Free At Last: Diaries, 1991-2001
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in Free at Last (Radio Collection) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Anthony Howard, Sunday Times
Easily the best of the year's diaries - It proves to be an astonishingly moving and human document
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Book Description
'Easily the best of the year's diaries... It proves to be an astonishingly moving and human document' Anthony Howard, Sunday Times
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After being transfixed by previous volumes of his diaries, I was awaiting this volume with eager anticipation, and Tony Benn, and his editor Ruth Winstone do not disappoint. Covering his last years on Labour's NEC and his final years as am MP, this book is outstanding in giving a view into the workings of the Labour Party, both old and new. What sets this volume apart from earlier diaries is that it is far more personal, charting as it does the sad losses of both his mother and wife, but also the birth of more grandchildren, who seem to bring Benn so much joy.
At times he slips into grumpy old man mode, but hell the guy was in his seventies when he dictated them so some leeway is appropriate.
Earlier volumes showed Tony as a very active MP indeed. Despite ill health and advacing years he shows no sign of slowing down.
An excellent read. All diarists take note: This is how it should be done
At times he slips into grumpy old man mode, but hell the guy was in his seventies when he dictated them so some leeway is appropriate.
Earlier volumes showed Tony as a very active MP indeed. Despite ill health and advacing years he shows no sign of slowing down.
An excellent read. All diarists take note: This is how it should be done
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Tony Benn's diaries from 1991 - 2001 provide an insight into the political and personal life of a socialist politician. What I discovered by reading this book was a fantastic historial portrayal of the major politcal events of the 1990s, and the documentation of the successes and struggles of a very honest/open man. I do not believe that the diaries would only be of interest to staunch left wingers - the diaries are not that narrow - as they also offer a portrayal of the workings of our politcal system, which is something I think would be of interest to anyone that is politcally minded.
Aside from its histotrical/political value, the diaries let us into the personal life of Mr Benn (not the cartoon character you jokers!) and show us the great love he has for his family and especially for his late wife Caroline (herself a writer and academic). I felt that it is was very well written and as a result I found it very easy to read.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I write this review from the standpoint as a true blue Tory!! Notwithstanding that admission and if anyone is still reading after it, i advise anyone who is at all interested in politics to read this. It gives a fascinating insight int politcs, political relationships and what actually goes on in Westminster and political parties. It is also funny and thought provoking and moving. In short it is brilliant. If you read the Clark diaries and were put off by political self obsession then read this, it may even restore your faith in politicians!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
You may not agree with his politics but ....
Wishing to take a break from just listening to music, I was looking for something different to load onto my MP3 player. Read more
Published on 13 April 2010 by John Russell
A man of integrity
Tony Benn is quite simply the greatest politician of the past 50 years, a humble man of honour and integrity. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2009 by Fermat
Best Prime Minister we never had?
These installments of Tony Benn's diaries give the reader a fascinating insight into the true death of a socialist Labour party in this country, and it's re-birth as a Christian... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2008 by JTP Larkin
Inconsistent, but ultimately fascinating history of the man and his...
A rather long, and a little self-indulgent, history of a long career in politics. Tony is a passionate historian as well as politician and it is easy to see that he is trying to... Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2006 by Gerard McGrath
Fantastic
I am not quite so left wing as Tony Benn, but that doesn't matter at all with these diaries. To hear him speak is to love him. Benn gives us his mischievous best. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2005 by Justin Murphy
Swan song of a great conviction politician
In these days of Politics lite, when all debate and political ideas are being reduced to third way mush, here is a voice to heed. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2004 by Adam Brooks
Unreliable, smug and dull
Open this book at any page and you'll learn quite a lot about Tony Benn MP but rather less about the important political issues of the day. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2004
A disappointment
Even if the book lived up to its title it would still be overpriced. While travelling home on the Circle Line one evening I accidentally left it on my seat when I got off. Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2004 by Belsize Park
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Biography > Historical > 1901 Onwards
- Books > Biography > Historical > Britain > Military
- Books > Biography > Historical > Countries & Regions > Europe
- Books > Biography > Political > Britain
- Books > History > Britain & Ireland > Ireland
- Books > History > Britain & Ireland > Post-war Period, 1946-Present
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
