quote:Originally posted by Garage Joe:quote:Originally posted by Daniel J*:quote:Originally posted by Garage Joe:
How many times did you go to hear him talk? There was a big difference between what he actually said in speech, and that which was reported in the press.
Oh lordy, I'm too young to have gone to see him speak live at the time!
There you are see!
If you get the chance, try to catch Tony Benn on his speaking tour. He is very good and nothing like the way he was portrayed.
As you may have read between my lines. IMHYCO Arthur Scargill, although mostly correct, is a piss poor one track speaker.
I'm only practicing, you know. I do this all the time, seeing if I can take a position in a debate and defend it. Shhhh.
I remember hearing Scargill's Barnsley (?) accent blaring out all the way through the strike and I remember his comb-over. I also remember Kinnock stuck between a rock and a hard place and looking very pained most of the time.
As for Tony Benn, I think he's great. He understands very clearly and can articulate very well the differences between sovereignty and power. I've heard him talk about all that when he's in academic mode. A principled man, I'd say. Though I expect I'd disagree with his politics.