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John Enoch Powell MBE (16 June 1912 – 8 February 1998) was a racist and nativist British politician and statesman. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (1950–1974) and was Minister of Health (1960–1963) then Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP (1974–1987). Before entering politics, Powell was a classical scholar.
Enoch Powell (1912–1998) The " Rivers of Blood " speech was made by British Member of Parliament (MP) Enoch Powell on 20 April 1968, to a meeting of the Conservative Political Centre in Birmingham, England. His speech made various remarks, which included strong criticism of significant Commonwealth immigration to the United Kingdom and the ...
Jun 12, 2024 · Enoch Powell (born June 16, 1912, Birmingham, England—died February 8, 1998, London) was a British politician and member of Parliament, noted for his controversial rhetoric concerning Britain’s nonwhite population and for his opposition to the nation’s entry into the European Economic Community.
Apr 24, 2018 · Fifty years ago today, on 20 April 1968, the austere shadow defence secretary Enoch Powell MP made a speech in Birmingham. He told his friend, the editor of his local paper, the Wolverhampton ...
Apr 20, 2018 · On 20th April 1968, the then-Shadow Defence Secretary Enoch Powell delivered his controversial and divisive 'Rivers of Blood' speech. 50 years on, the speech's impact on the immigration debate in...
Jun 5, 2021 · 192K views 2 years ago. In an insightful and sobering documentary, journalist Michael Cockerell chronicles the life and career of the politician, classical scholar, linguist, soldier, poet and ...
Oct 9, 2014 · Robin Day asks Enoch Powell if his urging the British electorate to vote for the Labour Party had a significant impact on its victory in the October 1974 general election
