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The Best of Benn: Speeches, Diaries, Letters, and Other Writings by Tony Benn, Ruth Winstone
a_chandler_blake's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
patrickwreed's review against another edition
5.0
If ever there were a book I thought worth carrying on my person at all times, it would be this. Through Tony Benn's political and personal life, it reads like a potted history of the political struggles of Britain through the 20th and early 21st century. Often prescient, and a reminder that so many issues we face today are not new, not unique, and not insurmountable. There are times reading Benn's words with the benefit of hindsight where he was correct in his predictions and you wish he weren't, and times were his wishes never came true and you wish they had, but they always shine a light not just on the politics and issues of the time, but of today. Essential reading.
frankied1's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed !! I lost it at a train station so i haven’t quite finished it but i thought it was very insightful
linda_edwards's review against another edition
4.0
The older I get the more I appreciate Tony Benn. One of the greatest speakers who stuck to his principles(a rare thing in politics). This book contains speeches, extracts from his diaries and letters. A great introduction into the writings of Benn.
babiafi's review against another edition
4.0
Not as much fun as the diaries, but still a great introduction to Benn's writing.
vcwillow's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting collection of Ben's speeches, diaries and letters. The organisational order of these feel slightly jarring and mismanaged which left one slightly discombobulated. A little more background and more pages all together in one section - on each issue would make this a more rounded read. A lot of the issues now feel historic but their importance lost in the presentation of a principled and intelligent man.
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