by a local activist The Isle of Dogs is the bit of London's East End that fills the horseshoe bend in the River Thames on the 'Eastenders' intro.
What TV hasn't told you is that in the council by-election of October 1, the fascist British National Party candidate polled 657 votes - 20 per cent of the poll.
Liberal Democrat-run Tower Hamlets council has been prosecuted by the Commission for Racial Equality for aspects of its housing policy. the numbers of black families moving into the Liberal north of the borough and sharply increased numbers moving into Labour's heartland in the south.
Liberal Democrat 'community politicians' working as the Liberal focus team' have used this policy to their own advantage on the Island, blaming 'homeless families' for the poor housing conditions of 'Island people' and 'sons and daughters'.
Their tactics undoubtedly contributed to the high BP vote, while winning only 1,178 votes for themsel ves.
Labour scraped a victory with 1,275 votes. The Smithites who hogged control of the campaign will probably be satisfied with the result. However, a large part of their campaign pandered lo racist oressure Labour's first leaflet put across the message that under the decentralised housing system, they had housed more 'sons and daughters' than the Liberal Democrats in their areas.
Labour's failure to repudiate the racism of their opponents also bolstered the BNP vote.
Shock
It's been a shock to see the BNP marching 40 strong through councilestates, chanting 'stop the Asian invasion' while teams leaflet blocks along their route, just down the road from Cable Street.
With little prospect of official support from the mainstream parties, the local community is organising to take on the BNP.
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