Nick Griffin, the leader of the far right British Nationalist Party (BNP) which won two seats in the European elections last Sunday, intended to hold a press conference outside Parliament in London to talk about the victory.

Protesters heard about it and quickly gathered around him. He and his colleagues fled from them as they chanted “Nazi scum.” They also pelted him with eggs, one of which definitely hit him. He had to take refuge in his car which quickly drove away.

Last weekend Europe was celebrating the D Day invasions of World War II which eventually freed European countries from the curse of Fascism and Hitler. How can people in this country vote for these far right so-called politicians? Could their victory of two seats in the European Parliament ever have happened at a more inappropriate time?