Do you know what prompted Eric to make that statement, on that stage on that day?
Alcohol.
Do you know what prompted Eric to make that statement, on that stage on that day?
The submarine pens at St Nazaire are no longer operational.Or submarine
Otherwise, if you want to claim asylum in UK (or more or less any other country of your choice) you need to arrive there somehow.
UK being an island, the only way is by boat.
Blo0dy hell, what a disgusting comment to make. I wonder if it's ever been brought up since, especially to his face i.e. to see what he'd say now. I'm genuinely surprised, especially in today's world, that this has resurfaced and been widely discussed on all the usual tv progs.The whole Rivers of Blood chite was an attempt to deprive people of their legally held UK passports.
The idea gained traction in some fairly high profile people- a classic example being Eric Clapton.
In 1976, on stage, Clapton said -
"Stop Britain from becoming a black colony," he said. "Get the foreigners out. Get the w*gs out. Get the c*ons out. Keep Britain white. I used to be into dope, now I’m into racism. It’s much heavier, man. ****ing w*gs, man. F*cking Saudis taking over London. B*stard w*gs. Britain is becoming overcrowded, and Enoch will stop it and send them all back. The black w*gs and c*ons and Arabs and f*cking Jamaicans and f*cking … don’t belong here, we don’t want them here. This is England, this is a white country, we don’t want any black w*gs and c*ons living here. We need to make clear to them they are not welcome. England is for white people, man. We are a white country. I don’t want f*cking w*gs living next to me with their standards. This is Great Britain, a white country. What is happening to us, for ****’s sake?”
He then went on to insist that any foreigners in the audience leave the building immediately.
His outburst resulted in Rock Against Racism being formed.
Most of us here are the result of people sneaking in on boats.People sneaking in on boats isn't.
So what?Most of us here are the result of people sneaking in on boats.
Vikings were very good at sneaking in. The Romans sneaked, then stormed in before them.
Then the Normans sneaked up on two fronts.
The original Britons sneaked away quickly to the far corners, residing in Cornwall and Wales.
Lots of sneaking going on. But we are all the result of immigrants sneaking in.
How long do we have to wait for it to be OK?So what?
You're referring to things that happened hundreds upon hundreds of years ago.
We can't keep framing things that we do now (and whether they're right or wrong) on historical goings on.
What are you talking about? If what is eventually okay? What are you referring to?How long do we have to wait for it to be OK?
If it is eventually OK, then what is the problem?
The fact that everybody in this country is descended from an immigrant that came over on a boatWhat are you talking about? If what is eventually okay? What are you referring to?
Because UK public services are underfunded and the government has created immigrants as the 'whipping boy'The fact that everybody in this country is descended from an immigrant that came over on a boat
People move. Migration happens. Largely for the good. Why are people always trying to combat it?
The fact that everybody in this country is descended from an immigrant that came over on a boat
People move. Migration happens. Largely for the good. Why are people always trying to combat it?
Most of us here are the result of people sneaking in on boats.
Vikings were very good at sneaking in. The Romans sneaked, then stormed in before them.
Then the Normans sneaked up on two fronts.
The original Britons sneaked away quickly to the far corners, residing in Cornwall and Wales.
Lots of sneaking going on. But we are all the result of immigrants sneaking in.
Do you know what prompted Eric to make that statement, on that stage on that day? He wasn't known to say such things beforehand; and do you know if he has said anything similar since?
Just looking for some context.
Nowt wrong with folk moving here there everywhere, as you say been happening since year dot.The fact that everybody in this country is descended from an immigrant that came over on a boat
People move. Migration happens. Largely for the good. Why are people always trying to combat it?
Stop
The
Boats