BBC Election 1970 Robin Day Enoch Powell 1h27 raw

[@eltinmccarthy2469]

Enoch is really streets ahead of Robin. Look how articulate these men are compared to todays charlatans.

[@paulblatch01]

The calibre of politicians who are sorely missed.

[@bigbong620]

Absolutely! When you of the dross that's in charge today.

[@Waddersssss]

The Rtn Honourable Enoch Powell made Mr Robin Day look like a plonker! That's education for you.

[@billygiles3276]

i get the immediate impression that this was a highly intelligent and special man.

[@MrEddieLomax]

The BBC was showing bias already then, saying that Enoch Powell was criticising his party leader, yet when pressed it turns out that the party leader was criticising Enoch Powell. Robin Day is a intellectual pygmy in comparison, it is a pleasure to see such a mind at work!

[@johnbull9195]

MrEddieLomax Dont forget Robin Day was a former Liberal party candidate

[@billm83army]

This man was extremely intelligent and right on everything he said. Look at the disaster Britian is today

[@20quid]

No he wasn't.

[@hylageo]

​@@20quidonly in so much that he vastly underestimated the scale the problem would get to. He could have never expected the levels of and prolonged period of treasonous betrayal by the political class

[@Avidcomp]

This is/was a principled man. Virtually extinct to see principled politicians today. It was straightforward with Mr Powell, he stated what he thought was the correct approach to a given subject, and you either agreed with him or you didn't. At least any potential voter knew where they were with him. He made reading between the lines unnecessary. Therefore he had the rarest of political qualities - he was honest.

[@Avidcomp]

Charley Nuisance Qualities? I've stated 'principled', which is 'a' quality, but you're almost explicitly suggesting the two men were alike. I'm a man that likes his hair short, so does Hitler. Is that enough to make us alike? Hitler and Enoch and many people (not enough) are principled men. What you fail to ask is, what are the principles? The principles could be opposite and yet both remain principled men. Having principles doesn't tell you what they are. The difference between the two men in this case are that their premises are totally different. Enoch believed in freedom. Welfare state is not freedom. He had no objection to any man of any background moving to Britain, but to do so and be paid through taxes to be able to live there is immoral. Further more, at the time the politicians refuse to discuss a limitation on how many people to support, so in theory there was no limit, which would lead to national bankruptcy. Are you going to digest that and come back with an intelligent response , or stick to an idea that you want to be true regardless of facts ?

[@johnbull9195]

Ajmar Nadir I would remind you that Enoch Powell was the youngest brigider in the British army during the Second World Was and fought against Hitler

[@martinwelsford1353]

If Richard Burton was the king of the screen then Enoch Powell was the king of politics. Honest (remember that ?), articulate, highly intelligent, far sighted and a man of courage. To listen to either Mr Burton or Mr Powell is to experience a use of English that few possessed. Furthermore, all of Mr Powells' predictions have been fulfilled

[@rogersweet3608]

Tony Benn and Jacob Rees Mogg also

[@mikepeach9395]

The best prime minister Britain never had..

[@botor5]

Gaitskell, Smith and Butler may disagree with you...

[@CertifiedRealism]

Only after Mosley

[@lauramartin5579]

Nah not a fan of Robin Day

[@TAG1801]

He was a kiddy fiddler

[@Surreptitious_1]

​@@TAG1801no he wasnt you fucking shit spreader

[@philipjohansalomon8820]

What an admirable man. People were blind - and yet - he saw.

[@dellawrence4323]

They still are, blind, or gagged.

[@pmacc3557]

Del Lawrence and still

[@GEOFF0906]

@@dellawrence4323 And six years on from your comment; Blind and Gagged.

