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Voices The Independent View Only by recalling Enoch Powell’s words will we realise how wrong he was. So far as can be judged the BBC's treatment is ideally suited to Powell’s speech.
Enoch Powell's famous speech on immigration, 50 years ago, still resonates in between the cringeworthy passages. His language is shocking, but the concerns he raised are real. Primary Menu ...
This book, friendly to Enoch, but critical too, provides excellent answers.The speech of Powell’s which it quotes most frequently is one in which he himself addressed the question. “At the end ...
Right or wrong, the legacy of Enoch Powell's speech lives on 'The supreme function of statesmanship is to provide against preventable evils'. There is little anyone could find wrong with that line.
In their promotional material, the Rep quote Enoch Powell saying: "I was a storm. I was also a man entirely alone in a storm. There were forces beyond my control and I was one of them".
In 1967, Powell had visited Detroit, scene of a destructive conflict between African Americans and police forces, and he kept closely apprised of further developments in the United States.
A shop display showing an image of Enoch Powell next to a copy of his 1968 "Rivers of Blood" speech is being investigated by police. The framed picture of the former Conservative MP was displayed ...
Image caption, Enoch Powell (1912 - 1998) addresses a meeting at East Park School in Wolverhampton, 9th June 1970. His friends said he was the victim of sensationalist press coverage. ...