Tony Benn: ‘Democracy Is the Most Revolutionary Thing’
In a newly published 2006 interview, Tony Benn explains to Matt Kennard why the establishment fears true democracy: they understand it would mean the end of the capitalist system itself.
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Tony Benn
Tony Benn was a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for forty seven years, serving as Party Chairman, Postmaster General, Minister of Technology, Secretary of State for Industry and Energy. He ran unsuccessfully for the party deputy leadership and leadership in the 1980s and was President of the Stop the War Coalition until his death in 2014.
Tony Benn on Revolutionary Christianity
We republish Tony Benn’s classic lecture on the revolutionary social imperative of Christian teachings.
Tony Benn on the Legacy of Slavery
In 2007, Tony Benn – who was an MP for Bristol for 20 years – gave a speech discussing the legacy of slavery, the fight which brought it down and the ideal of common humanity which powers progressive struggles.