[@jayd4ever]

Powell should have been leader in the 1970s

[@accountformelyknownasarsen3072]

Yes, this was a real `Sliding Doors` moment for the UK. Had the Tories lost, Powell would have been a near on certainty to be their next leader and future PM. Instead the horrific Paedophile traitor Heath pulled off a shock victory and Powell`s political career nosedived. The sad irony is that it was Enoch Powell`s popularity that swayed the vote in the Conservatives favour. This was the day/night that Britain was lost forever, all the misery and destruction that has followed since can be traced back to this moment. Re-watching this interview fills me with sadness and I think that is the overriding emotion of Enoch Powell during this particular interview. He realises his ambition of leading the country is over. So so sad.

[@Sameoldfitup]

Enoch Powell Was Right

[@dellawrence4323]

No Shit?

[@lauramartin5579]

Far right

[@MrDaiseymay]

@@lauramartin5579 B-O-L-L-O-C-K-S--- Thats just Marxist-speak for a PATRIOT. but you wouldn't know about such things, clearly.

[@gudmundurThor96Nr2]

He has a wonderful vocabulary.

[@Bill-uo6cm]

Listening to Enoch Powell speak is always a pleasure.

[@angelacooper2661]

I was just nine days old at the time. My father was a Police Officer who two years previously saw the great Enoch Powell speak in Wolverhampton.

[@trevormcdonald385]

Terrible what’s happened to Wolverhampton now eh?

[@mandykhoo2473]

Powell was never a racist : great admirer of all world civilisations. Historian and linguist ....a believer in humanity

[@lauramartin5579]

And after his one infamous speech his oldest friend told him NEVER to contact him again. The bigots on here wd have voted for Hitler ...

[@johntudorhallelujah2976]

Yes, EP was good friends with Tony Benn and Michael Foot for instance. I don't think Marxist-Socialists like those people would've had much to do with EP had he been a racist. Different politics, different views that's all......they did agree about the EU being a social democratic set up though.

[@Vingul]

@@lauramartin5579 where does all this Hitler talk come from? It's irrelevant.

[@ds1868]

We need Enoch Powell now.

[@macklee6837]

"In vain is the net spread in the sight of a bird" Sick line ❤

[@dsmith4658]

And now we are strangers in how own country. Appeasement never works !! Political cowardice= Weakness

[@Waddersssss]

Mr Enoch Powell, too well educated for any old riff raff from the BBC. I'm surprised at Mr Robin Day.

[@MrDaiseymay]

I'm not, typical arrogant BBC windbag

[@garethmorris299]

Brilliant man Enoch Powell,Great constituency MP who represented all his constituents.Warned correctly about dangers of uncontrolled immigration and the unfairness of the law used againts people acting in their right,and the unfairness of positive discrimination(see Thomas Sowell on this Also)Resigned overvthe undemocrativ EU And proven right!Could of got the Nobel prize that Friedman got for economics as Enoch espoused the free market policy before Milton.Spoke 14 languages including an interpreter in Urdu,Youngest professor in the commonwealth!Leading Classicist of his generation.Brilliant,fair,incisive,unbeaten in debate.Man of honor=Voted againts a pay rise for MPs.Voted the most impressive Mp by his fellow MPs.poet,Historian,linguist,Achieved a double starred first degree from Trinity college ,Cambridge.Rose from private to Brigadier in British Army.Amazing ,wonderful man.

[@pinchermartyn3959]

Interesting man. Glad he is having a Renaissance.

[@grengren2]

Putting principles above popularity - those were the days !

[@johnjackson2044]

Robin Day Nil/Enoch Powell 20 robin you failed to trip up a fine man who would be worth 10 of you.

[@tsopmocful1958]

That 'journalese' person had no chance of pulling the usual tricks with an intelligent old bird like Powell.

[@mbvideoselection]

"journalese". It refers to how the press put words into people's mouths.

[@bowdensghost2314]

Proverbs 1:17, I'm much too old a bird for that. Brilliant.

[@magna4100]

The Great ENOCH. How you are missed, Sir.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Whatever anyone's politics, isn't it good to listen to a man with principles which he refused to abandon for the sake of popularity. I opposed Mr Powell's politics but my goodness me, I applaud him for putting his principles first.

[@johnbull9195]

Enoch taking no nonsense

[@romeisfallingagain]

WE NEED AN ENOCH STATUE!

