The BNP's ex spokesman has accused a columnist of being part of a Jewish campaign to destroy society. Stuart Russell - also known by his pseudonym Phil Edwards - retired from the BNP in 2007 to "spend time playing piano". But tinkling the keys is now playing second fiddle to sending abusive messages to journalists. He wrote to the Observer's Eva Wiseman after she published a column on lesbianism.

"Are you Jewish? The reason I ask is because when I see degeneracy - like lesbianism and homosexuality - promoted I wonder if such promotion... is part of the Frankfurt School's Jewish/Marxist campaign to destroy our traditional society and our values."

The email is signed off "Thanking you in advance for your co-operation."