Enoch Powell is most remembered for his “Rivers of Blood” speech, which is often used by the far right anti-immigrationists and anti-multiculturalists as justification for discrimination and bigotry. As a result, he has been vilified and demonised by many on the left as bigot and a racist himself.
And yet Powell was a strong proponent of social justice, a stance that often set him at loggerheads with his own party. He supported the abolition of the death penalty, and on numerous occasions voted against its return. He was in favour of homosexual law reform, supporting the legalisation of homosexuality and fairer treatment of homosexuals.
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