This warm, affectionate, scintillatingly funny account reveals the childhood of a radical politician who has become a well-loved national figure, and shows how early influences have shaped the commitments and beliefs he holds today.
Radical statesman and Member of Parliament for over fifty years, Tony Benn is the pre-eminent diarist of his generation. His political activity continued after 'retirement' through mass meetings, broadcasts and in more recent years through social media. A widower since 2000, Tony Benn died at his home in London on 14th March 2014.
There is a passion in Benn's writing and speaking that far
transcends the miserable aspirations of most contemporary
politicians
*Guardian*
[Benn] has a nice line in self-deprecation and hundreds of
thought-provoking or funny stories. He is proud of his forebears
and their achievements, bringing them alive even for people who do
not share his name or even political views
*Daily Express*
Often revealing, always entertaining... reads like a one-sided
conversation, not because he hogs the stage but because people
around him realize he has the most interesting things to say, so
they listen
*Times Literary Supplement*
These three wonderful hours are crammed with so many formative
memories, often recalled with a laugh in Benn's familiar voice
*The Observer*
The essays on peace are excellent
*Sunday Times*
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