The Benn Diaries

Tony Benn was one of the twentieth century's most charismatic politicians. The Benn Diaries, kept for almost seventy years, are a uniquely authoritative, fascinating and readable record of the political life of our times. This single-volume edition is the selected highlights of the complete diaries from Tony's schooldays in the 1940s until he ceased keeping a record of his day-to-day thoughts in 2009. The narrative starts with Tony as a schoolboy and takes the reader through his experience as a trainee pilot during the war, his tentative first days as a backbencher in Atlee's post-war government, through his battle to remain in the Commons after the death of his father. From cabinet posts and leadership battles, through election highs ands lows to becoming a retired widower. Tony Benn was a consistently radical voice campaigning for the causes he was passionate about. This volume is the definitive legacy of the best political diarist of our times.

Product details

• Authors: Tony Benn
• Assisted by: Ruth Winstone (Editor), Winstone Ruth (Editor)
• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781786330765
• ISBN: 978-1-78633-076-5
• No. of pages: 736
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 241 mm x 55 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Erinnerungen (div.) s.a. Einzelperson, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Diaries, letters and journals, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, labour party; political diary