| ID | 161684 |
| Title Proper | Contemporary Conservatism and the Politics of Diversity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Grant, Helen |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | CONFLATION IS a tool commonly used by the media these days: the merging of two separate pieces of information, often to create a negative story, where previously none existed. On that premise, one could be forgiven for thinking that an invitation to comment on changes in Conservative party attitudes to race and ethnicity in the fifty years since Enoch Powell's Birmingham speech, suggests that Powell was the voice of the Tories at the time. The fact that his speech resulted in a unanimously supported summary dismissal from the Shadow Cabinet strongly indicates that Powell's lines on immigration were very much his own and not a mainstream view. I suggest, therefore, that the Birmingham speech is not so much a Conservative party political milestone, but more of a deeply regrettable moment in Powell's personal political life. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol. 89, No.3; Jul-Sep 2018: p.424-26 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly 2018-09 89, 3 |
| Key Words | Contemporary Conservatism ; Politics of Diversity |