http://www.london-student.net/2009/11/02/ucl-tory-sorry-for-enoch-powell-article/ Europe's largest independent student newspaper - the voice of 120,000 students Sat, 19 Mar 2146 04:22:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.london-student.net/2009/11/02/ucl-tory-sorry-for-enoch-powell-article/comment-page-1/#comment-71297 Mark Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:22:32 +0000 http://www.london-student.net/?p=1340#comment-71297 Why does everybody apologise for admitting that Enoch had a point. Most politicans now readily accept that immigration has been at too great a level for too long. How on earth could it considered controversial to claim that Powell's speech was foresighted. It absolutely was. It seems like most people approach this issue in a hysterical frame of mind. Powell's estimates on immigration numbers were correct (and actually understated) - therefore its ludicrous to take offence at somebody saying that he showed foresight. 74% of the British public at the time supported Powell according to a Gallup poll and it can be shown that he attracted 3 million votes to the Conservative party in the 1970 election. He was indeed foresighted, foresight was an aspect of his stunning intellect - the sort of intellect that enabled him to become a professor at 24. I wish people would stop tarnishing this man's memory. Why does everybody apologise for admitting that Enoch had a point. Most politicans now readily accept that immigration has been at too great a level for too long. How on earth could it considered controversial to claim that Powell’s speech was foresighted. It absolutely was. It seems like most people approach this issue in a hysterical frame of mind. Powell’s estimates on immigration numbers were correct (and actually understated) – therefore its ludicrous to take offence at somebody saying that he showed foresight. 74% of the British public at the time supported Powell according to a Gallup poll and it can be shown that he attracted 3 million votes to the Conservative party in the 1970 election. He was indeed foresighted, foresight was an aspect of his stunning intellect – the sort of intellect that enabled him to become a professor at 24. I wish people would stop tarnishing this man’s memory.

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