Was Enoch Powell right after all?

litpooo

He has always been right

Michael E

We'll know soon enough...

deadly

Sad to say that a Labour government has allowed his predictions to become reality.

Frostbite

Yes, it's just a question of when, where and to what degree.

Helen L

I have thought that for along time and i am not racist, but there are far too many people now coming into our country and we are just a small island compared to a lot of others.

Yeah yeah yeah

Yes he was very far right
That doesn't mean his facts and predictions weren't correct
Your English identity is almost eroded to nothing
You can't speak without a vocal minority of your own kind shouting you down and pointing the accusing finger. And now you have thought police throwing you in jail for speaking your mind. You are in a mess of your own making for voting in the people who let this happen to you out of political correctness
You have always had the power to pick your own leaders but you never go out and vote

shona12LEE

from proof of what is happening we need have no doubt ! our economy is crumbling, we have no cash for teachers, n.h.s. or dental treatment or many other things this country needs/wants, but somehow there is always some to keep immigrants, my ex partner worked in a block of flats that had to house immigrants and they were fully furnished down to toothbrushes and teaspoons, i work full time have for many many years, i don't know how to claim anything, nor wud i, but should i wanna leave my job i would not be allowed a penny, i;m told , for six weeks so i stick this s...out cos i have a morgage..........which i will eventually be penalised for !! i am not racist and have many freinds who work where i work who are from India/Poland and Hungary, they are carers and work long hard hours, there are many who won't work including British people.its totally unfair,

Doethineb

He was simply being farsighted and trying to warn people before it was too late of the problems which the government of the time was creating for future generations. He was not a racist, simply a realist. His speech has been greatly distorted and misrepresented. How many people in Parliament today have the courage to speak out about what is wrong? Enoch Powell was courageous both as an officer and as a politician, which is more than can be said for his detractors.

?Master

Yes he was, his views and outspoken opinions were generally accepted but the people in power and opposition of the day were not ready to stand by him, he was a loose cannon, in the scheme of things. and the fall guy for a lot of common feeling and thoughts.

murphy51024

Too damn right he was, as every day continues to prove

hakuna matata

He was right and this government knows it, but are too scared to admit it, so they keep passing laws to try to prevent it happening. It is happening now and most British people can see it happening in their daily lives. Things will get worse and the citizens will respond accordingly.

pampurredpuss

Everything he said has come true, Powers at B should have listened, maybe we wouldn't be in this mess.

derbyandrew

Yes he was absolutely right and I am simply lost for words that people beg to differ. Just one part of his speech - 'whole areas and part of towns will be occupied by immigrants and descendants of immigrants' - practically every city in the country from Plymouth to Edinburgh and in between has whole areas and communities dominated by immigrants, people trying to recreate their homeland instead of integrating. How can anyone say that is not true? He was not a racist, he was making a very well observed prediction. Unfortunately he was right.

romanyqueen

The man was before his time !! I grew up in that era of Powell and Thatcher-who did a lot of damage to the popuation I grew up in. He was right in what he said but not being racist just sensible for economical forsight. Look at the problems we have now with immigration and think back to what Enoch Powell said. Its isn't racist to decline as many immigrants as we should. Its being sensible as we don't have the resources for everyone. Politicians in England are scared to speak up as they have turned political correctness and racism against us and themselves. So much for freedom of speech!

Groid

Yes, he was right but it's taken too long for people to realise this!

pup

Enoch Powell was and is the only person who was right all along

grumpcookie

he would be turning in his grave..he was soooo right.

old know all

Enoch Powell's rivers of blood speech was not about too much immigration but about racism. He was so upset by the way the gutter press and racist morons interpreted his speech that he withdrew from English politics.

For as long as there are racists, we will have problems. If particular groups feel threatened, they will seek to defend themselves and rally to the cause of the racists in their own society. The BNP is the best recruiting sergeant that Al Qaeda could ever have hoped for.

scooby

yes he was right as we are starting to see

PAUL H

Can any sensible person dispute that he was right?

taurus

Yes he was.
Only the English would wait for "the rivers of blood".
You only have to look at the figures for the number of "Real British people" who are now emigrating before it comes.
"Real British people" are the ones who have generations before them sweating blood and even laying down their lives for this country.

Jon B

History has shown that it unfortunately looks like he was right.

â™¥gigiâ™¥

YES!!

he was just stating facts not being racist

and OMG was he right

http://www.sterlingtimes.org/memorable_images49.htm

http://www.sterlingtimes.co.uk/powell_press.htm

Flagbearer

He was right, this country has sadly become a victim of ts own gain, we colonised the world, and now, since our Empire has fallen, we are now being swamped with so many immigrants that we do not even know how many we have in the country! Sooner or later, the White, English speaking Briton, will be a thing of the past.

LadyMoonlight!!

In some ways I think he was.

When you look at 7/7/05. There sure as hell were rivers of blood there. Anyone remember the picture of the British Medical Institute with blood splattered up the wall? The pools of blood on the pavement and the bodies hanging out of the remains of the bombed out bus? That was the work of people who's parents had immigrated here.

But the I also know people who immigrated here and have lived productive and peaceful lives.

So I'm loathe to totally agree with him but when I think of 7/7 and the Kriss Donald case etc I feel he was in some ways right.

catweazle

are you implying that the muslims are going to get their very own holocaust in good old blighty?
i think this is very unlikely as long as they......stop trying........to interfere......with freedom of speech.

brian_music_football

This question has been asked hundreds of times. No he was a racist.

smutmonkey71

no, for the single fact that we need imigration to sustain the economy. People enter the country and leave it which is something he seemed to ignore.

Deggs

Dont see any rivers! Not even a trickle!..So what are you going on about?

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