Britain Is Already Becoming an ‘Island of Strangers’ – but Immigration Isn’t the Driver

Starmer’s inner Powell echoes rivers of blood: We know the price

In 1968, Enoch Powell delivered his infamous "Rivers of Blood" speech in Birmingham, warning that within 15 to 20 years, “the black man would have the whip hand over the white man”. White Britons had become “strangers in their own land”, claimed the former Shadow Defence Secretary. Powell was promptly dismissed from his post, but not before igniting a political firestorm. A Gallup poll taken at the time revealed that 74% of the British public sy…

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Britain is already becoming an ‘island of strangers’ – but immigration isn’t the driver

Matthew Troke/ShutterstockKeir Starmer’s recent speech on immigration has generated a good deal of controversy. In announcing a government white paper to cut legal migration, the prime minister said: “Nations depend on rules – fair rules. Sometimes they’re written down, often they’re not, but either way, they give shape to our values … Without them, we risk becoming an island of strangers, not a nation that walks forward together.” As someone wh…

Enoch Powell was Right: Matt Goodwin’s “An Island of Strangers? What British people REALLY think? – The Occidental Observer

An Island of Strangers? What British people REALLY think Once again, the elite class is completely out-of-touch with the rest of the country Every now and then, something strange happens. Somebody says something that is entirely obvious to the vast majority of people in this country but which causes the ruling elite to have a […]

If Keir Starmer thought to calm the fears of the Reformers with his statement about immigration; he did just as much to upset the rest. Like weegingerdug.wordpress.com for example… “The worst part was the way it gave credence to the claims of the extreme right that immigration has caused 'immeasurable damage' to Britain and limited the ability of native British citizens to get jobs and homes and public services.