnp/
But what’s possibly even more sinister about current happenings in politics? The rise of dangerous rhetoric such the Daily Mail’s interpretation of Theresa May’s desire to ‘crush the saboteurs’ should be a good contender. Despite condemning it, her smear against the other parties as wreckers of Brexit panders to those who confuse a strong hand in the coming EU negotiations and a strong country united behind a powerful leader. Indeed, as always, the Tories have been quick to scapegoat anything that can let them convince people they represent their interests.
The ‘others’, meaning those who have come to Britain to make better lives for themselves and their families are the ones under attack but not those who hold the real power. They are of course the employers who stage a tragic race to the bottom for the wages and job opportunities of the burgeoning precariat class in our society, whose role is to provide expendable labour power to those who can exploit them most efficiently.
But why phrase it in those terms? It would be simpler for a Conservative politician to talk about a ‘strong country’, more ‘security’ and foreign policy driven by the ‘British National Interest’ rather than broadening or even maintaining human rights. Similar in some ways, in fact, to the 2005 BNP manifesto. Former British Ambassador Craig Murray has pointed this out, also highlighting the fact that on issues such as the NHS and local government accountability, the Tories are EVEN MORE right-wing than the BNP!