ALTHOUGH I enjoy reading P. Kaiserman's regular rants against the BNP, I feel I must take him to task with regard to his latest letter.

This most recent outburst appears to be motivated not by any altruistic consideration for ethnic minorities, but by a personal concern that under a possible future BNP government, he could face deportation.

Let me put his mind at rest and say that it is a myth that the BNP advocate the mass deportation of ethnic minorities, or of any group of people.

If he were to take the trouble to actually read the BNP manifesto regarding their immigration and asylum policy, and not rely solely on what he imagines their policies to be, he would see that in essence the only people who would face deportation are bogus asylum-seekers, illegals, and immigrants who have been granted asylum but who are later found to be guilty of repeatedly committing criminal offences. All immigration would be stopped except for genuine asylum-seekers and where there is a specific skill or labour shortage.

Another myth that needs exposing is that old chestnut so beloved by the far left - and referred to by Judy Paskell in her recent letter - that the NHS would collapse without ethnic minorities. If Ms Paskell were to research the Migration Watch and the Government's own DoH and DTI websites, she would find that, whereas ethnic minorities comprise approximately 14 per cent of the population nationwide, they consume 26 per cent of NHS resources.

So, in reply to her question: 'Where would the NHS be without the ethnic minorities?' the answer is - a great deal better off.

Therefore, may I suggest that in future, Mr Kaiserman and Ms Paskell at least try to check their facts before putting pen to paper, thereby not having to resort to spreading misrepresentation, fear, and personal opinion dressed up as fact in order to make their case against the BNP.

J. RENNIKER,

Radcliffe.