FabSwingers.com forum: Tony Benn

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ive just watched a interview and documentary about him, what are your views on him, i think he's a great guy and has values that he wont undermine. A few more politicians like him we need

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

He is an interesting man. I became interested in him as a child in the 70s. Go and see him speak.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The only Labour politician with any integrity IMHO

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By *he Enigmatic MagnetMan
over a year ago

Glasgow West

"The only Labour politician with any integrity IMHO"

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

He's a strange and compelling bunch of contradictions, difficult to dislike though and the last of his generation.

At least he's dignified, which puts him ahead of the current crop by a country mile !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Agree or disagree with him.. He has convictions! Sadly something missing in most other politicians!

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

Have met him more than once, talks a lot of sense..

A man of integrity..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"He's a strange and compelling bunch of contradictions, difficult to dislike though and the last of his generation.

At least he's dignified, which puts him ahead of the current crop by a country mile !"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not surprised he's got convictions!

Viscount Stansgate who gave up his title to become a labour politician.

Didn't give up the houses, money or anything else. Always thought he was shallow.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He also makes awesome rice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

what about dennis skinner,a real politition

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"I'm not surprised he's got convictions!

Viscount Stansgate who gave up his title to become a labour politician.

Didn't give up the houses, money or anything else. Always thought he was shallow.

would you have thought of him in a better light had he gave everything away to stand as a politician..?

i know he has done much to help others less fortunate..

lots of titled and wealthy folk have and do sit in both houses of the Palace of Westminster..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I met him once a couple of years ago. He says what he means and means what he says. If only more were like him.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"The only Labour politician with any integrity IMHO"

There are many, you just choose not to see them through your blue tinted glasses.

All parties have some thoroughly decent MP's, it just takes a bit of sense to recognise this fact.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"I'm not surprised he's got convictions!

Viscount Stansgate who gave up his title to become a labour politician.

Didn't give up the houses, money or anything else. Always thought he was shallow.

So you can't be a Labour supporter if you have wealth?.....

What a load of tosh

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By *reasyontheeyesMan
over a year ago

out in the sticks

"The only Labour politician with any integrity IMHO

There are many, you just choose not to see them through your blue tinted glasses.

All parties have some thoroughly decent MP's, it just takes a bit of sense to recognise this fact."

Just seems that some decide that they need to celebrate decent MP's death's. So when the Benn party?

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"The only Labour politician with any integrity IMHO

There are many, you just choose not to see them through your blue tinted glasses.

All parties have some thoroughly decent MP's, it just takes a bit of sense to recognise this fact.

Just seems that some decide that they need to celebrate decent MP's death's. So when the Benn party?

Probably when he dies?

Just a thought

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By *drianukMan
over a year ago

Spain, Lancs

I remember the Bennite glory days.

There are very few politicians these days - Nigel Farage is one - who even believes what he or she says.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hardly agree with anything that Tony Benn says & I think if he ran the country it wouldn't take long for the UK to resemble North Korea.

However he does have integrity & principles & I bet no Parliament whip has made him do anything.

So that given I think he is a good bloke, just don't put him in charge!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm not surprised he's got convictions!

Viscount Stansgate who gave up his title to become a labour politician.

Didn't give up the houses, money or anything else. Always thought he was shallow.

would you have thought of him in a better light had he gave everything away to stand as a politician..?

i know he has done much to help others less fortunate..

lots of titled and wealthy folk have and do sit in both houses of the Palace of Westminster.."

I must have been on a different planet. It's easy to help others when you have plenty of money and wealth.

just an opinion, I seem to have a basic mistrust of politicians generally.

Can't think why.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm not surprised he's got convictions!

Viscount Stansgate who gave up his title to become a labour politician.

Didn't give up the houses, money or anything else. Always thought he was shallow.

So you can't be a Labour supporter if you have wealth?.....

What a load of tosh"

Didn't say that, you might have thought it was tongue in cheek.Then again you might not. I'm quite sure the convictions the OP mentioned are not the same as my mentioning of them.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

so the general consensus about him is exactly what a think as well, dont agree with everything he stood for but he was a mp of integrity.

He was absolutely spot on with what he said about the EEC in the 70's though about being dominated by germany and it would only last 20-30 years before the european economy goes tits up.

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Sw Scotland

"Ive just watched a interview and documentary about him, what are your views on him, i think he's a great guy and has values that he wont undermine. A few more politicians like him we need "

I always think of this when I hear Tony Benn mentioned

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-YYroSudUs

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By * Jay69Man
over a year ago

Bridgwater - Somerset

Don't agree with absolutely everything he says but always worth listening to and taking seriously.

