I WOULD like to express my gratitude to L Lawes (Letters, July 5) for pointing out that the British National Party is a misunderstood organisation whose aims are wholly democratic and, no doubt, humanitarian.

For years I had been living under the misguided impression that they were just a bunch of bigoted, psychopathic thugs.

Now that this unfortunate impression has been put to right, I will be able to sleep a lot more peacefully at night knowing that the BNP is on the side of the angels.

I have nothing but contempt for those shadowy government agencies and those naughty ethnic minority organisations responsible for spreading malicious and unfounded misinformation about the BNP.

COUNCILLOR PAR'VAIZ AWAN (Conservative, Corporation Park Ward), Granville Road, Blackburn.