Tony Benn
Birthday: 3 April 1925, Westminster, London, England, UK
Birth Name: Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn
Tony Benn is the son, grandson and father of MPs, he retired from the House of Commons in May 2001, after fifty years in Parliament making him the longest serving Labour MP in the history of the party ...Show More
I have known Peter Tatchell since 1981 and have the greatest respect for him as a man of principle, Show more
I have known Peter Tatchell since 1981 and have the greatest respect for him as a man of principle, consistent in his convictions, non-violent in his methods and wholly committed to the rights of homosexuals to equal treatment before the law as a matter of human rights. This view is not universally shared but it is, at last, becoming accepted by the House of Commons in the drafting of legislation. It is not necessary for anyone to agree with Mr. Tatchell's opinions on this matter, or even to approve of his methods of campaigning, for his own complete integrity to be recognised. Hide
New Labour is the smallest political party that's ever existed in Britain.
New Labour is the smallest political party that's ever existed in Britain.
[speaking in 2004] "This could be the final corruption: in the end you're seen as a kindly, harmless Show more
[speaking in 2004] "This could be the final corruption: in the end you're seen as a kindly, harmless old gentleman. Well I am kindly, I am old, I could be a gentleman but I'm certainly not harmless." Hide
It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangero Show more
It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you. Hide
When I first met Nelson Mandela he was a terrorist, when I next saw him, he was a Nobel Prize winner Show more
When I first met Nelson Mandela he was a terrorist, when I next saw him, he was a Nobel Prize winner and the President of South Africa. Hide
An Educated Public is harder to Govern.
An Educated Public is harder to Govern.
I'm not a member of New Labour, I'm a member of the Labour Party.
I'm not a member of New Labour, I'm a member of the Labour Party.
We've tried to make capitalism work with good and humane Labour governments and we haven't succeeded Show more
We've tried to make capitalism work with good and humane Labour governments and we haven't succeeded because it can't work, because it rests on injustice. Hide
All war represents a failure of diplomacy.
All war represents a failure of diplomacy.
I am teetotal and vegetarian, so I do live on tea. I don't like Earl Grey tea, but it may be a class Show more
I am teetotal and vegetarian, so I do live on tea. I don't like Earl Grey tea, but it may be a class prejudice against earls. Hide
Tony Benn's FILMOGRAPHY
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