I often wonder what would have happened if Powell had formed a new party after the famous "Rivers of Blood" speech in 1968. He was approached by the National Front, but declined their invitation, however he had huge support both within and outside the Tory Party. He was also very reluctant to leave the Tories despite the obnoxious Heath and his sell out of this country to Brussels. His eventual choice in joining the Ulster Unionists was a form of compromise as he was seen to both leave the Tories and yet remain within them at the same time.
No one can doubt his powerful oratory and huge intellect, also his magnificent putdowns of careerist nonentities in the Commons who tried to take him on!
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