If you thought that Nick Griffin's arrest yesterday on racial hatred charges meant that the BNP leader would abandon his parliamentary ambitions, you'd be very wrong. Unless and until he's sent to jail and therefore becomes ineligible to serve as an an MP, Mr Griffin still intends to stand in Keighley in West Yorkshire. Along with the Conservatives' Karl Poulsen, he'll be scrapping over the votes that went to Ukip last time.
Labour's Ann Cryer is still likely to hold on to the seat on May 5, but it could be a close call. The Keighley constituency takes in Ilkley, and this local blogger - he doesn't seem keen to reveal his identity - is following the campaign. And as he predicts, it's likely to be vicious, particularly as the Lib Dems have picked a Calderdale councillor, Nader Fekri, who has criticised BNP 'propaganda' in the past.