[@Iazzaboyce]

Statues of Enoch Powell and Tony Benn (together but not too close) would remind people how, though politically opposed, they both understood the true nature of the British people was not to be ruled by foreigners and they never gave in..

[@donallally4892]

He was a very able man, and capable in so many ways, what a pity

[@SelfReflective]

Yeah, I really miss Robin Day.

[@mandykhoo2473]

Incredible clarity

[@paulkersey9857]

Thumbs up if you would swap Enoch for BoJo.

[@njd2342]

👍

[@edmund184]

0:09 it's astonishing how well known Powell became just for that little speach given in a boardroom in Birmingham. How much of the "coloured" world regard white people born in their countries as their brothers?

[@stevensharp5135]

Can it be that people were smarter in the past? Old interviews are fascinating to watch. As technology advances so does the stupidity of the masses. And the likes of Edward Heath making comments about unchristian behaviour is rich. I wasn’t aware being a child sex abuser/ pedophile was part of being a good Christian.

[@starman900]

god he was amazing

[@JMartinez351]

I'm great at bashing people in arguments...this man would destroy me 😆 🤣

[@syedadeelhussain2691]

hahahah! that was a funny interview. Sir Robin was a class act on the Television!

[@njd2342]

It was indeed hilarious with Enoch two classes ahead.

[@markandresen1]

I liked old Dry Bones Day riposte; "sleep well..."

[@user-ey6rz3fv5y]

Great man for telling the truth

[@AlexDeLarge77]

This was when politicians could think on there feet! What we have now is a dummy's!

[@zeddeka]

Seems you're also a dummy. It's their, not there. The plural of dummy is dummies, not dummy's. Did you go to school?

[@3UZFE]

His mannerism and speech is so alluring.

[@geoded]

His power level is so high

[@humanforfreedom9583]

Great mind and a true patriot and classical liberal.

[@njd2342]

Oh how pale and inglorious England has become for ignoring what Enoch warned so presciently of what she would become.

[@JC-on8bk]

A gentleman and a scholar he had a nice way about him

[@stevereynolds5640]

Enoch Powell legend what he said is come true

[@ragnorvalhalla545]

Enoch was right!!!!!

[@cranebeg]

2:08 No I shan't do that. lol

[@myroseaccount]

Fucking Robin Day referring to Michael Foot as the "Extreme Left". Somethings never change.

[@skezbag]

the best prime minister we never had.

[@michaelbay4071]

Sad Mosley noises.

[@divvy1400yam600]

What a pleasure to see Powell dismiss Day so easily. Powell's predictions have proved to be inaccurate only in that they have been underestimates of what has occured since the 1970's. The' rivers of blood' have not yet arisen but there has been powerful streams. see 2009 bombings, race riots and the mayhem in Tottenham. Funnily enough though Powell at this time was a bit haggard he did have a nice smile hehehehehehehe

[@MrDavey2010]

Mr Powell was an intellectual heavyweight who was regularly misunderstood by those of lesser intellect.

[@maxwellfan55]

The result of an education, elocution, belief in oneself, and never taking fools gladly.

[@mathieuleader8601]

A true conservative leader not like these pretenders who are the bastardized SDP we have now

[@MartyP-lr7vw]

I was going to go to bed - Monty Python stuff !

[@bri_____]

The level of poise & intelligence on display here is quite remarkable. Today, we have genuine clowns in charge

[@adrianchetwynd898]

5,913 views and only 16 comments? Go figure.

[@dellawrence4323]

We are all scared to comment, as we may get our doors kicked in at 5am in the morning by the thought police, for RACISM, however, I will take the risk and say that this man was a prophet, and everything he said would happen, is now happening, or has happened, as we all know, and he was crucified for doing his job properly, R.I.P. Enoch Powell, a great man.

[@njd2342]

My figure is 146 comments plus this reply.

[@nicholaswarrington6688]

Just passing over the fact his name comes up as a historic kiddy fiddler...

