What was the first name of politician Enoch Powell?
Enoch Powell Enoch Powell John Enoch Powell (16 June 19128 February 1998) was a British politician, classical scholar, author, linguist, soldier, philologist and poet. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (1950–74), then Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP (1974–87), and was Minister of Health (1960–63). Before entering politics, Powell was a classical scholar, becoming a full professor of Ancient Greek at the age of 25 in Australia. During World War II, he served in both staff and intelligence positions, reaching the rank of brigadier in his early thirties. He also wrote poetry; his first works being published in 1937, as well
Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell is a 1998 book by the English writer Simon Heffer. It is a biography of the politician Enoch Powell. The title is taken from Powell's 1968 Rivers of Blood speech when Powell quoted Virgil's "Aeneid": "As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding; like the Roman, I seem to see the River Tiber foaming with much blood". Ian Aitken reviewed the book in the "New Statesman": "At 1,024 pages, it would have benefited from some judicious cutting. But for all its length, it