The ugly face of politics?
For many people, they conjure up an image from a bygone age of skinheads, boots and union jacks.
But if you thought the National Front was a relic of the 1970s, then think again.
The National Front claims to be alive and kicking here in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, with a membership list said to be increasing due largely to the rival British National Party abandoning its policy of preventing people from ethnic minority backgrounds joining the BNP.
One expert has told the Politics Show that the BNP has reached its "Clause 4 moment".
Dr Matthew Goodwin's claim will raise a few eyebrows, but the point he is making is that Nick Griffin's party has had to modernise to appeal to mainstream voters in the same way Tony Blair and Co. rebranded New Labour.
The true test will no doubt come at the general election when we discover whether the BNP and National Front will pick up votes from the larger parties.
I'm Tim Iredale, the BBC's Political Editor in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and presenter of the regional Politics Show. This is strictly a "no-spin" zone where the political viewpoint is more Humber Bridge than Westminster Bridge. Your comments and observations are more than welcome. 
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