Grrr

Another thing on my list.

Politics is the art of persuading people that you are the best (or least bad) person for the job.

So I find this sort of thing infuriating.

First paragraph or four...

Hain voices fear over BNP victory

A former minister has warned that the UK's main parties are "complacent" about the British National Party, after the BNP won a local election.

Labour MP Peter Hain told the BBC that Labour's own supporters were being targeted by the far-right.

He said the government needed to make sure local, rather than foreign, workers were prioritised for jobs.

A BNP leader said the recession had helped the party win because potential supporters were being hit hardest.

Mr Hain was speaking after the BNP won a seat at a by-election for Sevenoaks Council in Kent.

Why does this annoy? Well, I'm not a huge fan of the BNP. They are a tad...extreme for my taste.

But if it's really such a problem why don't the politicians - the professional persuaders - get off their fat, lazy, government funded arses and actually campaign against them?

Address local issues. Talk to people. Perhaps fix the huge mess they've made of pensions, the economy and this little thing you might have heard of - a credit crunch?

Not complain when they win.

Winning not because of some tax give away. Nor bribes and lies.

But promising to try and do something about what people care about. What politicians are supposed to do.