RECENT letters have missed the point. If we are used to thinking of the Vikings and Normans as part of "us" - even though "they" invaded - how much more should we recognise that among "us" are those from Asia and the Caribbean, whom some others invited.

The "British National Party" has a laughable, infantile idea of what the "British Nation" is. Let's laugh, and make sure we vote on June 10 for parties worthy of our assent.

Patrick Morrow,

Stephenson Way, York.

Updated: 11:42 Saturday, April 17, 2004