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If you've read this blog for any time you'll probably have worked out that I'm not a very political person but I did vote last Thursday, in the European election. I always try to vote because of the women who fought - and died - for my right. And because if you haven't voted, you shouldn't complain. And I do like a good grumble.

Anyway as I was saying, I'm not politically-minded so any observations made by me are made at a superficial level, commenting on things as they seem to me. Which may or may not be as they actually are.

But from what I've seen the BNP stands for working-class racism while UKIP represents middle class racism. Equally detestable so I'm sorry to read that UKIP beat Labour into second place behind the Tories in the number of seats won.

Depending on what the election is, I'll vote Labour or Lib Democrat; this time I voted Green although I could have opted for the Christian 'proclaiming the Lord's sovereignty' Party or the Jury Team. Or Plaid Cymru obviously or any of the odd and obscurely-named ones that made up the something like fifteen choices. You can't help wondering why some of them stand: the only pre-election flyer I received was from the Conservatives. And I couldn't vote for them if they were the only party standing.