IT is sad that in some parts of the country right wing extremists become elected to local government; often by disguising their party’s real policy or by watering down so it may be fit for certain people’s consumption. Once elected they do little to further community spirit and it is often the case, their attendance of council meetings is poor.

However Alan Kebbell (November 27) suggests that the BNP is the only party that is trying to connect with ordinary people! No, the majority of ordinary people despise those politicians and also remember the wars fought so that perhaps Nationalists/Fascists would never again cause so much hatred amongst people of differing cultures.

Although it is not illegal to belong to political parties that try to give credit to right wing extremism, there is though an obvious conflict of interest in being a member and being employed in a position of responsibility like that of a police officer, or prison officer. School teachers do not sign contracts to say that they agree not to join political parties that have racist values; this is something that needs to be addressed.

Lastly the police force has had enough bad publicity owing to some of its trainees and indeed officers being held to account over incidents of racism. Should Merseyside police find that any officer has blatantly breached their contract regarding membership of the BNP, then they should sack any officer who thought they could flout their employer’s regulations. After all it is we the ordinary public that are ultimately the employer.

JOE COX, Southampton Green Party.