Enoch Powell

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Jeebo72 replied

19 May 2010, 12:55
Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post

Enoch Powell had a lot going for him until the late 60s. His "rivers of blood" came a bit out of the blue. Amongst the surprise, the best reaction (and I can't for the life of me remember who said it) was "oh, he's gone mad. People do, you know."

Hence he covered his arse with the mental asylum issue.
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thunderlizard replied

19 May 2010, 12:39
Enoch Powell had a lot going for him until the late 60s. His "rivers of blood" came a bit out of the blue. Amongst the surprise, the best reaction (and I can't for the life of me remember who said it) was "oh, he's gone mad. People do, you know."
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shaunbhoy replied

19 May 2010, 12:28
Originally posted by gricerboy View Post

I was merely expressing my surprise at Enoch Powel being shown in a positive light. On the BBC.

That would never have happened under New Labour!

HTH
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xoggoth replied

19 May 2010, 12:25
One viewpoint doesn't necesarily imply all the others associated with the same "wing". I believe he was against capital punishment too.
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gricerboy replied

19 May 2010, 12:02
Originally posted by Churchill View Post

Oi Gricerboy!!! You need to read up on just what the "Mental Asylums" were like and what they were actually used for.

I know fully well fatboy. I was merely expressing my surprise at Enoch Powel being shown in a positive light. On the BBC.
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Churchill replied

19 May 2010, 11:56
Oi Gricerboy!!! You need to read up on just what the "Mental Asylums" were like and what they were actually used for.
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gricerboy replied

19 May 2010, 11:52
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

Weak

Thought it was an interesting topic of discussion actually.
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MarillionFan replied

19 May 2010, 11:49
Originally posted by gricerboy View Post

Just after watching Great Railway Journeys the other night, I stayed tuned to BBC4 and watched the programme that followed that was all about the history of mental asylums. What I didn't realise was that the person who indstigated their demise was none other than Enoch Powell who campaign extensively as something he saw as a stain on our conscience. The programme even taked about his "compassion". Crikey, on the BBC? What's the world coming to?

Weak
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gricerboy started a topic Enoch Powell

19 May 2010, 11:48
Enoch Powell

Just after watching Great Railway Journeys the other night, I stayed tuned to BBC4 and watched the programme that followed that was all about the history of mental asylums. What I didn't realise was that the person who indstigated their demise was none other than Enoch Powell who campaign extensively as something he saw as a stain on our conscience. The programme even taked about his "compassion". Crikey, on the BBC? What's the world coming to?
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