Vince Green Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 It really saddens me the way this man was treated. His accuracy in looking into the future and razor sharp intellect cost him dearly yet he delivered his speeches with dignity and in the manner of true Gentleman His only crime was being right, I hope history is kinder to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Will save that one for when I get home. Looks interesting. I was too young to be interested at the time but recall my Mother ( who didn’t have a racist bone in her body ) saying he was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 History won't be kind to him alas. Nowadays the nanny state tell you what to say and think and if you dare say what you really think, you get branded something-ist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) He rose from the rank of private to Brigadier during WW2, he was a professor at 25, he had one heck of a life before he ever went into politics. When you read about him on Wiki you realise just what a statesman he was throughout his career and how badly he was treated Edited January 24, 2018 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 The best Prime Minister we never had. Great man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 I remember him well .A truly great man ,and dare I say it ,an honest politician. Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriBsa Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, Vince Green said: He rose from the rank of private to Brigadier during WW2, he was a professor at 25, he had one heck of a life before he ever went into politics. When you read about him on Wiki you realise just what a statesman he was throughout his career and how badly he was treated Yes, I remember reading a memoirs of someone who served in the Long Range Desert Patrol Group. Enoch Powell was in Military Intelligence in Cairo. His nickname was Grey Matter. Apparently he had the bright idea, for the time, or creating maps colour coded to show the different terrains for the LRDPG to use on operations. There should be a statue erected in his honour. outside parliament. Perhaps a petition should be started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 10 minutes ago, TriBsa said: There should be a statue erected in his honour. outside parliament. Perhaps a petition should be started? Can you see the current crop of "never had a proper job in their lives" politicians standing for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 He was of Welsh ancestry and had learnt to speak Welsh! Iechyd Da. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Powell was hung out to dry by the establishment and sacrificed on the altar of political correctness........and the public believe what they were led to believe and joined in with his vilification, before you follow the pack in condemning him, read or listen to his speeches, including his so called "rivers of blood" speech and make up your own minds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 correct me if im wrong on this.............i was once told that among the people who were in his constituacy were a high proportion of immigrant 1st and 2nd & 3rd generation...who voted for him ...as they saw that their way of life would also be under threat as Britains to.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, walshie said: History won't be kind to him alas. Nowadays the nanny state tell you what to say and think and if you dare say what you really think, you get branded something-ist. You are so right ! No one wants to hear a truth nowadays. Enoch always spoke it and suffered accordingly . Edited January 24, 2018 by matone text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Aled said: He was of Welsh ancestry and had learnt to speak Welsh! Iechyd Da. Aled Yes indeed, buy we won't hold it against his memory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 We could certainly do with a politician of his intellect and honesty today. I don't believe he ever did or said anything he didn't believe in 100% and when he did believe something he wasn't afraid to speak out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 The current lot couldn't hold a candle to him. Corbyn would do well to match his honesty, intellect, courage and foresight. Sadly, he isn't fit to lace Enoch's shoes. Harold Wilson and Maggie Thatcher aside, we haven't had a decent leader since Enoch's time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Nice to see a prelude to the anniversary of his death, but of course you already knew that and no-one would use this stuff for political gain would they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yod dropper Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Vince Green said: His only crime was being right ... He was also right on other things. Truth and fact are like Kryptonite to some people. The fact is the EU was always a political project for ever closer union and the peoples of Europe have been lied to for years about this. I can't see how this bodes well for the long term, whether you think this is a good thing or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) A politician who spoke the truth, warned us about things to come and was right, had we more like him perhaps this disorganized dump would be a far better place. Rest in peace if you can Enoch. Edited January 24, 2018 by das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 I remember him in his day. He was too close to fascist thinking post WW2. People didn't like his radical thinking in that era. He was a visionary and stood for all the things that made Britain great. I hope one day he will be reincarnated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Can you imagine a main stream politician standing up and saying that now. The Snowflakes would melt on the spot, the BBC would interview every Foreign person on the streets to say how offended they are and seeking legal advice. He was a man who predicted the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 hour ago, das said: A politician who spoke the truth, warned us about things to come and was right, had we more like him perhaps this disorganized dump would be a far better place. Rest in peace if you can Enoch. well said ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 The more you read about him the more surprising things emerge. It was probably due to Powell that Britain did not enter the Vietnam war. Harold Wilson turned down a request from US to provide troops but it was Powell who influenced Wilson although they were on opposite sides of the house. Wilson recognised Powell was a great military thinker and respected his advice, which turned out to be spot on. Britain allowed Aussie troops to serve in Vietnam instead as a face saver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Whitebridges said: I remember him in his day. He was too close to fascist thinking post WW2. People didn't like his radical thinking in that era. He was a visionary and stood for all the things that made Britain great. I hope one day he will be reincarnated. Maybe he has been reincarnated as Nigel Farage, another politician not afraid to speak out and has been pursicuted for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 21 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Yes indeed, buy we won't hold it against his memory! I wondered which one of you would reply in this vain...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexBee Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 I can remember hearing him when I was a child and being struck by his honesty and intelligence! When interviewed he always stopped and thought before answering the question ! Pity some of them don't do that now instead of evading the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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