The BNP's gain is a triumph of democracy - there's nothing illegitimate about those votes, or the MEPs they elected. It's a profoundly good thing that more extreme views have the chance to be represented when not catered to by more mainstream parties. Not all BNP policies are racist, colourist, etc., and not all BNP votes are driven by racism, colourism, etc.

As for the EU - it's executive and legislature seems to be fundamentally corrupt (any company whose auditer had refused to sign off its accounts for more than a decade wouldn't still be around). The tally of votes for Conservatives and UKIP confirms that Britain wants a more streamlined, less invasive EU, a free-trade and free-access area with benefits, not a federation. I hope that the more leftist parties stop ignoring this.