Having been a political campaigner all my life, I know by now that the far right are always a constant presence, bubbling away just underneath the surface of civilised society, waiting for an opportunity to pop up and spread their malicious politics.

Sad to say, an opportunity has arisen, in part, because of UKIP's breakthrough at the last European election.

The French Front Nationale (including Le Pen), Alessandra Mussolini (definitely her Grandfather’s Granddaughter), the Belgian Vlaams Blok, the Greater Romania Party, and Ashley Mote (elected as UKIP) have joined together to try to form a far-right political group in the European Parliament - the smallest of what will now be 8 party groups. A minimum of 20 members is required to form a Group. As things stand, they look as though they may just reach 20. In other words, it would not have been possible without Mote and UKIP's breakthrough in the last European elections.