He certainly did get his arse handed to him. Apparently he is going to complain that the BBC set him up. What did he expect?
I was involved in the opposition to him first time around when he was standing in elections for the National Front. We had some interesting run- ins with his buddies in Combat 18 (18=AH,fairly obvious, they didn't dare call themselves "Combat Adolph Hitler"; 'effing a**eholes).
I do not believe his views have really changed, he just can't be honest about them now that he is claiming to be a mainstream politician.
Votes for parties at the political extremes reflect a disillusionment with the mainstream parties. They need to wake up.
Steve