Tony Benn
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claud_ballz
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Typical image of left wing lovey, pipe and brown cords
Bollinger Bolshevic, thats just my opinion of him like.
RIP all the same, 88 is a canny innings not many real socialist like miners or shipbuilders reach 88 yr old.
Bollinger Bolshevic, thats just my opinion of him like.
RIP all the same, 88 is a canny innings not many real socialist like miners or shipbuilders reach 88 yr old.
What a man!
I confess that in the 70s I thought he was a bit of a crank and remember sitting next to him in a smoking carriage on the Underground to Aldwych when he asked for a light for his pipe.
Our paths next crossed in a BBC Question Time we he and I ganged up, with a bit of support from Dimbleby, against the rest of the panel. He was a persistent heckler and much as I wanted to dislike him, it was then that I realised whatever we disagreed over, his principles were unquestionable. He was a man of peace, fairness and democracy, the last of which became self evident when we met up again and again.
We shared in campaigns over the EU and it was a great eye opener to be part of an event where he and Peter Shore shared a platform with Norman Tebbitt and Enoch Powell. It was incredible to see all 4 sharing the same opinions.
Given his sense of humour and his accessibility, I somehow think he would welcome the following as a tribute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-YYroSudUs
I confess that in the 70s I thought he was a bit of a crank and remember sitting next to him in a smoking carriage on the Underground to Aldwych when he asked for a light for his pipe.
Our paths next crossed in a BBC Question Time we he and I ganged up, with a bit of support from Dimbleby, against the rest of the panel. He was a persistent heckler and much as I wanted to dislike him, it was then that I realised whatever we disagreed over, his principles were unquestionable. He was a man of peace, fairness and democracy, the last of which became self evident when we met up again and again.
We shared in campaigns over the EU and it was a great eye opener to be part of an event where he and Peter Shore shared a platform with Norman Tebbitt and Enoch Powell. It was incredible to see all 4 sharing the same opinions.
Given his sense of humour and his accessibility, I somehow think he would welcome the following as a tribute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-YYroSudUs
claud_ballz
Vital 1st Team Regular
Ok i stand corrected about the bloke, like i said it was just his image and my distrust of the aristocracy that fuelled my opinion.
billybobcat
Vital 1st Team Regular
"The likes of Blair, Brown, Milliband are not fit to tie his shoelaces. "
This
This
Kim Jong Un
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Smoked a pipe, in public, so contributed to other people's deaths as well.
This is forgotten, of course, as is his plan to beat back the Russian invader, with anti-nuclear flyers/posters.
Nice ideas he had, I have to say. But this is planet Earth. Not everyone is the same.
This is forgotten, of course, as is his plan to beat back the Russian invader, with anti-nuclear flyers/posters.
Nice ideas he had, I have to say. But this is planet Earth. Not everyone is the same.
officemonkey
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And there is OL's confirmation...
