Right-wing Support For The Speech
In the United Kingdom, particularly in England, "Enoch was right" is a phrase of political rhetoric, sometimes employed by the far right, inviting comparison of aspects of contemporary English society with the predictions made by Powell in the Rivers of Blood speech. The phrase implies criticism of racial quotas, immigration and multiculturalism. Badges, t-shirts and other items bearing the slogan have been produced at different times in the United Kingdom.
The English white power rock band Brutal Attack, which performed at Rock Against Communism concerts in the 1980s, has a song entitled "Rivers of Blood" on their 1985 album, Stronger Than Before.
In November 2007, Nigel Hastilow resigned as Conservative candidate for Halesowen and Rowley Regis after he wrote an article in the Wolverhampton Express & Star that included the statement: "Enoch, once MP for Wolverhampton South-West, was sacked from the Conservative front bench and marginalised politically for his 1968 'rivers of blood' speech, warning that uncontrolled immigration would change Britain irrevocably. He was right and immigration has changed the face of Britain dramatically".
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