Enoch Powell on Northern Ireland

Title

Enoch Powell on Northern Ireland

Genre

Interview

TX Date

10 Jan 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:02:31

Description

Mike Lewis interviews Ulster Unionist MP Enoch Powell on the subject of Northern Ireland. Powell states that if Northern Ireland were to be ejected from the UK, mass bloodshed would follow, and that the IRA will not be beaten in guerilla combat, due to their high recruitment levels. He states the British Government will not be frightened into giving up Northern Ireland.

Contributors

Enoch Powell; Mike Lewis

Keywords

Politics; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Religion; UK; IRA; Guerilla warfare

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