for services to pipe smoking. References to Alf Garnett in politics The character's name has become a standard description of anyone ranting at the world in general, and has even found its way into politics; Oswald Mosley dismissing Enoch Powell after his Rivers of Blood speech as "a middle class Alf Garnett", Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson also criticised Powell for making Alf Garnett "politically articulate" and conferring upon him "a degree of political respectability" Denis Healey accused Margaret Thatcher of possessing "the diplomacy of Alf Garnett" and more recently has been used in criticism of politicians such as Ken Livingstone and John Reid. On 9 June 2010 during Prime Minister's questions David Cameron referred to Ed Balls as "the new Alf Garnett of British politics" following his comments on immigration. See also Archie Bunker, a character partly based on Alf Garnett References Garnett, Alf Television characters introduced in 1965 Fictional people from London Till Death Us Do Part Male characters in television