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There's an important post about the London Mayoral election at Harry's Place, by Jonathan Hoffman. He points out that: the BNP needs to win just 5% of the 'London-wide' votes (in the 2004 election it won 4.71% and issues such as immigration and militant Islamism are obviously higher on the agenda than they were then).
You may have heard about the BNP’s bitter internal feud which began just over a month ago. But the BNP heartland in East London has been little affected...If the BNP were to win a seat, it would represent another rung on the ladder of ‘respectability’ that they crave. First the Oxford Union, then the London Assembly….
As he goes on argue, the way to defeat the BNP is through the ballot box. Turnout in 2004 was only 37%. It's critical therefore to boost the turnout and thus reduce the share of votes which go to the BNP.
More to the point, given that there's a while to go before voting:
Many people do not realise that EU and Commonwealth citizens can vote and it is in these categories that the potential for registration may be greatest. So please tell anyone in this category.
Here is a site which contains a form to register to vote.