Most Dangerous Man in Britain?

The Political Writing

AvTony Benn

Häftad, Engelska, 2030

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Once dubbed the 'most dangerous man in Britain', Tony Benn, Labour MP for over fifty years, was the most distinguished socialist politician of his era. A charismatic orator, a lifelong campaigner for peace, and a charming disruptor of the mainstream, Benn became a national treasure in his retirement, a status somewhat at variance with his firebrand politics. This collection of his key writings contains arguments on constitutional reform, the economy and foreign affairs - popular and influential policy positions which became known as 'Bennism' and set the template for democratic socialism in the 2020s.The introduction, written by his daughter, the writer Melissa Benn, offers a personal portrait of a man whose politics informed his every action. Also included is a previously unpublished interview with Tony Benn conducted towards the end of his life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2030-01-01
Mått:129 x 198 x undefined mm
Vikt:350 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Verso Books
ISBN:9781804298282

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Antologier inom Skönlitteratur
Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

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Radical statesman and Member of Parliament for over fifty years, Tony Benn is the pre-eminent diarist of his generation. He held numerous offices in his long carrer as a Labour MP including Postmaster General, Chairman of the Party's National Executive Committee, Minister of Industry, His political activity continued after 'retirement' in 2014 when he was President of the Stop the War Coalition.Melissa Benn is a journalist, novelist and activist. She has written for the Guardian, New Statesman and London Review of Books, among many others. Her books on education include School Wars and Life Lessons and she has played a prominent role in several campaigns including Comprehensive Future and the Private Education Policy Forum. A regular speaker and broadcaster, she is currently a writing fellow at Lucy Cavendish, Cambridge, and Visiting Professor in Education, Psychology and Language at York St John.

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One of the most mesmerising and divisive figures in the mainstream of postwar British politics. An establishment insider who became a rebellious leftwing outsider, a cabinet minister turned street protester and reviled prophet of capitalism's demise, he nonetheless managed in old age to become something of a national treasure