The Tory MEP, Dan Hannan who described the NHS as a “mistake” during an American TV interview, as today really gone over the top – tonight he’s at the centre of a “political storm”.
He has appeared on reason.tv – an American internet channel – in which he is asked for his ‘political influences’.
Q: “Who are your political influences? I’ve seen you reference Ron Paul, I believe you have referenced Hayek and Freidman on your blog.
Hannan: “Yeah, all of those guys…In the British context, Enoch Powell. He was somebody who understood the importance of national democracy, who understood why you need to live in an independent country and what that meant, as well as being a free marketeer and a small government Conservative.”
It is worth noting for anyone who cannot remember Enoch Powell, was the Conservative minister who was cast into the political wilderness after warning that open immigration would lead to “rivers of blood.”
Naturally, the Labour Party has quickly seized upon Mr Hannan’s word; however the Conservative Party is somewhat slow to comment they are saying that he is not referring to his immigration policies.
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