Covering the years 1940-1990, this title presents a record of political life. It includes the most notable events, arguments and personal reflections throughout Benn's long and remarkable career.
Bringing together author's speeches, thoughtful journalism and passionate advocacy of often unconventional causes, this book showcases his powers of original thinking and communication over the decades.
Every generation has to fight the same battles as their ancestors had to fight, again and again, for there is no final victory and no final defeat. Two flames have burned from... Læs mere
As a diarist, I have chronicled the time through which I have lived in meticulous detail: but all that is history. What matters now is the future for those who will live... Læs mere
An account on the author's relations with the industrialists, television and press chiefs, the Palace and the diplomatic world as well as trade unionists, civil... Læs mere
In this final volume of diaries, Tony Benn reflects on the compensations and the disadvantages of old age. Published here alongside these last diaries are... Læs mere
When Tony Benn left Parliament after 51 years he quoted his wife Caroline's remark that now he would have 'more time for politics'.
Born into a family with a strong, radical dissenting tradition in which enterprise and public service were combined, Tony Benn was taught to believe that the greatest sin in life was to waste time and money.
Tony Benn's final instalment of diaries centres on a decade which saw the disintegration of Eastern Europe, an unprecedented assault on the labour movement at home, the fall of Margaret Thatcher and the tragic war in the Gulf.
Presents a record of British politics as observed both from the heart of the Cabinet and the Labour Party. This title reveals Labour's experience of Opposition after the unexpected and shattering defeat of 1970.
YEARS OF HOPE is a kind of 'prequel' to the published series of DIARIES, and will cover fully the peerage renunciation, as well as revealing his early career, touching on schooldays, RAF service during the war, early involvement with politics etc.