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On 20 April 1968 Enoch Powell gave his "Rivers of BloodD speech at a Conservative Association meeting Birmingham. This was indeed a controversial political milestone. Today, I received an MP3 copy of this speech by Enoch Powell and present it here verbatim...
This speech, given by the British Conservative MP Enoch Powell in Nov 1968, was a response to his earlier "Rivers of Blood" speech (20 April 1968) in Birmingham. New Commonwealth immigrants from the West Indies, India, and Pakistan had been allowed to enter and settle freely in the UK.
I'm in a strange reflective mood today, and my thoughts are drawn back to 1968 and a Speech given by Enoch Powell at a Conservative Association meeting Birmingham - 20 April 1968. This was indeed a controversial political milestone...
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