Tony Benn – an appreciation
By Chris Mullin
During his long political career Tony Benn went through many incarnations: pillar of the Labour establishment, Cabinet minister, tabloid bogeyman, serial dissident…national treasure. Former Labour minister and fellow diarist, Chris Mullin, for 35 years one of one of Benn’s closest friends, offers a sympathetic but not uncritical assessment of one of the most significant politicians of the post-war era.
*Chris Mullin is the author of three widely acclaimed volumes of diaries and the novel “A very British Coup” which was made into a successful television series.
