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It has been 50 years since British shadow defence secretary Enoch Powell gave his “rivers of blood” speech on April 20, 1968. To mark the half-centenary, the BBC broadcast his speech for the first time in full, on the radio. The decision caused outrage from those who would rather the speech, and its popularity at… Continue reading Enoch Powell and Repatriation Part 3

The UKIP Wales Leader Neil Hamilton has said, “…although Powell was sacked while the Tories were in opposition, when Mr Heath later became prime minister he introduced a scheme for “voluntary repatriation of immigrants” in 1971. “The idea that Enoch Powell was some kind of uniquely racist villain is absolute nonsense,” Mr Hamilton told the… Continue reading Enoch Powell and Repatriation Part 2

The idea Enoch Powell was a “racist villain” is “absolute nonsense”, UKIP Wales leader Neil Hamilton has said. The AM was defending Powell’s anti-immigration “rivers of blood” speech of 50 years ago. He told BBC Radio Wales the former Tory MP had been “proved right by events” in terms of social change if not violence.… Continue reading Enoch Powell and Repatriation Part 1