12 FEBRUARY 1977, Page 17

Honest Enoch Sir: Belatedly I read the speech The humbug

of 'compassion', by the Rt Hon Enoch Powell, M P(29 January).

This like his widely mis-reported speech on the 'race issue' revealed to me that he was an 'honest politician,' of which there are few. He put forward a reasonable argument backed by facts and observations, not wild accusations or statements.

All this was a great surprise to me because for years I have been brainwashed by the constant hammering of the media saying that he was a mad 'racist' and/or 'Fascist.' Ben Milner 36 Park Avenue, Sale, Cheshire