hiː wʌz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə wˌʊlvɚhˈæmptən sˈaʊθ wˈɛst kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, ɹɪzˈaɪnɪŋ ɪn pɹˈoʊtɛst ˈæftɚ ðə sˈɪɾɪŋ ˌɛmpˈiː, ˈiːnɑːk pˈaʊɛl, mˌeɪd hˈɪz "ɹˈɪvɚz ʌv blˈʌd" spˈiːtʃ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
He was president of the Wolverhampton South West Conservative Association, resigning in protest after the sitting MP, Enoch Powell, made his "rivers of blood" speech in 1968.