Leeds Today: SCHOOLS ARE BNP TARGET

YORKSHIRE schoolchildren are being targeted by the far-right British National Party. Today one former recruit who joined the BNP in West Yorkshire when he was 15 told the YEP how he was drawn into their murky world – and how he broke away. He spoke out on the second day of a YEP investigation into the BNP as ballot papers for new postal voting for the June 10 local and Euro elections are dropping through doors. Richard – not his real name – said he wanted to come forward because he wanted to ensure voters have a clear picture of the BNP. He said behind their suits they propagate a racist message and provide a haven for Nazi thugs. At the time of his recruitment he was having problems at school and with his family. 'They knew who to prey on,' he said. 'People like me – I had problems at school.' One of his school pals introduced him to a BNP organiser. 'He would say things you couldn't argue with – not that he was right, but you couldn't argue, like, when Europe got the Euro the Jews put the prices up. You didn't know any different. 'They gave me these little ideas. Things like how the holocaust did not happen. They confuse you.