tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post912791071532771557..comments2024-02-21T08:52:55.878+00:00Comments on Your Freedom and Ours: Tony Benn 1925 -2014Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-73555698022703593752014-03-15T22:02:43.293+00:002014-03-15T22:02:43.293+00:00His Euroscepticism had one negative effect.
In 197...His Euroscepticism had one negative effect.<br />In 1975 my father, a true blue Tory, was considering his vote in the referendum on EEC membership.<br />"I don't like this Europe business" he said. "There's something about it that doesn't 't smell right" . He paused and added. " But that man Wedgewood Benn's against it, so there must be some good in it"<br />Edward Spaltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168350315689612490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-51887670103410216922014-03-15T08:46:06.538+00:002014-03-15T08:46:06.538+00:00There is a good article in the Spectator by Toby Y...There is a good article in the Spectator by Toby Young about just how should one react to the death of a prominent politician. The etiquette, if such at thing existed. <br />Mike Patersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797096734711083328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-90338285684395703762014-03-15T03:18:49.171+00:002014-03-15T03:18:49.171+00:00I'm keeping quiet on this (mostly). I don'...I'm keeping quiet on this (mostly). I don't want to fall into the same depravity as those who celebrated Thatcher's death, even though I never had any time for that pompous old fool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-34580296944487313732014-03-15T01:24:15.465+00:002014-03-15T01:24:15.465+00:00Oh well, he has not been active for a long time bu...Oh well, he has not been active for a long time but I find all this eulogizing somewhat distasteful. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-73008739752768976742014-03-14T16:49:07.845+00:002014-03-14T16:49:07.845+00:00I watched this commie B steal British Leyland from...I watched this commie B steal British Leyland from the shareholders, and where is english motor manufacturing now? I remember the Wilson government doing to us what obama is doing to the USA The world is a slightly better place now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066225178769699707noreply@blogger.com