[@richardsharpe2966]

Two giants in their own professions

[@ianreed1667]

Enoch for primister

[@davescustomairsoftltd7142]

Genius.

[@jontibloom]

Like everyone who was around in the 70s he was portrayed as a racist bigot , and as a youth I believed that too , as did many others. In hindsight how wrong we all were and how right he was.

[@lauramartin5579]

FAR right

[@markmorrid8144]

The greatest PM we never had.

[@julast6658]

where have all the real people gone? ;-(

[@tsopmocful1958]

They had to make way for the advertisements.

[@tonysmith8822]

Enoch was far to smart and wise for Robin Day....!

[@eyeswideopen9696]

Thankyou

[@stevebbuk]

Inimitable..

[@ignotus1201]

"Yes alright GOODBYE"

[@adrianchetwynd898]

As of now I am still seeing the figure of 5,913 views and because of my last 2 comments "the all comments figure" shows as 18 which should read 19 when I now click on Post

[@SepulchreBrit]

Here in july 2024

[@williamwimbourne856]

Theres a new word from the master "bendying" words.

[@tommyhall5010]

A well paid prick interviewing Sir Oswald Mosley, a true visionary, had he and Enoch joined forces, these two, if united, would have made GB a truly great nation, god rest their souls.

[@MrDaiseymay]

thats a bloody insult to our Enoch, you idiot. He held NO--opinions or perverse racial ideas, like that Mad Hitlerite Moseley.

[@harmlessdrudge]

In 1935 Powell got into an argument with a member of Mosley's BUF in Florence who tried to persuade Powell to follow Mosley. Powell was also an anti-appeaser.

[@robertfarrell6479]

One was completely opposed to the European community/ Union. One believed in a federal Europe. Polar opposites.

[@zeddeka]

Enoch Powell in a storming bad mood here - he knew that because Heath had won, he had completely blown his chance to become Tory leader.

[@stellaboulton9531]

'.....storming bad mood' ? Did we watch the same video? He seemed to be in twinkling, if mischievous, good form.

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

He probably was racist by today's standards. People did think that things like "The Black and White Minstrel Show" weren't racist - also things like Alf Garnett. But, he was a principled man - unlike so many of today's politicians.

[@roddyteague6246]

Unlike Lenny Henry's principles when he appeared on The B&W Minstrel Show!

[@RK-zo9vs]

It can never be racist to protect your own people from a foreign invasion, whether it be by army, visa or unannounced landing by dinghy.

[@sparkz9803]

Oh jolly good!

[@diggledoggle4192]

Robert MacNeil made quite a good presenter

[@kynismos]

Look at body language of Ted Heath in the short clip. He has a lot to hide.

[@jonser20cent68]

He looked like a lizard and he caught us looking at him. He is used to checking that others don't see his works.

[@Seminal_Ideas]

Ditch the grocer. Powell should've been prime minister.

[@richardabbot8724]

In retrospect Robin Day wasn't as smart as he seemed.

[@x231]

"I don't call that an alliance, I call that ____ " What's the word he's used?

[@orbisrex]

The word he used was "journalese".

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

Approximately when was 1970?

[@GEOFF0906]

journal-ese

[@explorer806]

He was ineffable.

[@explorer806]

Another interview with the man here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnayoYmVgr93fK8

[@AlexDeLarge77]

A bunch of

[@njd2342]

coconuts?

[@michaelgoulding6609]

ted heath, lol, what a duck-egg he was, absolutly useless, but enoch powell was by far & wide the greatest politition that ever lived

[@ZiggyMercury]

How come racists always have a mustache? (I didn't say all mustached people are racist! Just that all racist people are mustached!)

[@MausOfTheHouse]

I'm a racist too but I don't have a moustache

[@njd2342]

Robert Mugabe had a 'Adolf' toothbrush mustache whereas Mussolini was bald from at least the neck up.

[@tomgibson6801]

prattt

[@wendysimpson6395]

Gaslighting much?

[@michaeledwards3578]

Rest in tormentation