He often has an interesting, compelling (and often historical) perspective on politics.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"what about dennis skinner,a real politition"

I love that quote from him: "whenever I walk into the house of commons, I feel that I'm taking part in class warfare"

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By *orflondonerMan
over a year ago

Wood Green

i use to hate him when i was a youngster.

But have come round to him.Don't agree with all he stands for ,but respect totally that he hasn't wavered in his convictions to further his career.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

A couple of dates left on Benn's current tour.

24th April – The New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme;

28th May – The Key Theatre, Peterborough.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"what about dennis skinner,a real politition"

They are vastly different in background, yet are so similar in their connective DNA. The beast of Bolsover is a legend.

Mr B was our local MP in Bristol when I was young. Immensely popular, he was stitched up by Dawn Primorolo - his own PA at the time - and was deselected. Shameful episode. But he kept the faith and remained the man he'd always been. He rose above the nonsense and came back.

I should love to meet him once more.

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By *astpoetMan
over a year ago

where the world takes me

Tony Benn is a bit of a hero of mine, not only got integrity but acted on his morals and worked his life tirelessly to achieve what he thought was right.

Shame we don't have more like him these days, a true parliamentarian

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tony Benn is a bit of a hero of mine, not only got integrity but acted on his morals and worked his life tirelessly to achieve what he thought was right.

Shame we don't have more like him these days, a true parliamentarian "

Parliamentarian is EXACTLY the word. Too many now want to be someone, rather than to do something.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has he died ?

This is beginning sound like an obituary

He'd do anything to put the spoilers on Maggie's funeral tomorrow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tony Benn is a bit of a hero of mine, not only got integrity but acted on his morals and worked his life tirelessly to achieve what he thought was right.

Shame we don't have more like him these days, a true parliamentarian "

Well said.

The problem nowadays is the professional politicians. They are too swayed by opinion polls, rather than their own opinions.

Whether someone is Conservative, Liberal or Socialist, I dont care. Just have courage of their convictions please!

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By *UNCHBOXMan
over a year ago

folkestone

Wasn't Tony Benn the energy minster who wanted the North sea oil revenue ringfenced so it wasn't wasted on short term tax cuts?. If the UK had gone ahead with his idea, then the UK could be in a similar position as Norway(no national debt and oil money surplus of many billions of pounds).

As i wrote in the Thatcher thread, those who laud her as some of genius, need to remember she was extremely lucky that she had the massive oil receipts to allow her to push through her economic policies(which included using that oil revenue to give the richest big tax cuts).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Has he died ?

This is beginning sound like an obituary

He'd do anything to put the spoilers on Maggie's funeral tomorrow

It's good to celebrate someone living, rather than eulogising once they've shuffled off.

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By *damandeve4funCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

"The only Labour politician with any integrity IMHO

There are many, you just choose not to see them through your blue tinted glasses.

All parties have some thoroughly decent MP's, it just takes a bit of sense to recognise this fact."

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

I don't like his politics but respect his integrity.

And the fact that without him Concord would never have flown.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't like his politics but respect his integrity.

And the fact that without him Concord would never have flown."

if thats true, I like him even more!

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By *illbillMan
over a year ago

dublin

hero

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon

Benn was part of post war privileged, intellectual elite that considered Socialism not so much as a political party, but a quasi religion, and still does.

Now some might call that integrity, others a deeply patronising, patrician, ultimately disastrous, view on how, us the proles are governed.

Incompetent as a Minister Benn became a quintessential opposition cheer leader, increasingly marginalised as the decline of his brand of Socialism world wide became fact.

Like all true believers Benn's intellectual polemic never has doubt, always has the answer, always sees things that other less clever people don't see, or don't understand. Harmless, probably....but still a bit scary.

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

"I don't like his politics but respect his integrity.

And the fact that without him Concord would never have flown.

if thats true, I like him even more!

He was Minister of Technology at the time and a great champion of the project. Saved the whole English/French co-operative a couple of times I think.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wish there were more Labour MPs nowadays with his integrity. Like mine (who also happens to be his son).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't like his politics but respect his integrity.

And the fact that without him Concord would never have flown."

When my dad told me Thatcher's work inspired the invention of Mr Whippy ice cream, I said "How? By putting Douglas Hurd in the cabinet?"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't like his politics but respect his integrity.

And the fact that without him Concord would never have flown.

When my dad told me Thatcher's work inspired the invention of Mr Whippy ice cream, I said "How? By putting Douglas Hurd in the cabinet?""

Hurd's puppet on Spitting Image was one of my favourites. 'Can I go to the toilet please prime ministahh??!!!!!'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Tony Benn is in hospital. Send such warm thoughts as you can.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

He went in earlier in the week didn't he? Has he got worse? He always seems so indestructible.

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