Political Commentary on Enoch Powell's Views

And what do you see as the likely prospect now?

Still the prospect of the Tiber foaming with blood?

The likely prospect is that

politicians of all parties will say,

"Well, Enoch Powell's right. We don't say that in public,

but we know it in

private. Enoch Powell's right,

and it will no doubt develop as he says.

But it's better for us to do nothing now and let it

happen perhaps after our time than

to seize the many

poisonous nettles which we would have to seize if we

were at this

stage going to attempt to avert the outcome.

So let it go on until a third of central London, a third

of Birmingham and Wolverhampton are covered, until the civil

war comes. Let it go on. We won't be blamed.

We'll either have gone, or we'll slip out from under somehow."