BLAMING a "flood" of asylum-seekers for Britain's financial crisis and the impoverishment of pensioners is both reprehensible and factually wrong.

Inequality began in earnest in this country the day Thatcher walked into number 10 and started cutting taxes for the rich. How many asylum-seekers were here then?

Secondly, do those who like to blame asylum-seekers for the state of Britain's social services really believe that if there wasn't one asylum-seeker in this country today that our pensioners would be any better off? Wake up! Blaming asylum-seekers is the same kind of scape-goating that took place against Jews between the wars and occurs now in Eastern Europe.

It's got nothing to do with asylum-seekers, rather financial greed and the destruction of British society. Since Labour came to power state support for pensioners has increased in real terms, while at the same time the number of asylum-seekers has also increased. Do the maths.

The fact is, we still have more people leaving this country than arriving. And immigration is good for this country. There are undoubtedly some bad apples, but most of those coming here come to work and improve their lives. After all, who in their right mind would spend ten thousand dollars to go to a country to live on £37 a week unemployment benefit?

No, the real reason the BNP verbally attack asylum-seekers is that party's racial and twisted views about skin colour and different cultures; it's got nothing to do with money or taxes.

BURY PENSIONER