So, as the local election results have come in, we've seen that Labour have received a well-deserved kicking - maybe it'll act as a wake-up call, though personally I think they're too far gone for it to make much difference.
The bad news is the rise of the horrific BNP - just exactly not what we need at this time. The people of Barking, who have elected 11 members of this warmed-over National Front brigade of bigots to their council, need to have a good hard think about what they've just done.