The British National Party has organised a number of protests against a halal abattoir in Skegness. It is now trying to exploit the issue in its Lincolnshire County Council election campaign. The BNP boasts that “only candidate Robert Ashton is mentioning the Halal Slaughterhouse in his Full Colour Tri Fold Election Communication”. It is, however, likely to require more than that to rescue the BNP from electoral humiliation.